Pinka Chatterji

Professor, Economics Link

Faculty Affiliate, Center for Aging and Policy Studies

CAPS Biography:

My research relates to the CAPS signature theme of health and well-being, as well as the cross-cutting themes of policy and specific populations. I am a health economist and public health researcher with interests in health disparities among the elderly, chronic disease, and the effects of public policies on health. My recent work related to health disparities among the elderly includes estimating income-related health inequality, and estimating racial/ethnic and education related disparities in chronic disease.  These papers focus not just on estimating disparities, but also on using econometric methods to understand the causal mechanisms underlying disparities.  These papers contribute to the literature on disparities by using innovative methods to uncover the policy-relevant mechanisms leading to disparities.