Economics Seminar | Effect of Retirement and Income on Health
| Event | Effect of Retirement and Income on Health |
|---|---|
| Speaker | Mr Akshar Saxena Ph.D. candidate at Harvard University |
| Date | 20 April 2018, Friday |
| Venue | HSS Meeting Room 3 (HSS-03-94) |
| Time | 2:00pm – 3:00pm |
All are welcome to attend the seminar.
Biography
Akshar Saxena is a doctoral candidate in global health economics at the Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health. He is interested in economics of aging, non-communicable diseases, and primary care provision in Africa, Asia, and the USA. He is currently working on macroeconomics of aging, analyzing the dynamics between health, retirement, pensions and insurance. He has been a consultant to the World Bank and USAID. He has previously worked for Ministry of Health in Singapore. He holds a B.A. (Hons) in Economics from the National University of Singapore and a Master in Public Policy from the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy.