Our group studies the drivers of changing health in developing countries. We study how different environments – economic, political, institutional, and natural – explain patterns of health changes across the globe. We use a mix of experimental, econometric, qualitative, modeling, and demographic tools to produce insights and strategies for improving health in developing countries. Our projects address the following questions:
- What role does the US play in reducing mortality and improving quality of life in developing countries? What aspects of the US engagement in health abroad work, and which do not?
- How does the US choose partner countries for providing foreign aid for health? What is the evidence that foreign aid for health is beneficial to the US?
- What effect do Malaria control programs have on child mortality? What role do donors have in increasing the effectiveness of malaria control programs?
- Does foreign aid for HIV alleviation in Africa actually alleviate HIV?
- How do wealth and education shape the risks of having HIV?
- What combination of prevention strategies are most cost-effective for Africa’s HIV epidemic?
- Which populations are most vulnerable to the effects of climate change on the availability of food?