Nayla Dahan

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Summary of qualifications

. Over 15 years of teaching

. Expertise in: health and pharmaceutical economics, labor economics.

. Statistical proficiency and practical experience in research analysis;

expertise with statistical/analytical software packages (i.e. SAS)

Education

University of Delaware . Newark, Delaware

PhD in Economics

August 2010

Dissertation Title: Health and Labor Economics - "Economic Effects

of Obesity on Wages and Its Impact over Time"

. Conducted empirical research concerning the economic effects of body

weight and the relationship between body weight and wages. Findings

captured key information for decision-making in the disease of obesity.

Research supports pragmatic policy recommendations such as nutrition

labeling laws.

. Identified key data sets (National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (NLSY)

1979 and 1997). Data sets were prepared using SAS software and regression

analyses were compiled using Stata.

. Compiled information dataset: NLSY79 and 97 to investigate differences

across race-ethnic and sex categories with regard to the relationship

between weight and wages and determined whether the effects of weight on

wages are the same throughout the distribution of wages.

. Utilized censored regressors, and quantile regression to detect the

effects and trends of weight on wages, and compared results from previous

research.

Masters Research Paper: "Economic Penalty of Obesity - The Effect of

Undesirable Weight on Earning"

. Used Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) data to examine the effects

of obesity on wages of workers between 18 and 65 years of age. Data was

prepared using SAS software and regressions run using Limdep software.

Diplome d'Etudes Superieur (Diploma in Higher Studies)

Saint Joseph University . Beirut, Lebanon

Maitrise des Sciences conomiques (Masters in Economics)

Saint Joseph University . Beirut, Lebanon

Professional Experience

Temple University, Dept. of Risk, Insurance and Healthcare Management .

Philadelphia PA

AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP (AZ) . Wilmington Delaware

Researcher in Health and Pharmaceutical Economics 2010 to present

. Analyze the prevalence of the different categories of generic to branded

drug switch-backs in the statin class

. Evaluate the degree of switch-backs to warrant a rethinking of commercial

and public policies regarding brand to generic switching

. Use anonymized patient level data (APLD) from IMS Health, to estimate the

influence of variations in Drug Product Selection laws (DPS) on generic

to branded drug switch-backs at the patient level.

. Explore if changes in generic to branded drug switch-backs vary by

patient attributes, managed care control, and physician attributes

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Professional Experience (continue)

University of Delaware, Department of Economics . Newark Delaware

Teaching and Research Assistant 2004 to 2010

Instructed undergraduate courses including: Intro to Micro and Intro to

Statistical Methods

. Research Assistant, "The Continental Dollar: What Happened to It after

1779?" supervised by Dr. Farley Grubb. Compiled, updated and analyzed

regular released of economic data in the 1700s

. Assisted economic students with various software programs

. Advise various students regarding the completion of their thesis

Fredi Atalla (Institute of Technology) Tripoli, Lebanon 1999 to 2004

Public School . Tripoli, Lebanon 1998 to 2004

Saint Elias School . Tripoli, Lebanon 1994 to 2004

Instructor

. Courses included: Developmental and Political Economics; Entrepreneurial

Economics; and General Economics

. Honored by the Public School for engaging students in the course, and for

their results in high school

The General Assembly of the Economists . Northern Lebanon 1992 to 1995

General Secretary

. Organized seminars to discuss economic issues affecting Lebanon's

businesses

. Maintained good relationship with foreign Embassies and authorities to

facilitate and coordinate local business affairs during the war

. Conducted and coordinated fundraising events

Papers in Preparation

. Dahan N. " Measuring the Unintended Effects of State Pharmacy Laws on

Patient Generic to Branded Statin Drug Switch-Back Patterns" will be

presented at the 2011 iHEA congress Toronto Canada

. Dahan N. and Link C. "Economic Effects of Obesity on Wages using

Censored Regressors"

. Dahan N. and Link C. "Does the Economic Effect of Obesity Change over

Time?"

Other Research Projects

. The US oil crisis of 1972 (Cost/Benefit Analysis): analyzed the cost

and benefit of the decisions after announcement of Project of

Independence and creation of the Federal Energy Administration

. The effect of immigration on wages of high school dropout workers in

the US (labor Economics). A presentation of the effect of immigration

on wages of high school dropout as analyzed by George Borjas

. Financial Analysis for United Parcel Service (UPS) (Corporate

Finance). Ratio analysis, NOWC, OC, NOPAT, ROIC, EVA, Beta

calculation, and yield to maturity

. Non-interest income: An important role in a bank's portfolio

(Financial Markets and Institutions). This paper studied trends of

noninterest income and its importance role in banks portfolio

diversification (creating a more advantageous tradeoff between risk

and return)

Languages

Fluent in English, French, and Arabic

Computer Skills

Experienced in SAS, Stata, UNIX, Eviews, Minitab, Limdep, and Microsoft

Office

References Available on demand

References

1-George Chressanthis, Ph.D., Professor of Healthcare Management and

Marketing

Department of Risk, Insurance and Healthcare Management

Fox School of Business and Management

Temple University

(O) 215-***-****

(Email) abgzmf@r.postjobfree.com

2-Saul Hoffman, Ph.D., Chair of Economics Department University of

Delaware. abgzmf@r.postjobfree.com

Department of Economics

406 Purnell Hall

302-***-****

302-***-**** (Fax)

3- Charles Link, Ph.D., Department of Economics, University of Delaware.

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408 Purnell Hall

Office phone: 302-***-****

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