Chloe East
University of Colorado Denver
Chloe East, PhD, is an Assistant Professor of Economics at the University of Colorado Denver and a Research Affiliate at the Institute of Labor Economics (IZA). She received her PhD and MA in Economics from the University of California at Davis, and her BS in Economics from the University of Texas at Austin.
East’s research interests are in public, labor and health economics. Her research agenda focuses on the impacts of public safety net programs on individuals’ and families’ well-being. Recent work includes studying the impact of SNAP and Medicaid on children’s contemporaneous and medium-run health.
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Children and FamiliesMultigenerational Effects of Early Life Health and Nutrition Investments
Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) currently comprise nearly a quarter of US expenditures on children. The programs have the potential to significantly reduce health and socioeconomic disparities, yet little is known about the impact of these programs on later generations’ health and well-being.
September 27, 2017
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