Benedict Jr. M. Evangelista
PhD Student - REAL Supply Unit

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Biography

Benedict is a PhD Student in Health Economics. His studentship sits within and is funded by the REAL Supply Unit, with matched funding provided by the University of York. His dissertation focuses on measuring the burden of adult social care workers. His broader research interests span health economics, labour economics, ageing, and household behavior.

Prior to starting his PhD, he has worked with the Asian Development Bank as an economic analyst. He also served as a research associate for the NECVaRE on the “Inclusive Social Protection for Chronic Health Problems (ISPCHP)” project, funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) and the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), as part of the Swiss Programme for Research on Global Issues for Development (r4d programme).

He holds a Master of Arts in Economics from the School of Economics, University of the Philippines Diliman.

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