Ben Handel

Ben Handel is a Professor of Economics at the University of California, Berkeley, in the ECON department. His research focuses on Industrial Organization, with an emphasis on health economics, applied microeconomics, and information economics. He has conducted studies on health insurance markets, consumer choice frictions, and the welfare outcomes of regulatory policies. His work also examines incentive design and the adoption of information technology by medical providers. Dr. Handel has collaborated with various firms and policy organizations in the health care sector. He completed his Ph.D. in economics from Northwestern University in 2010 and holds an A.B. in economics from Princeton University in 2004.

Benjamin Handel is a health care economist and industrial organization researcher at the University of California, Berkeley. His work explores the intersection of behavioral economics, market dynamics, and health policy, focusing on how information frictions, adverse selection, and consumer behavior shape health insurance markets. Handel's research examines the impact of cost-sharing, plan choice, and policy interventions on consumer welfare and market efficiency. He also investigates the role of technology, such as wearable devices, in influencing health behaviors and the broader implications of market power in health care. His studies often integrate empirical methods with theoretical models to analyze complex market interactions and inform policy design.