Kosali Simon Explained

Kosali Ilayperuma Simon
Birth Place:	Sri Lanka
Birth Name:	Kosali Ilayperuma
Spouse:	Daniel Simon
Children:	6
Alma Mater:	Hamilton College, University of Maryland
Website:	https://spea.indiana.edu/faculty-research/directory/profiles/faculty/full-time/simon-kosali.html
Field:	Economics
Work Institutions:	Indiana University, Cornell University, Michigan State University

Kosali Ilayperuma Simon is the Herman B Wells Endowed Professor in health economics at School of Public and Environmental Affairs (SPEA) at Indiana University which she joined in 2010.^[1]

Academic career

She graduated with a bachelor's in economics and German Literature from Hamilton College in 1994. After a year studying in Europe as a Watson Fellow, she obtained a doctorate degree in economics from University of Maryland, College Park in 1999.^[2]

She is a research associate at the NBER, affiliated with the Children, Health Care, and Health Economics programs,^[3] and an associate editor of the Journal of Health Economics.^[4] She is consulted by the press as an expert in the field of health care economics.^{[5] [6] [7]}

Recently, some of her work has focused on the impact of the Affordable Care Act on the labour market regarding work hours; she finds very minimal effect on part-time work as a result of the institution of the law.^{[8] [9]}

Selected works

• Gruber, J. and Simon, K., 2008. Crowd-out 10 years later: Have recent public insurance expansions crowded out private health insurance?. Journal of Health Economics, 27(2), pp. 201–217. doi: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2007.11.004.
• Akosa Antwi, Y., Moriya, A.S. and Simon, K., 2013. Effects of Federal Policy to Insure Young Adults: Evidence from the 2010 Affordable Care Act's Dependent-Coverage Mandate. American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 5(4), pp. 1–28. JSTOR: 43189352 doi: 10.1257/pol.5.4.1.
• Reed, Andrew E., Joseph A. Mikels, and Kosali I. Simon. "Older adults prefer less choice than young adults." Psychology and aging 23, no. 3 (2008): 671.
• Simon, Kosali Ilayperuma. "Adverse selection in health insurance markets? Evidence from state small-group health insurance reforms." Journal of Public Economics 89, no. 9-10 (2005): 1865-1877.

External links

• The effects of the Affordable Care Act on older workers’ labor market outcomes
• Financial Literacy Seminar with Kosali Simon: Effects of the Affordable Health Care Act Young Adult Provision

Notes and References

1. Web site: Kosali Simon Indiana page . 26 March 2017.
2. News: For Wells Professor, a busy life is a fulfilling life. Hinnefeld. Steve. News at IU. 2018-11-01. en-US.
3. Web site: Kosali I. Simon. www.nber.org. 2018-11-01.
4. Book: Journal of Health Economics - Editorial Board . 6 October 2018.
5. News: Experts Weigh HIP 2.0's Fate Under Proposed GOP ACA Replacement. News - Indiana Public Media. 2018-11-01.
6. News: Indiana's Medicaid Experiment May Reveal Obamacare's Future. Semuels. Alana. 2016-12-21. The Atlantic. 2018-11-01. en-US.
7. News: The effect of Obamacare on employment. 2018-11-01.
8. Moriya, A.S., Selden, T.M. and Simon, K.I., 2016. Little Change Seen In Part-Time Employment As A Result Of The Affordable Care Act. Health affairs, 35(1), pp.119-123. . Health Affairs . 35 . 1 . 119–123 . 10.1377/hlthaff.2015.0949 . 26733709 . 2016 . Moriya . Asako S. . Selden . Thomas M. . Simon . Kosali I. .
9. Gooptu, A., Moriya, A.S., Simon, K.I. and Sommers, B.D., 2016. Medicaid expansion did not result in significant employment changes or job reductions in 2014. Health affairs, 35(1), pp.111-118. . Health Affairs . 35 . 1 . 111–118 . 10.1377/hlthaff.2015.0747 . 26733708 . 2016 . Gooptu . Angshuman . Moriya . Asako S. . Simon . Kosali I. . Sommers . Benjamin D. . free .