Kosali Simon
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Kosali Ilayperuma Simon | |
|---|---|
| Born | Kosali Ilayperuma |
| Alma mater | Hamilton College, University of Maryland |
| Spouse | Daniel Simon |
| Children | 6 |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Economics |
| Institutions | Indiana University, Cornell University, Michigan State University |
| Website | https://spea.indiana.edu/faculty-research/directory/profiles/faculty/full-time/simon-kosali.html |
Kosali Ilayperuma Simon is the Herman B Wells Endowed Professor in health economics at School of Public and Environmental Affairs (SPEA) at Indiana University which she joined in 2010.[1]
She graduated with a bachelor's in economics and German Literature from Hamilton College in 1994. After a year studying in Europe as a Watson Fellow, she obtained a doctorate degree in economics from University of Maryland, College Park in 1999.[2]
She is a research associate at the NBER, affiliated with the Children, Health Care, and Health Economics programs,[3] an associate editor of the Journal of Health Economics,[4] and a Co-Editor for the Journal of Human Resources.[5] Simon was also elected to the National Academy of Medicine in 2021.[6] She is consulted by the press as an expert in the field of health care economics.[7][8][9]
Recently, some of her work has focused on the impact of the Affordable Care Act on the labour market regarding work hours; she finds very minimal effect on part-time work as a result of the institution of the law.[10][11]
