Revathy Surya Narayana
Assistant Professor | O'Donnell School of Public Health | UT Southwestern Medical Center
I am an Assistant Professor in Health Economics, Systems, and Policy at the O'Donnell School of Public Health, UT Southwestern Medical Center. I received my Ph.D. in Public Policy from the Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy at Cornell University.
My research focuses on health economics, labor economics, and public policy analysis.
My research focuses on health economics, labor economics, and public policy analysis.
Email: revathy.suryanarayana@utsouthwestern.edu
Address: E2.430, 5323 Harry Hines Blvd, Dallas, TX 75390
Address: E2.430, 5323 Harry Hines Blvd, Dallas, TX 75390
Peer-Reviewed Publications
Kenkel, D., Mathios, A., Phillips, G., Suryanarayana, R., Wang, H., & Zeng, S. (2026). The Impact of Tobacco Regulations on Smoking and Vaping. Forthcoming at Southern Economic Journal.
Baggio, M., Suryanarayana, R., & Uchida, S. (2026). Heat and Hate: How Temperature Triggers Discriminatory Violence. Economics Letters, 112861.
Kenkel, D., Mathios, A., Phillips, G., Suryanarayana, R., Wang, H., & Zeng, S. (2025). Consumer Preferences for Cigarettes and Heated Tobacco Products in Japan: Evidence from a Discrete Choice Experiment. Applied Economics, 1–16.
Kenkel, D., Mathios, A., Phillips, G., Suryanarayana, R., Wang, H., & Zeng, S. (2025). Understanding the Demand-Side of an Illegal Market: A Case Study of the Prohibition of Menthol Cigarettes. Health Economics 34(5), 956–971.
Kenkel, D., Mathios, A., Phillips, G., Suryanarayana, R., Wang, H., & Zeng, S. (2024). Just what the doctor ordered? The benefits and costs of e-cigarette regulation in Australia. Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics.
Baggio, M., Chong, A., & Suryanarayana, R. (2024). High times and troubled relationships: Recreational Marijuana Laws and Intimate Partner Violence. Economics & Human Biology, 54, 101399.
Chaudhuri, K., Jha, N., Nilayamgode, M., & Suryanarayana, R. (2024). Alcohol Ban and Crime: The ABCs of the Bihar Prohibition. Economic Development and Cultural Change, 72(4).
Teaching
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Health Economics (HESP 5301) | Course Director and Instructor | Spring 2025, Spring 2026
Health Policy (HESP 5303) | Course Director and Instructor | Spring 2025, Spring 2026
CV
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