Eric Finkelstein
Eric Andrew Finkelstein | |
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| Born | March 26, 1970 |
| Alma mater | University of Michigan, University of Washington |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Health economics |
| Institutions | Duke-NUS Medical School |
| Thesis | Antitrust issues in hospital markets (1998) |
Eric Andrew Finkelstein is an American health economist. He is a professor in the Health Services & Systems Research Program at Duke-NUS Medical School, where he is also the executive director of the Lien Centre for Palliative Care.[1] He is also a research professor at Duke University's Global Health Institute.[2]
Education
[edit | edit source]Finkelstein received his B.A. from the University of Michigan in 1991 and his M.A., Ph.D., and M.H.A. from the University of Washington in 1996, 1998, and 1999, respectively.[3]
Academic career
[edit | edit source]In 1999, Finkelstein joined RTI International as a senior health economist, and became the director of the Public Health Economics Program there in 2006.[3] He served as an associate professor at Duke-NUS from 2009 until he was appointed a full professor there in 2013.[3]
Research
[edit | edit source]Finkelstein is known for his studies examining the economic costs of obesity.[4][5] One study led by Finkelstein estimated that 42% of Americans would have obesity by 2030.[6][7]
Books
[edit | edit source]Finkelstein is the author of two books: "Incidence and Economic Burden of Injuries in the United States" (2006) and "The Fattening of America" (2008).[3][8]
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Eric Finkelstein Archived 2016-04-13 at the Wayback Machine at Google Scholar
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