Robert Kaestner
Professor
Institute of Government and Public Affairs
Ph.D., City University of New York, 1988
Phone: (312) 996-3913 Fax: (312) 996-3344
E-Mail:kaestner@uic.edu
Fields of Interest : Health, Labor, Social Policy, Econometrics
Selected Publications
Zhao, Zhenxiang and Robert Kaestner. (forthcoming). "Effects of Urban Sprawl on
Obesity." Journal of Health Economics.
Kaestner, Robert and Benjamin Yarnoff. (forthcoming). The Long Term Effects of
Minimum Legal Drinking Age Laws on Adult Alcohol Use and Traffic Fatalities.
Journal of Law and Economics.
LoSasso, Anthony, Lorens Helmchn and Robert Kaestner. 2010. "The Effects of
Consumer-Directed Health Plans on Health Care Spending." Journal of Risk and
Insurance 77(1); 85-103.
Kaestner, Robert and Xin Xu. 2010. "Title IX, Girls' Sports Participation, and Adult
Female Physical Activity and Weight." Evaluation Review 34: 52-78.
Kaestner, Robert and Micheal Grossman. 2009. "Effect of Weight on Children's
Educational Achievement." Economics of Education Review 28(6):651-661.
Dave, Dhaval, and Robert Kaestner. 2009. "Health Insurance and Ex Ante Moral Hazard:
Evidence from Medicare. International Journal of Health Care Finance and Economics
9(4):367-390.
Kaestner, Robert and Jose Guardado. 2008. "Medicare Reimbursement and Patient
Outcomes." Journal of Health Economics 27(2):339-361.
Current Research Interests
Child Care Quality and Child Development,
Medicare Part D on Elderly Health, Immigrant Selectivity
Other Significant Accomplishments
Research Associate, National Bureau of Economic Research
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