Carlos Riumallo Herl

Carlos Riumallo-Herl is a postdoctoral researcher at the Erasmus School of Economics in the Netherlands working with Professor van Doorslaer and Professor Mackenbach on the effect of social and health policies on health inequalities. His research interests are on health economics and economics of aging, and more specifically the role of health and social policies in healthy aging, financial risk protection, and long-term impact of health interventions on economic outcomes in developing countries. Additionally, he continues to work with Professor Canning on the development and collection of a health and aging survey in South Africa, the effect of old-age pensions on health, and the development of new welfare measures that combine life expectancy and household income.