Dr. Trujillo’s research interests include health economics, policy analysis, and institutional behavior in developing countries. Using household data from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, and Mexico, he has focused his attention on exploring the intersection between informal care, cost of medical care, health of the elderly, and female labor force participation. He is currently studying the economics and health implications of chronic conditions, exploring the determinants of prevention and early diagnosis, and analyzing the role of economic incentives in an individual’s decision to engage in self-management of conditions such as diabetes and hypertension. His interest extends to evaluating the relevance of factors such as an individual’s knowledge, cognition and personal traits to explain prevention among individuals with chronic conditions. He has used Discrete Choice Experiments to explore consumer preferences for health plans in the context of a subsidized public health insurance system. He teaches an advanced econometrics course on program impact evaluation using observational data
