Daniel Bennett is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is an Assistant Professor at the Harris School of Public Policy at the University of Chicago. Dr Daniel is an economist at the Center for Economic and Social Research and the Department of Economics at the University of Southern California. He studies economic development and global health in Africa and South Asia. His recent work examines the relationship between poverty and poor mental health, as well as the indirect consequences of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Sub-Saharan Africa. His other work considers sanitation and hygiene behavior and the organization of pharmaceutical markets. Dr Daniel collects primary data and uses both experimental and quasi-experimental methods. Bennett is a research economist who specialises in applied economic development with a focus on public health issues in developing countries. His research considers the economic and behavioral aspects of international health issues such as emerging infectious diseases and pharmaceutical markets in developing countries. His work frequently highlights how market failures, such as externalities and public goods, contribute to these public health problems. Some of his past work deals with a water supply and sanitation in the Philippines, antibiotic use in Taiwan, the impact of the 2003 SARS epidemic, and the effect of providing antiretroviral drugs for HIV in Malawi. His current work examines the determinants of drug quality in Hyderabad, India. He received his PhD in Economics from Brown University in 2008, his MA in Economics from Brown University in 2004, and his BA with high honors from Swarthmore College in 2001.