# NBER Training Program in Aging and Health Economics

> **NIH NIH T32** · NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH · 2021 · $540,409

## Abstract

OTHER PROJECT INFORMATION – Project Summary/Abstract
The NBER Training Program in Aging and Health Economics, established in 1989 as part of NBER's Aging
Program, has trained and supported more than 150 early-career investigators as pre- and post-doctoral
fellows. Many former trainees are now leading scholars in health economics, most continue to focus their
research agenda on aging and health issues, and a sizable number are key investigators on actively funded
NIA grants. This application proposes a five-year continuation of the T32 program, with funds requested for
eight pre-doctoral and two post-doctoral fellows per year.
The training program is administered as part of a larger programmatic umbrella that encompasses thirty NIA-
funded research projects on aging and health issues, at least a dozen NIA-funded pilot projects, and a
coordinating infrastructure of administrative, data management, networking and dissemination support. The ten
program fellows who participate each year will conduct their training on-site at the NBER offices in Cambridge,
Massachusetts, where they interact regularly with each other and with the many senior faculty affiliates
present. Topics for trainee research often align with the major themes of NBER's programs on aging and
health care, including: health trends and inequalities; the dynamics of the health care ecosystem; medical
innovation and the value of health care; data analytics, information technology and health care decision-
making; the economics of dementia and caregiving; and behavioral interventions to improve health.
Independent research in aging and health is the core activity of NBER's training, in an environment where
there is extensive interaction with senior scholars, structured through the formal mentoring of faculty advisors.
Seminars and workshops are integral to the experience. Notably, all fellows participate in the NBER Trainee
Seminar in Aging and Health, which offers a consistent structure and shared focus for the group as a whole.
The continuation of the NBER Training Program in Aging and Health Economics will provide a strong research
background to a new generation of emerging scholars in economics, most of whom will use their fellowship
research as the foundation of a long-term research agenda on issues in aging and health.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10163110
- **Project number:** 5T32AG000186-32
- **Recipient organization:** NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH
- **Principal Investigator:** DAVID M CUTLER
- **Activity code:** T32 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2021
- **Award amount:** $540,409
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 1989-09-01 → 2025-04-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10163110

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10163110, NBER Training Program in Aging and Health Economics (5T32AG000186-32). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10163110. Licensed CC0.

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