My research focuses on applied microeconomics, with particular emphasis on health, development, and public economics. I study healthcare financing, insurance design, and labor market dynamics.
Catastrophic health expenditure during healthcare financing reform: Evidence from Kazakhstan
Aigerim Sarsenbayeva and Dinara Alpysbayeva (2025)
Social Science & Medicine, 371, 117824
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2025.117824
Labor Reallocation and Unemployment: The Role of Labor Market Institutions
Dinara Alpysbayeva and Aigerim Sarsenbayeva
Role of labor market institutions in shaping unemployment dynamics
The Effect of Healthcare Reform and COVID-19 on Out-of-Pocket Expenditure and Health in Kazakhstan (2026)
Impact of CSHI on OOP expenditure and health outcomes
Government Support and Corporate Bankruptcies during COVID-19: Evidence from Kazakhstan
Firm-level evidence on policy support and bankruptcy dynamics
Healthcare Reform, Informality, and Labor Market Dynamics: Supply-Side Responses in Kazakhstan .
Examines labor supply responses to healthcare reform and informality
"When a market prefers to be informal: the case of Kazakhstani medicinal plants"
"Informal Competition in Kazakhstan"