Eric Finkelstein
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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.[1] He is also a research professor at Duke University's Global Health Institute.[2]
Education
Finkelstein received his B.A. from the University of Michigan in 1991 and his M.A., Ph.D., and M.H.A. from the University of Washington in 1996, 1998, and 1999, respectively.[3]
Academic career
In 1999, Finkelstein joined RTI International as a senior health economist, and became the director of the Public Health Economics Program there in 2006.[3] He served as an associate professor at Duke-NUS from 2009 until he was appointed a full professor there in 2013.[3]
Research
Finkelstein is known for his studies examining the economic costs of obesity.[4][5] One study led by Finkelstein estimated that 42% of Americans would have obesity by 2030.[6][7]
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).[3][8]
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Eric Finkelstein". Duke-NUS website. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Finkelstein, Eric (17 October 2019). "Eric A. Finkelstein". Duke University website. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
- ^ a b c d Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Eric Finkelstein Curriculum Vitae" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 February 2015. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Engber, Daniel (14 February 2008). "Abolish the Fat Tax!". Slate. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Begley, Sharon (30 April 2012). "As America's waistline expands, costs soar". Reuters. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Hellmich, Nanci (8 May 2012). "Obesity could affect 42% of Americans by 2030". USA Today. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Parker, Kathleen (11 May 2012). "Eating our way into an obesity nightmare". Washington Post. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Barrett, Jennifer (27 December 2007). "How the Economy Makes Us Fat". Newsweek. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
External links
- Eric Finkelstein Script error: No such module "webarchive". at Google Scholar
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