Mark Stehr

Mark Stehr is a professor in the School of Economics in the LeBow College of Business and in the Department of Health Management and Policy in the Dornsife School of Public Health. Much of Dr. Stehr’s research examines the effect of health policies on health behavior. His current work focuses on corporate wellness plans, self-control problems and financial incentives for exercise behavior. It has attracted funding from the National Science Foundation, the National Institute of Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. His work has been published in The Journal of Health Economics, The Journal of Law and Economics, Health Economics, American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, the National Tax Journal and other outlets. Outside of academic research, Dr. Stehr has consulted for the City of Philadelphia on policy initiatives aimed at reducing tobacco use, and has been cited or interviewed for the Wall Street Journal, BBC News, the Business Insider, Sirius XM radio’s Top of Mind and other media outlets. Dr. Stehr teaches students in the PhD, DBA, MBA, MS Economics and undergraduate programs. Prior to attending graduate school, Dr. Stehr taught English in China and Japan.