Paul Leigh (Professor)
Paul Leigh is a Professor of Health Economics with the
Center for Healthcare Policy and Research at the University of
California Davis Medical School. He has published numerous
articles and books on occupational safety and health as well as
econometric applications in medical research. He won
the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Directors Award in 2007 for outstanding research . He recently
published a paper on the effects of low wages on prevalence of
obesity. His co-author was a graduate student , DaeHwan Kim, who
recently received his PhD from the Economics Department
at UC Davis.