 I am an Assistant Professor of Risk and Insurance at UW-Madison's Wisconsin School of Business. My research focuses on the impact of insurance and legal policies on vulnerable populations, especially related to risky behaviors, health, and aging. I am actively engaged with a number of social science units on campus, and am an affiliate of the Center for Financial Security, the Institute for Research on Poverty, the Center for Demography and Ecology, the Center for Demography of Health and Aging, and the University of Wisconsin Law School. I am also a member of Risk Theory Society and the Justice Tech Lab. I recently co-edited a special issue on Financing Longevity for The Journal of the Economics of Ageing. I completed my Ph.D. in Applied Economics at The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. I also hold an M.S. in Management Science and Engineering, a B.S. in Mathematics, and a B.A. in Economics, all from Stanford University. Prior to enrolling at Wharton, I spent two years working as a consultant in the financial services division at Oliver Wyman in New York. Link to my CV Publications“The Burgeoning Health Care Needs of Aging Prisoners” (with Hessam Bavafa) forthcoming, AEA Papers and Proceedings (2019) “Time and Money: Social Security Benefits and Intergenerational Transfers” AEA Papers and Proceedings (2018) “Assessing the Demand for Micropensions among India's Poor" (with Olivia S. Mitchell), The Journal of the Economics of Ageing (2016)
“The Moral Hazard of Lifesaving Innovations: Naloxone Access, Opioid Abuse, and Crime” (with Jennifer L. Doleac)
“Impacts of Private Prison Contracting on Inmate Time Served and Recidivism” R&R, AEJ: Economic Policy Media Coverage: New Yorker, TIME, Huffington Post, The Fiscal Times, Mother Jones, The Hill, Wisconsin State Journal, Correctional News, AllGov, UW-Madison, Boom California; radio interview with WORT 89.9FM; television coverage on RT News “Medicaid and Long-Term Care: Do Eligibility Rules Impact Asset Holdings?” (with Junhao Liu) (under review)
“Building Financial and Health Literacy at Older Ages: The Role of Online Information” (with Hessam Bavafa and Junhao Liu) Minor Revision, Journal of Consumer Affairs
“Improving the Use of Health Products: A Sales Experiment with Chlorine Tablets” (with Camille Boudot) (under review) “Targeting Weather Insurance Markets” (with Shawn Cole and Jeremy Tobacman) (under review) (draft available by request) “Estimating the Returns to Wealth in Disability-Free Life Expectancy” “Financing Longevity: The Economics of Pensions, Health, and Long-Term Care - Introduction to the Special Issue” (with Karen Eggleston), Special Issue on Financing Longevity, The Journal of the Economics of Ageing. "Perspective Piece on “Organizing Old Age Pensions for India’s Unorganized Workers: A Case Study of a Sector-Driven Approach, by Narayana Muttur Ranganathan", Special Issue on Financing Longevity, The Journal of the Economics of Ageing. Columns
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