Faculty Member In:
Department of Economics

Expertise:
Community Health Policy
Health Behaviors
Health Care Policy & Regulation
Medicaid/Medicare
Medical Malpractice Policy
Prescription Drugs
Universal Health Insurance Access

Dr. Kaestner is a Professor in the Institute of Government and Public Affairs and a Professor in the Department of Economics of the University of Illinois at Chicago. He is also a Research Associate of the National Bureau of Eocnomic Research. Dr. Kaestner's area of expertise are health, labor and social policy. He has over 100 scholarly publications and has been awarded several research grants from the National Institutes of Health.