Biography
Anita Mukherjee joined the Wisconsin School of Business after completing her Ph.D. in Applied Economics at The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. Professor Mukherjee conducts research in social insurance, healthcare, the economics of aging, and law and economics.
Mukherjee holds an M.S. in Management Science and Engineering, a B.S. in Mathematics, and a B.A. in Economics, all from Stanford University. Prior to enrolling at Wharton, she spent two years working as a consultant at Oliver Wyman, in the company’s financial services arm, in New York.
Research
Selected Accepted Journal Articles
Mukherjee, A. (2020). Intergenerational Altruism and Retirement Transfers: Evidence from the Social Security Notch Journal of Human Resources
Mukherjee, A. (2020). Impacts of Private Prison Contracting on Time Served and Recidivism American Economic Journal: Economic Policy
Selected Published Journal Articles
Liu, J. & Mukherjee, A. (2020). Medicaid and Long-Term Care: Do Eligibility Rules Impact Asset Holdings? Journal of Risk and Insurance
Bavafa, H. & Liu, J. & Mukherjee, A. (2019). Building Financial and Health Literacy at Older Ages: The Role of Online Information Journal of Consumer Affairs
Bavafa, H. & Mukherjee, A. (2019). The Burgeoning Health Care Needs of Aging Prisoners American Economic Association: Papers and Proceedings
Mukherjee, A. (2018). Perspective piece on “Organizing old age pensions for India’s unorganized workers: A case study of a sector-driven approach”, by Narayana Muttur Ranganathan The Journal of the Economics of Ageing
Eggleston, K. & Mukherjee, A. (2018). Financing longevity: The economics of pensions, health, and long-term care: Introduction to the special issue The Journal of the Economics of Ageing
Mukherjee, A. (2018). Time and Money: Social Security Benefits and Intergenerational Transfers American Economic Association: Papers and Proceedings
Mukherjee, A. & Mitchell, O. (2016). Assessing the Demand for Micropensions among India's Poor The Journal of the Economics of Ageing
Selected Submitted Journal Articles
Boudot, C. & Mukherjee, A. (2017). Improving the Use of Health Products: A Sales Experiment with Chlorine Tablets
Cole, S. & Mukherjee, A. & Tobacman, J. (2017). Targeting Weather Insurance Markets
Teaching
Undergraduate Courses
Business Analytics I (2 sections) (BUS 365), Fall 2014.
Business Analytics I (2 sections) (BUS 365), Spring 2015.
Business Analytics I (6 sections) (BUS 365), Fall 2015.