Dr. Natalie Malak

Associate Professor, College of Business

Contact

301 Sparkman Drive
Business Administration Building
Room 313
Huntsville, AL 35899
Campus Map

256.824.6710
natalie.malak@uah.edu

Biography

Curriculum Vitae

Education

  • Ph.D. in Economics, McMaster University, Canada
  • M.A. in Economics, University of Toronto, Canada
  • B.B.A., Schulich School of Business, York University, Canada

Honors & Awards

  • W.K. Kellogg Foundation Grant, 2024-2026
  • COB Outstanding Faculty Member Award, 2024
  • C. David Billings Fellowship, 2022
  • “Policies for Action” Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Grant, Co-PI, 2021-2024
  • UAH College of Business Best Research Paper Award, 2021
  • Richard A. Witmondt Fellowship, 2019
  • William Henry Yates Scholarship, 2017
  • Canadian Population Society Student Paper Award, 2016

Affiliations

  • NASA Early Adopter Program for Tempo and Maia satellites, 2019-Present
  • The Global Labor Organization, 2019-Present
  • The American Economic Association, 2016-Present
  • The Canadian Economics Association, 2016-Present
  • The Canadian Research Data Centre Network (deemed employee of Statistics Canada), 2014-Present
  • The Secure Empirical Analysis Lab (formerly the PEDAL Lab), 2014-Present

Expertise

  • Health
  • Environmental
  • Education
  • Public Policy
  • Population Economics

Recent Publications

  • DeCicca, Philip, Isabelle, Maripier, and Malak, Natalie. 2024. “How do physicians respond to new medical research?” Health Economics, 1–XXX. (ABDC rating: A*; Scimago H-index: 128) https://doi.org/10.1002/hec.4879

  • DeCicca, Philip, and Malak, Natalie. 2023. “First, Do No Harm, Second, Say Sorry? Investigating the Impact of a New Tort Reform.” Journal of Law, Economics, & Organization, Accepted. (ABDC rating: A; Scimago H-index: 73)

  • DeCicca, Philip, and Malak, Natalie. 2021 “Can contingency fee reforms improve maternal & infant health? Evidence from Nevada.” B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, 21(4): 1185-1215. (ABDC rating: A; Scimago H-index: 39) https://doi.org/10.1515/bejeap2020-0439

  • DeCicca, Philip, and Malak, Natalie. 2020. “When Good Fences Aren’t Enough: The Impact of Neighboring Air Pollution on Infant Health Outcomes.” Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 170, 102324. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jeem.2020.102324

  • Malak, Natalie, Rahman, Mahbubur, and Yip, Terry. 2019. “Baby Bonus, Anyone? Examining Heterogeneous Responses to a Pro-Natalist Policy.” Journal of Population Economics 32(4): 1205-1246. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00148-019-00731-y

  • Malak, Natalie, and Yang, Y. Tony. 2019. “A Re-Examination of the Effects of Tort Reforms on Obstetrical Procedures and Health Outcomes.” Economics Letters, 184,108626. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2019.108626

  • Malak, Natalie. 2017. “Nurse Absenteeism and Benefit Generosity: Evidence from Canada.” Journal of Health and Human Services Administration 40(1): 44-78.

  • Malak, Natalie, and Sweetman, Arthur. 2016. “Nursing Wages in Ontario: A Historical Summary.” Report to the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care.

  • “Baby Bonus, Anyone? Examining Heterogeneous Responses to a Pro-Natalist Policy” with Mahbubur Rahman (McMaster University), and Terry Yip (McMaster University); Recipient of Canadian Population Society Student Paper Award, 2016; Revision requested from Journal of Population Economics