Amy Finkelstein
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Amy Finkelstein is an American economist known for her influential research on health insurance, public finance, and the impact of government policy on healthcare markets.
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| Amy Finkelstein canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Amy Finkelstein Context triple: [Finkelstein, hasNotableBearer, Amy Finkelstein]
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Melissa Corken
Melissa Corken is a music industry figure best known as the founder of the World Music Awards, an international awards show recognizing global recording artists.
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B.
Andrea Sperling
Andrea Sperling is an American film producer known for her work on independent and art-house films, including the acclaimed romantic drama "Like Crazy."
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C.
Alison R. Rosenzweig
Alison R. Rosenzweig is a film producer best known for her work on genre and horror projects, including the 2011 remake of "Fright Night."
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D.
Erica Sherover
Erica Sherover was a scholar and activist best known as the partner and later wife of critical theorist Herbert Marcuse, with whom she collaborated intellectually and politically.
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E.
Marla Lerner Tanenbaum
Marla Lerner Tanenbaum is an American philanthropist and baseball executive best known as a principal owner of the Washington Nationals and for her leadership in charitable and community initiatives.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Amy Finkelstein Target entity description: Amy Finkelstein is an American economist known for her influential research on health insurance, public finance, and the impact of government policy on healthcare markets.
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A.
Melissa Corken
Melissa Corken is a music industry figure best known as the founder of the World Music Awards, an international awards show recognizing global recording artists.
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B.
Andrea Sperling
Andrea Sperling is an American film producer known for her work on independent and art-house films, including the acclaimed romantic drama "Like Crazy."
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C.
Alison R. Rosenzweig
Alison R. Rosenzweig is a film producer best known for her work on genre and horror projects, including the 2011 remake of "Fright Night."
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D.
Erica Sherover
Erica Sherover was a scholar and activist best known as the partner and later wife of critical theorist Herbert Marcuse, with whom she collaborated intellectually and politically.
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E.
Marla Lerner Tanenbaum
Marla Lerner Tanenbaum is an American philanthropist and baseball executive best known as a principal owner of the Washington Nationals and for her leadership in charitable and community initiatives.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
American economist
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academic ⓘ economist ⓘ person ⓘ |
| almaMater |
Harvard University
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology ⓘ University of Oxford ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Elected Fellow of the Econometric Society
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linked to:
Fellow of the Econometric Society
Elected Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences ⓘ Elected Member of the National Academy of Sciences ⓘ John Bates Clark Medal ⓘ MacArthur Fellowship ⓘ |
| citizenship |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| degree |
Bachelor of Arts in economics
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M.Phil. in economics ⓘ PhD in economics ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Harvard University
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology ⓘ University of Oxford ⓘ |
| employer | Massachusetts Institute of Technology ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
applied microeconomics
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economics ⓘ health economics ⓘ health insurance ⓘ public finance ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| hasAcademicDiscipline |
economics
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health economics ⓘ |
| influencedDomain |
design of public health insurance programs
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health policy ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | National Bureau of Economic Research ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Randomized evaluations of health insurance expansions
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research on Medicare and healthcare spending ⓘ research on government policy and healthcare markets ⓘ research on the Oregon Health Insurance Experiment ⓘ research on the impact of health insurance on healthcare utilization ⓘ studies of Medicaid expansion and health outcomes ⓘ work on long-term care insurance ⓘ |
| occupation |
professor
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university teacher ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
John & Jennie S. MacDonald Professor of Economics at MIT
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co-director of the Public Economics Program at the National Bureau of Economic Research ⓘ |
| researchInterest |
government intervention in healthcare
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health insurance markets ⓘ public policy evaluation ⓘ social insurance ⓘ |
| workInstitution |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Department of Economics
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linked to:
MIT Department of Economics
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Instruction
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Subject: Amy Finkelstein Description of subject: Amy Finkelstein is an American economist known for her influential research on health insurance, public finance, and the impact of government policy on healthcare markets.
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