Amy Lim is a second year PhD student at Emory University studying Economics. Prior to Emory, she graduated with High Honors from Mount Holyoke College and was a four year member of the varsity swim team. After graduation, she spent three years as a research assistant and eventually an analyst/programmer for Mission Analytics Group (Mission).
While at Mission, she worked on projects related to: long term care, child care subsidy pilots, health care, and paid family leave. She worked alongside local, state, and federal agencies such as: California Department of Managed Health Care (DMHC), Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), and the Office on Women’s Health.
As a researcher, she hopes to better understand the role of government assistance programs and public policy in household decision-making, especially for immigrants, women, and people of color.
- Health Economics
- Public Economics
PhD in Economics, 2026 (Expected)
Emory University
BA with High Honors in Economics, 2018
Mount Holyoke College
Experience
- Conducted focus groups on the effects of Paid Family Leave on women’s health. Data collected are used to create reports to inform policymakers on how to expand PFL to other states or on a national level.
- Analyzed and tracked COVID-19 incidents and deaths in homes and facilities owned and operated by Developmental Disability Services in comparison to the state.
- Utilized Census data to measure Medicare recipients’ access to specialists in rural health settings and efficiency of critical access hospitals in providing services.
- Evaluated the effectiveness of after school programs in San Francisco on keeping at risk youth out of the juvenile justice system.
- Collected data from high income Bay Area counties to analyze the effect of increasing income ceilings on enrollment in early childhood education centers.
- Analyzed Special Incident Report data from the Department of Developmental Disabilities to shape policy in state operated developmental disabilities centers.
- Generated visuals such as maps and charts for the Department of Youth and Families in San Francisco and the Department of Managed Healthcare.
- Participated in collaborative research and literature review with the Department of Women’s Health on the effects of Paid Family Leave and Women’s Health.
- Researched the Hepatitis C Virus epidemic in the US and worked with states to develop best practices and assist with technical assistance for key state stakeholders.
