David M. Cutler, PhD
Otto Eckstein Professor of Applied Economics
Harvard University
Biography
David Cutler has developed an impressive record of achievement in both academia and the public sector. He served as Assistant Professor of Economics from 1991 to 1995, was named John L. Loeb Associate Professor of Social Sciences in 1995, and received tenure in 1997. He is currently Otto Eckstein Professor of Applied Economics in the Department of Economics and Kennedy School of Government, and Divisional Dean for the Social Sciences within the Faculty of Arts and Sciences. Honored for his scholarly work and singled out for outstanding mentorship of graduate students in 1999, Professor Cutler's work in health economics and public economics has further earned him significant berths in the public sector. Professor Cutler served on the Council of Economic Advisers and the National Economic Council during the Clinton Administration, and among other affiliations, he has held positions with the National Institutes of Health and the National Academy of Sciences. Currently, Professor Cutler is a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research and a member of the Institute of Medicine. Professor Cutler is the author of Your Money Or Your Life: Strong Medicine for America's Health Care System, published by Oxford University Press. He is associate editor of the Journal of Public Economics and the Journal of Economic Perspectives and former co-editor of the Journal of Health Economics.