Epi Seminar Series - Dr. Gautam Rao - "Field experiments on sleep and mental health".

We are delighted to be hosting Dr. Gautam Rao, Associate Professor of Business and Economics, University of California, Berkeley, as part of the Department of Epidemiology Seminar series. Dr. Rao’s research brings insights from psychology to bear on topics in economics, particularly topics relevant to developing countries. His current research agenda is centered on the economics of mental health in developing countries. Past projects include studying how improving sleep affects the economic outcomes of workers in India, how the endowment effect influences consumer demand for collateralized loans in Kenya, how research findings affect the beliefs and policy choices of mayors in Brazil, and how mixing rich and poor students in schools in India affects social preferences and behaviors.