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Brittany E. Bass, Ph.D.

Brittany E. Bass, Ph.D.

Principal Investigator

Dr. Brittany Bass is an Economist at UCLA's Integrated Substance Abuse Programs (ISAP). Her current work focuses on researching the impact of drug policies, specifically cannabis policies, and policies related to substance use, and substance use disorder treatment on health and economic outcomes. Regarding her cannabis work, she currently serves as the principal investigator on a project assessing the health of California's cannabis industry, and a co-investigator on projects related to the impact of Proposition 64 on substance use disorder treatment in California, and the feasibility and consequences of implementing a cannabis potency tax in California. Dr. Bass is also a co-investigator on multiple other studies, including the evaluation of California's Organized Delivery System waiver for substance use disorder services. Her research has been published in journals such as Drug and Alcohol Dependence, Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy, and the Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment. Dr. Bass received her Ph.D. in Economics from the University of California, Irvine in 2019.

  • Ph.D., Economics, University of California - Irvine, 2019
  • M.A., Applied Economics, San Diego State University, 2014
  • B.S., Business Administration, magna cum laude, University of North Carolina - Wilmington, 2012
  • American Economic Association (AEA)
  • Center for Health Economics and Policy Studies (CHEPS)
  • Economic Self-Sufficiency Policy Research Institute (ESSPRI)
  • Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management (APPAM)
  • Center for Health Economics of Treatment Interventions for Substance Use Disorder, HCV, and HIV (CHERISH)
  1. Bass, B., Urada, D., Khurana, D., Boustead, A. E., & Joshi, V. (2023). The Effect of The Drug Medi-Cal Organized Delivery System 1115 Demonstration Waiver on Substance Use Disorder Treatment Access: Evidence from California. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 246: 109847.
  2. Padwa, H., Huang, D., Mooney, L., Grella, C. E., Urada, D., Bell, D., Bass, B. & Boustead, A. E. (2022). Medical Conditions of Primary Care Patients with Documented Cannabis Use and Cannabis Use Disorder in Electronic Health Records: A Case Control Study from an Academic Health System in a Medical Marijuana State. Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy, 17(1), 1-11.
  3. Padwa, H., Bass, B., & Urada, D. (2021). Homelessness and Publicly Funded Substance Use Disorder Treatment in California, 2016–2019: Analysis of Treatment Needs, Level of Care Placement, and Outcomes. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 108711.
  4. Bass, B. (2021). The Effect of Technology Funding on School-Level Student Proficiency. Economics of Education Review, 84, 102151.
  5. Bass, B. (2020). Does an Introduction of a Paid Parental Leave Policy Affect Maternal Labor Market Outcomes in the Short Run? Evidence from Australia’s Paid Parental Leave Scheme. IZA Journal of Labor Policy, 10(1).
  6. Neumark, D., Asquith, B., & Bass, B. (2020). Longer-run Effects of Anti-Poverty Policies on Disadvantaged Neighborhoods. Contemporary Economic Policy, 38(3), 409-434.
  7. Sabia, J. J., & Bass, B. (2017). Do Anti-Bullying Laws Work? New Evidence on School Safety and Youth Violence. Journal of Population Economics, 30(2), 473-502.
  8. Schuhmann, P., Bass, B., Casey, J., & Gill, D. (2016). Visitor Preferences and Willingness to Pay for Coastal Attributes in Barbados. Ocean & Coastal Management, 134, 240-250.