Presentations
Invited research presentations¶
Shakya, S. (2026). State-level policies and healthcare. Human Progress and Flourishing Workshop, Sheila and Robert Challey Institute for Global Innovation and Growth, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND, April 10, 2026. Link
From License to Practice: Gender Disparities in Health Care. Appalachian State University, April 2025.
Bailey, J., & Shakya, S. (n.d.). The impact of repealing Certificate-of-Need laws on healthcare spending: A causal analysis. Research and Creative Activity at Appalachian, Appalachian State University, February 2025.
Shakya, S., Ammons, J., and Geloso, V. (n.d.). The polyarchy paradigm: Unraveling corruption and fostering transparency, Stephenson Institute, Washington DC, November 2024.
Shakya, S., Ammons, J., Mahmood, T. I. (n.d.). How Do Revolutions Affect Development?, Stephenson Institute, Washington DC, November 2024.
Ammons, J., Shakya, S., & Callais, J. T. (n.d.). What do women get from a successful revolution? Journal of Institutional Economics (JOIE) Symposium Research Workshop, Washington DC, October 2024.
Shakya, S., & Plemmons, A. (n.d.). Regional institutional quality and job creation among early startups in the United States. Menard Family Initiative Entrepreneurship Conference at University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, October 2024.
Regulation and health - Wins for everyday citizens (summaries of my works on various state policies). The Classical Liberals in the Carolinas, August 2024.
Advancing healthcare access: State policy innovations and evidence-based research (summaries of my works on various state policies). The Appalachian Institute to Advance Health Equity Science (ADVANCE), Ohio University, April 2024.
Basics of causal inference. Nepali Academics in America, March 2024.
Advanced causal inference. Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University, March 2024.
Shakya, S., Bedi, J., & Plemmons, A. (n.d.). Healthcare workforce shortages and job autonomy: Nurse practitioners and entrepreneurship in the United States. SJSU Philosophy, Politics, and Economics Research Seminar, San Jose State University, March 2024.
Shakya, S., & Roy, A. (n.d.). Access to mental health care services and suicide rates in the United States. Darla Moore School of Business, University of South Carolina, October 2023.
Shakya, S., & Bretschneider Fries, C. (2024). The effect of substance use Certificate-of-Need laws on access to substance use disorder treatment facilities. Southern Economic Journal. Towson University, September 2023.
Shakya, S. (2024). Understanding the role of immigrants in the US health sector: Employment trends from 2007-21. Immigration Impacts on Healthcare, Institute for Humane Studies, September 2023.
Shakya, S., & Roy, A. (n.d.). Access to mental health care services and suicide rates in the United States. Liberty over Lunch Seminar, Western Carolina University, September 2023.
Shakya, S., & Plemmons, A. (n.d.). Scope of practice and opioid prescribing behavior of nurse practitioners serving Medicare beneficiaries. Towson University, September 2022.
Shakya, S. (n.d.). Impact of must-access PDMPs on prescription opioid overdose death rates. Investigation of Healthcare Regulation Workshop: The Institute for Humane Studies, July 2022.
Shakya, S., & Plemmons, A. (n.d.). Scope of practice and opioid prescribing behavior of nurse practitioners serving Medicare beneficiaries. The 36th Annual Conference of Pennsylvania Economic Association, June 2022.
Economics of investment and personal finance. Economics of Personal Investing, Investment Club Shippensburg University, March 2022.
Shah Mobariz, A., & Shakya, S. (2024). Cultural influences on gender gap in test scores: Findings from Afghanistan’s university entrance examination. Dickinson College, March 2022.
Shakya, S., Basnet, S., & Paudel, J. (2022). Natural disasters and labor migration: Evidence from Nepal’s earthquake. Institute for Integrated Development Studies (IIDS), March 2022.
Labor market effects of the scope of practice policies. The Institute for Humane Studies and Arkansas Center for Research in Economics, January 2022.
Shakya, S., & Levinstein, M. (2024). Grading policy, email nudges, and grade outcomes. Pennsylvania’s State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) Conference on Teaching and Learning, January 2022.
Shakya, S., & Plemmons, A. (n.d.). Scope of practice and opioid prescribing behavior of nurse practitioners serving Medicare beneficiaries. Gulati Institute of Finance and Taxation, November 2021.
Shakya, S., & Levinstein, M. (2024). Grading policy, email nudges, and grade outcomes. Center for Social Research, November 2021.
Shakya, S., Ghosh, S., & Norris, C. (2022). Nurse licensure compact and mobility. National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN), September 2021.
Shakya, S., & Plemmons, A. (2020). Does scope of practice affect mobility of nurse practitioners serving Medicare beneficiaries? The Arkansas Center for Research in Economics (ACRE), October 2020.
Causal inference workshop. Economics Students’ Society Nepal, September 2020.
Shakya, S. (n.d.). Heterogeneous Treatment Effects of Medicaid and Efficient Policies. Icesi University, May 2020.
Conference presentations¶
Multiple papers presentation, discussants of multiple papers, and session chairs.
Flourishing and the Future Conference, Boone, NC (Aug 2025)
2025 AIM-AHEAD Annual Meeting, Fort Worth, TX (Jul 2025)
Bridge2AI All Hands Conference, Rockville, MD (May 2025)
Association of Private Enterprise Education (APEE), Guatemala (Apr 2025)
Public Choice Society Annual Meetings, Louisville, KY (Mar 2025)
Southern Economic Association (SEA), Washington, DC (Nov 2024)
Annual Global Symposium, Boone, NC (Nov 2024)
2024 Markets and Society Conference, Washington, DC (Oct 2024)
Research and Creative Activity at Appalachian, Boone, NC (Sep 2024)
The Classical Liberals in the Carolinas, Greenville, SC (Aug 2024)
The Classical Liberals in the Carolinas, Winston-Salem, NC (Aug 2024)
Scope of Practice Conference, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV (Jul 2024)
Advancing Health Equity in Rural Communities, Boone, NC (May 2024)
Appalachian Experimental and Environmental Economics Workshop, Boone, NC (Apr 2024)
The Association of Private Enterprise Education: APEE, Las Vegas, NV (Apr 2024)
Southern Economic Association (SEA), New Orleans, LA (Nov 2023)
Carolina Region Empirical Economics Day (CREED) Program, Columbia, SC (Oct 2023)
1st Certificate of Need Law Research Conference, Morgantown, WV (Jun 2023)
Southern Economic Association (SEA), Fort Lauderdale, FL (Nov 2022)
ASHEcon - American Society of Health Economists, Austin, TX (Jun 2022)
The Association of Private Enterprise Education (APEE), Las Vegas, NV (Apr 2022)
AEA Annual Meeting (Jan 2022)
Southern Economic Association (SEA), Houston, TX (Nov 2021)
ASHEcon - American Society of Health Economists, Virtual (Jun 2021)
Western Economic Association International, Virtual (Jun 2021)
Knee Center Occupational Licensing Conference, West Virginia University, Virtual (May 2021)
The Southern Regional Science Association (SRSA), Virtual (Mar 2021)
Southern Economic Association (SEA), Virtual (Nov 2020)
The North American Regional Science Council (NARSC), Virtual (Nov 2020)
Symposium on Data Science and Statistics, Virtual (Jun 2020)
Annual Knee Center Occupational Licensing Conference, Virtual (May 2020)
The Southern Regional Science Association (SRSA), Washington, DC (2019)
The North American Regional Science Council (NARSC), Pittsburgh, PA (2019)
Public Choice Society Annual Meetings, Louisville, KY (2019)
Graduate Research Workshop - Institute for Humane Studies, Washington, DC (2019)
YSI North America Convening, Los Angeles, CA (2019)
The Southern Regional Science Association (SRSA), Philadelphia, PA (2018)
The North American Regional Science Council (NARSC), San Antonio, TX (2018)
Applied Economics and Regional Science (AERS), Columbus, OH (2018)
The Southern Regional Science Association (SRSA), Memphis, TN (2017)
Applied Economics and Regional Science (AERS), Morgantown, WV (2017)