University of Wisconsin–Madison
Anita Mukherjee

Anita Mukherjee

Associate Professor, Risk and Insurance

5279 Grainger Hall
975 University Ave
Madison, WI 53715

Anita Mukherjee

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Biography

I am a health/aging economist and focus on public finance and insurance topics addressing vulnerable populations. As an affiliate of the Center for Demography and Ecology (CDE), I have worked on projects related to the areas of Health and the Life Course and the Demography of Inequality. On Health and the Life Course, I have worked on the interactions of Medicaid and long-term care; on Naloxone access and opioid overdose; and on chlorine tablet distribution on waterborne diseases. On the Demography of Inequality, I am working on a project related to the returns to wealth in disability-free life expectancy.

CDE Research Area Affiliations:

Demography of Inequality; Health and the Life Course

Selected Publications:

Davis, Brent, Anita Mukherjee, and Mingli Zhong. “Employee savings and employer contribution rules in defined contribution plans: evidence from age-based policies.” TIAA Institute Research Paper Series 214 (2024).

Bavafa, Hessam, Anita Mukherjee, and Tyler Q. Welch. “Inequality in the golden years: Wealth gradients in disability-free and work-free longevity in the United States.” Journal of Health Economics 92 (2023): 102820.

Goodman, Lucas, Anita Mukherjee, and Shanthi Ramnath. “Set it and Forget it? Financing Retirement in an Age of Defaults.” Journal of Financial Economics 148, no. 1 (2023): 47-68.