Health

Good health is both a fundamental element of the quality of life and a key input for outcomes such as longevity, productivity, and educational attainment. Poor population health heavily burdens many low- and middle-income countries, yet access to quality health care remains limited and highly unequal. Progress in these critical areas can improve outcomes across a broad range of development goals. King Center-supported research strives to identify effective policies and programs to ensure healthy lives and well-being for all.
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Assistant Professor of Economics
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Assistant Professor of Epidemiology and Population Health
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Assistant Professor of Epidemiology and Population Health
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Professor of Political Science
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Associate Professor of Earth System Science
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Assistant Professor of Environmental Social Sciences
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Postdoctoral Fellow | 2021–2023
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Professor of Pediatrics
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Former Faculty Director
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John H. Scully Professor of Cross-Cultural Management and Professor of Organizational Behavior
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Associate Professor of Operations and Information Technology
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Professor of Environmental Behavioral Sciences
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Infectious Disease Fellow | School of Medicine
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Former Affiliated Researcher
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Professor of Pediatrics
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Benjamin M. Page Professor of Earth System Science
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Postdoctoral Fellow | 2021–2023
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Postdoctoral Scholar | Division of Hematology
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Henry J. Kaiser, Jr. Professor of Health Policy
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Associate Professor of Biology
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Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine
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Postdoctoral Scholar | Department of Sociology
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Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine
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- Kirgios, E., Athey, S., Duckworth, A., Karlan, D., Luca, M., Milkman, K., & Offer-Westort, M. (2025). Does Q&A Boost Engagement? Health Messaging Experiments in the U.S. and Ghana.
- Malani, A., Kinnan, C., Conti, G., Imai, K., Miller, M., Swaminathan, S., Voena, A., & Woda, B. (2024). Evaluating and Pricing Health Insurance in Lower-income Countries: A Field Experiment in India.
- Eggleston, K. (2023). Nonprofits and the Scope of Government: Theory and an Application to the Health Sector.