Robert Kaestner , PhD

Robert Kaestner received his Ph.D. in Economics from the City University of New York, and he is currently a Professor in the Institute of Government and Public Affairs of the University of Illinois and Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Dr. Kaestner is also a Research Associate of the National Bureau of Economic Research. Dr. Kaestner’s areas of research interest are health, labor and social policy. He has recently published articles on the effects of Medicaid and private health insurance on infant and child health; whether or not expansions in Medicaid crowded out private health insurance; the impact of state policies on the timing, place of occurrence and incidence of abortion; the effects of welfare reform on employment, fertility, health insurance and health; and the effect of Title IX on adolescent physical activity and weight.