Naoki Aizawa is an associate professor in the Department of Economics, where he is an affiliate of the Institute for Research on Poverty, Center for Financial Security, and Center for Demography of Health and Aging. Professor Aizawa received his Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania in 2014 and previously worked as an assistant professor of Economics at the University of Minnesota. His areas of specialization are Public Economics, Health Economics and Labor Economics. His papers on health insurance markets and the interaction of social insurance and the labor market have been published or accepted in leading economics journals, and his work on health insurance received the 2021 Best Paper Award from the Econometric Society.
A word from Dean Eric M. Wilcots:
Professor Aizawa’s work at the intersection of health economics, labor economics and public economics has gained national prominence — especially as scholars continue to evaluate the impact of the Obama-era Affordable Care Act and new health insurance markets. He brings this research expertise to his teaching in a variety of courses.