Amy Finkelstein

Amy Finkelstein is a Researcher at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Department of Economics. She co-directs the Program on the Economics of Health and contributes extensively to empirical studies in health economics, public economics, and insurance markets.

• Research focus: Medicaid, health insurance design, opioid epidemic, aging economics, and healthcare utilization disparities.
• Key projects: Oregon Health Insurance Experiment, analysis of Medicare spending, and geographic variation in healthcare access.
• Methodological expertise: Causal inference, welfare analysis, and empirical frameworks for selection markets.

Her recent publications examine healthcare efficiency, policy impacts on mortality, and insurance market design. Collaborative work spans topics including vaccine mandates, prenatal screening, and provider incentives in post-acute care.

Contact: afink@mit.edu