Economics

Economics grad builds model to improve health care through better diagnosis

Justin BensetteRecent economics graduate Justin Bensette (BA ‘17, BSc ‘24, MSc ‘25) hopes his master’s research could help shape future health policy. [JOEL GUERIN/University of Windsor]

By Sara Elliott 

When Justin Bensette (BA ‘17, BSc ‘24, MSc ‘25) started his master’s research in economics, he wasn’t aiming to reinvent how people access health care.  

But his curiosity about how patients make decisions — and how doctors respond — led him down a path that could inform future health policy.