Timothy Harris

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Timothy Harris is an assistant professor in the Department of Economics at Illinois State University. He received his Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Kentucky in 2017. His research focuses on adverse selection and behavioral responses in life insurance markets.

Timothy's Work:

03.08.2018 Sign from Universal Life Insurance building

Health Equity

African Americans Own More Life Insurance, Not Less

Life insurance has the potential to mitigate wealth disparities across race. Recent research by Harris and Yelowitz analyzed differences in life insurance holdings between whites and African Americans.

Guest Authors Timothy Harris, Aaron Yelowitz