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The Center for the Economics of Aging and Health was
established in 2002, with the purpose of serving as a focal
point for faculty and researchers to undertake collaborate
research on economic issues related to health policies and aging
as well as to promote the study of health economics and the
economics of aging.
The objectives of the Center are:
1. to foster research collaborations between CSUF and other
universities or organizations in the US and overseas on economic
issues related to health and aging;
2. to promote the understanding and study of health policies,
health economics, and economics of aging for informed
policy-making and for equipping professionals to undertake
economic analyses in these areas;
3. to foster cooperation among research and service centers
within CSUF to promote the study and research of topics related
to health policies and aging;
4. to advocate public discussions on economic policies and
programs related to health care and aging.
Director of the Center
The current Director of the center, Dr. Davina C.
Ling, is a faculty in the Department of Economics, CSUF.
Examples of current research projects include:
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economics causes of health disparities in the US
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economics of child obesity
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labor market participation and intergenerational exchange
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retirement economics
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economic development and health disparities in China
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the economic costs of child physical abuse in China
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HIV-AIDS health education and intervention projects in China and Hong Kong
The Center seeks to expand and broadens its research focus as
well as to place an emphasis on grant and contract research.
Distinguished faculty from CSUF as well as from neighboring
universities such as University of Southern California and
University of California, Irvine, form the advisory board and
oversee the activities of the Center.
Current Collaborations
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Teaching and research collaborations with the School of Public
Health at the Chinese University of Hong Kong.
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Teaching collaborations with the Centre of Health Economics,
Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.
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Research collaboration with the School of Social Work at the University
of Southern California and China Research Center on Aging on retirement and issues regarding older
workers in China.
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Collaborations within the university include partnerships with the Gerontology
Program and the Department of Health Sciences.
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Collaborations and service to local community organizations such as
California Health Advocates and St. Jude Medical Center.
Support
The Center is self-supporting and relies on contracts and
research grants as well as individual, corporate, and
foundation support for its operations.
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