Sawyer Crosby

Sawyer Crosby is a data analyst on the Resource Tracking team at the University of Washington's Institute for Heath Metrics and Evaluations (IHME). At IHME, he has contributed to research about the state of global health financing specific to malaria, tuberculosis, and HIV/AIDS in low- and middle-income countries. He is currently helping develop new research on primary health care spending and its impacts on various health outcomes. Sawyer graduated from Middlebury College with a BA in sociology. 

Workers wipe down doors at a train station during the coronavirus disease outbreak in Singapore on August 17, 2020.
Governance

Does Healthier Mean Wealthier? Measuring Countries' Economic Performance During the Pandemic

by Thomas J. Bollyky, Sawyer Crosby, Joseph L. Dieleman, Samantha Kiernan

An effective government response to COVID-19 doesn't necessarily correlate with economic gain

A player checks his cards during the finals of the Russian Masters Poker Cup at the Azov-City, Russia, gambling zone, south of Russia's southern city of Rostov-on-Don, on September 23, 2010. Photo shows a pair of hands holding up the corners of two cards to reveal a pair of aces. A large stack of chips is in the background. REUTERS/Vladimir Konstantinov
Governance

All Bets Are Off for Measuring Pandemic Preparedness

by Sawyer Crosby, Joseph L. Dieleman, Samantha Kiernan, Thomas J. Bollyky

Three standard measures don't predict how countries fare in COVID-19—so how do we better prepare for the next pandemic?