Grant Miller

Grant Miller headshot

Grant Miller, PhD, MPP

  • Henry J. Kaiser, Jr. Professor
  • Professor, Health Policy
  • Senior Fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies
  • Senior Fellow at the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research
  • Professor, Economics (by courtesy)
  • Faculty Fellow, Stanford Center on Global Poverty and Development
  • Faculty Affiliate, Stanford Center for Latin American Studies
  • Faculty Affiliate, Woods Institute for the Environment
  • Faculty Affiliate, Interdisciplinary Program in Environment & Resources
  • Faculty Affiliate, Stanford Center on China's Economy and Institutions

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Biography

As a health and development economist based at the Stanford School of Medicine, Dr. Miller's overarching focus is research and teaching aimed at developing more effective health improvement strategies for developing countries.

His agenda addresses three major interrelated themes: First, what are the major causes of population health improvement around the world and over time? His projects addressing this question are retrospective observational studies that focus both on historical health improvement and the determinants of population health in developing countries today. Second, what are the behavioral underpinnings of the major determinants of population health improvement? Policy relevance and generalizability require knowing not only which factors have contributed most to population health gains, but also why. Third, how can programs and policies use these behavioral insights to improve population health more effectively? The ultimate test of policy relevance is the ability to help formulate new strategies using these insights that are effective.

publications

The Impact of US Assimilation and Allotment Policy on American Indian Mortality

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The Impact of US Assimilation and Allotment Policy on American Indian Mortality
Journal Articles
July 2025

Risk Perceptions and Protective Behaviors: Evidence from COVID-19 Pandemic

Author(s)
Risk Perceptions and Protective Behaviors: Evidence from COVID-19 Pandemic
Working Papers
April 2021

Family Planning and Fertility Behavior: Evidence from Twentieth Century Malaysia

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Family Planning and Fertility Behavior: Evidence from Twentieth Century Malaysia
Working Papers
December 2017

In The News

Brazil Aerial
News

A Solution Big Enough: Stanford’s Data-Driven Fight Against Modern Slavery in Brazil

Meet the team behind an ambitious anti-trafficking research agenda, including SHP's Kim Babiarz and Grant Miller.
A Solution Big Enough: Stanford’s Data-Driven Fight Against Modern Slavery in Brazil
Illustration of charcoal kilns in Brazil
News

Launching AI-Driven Initiatives to Combat Labor Trafficking in Brazil

The Stanford Human Trafficking Data Lab, in partnership with Brazil’s Federal Labor Prosecution Office (FLPO), is developing Chain-Link, a new data-driven technical tool to map exploitative supply chains.
Launching AI-Driven Initiatives to Combat Labor Trafficking in Brazil
Indian Allotment Program
News

Fatal Trade-Off: Land Allotment Policy Raised Native American Death Rates

New Stanford research reveals a 19th-century federal program that gave Native Americans land and citizenship had devastating consequences.
Fatal Trade-Off: Land Allotment Policy Raised Native American Death Rates