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Research

• Can Mergers Do Good? Lessons From 25 Pharmaceutical Mergers
• COVID-19, Remote Work, And Labor Force Performance
• Market power, subsidy design, and unintended consequences: an evaluation of the Telecommunications Program
• Retail Pharmacy Mergers: The Case of Walgreens and Drugstore.com
• The effect of the Value-Modifiers program on Medicare costs and quality of care: evidence from New York
• The Impact of Global Crises on Labor Force Performance

Professional Experience

• Graduate assistant/economic analyst, University of South Florida (2015 - 2021)
• Postdoctoral fellow, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (2021 - 2022)
• Assistant Professor, Montclair State University (2022 - Present)

Honors & Awards

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

Refereed Published Articles

• M. Rabbani (2021). Non-Profit Hospital Mergers: The Effect on Healthcare Costs and Utilization. International Journal of Health Economics and Management
• M. Rabbani (2023). Mergers with future rivals can boost prices, bar entry, and intensify market concentration. International Journal of Industrial Organization
• 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
• 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
• 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
• M. Rabbani, C. Bogulski, M. Allison, H. Eswaran, C. Hayes (2024). Telehealth and Willingness to Pay for Internet Services. Telemedicine and e-Health
• 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
• 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
• M. Rabbani (2024). Dollars and megabits: A comparative analysis of Telecom and Healthcare Connect Fund. Information Economics and Policy
• M. Rabbani (2024). Internet price, speed, and disparity: The case of rural healthcare providers in the United States. Telecommunications Policy
• 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
• M. Rabbani, C. Bogulski, H. Eswaran, C. Hayes (2024). Willingness to pay for internet speed and quality. Telematics and Informatics

Published Proceedings

• A. Kourtellis, S. Concas, M. Kamrani, M. Rabbani, V. Kummetha, O. Dokur (5s). 2022. Driver Satisfaction with Connected Vehicle Applications: Results from the THEA CV Pilot Transportation Research Board 101st Annual Meeting