Dr. Antonio Trujillo

28 May 2021

Dr. Antonio Trujillo

Dr Antonio Trujillo’s broad interest includes the fields of health economics, economics of aging and applied econometrics. He has investigated the links between cognitive decline and chronic conditions among older adults; and the role of personal traits on behavior of patients with chronic conditions; and how information on personal traits can be used to target health interventions. In his recent work, he has investigated the role of mixed incentives (individual and group cash rewards) on the behaviors of patients with chronic conditions. The aim is to use this information to design interventions to reduce the burden of chronic disease. As part of this work, he has been testing behavioral economic strategies in Baltimore corner stores. He has used Discrete Choice Experiments to explore consumer preferences for health plans in the context of a subsidized public health insurance. He teaches an advanced econometrics course on program impact evaluation using observational data, and he also teaches a course on Behavioral Economics and Public Health.