A new study on the Flint water crisis, co-authored by Dr. David Slusky, finds that fertility rates decreased by 12% and fetal death rates increased by 58% compared to other cities in Michigan Story Transcript SHARMINI PERIES: It’s the Real News Network. I’m Sharmini Peries coming to you from Baltimore. The poisoning of Flint, Michigan’s […]
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David Slusky is an economist who studies how changes in public policy and environmental exposure affect health outcomes. His research has shown that women's health clinic closures reduce preventive and increase the fertility rate for unmarried women, that Medicaid expansion reduces medical divorce, and that maternal sunlight exposure while in utero reduces asthma rates. He has a bachelors degree in Physics and International Studies from Yale University, and masters and doctoral degrees in Economics from Princeton University.
