NBER profile: Robert Kaestner.

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Robert Kaestner, who has been affiliated with the NBER since 1990, is a Research Associate in the NBER's Programs on Health Economics and The Well-being of Children. He is also a professor in the Institute of Government and Public Affairs and the department of economics at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC).

Kaestner received his Ph.D. in economics from the City University of New York. Prior to joining the UIC faculty, he was a professor at Baruch College of the City University, of New York. His current research interests include the effect of nurse staffing...