Researcher focused on global health challenges in developing countries

About Me

I am an economist from the Dominican Republic passionate about health economics research in a global context. I have more than five years of experience working in healthcare research and policy for various organizations such as the Dominican Healthcare Government, AxisHealthDR, Pan American Health Organization, World Health Organization, European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies, Bloom Public Health, and IPA Nigeria.

I hold a Master of Public Health in Global Health Management and Policy from the University of Michigan. I am currently pursuing a Ph.D. at Harvard University in Population Health Sciences specializing in economics and global health systems.

Interview at Círculo de Cultura Democrática

My Research

My research lies in the fields of health economics, development economics, and global health, with a focus on health financing, pharmaceuticals, technology, and program evaluation in low and middle-income countries.

Publications

  • Marie C. Montás, Katarzyna Klasa, Ewout van Ginneken, Scott L. Greer. "Strategic purchasing and health systems resilience: Lessons from COVID-19 in selected European countries."

    Health Policy (2022) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthpol.2022.06.005 - Read

  • Markovitz AA, Montás MC, Warrier A, Ayanian JZ, Ryan AM. Hispanic-White Differences in Double Bonuses for Quality of Care in Medicare Advantage.

    JAMA Health Forum 2022;3(3):e215281. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2021.5281 - Read

  • Montás, MC, Martínez, M., Rodríguez, J.  Ramírez, P. (2019). “The Alternative Health Plans of The Dominican Social Security System (SDSS) And the Insurance Market In The Dominican Republic, 2014- 2019.”

    Technical Reports Series, SISALRIL, No. 2. Dominican Republic, 2019. - Read

  • Rodríguez, J., Montás, MC, Martínez, M. Ramírez, P. (2019). “Use Of Services In The Family Health Insurance Of The Contributory Regime, 2018”.

    Technical Reports Series, SISALRIL, No. 2. Dominican Republic, 2019. - Read

  • Martínez, M., Montás, MC, Rodríguez, J. Ramírez, P. (2019). “What Happens When A Member Reaches The Age Of Majority In Family Health Insurance? 2014-2019”.

    Technical Reports Series, SISALRIL, No. 2. Dominican Republic, 2019. - Read

  • Martínez, M., Rodríguez, J., Montás, M. C, Ramírez, P. (2019). “Family Health Insurance Affiliation Coverage and Profile Of The Unaffiliated Population In The Dominican Republic, 2018”.

    Technical Reports Series, SISALRIL, No. 2. Dominican Republic, 2019. - Read

Working Projects/Papers

  • Elisa Maffioli, Marie C. Montás (2022). “Evaluation of Technology to Protect Supply Chains from Low-Quality Products in Nigeria.”

    JDE Stage 1 Working paper

  • Praneetha Vissapragada, Marie C. Montás, Scott Greer (2022). "Cross-sectoral budgeting for health in high, middle and low-income countries.”

    Working paper

My Teaching

Among the reasons why I am pursuing an academic career path is because I love teaching. I discovered this passion while teaching English as a Second Language (ESL) to older adults in night-shift schools. It’s a rewarding feeling to know that I am learning from my students as much as I am teaching them

My areas of interest in teaching are research methods, development economics, microeconomics, comparative health systems, economic analysis in health, and public policy analysis.

Harvard University, Cambridge, MA

  • Teaching Fellow

    Spring 2023: GHP297 Health Reform and Community Medicine in Chile. Based in Santiago de Chile.

    Fall 2023: GHP 230 Introduction to Economics with Health and Development Applications

    Spring 2024: GENED 1063: World Health: Challenges and Opportunities

    Head Teaching Fellow of Harvard College Undergrad class

  • Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra, Santo Domingo, DR

Professor, Master of Applied Economics

Summer 2022: Research Seminar

Teacher Assistant

Winter 2019: Public Policy Analysis, economics undergraduate-level course

Winter 2018: Public Policy Analysis, economics undergraduate-level course

Fall 2017: Development economics, economics undergraduate-level course

Summer 2017: Macroeconomics II, economics undergraduate-level course

Winter 2017: Macroeconomics I, economics undergraduate-level course

  • The University of Michigan and the University of Puerto Rico

“U-M/UPR Outreach Collaboration” Curriculum Design Program

Participated in the teaching curriculum design for K-12 teachers in Puerto Rico as part of the “Global Health in Puerto Rican Classrooms” program. Topic: The government's role in a public health crisis, using the COVID-19 pandemic in the Dominican Republic as a case study.

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