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. He is also a research professor at

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's Global Health Institute.

Education

Finkelstein received his B.A. from the

University of Michigan The University of Michigan (U-M, U of M, or Michigan) is a public university, public research university in Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States. Founded in 1817, it is the oldest institution of higher education in the state. The University of Mi ...

in 1991 and his M.A., Ph.D., and M.H.A. from the

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in 1996, 1998, and 1999, respectively.

Academic career

In 1999, Finkelstein joined

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as a senior health economist, and became the director of the Public Health Economics Program there in 2006. He served as an associate professor at Duke-NUS from 2009 until he was appointed a full professor there in 2013.

Research

Finkelstein is known for his studies examining the economic costs of

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. One study led by Finkelstein estimated that 42% of Americans would have obesity by 2030.

Books

Finkelstein is the author of two books: "Incidence and Economic Burden of Injuries in the United States" (2006) and "The Fattening of America" (2008).

References

External links

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