The NBER Fellowship Program in Aging and Health is pleased to introduce our
pre- and post-doctoral fellows for 2008-2009 (below, and attached). The
program is supported by grants from the National Institute on Aging.
Pre-Doctoral Fellows
Michael Frakes, MIT, (Economics)
Research Interests: Effects of economic factors on physician treatment styles
Keyu Jin, Harvard (Economics)
Research Interests: Demographic trends, asset prices and capital flows
Jonathan Kolstad, Harvard (Health Policy, Economics)
Research Interests: Information, incentives and consumer choice in health care
Chris Nosko, Harvard (Economics)
Research Interests: Lifecycle consumption and savings behavior
Matt Notowidigdo, MIT (Economics)
Research Interests: Effective health insurance and personal bankruptcy risk
David Powell, MIT (Economics)
Research Interests: Occupational risk and tax incidence
Joshua Schwartzstein, Harvard (Economics)
Research Interests: Optimal program design
Anna Sinaiko, Harvard (Health Policy)
Research Interests: Consumer choice in health care
Fabrice Smieliauskas, Harvard (Health Policy)
Research Interests: The Economics of Medical Devices
Heidi Williams, Harvard (Economics)
Research Interests: Causes and consequences of innovation in health care
markets
Post-Doctoral Fellows
Alexander Gelber, University of Pennsylvania
Research Interests: Pensions, Saving, Retirement
Amanda Kowalski
Research Interests: Price elasticity of expenditure on medical care;
marginal returns to medical care for newborns
Visiting Scholar
(through December 2008)
Mireille Jacobson, Assistant Professor Planning, Policy and Design
University of California, Irvine
Research Interests: Hospital behavior
Janet Stein
Program Administrator
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Received on Tue Jul 22 2008 - 14:21:23 EDT
