Alliance for Aging Research Recognizes Robert Fogel As “Indispensable Person in Health Research”

Robert Fogel, Charles R. Walgreen Distinguished Service Professor of American Institutions, was honored for his research on the economics of health and healthcare. The Alliance for Aging Research named Fogel, who heads the Center for Population Economics, its "Indispensable Person in Health Research" for 2006.

Fogel, a nobel laureate, began to focus on what he called “the problem of creating and studying large life-cycle and intergenerational data sets,” in the 1980s. His research has led to numerous publications on the topic of economics and aging. His book, The Escape from Hunger and Premature Death, is considered “essential reading for all those interested in economics, demography, history and health care policy.” Also as a result of his research, Professor Fogel believes health care will drive the economy in the 21st century.

The Alliance for Aging Research is the nation’s leading citizen’s advocacy organization for improving the health and independence of Americans as they age. It seeks to develop, implement and advocate programs in research, professional and consumer health education and public policy

Also honored at the same dinner as Professor Fogel were Senators Evan Bayh and Orrin Hatch.

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