Rebecca L. Thornton

Rebecca L. Thornton

NIA Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, Population Studies Center 2006-2008

Assistant Professor of Economics, 2008

Contact Information:

Population Studies Center

426 Thompson St.

Ann Arbor, MI, 48106

Phone: 734-763-3720

Department of Economics

300 Lorch Hall

Ann Arbor, MI, 48106

Phone: 734-936-2798

Email: rebeccal@umich.edu

Papers:

The Demand for and Impact of HIV Testing: Evidence from a Field Experiment, Working Paper
Save for the Future? HIV Testing and Economic Behavior University of Michigan Mimeo, 2007
Barriers to Enrolling in Health Insurance: The Value of Time, 2007
Incentives to Learn, NBER Working Paper, with Michael Kremer and Edward Miguel

Ongoing Research:

Measuring Subjective Life Expectancy in Developing Countries, with David Lam (University of Michigan)
Menstruation and Education in Nepal, with Emily Oster (University of Chicago)
Incentives and Sexual Behavior among Discordant Couples and High-Risk Individuals. with Hans-Peter Kohler (University of Pennsylvania)
Health Insurance and MFIs in Nicaragua with Barbara Magnoni (EA Consultants), Erica Field (Harvard University), and Martha González (Center for Health Studies, Nicaragua)
Circumcision, Information, and HIV prevention, with Alister Munthali (Center for Social Research, Malawi)
Roads in Malawi: Traffic, Safety, and Economic Development

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