Maysam Rabbani

Biography

I am an Assistant Professor at Department of Economics, Feliciano School of Business, Montclair State University. My research is focused on health economics and industrial organization with the long-term goal of exploring methods and suggesting policies to make the health care system more affordable, accessible, and effective, both in the United States and globally. Besides conducting research, I teach health economics, industrial organization, and applied microeconomics.

Ph.D., Economics, 2021, University of South Florida
M.A., Economics, 2016, University of South Florida
M.S., Environmental Economics, 2014, University of Tehran
B.S., Industrial Engineering, 2011, Amir Kabir University of Technology

Education

• BSc, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
• MSc, University of Tehran, (Iran)
• MA, University of South Florida
• PhD, University of South Florida

Research

Health economics, industrial organization, behavioral economics

Publications

• Journal Article: M. Rabbani (2021). Non-Profit Hospital Mergers: The Effect on Healthcare Costs and Utilization. International Journal of Health Economics and Management
• Other: M. Rabbani (2021). Essays in the Industrial Organization of Healthcare Markets. University of South Florida ProQuest Dissertations Publishing
• Journal Article: S. Concas, A. Kourtellis, V. Kummetha, M. Kamrani, M. Rabbani, O. Dokur (2022). Longitudinal Study of the COVID-19 Pandemic Impact on Activity Travel Using Connected Vehicle Data. Transportation Research Record
• Conference Proceedings: A. Kourtellis, S. Concas, M. Kamrani, M. Rabbani, V. Kummetha, O. Dokur (2022). Driver Satisfaction with Connected Vehicle Applications: Results from the THEA CV Pilot. Transportation Research Board 101st Annual Meeting
• Journal Article: M. Kamrani, S. Concas, A. Kourtellis, M. Rabbani, V. Kummetha, O. Dokur (2022). Drivers’ reactions to connected vehicle forward collision warnings: Leveraging real-world data from the THEA CV pilot. Elsevier Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour
• Journal Article: M. Rabbani, C. Bogulski, M. Allison, H. Eswaran, C. Hayes (2024). Telehealth and Willingness to Pay for Internet Services. Telemedicine and e-Health
• Journal Article: M. Rabbani (2024). Dollars and megabits: A comparative analysis of Telecom and Healthcare Connect Fund. Information Economics and Policy
• Journal Article: M. Rabbani (2024). Internet price, speed, and disparity: The case of rural healthcare providers in the United States. Telecommunications Policy
• Journal Article: S. Karim, M. Tilford, C. Bogulski, M. Rabbani, C. Hayes, H. Eswaran (2023). Financial performance of rural hospitals persistently lacking or having telehealth technology. Journal of Hospital Management and Health Policy
• Journal Article: C. Bogulski , M. Acharya , G. Pro, M. Ali , M. Rabbani, C. Hayes , H. Eswaran (2023). A State Profile of Disparities in Telehealth Utilization Among Medicare Beneficiaries: An Intersection Between Race/Ethnicity, Rurality, and Chronic Conditions—Arkansas, 2019. Telemedicine and e-Health
• Journal Article: M. Rabbani (2023). Mergers with future rivals can boost prices, bar entry, and intensify market concentration. International Journal of Industrial Organization
• Journal Article: A. Pandit, H. Eswaran, C. Bogulski, M. Rabbani, M. Allison, L. Dawson, C. Hayes (2022). Factors Associated with Remote Patient Monitoring Services Provision by Hospitals and Health Care Systems in the United States. Telemedicine and e-Health
• Technical Report: C. Bogulski, M. Rabbani, C. Hayes, B. Cengil, H. Eswaran (2025). Evaluating Rural Telehealth Access. Telehealth Broadband Project
• Journal Article: C. Bogulski, M. Rabbani, C. Hayes, B. Cengil, C. Shoults, H. Eswaran (2024). Poor Representation of Rural Counties of the United States in Some Measures of Consumer Broadband. Telemedicine Reports
• Journal Article: M. Rabbani, C. Bogulski, H. Eswaran, C. Hayes (2024). Willingness to pay for internet speed and quality. Telematics and Informatics
• Journal Article: M. Rabbani, C. Bogulski, C. Hayes (2025). Health Measures and Willingness to Pay for Internet Services. Telemedicine and e-Health
• Journal Article: M. Rabbani, Z. Akbari (2025). Falling Birthrate and Rising C-section: Post-Pandemic Evidence from New York. Ethics, Medicine and Public Health
• Instructional Materials (Published): M. Rabbani (2025). How to Develop Research Ideas: A Guide for PhD Students in Economics, Business, and the Social Sciences. SSRN
• Other: C. Bogulski, M. Rabbani, C. Hayes, B. Cengil, H. Eswaran (2025). Publicly-available data sets containing consumer-generated internet speed test data may leave rural communities behind. Telehealth Broadband Project

Honors & Awards

• Ranked in the top 1% in the Iranian nationwide undergraduate entrance exam., (May 2005)
• Full tuition waiver fellowship, Amirkabir University of Technology (August 2005)
• Ranked in the top 0.5% in the Iranian nationwide graduate school entrance exam., (May 2011)
• Ranked 1st out of 2,463 participants in the Iranian nationwide PhD entrance exam., (May 2015)
• Full tuition waiver fellowship, University of Tehran (August 2012)
• Vernon Grigg Scholarship, University of South Florida (September 2019)
• Vernon Grigg Scholarship , University of South Florida (September 2020)