Dr. Shishir Shakya
Assistant Professor of Economics, Appalachian State University
I am an applied economist working at the intersection of health economics, institutional economics, and economics education. I study how regulation and market structure shape healthcare labor markets, licensing and scope of practice, substance use policy, and patient outcomes, using causal inference and policy evaluation. I also study generative AI and assessment design for learning at scale, and I am Founding Engineer of MyMeritGuide.
I am a Research Affiliate at the Knee Regulatory Research Center (West Virginia University), a Nonresident Scholar at the Challey Institute, and a Research Fellow at the Archbridge Institute. Through NIH AIM-AHEAD Bridge2AI I mentor AI-READI and CLINAQ fellows.
Contact: CV PDF · ORCID · Google Scholar · shakyas@appstate
Featured links¶
Research¶
Flagship Publication: Investigating the replicability of the social and behavioural sciences (Nature, SCORE)
Also: Scope of practice and opioid prescribing behavior of nurse practitioners serving Medicare beneficiaries (Health Economics)
For teachers and students¶
MyMeritGuide: AI-assisted oral exams and learning validation (free for teachers)
For policy readers¶
A view, not a paper¶
Stop Policing AI Use. Observe Learning. (Grain of Salt)
- Tyner, A. H., Abatayo, A. L., Daley, M., Field, S., Fox, N., Haber, N. A., Hahn, K. M., Struhl, M. K., Mawhinney, B., Miske, O., Silverstein, P., Soderberg, C. K., Stankov, T., Abbasi, A., Aberson, C. L., Aczel, B., Adamkovič, M., Albayrak, N., Allen, P. J., … Errington, T. M. (2026). Investigating the replicability of the social and behavioural sciences. Nature, 652(8108), 143–150. 10.1038/s41586-025-10078-y
- Shakya, S., & Plemmons, A. (2024). Scope of practice and opioid prescribing behavior of nurse practitioners serving Medicare beneficiaries. Health Economics, 34(2), 225–245. 10.1002/hec.4904