Titus Galama

Current Research FocusUnderstanding the substantial health and economic inequality between groups and nations or regions.

Why I Study What I StudyBecause of a desire to understand what causes inequality and to identify potential means of addressing it.

What First Inspired Me to Pursue This FieldIt was a surprise to me to learn that disparities in health are so large, and I wanted to understand why. For example, Case and Deaton (2005) show how in the United States, a 20-year-old low-income male (bottom quartile of family income), on average, reports to be in similar health as a 60-year-old high-income (top quartile) male.

I Really Want to Know Why...What causes inequality.

Favorite High-Tech Research ToolThe human brain

Favorite Low-Tech ToolsPaper and pencil to derive analytical solutions to theories of human behavior

MottoNever stop asking questions.

This Fascinates Me About Human BehaviorThe potential that early childhood interventions could have on producing healthy, wealthy and wise societies.

Hidden TalentA physicist by training, I have a different way of analyzing economic theory. This allows me to tackle difficult economic problems in new ways.