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Working Papers

2006

1. Time Preference, Time Discounting, and Smoking Decisions
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
   See also Journal Article in Journal of Health Economics (2007)

2005

2. Are Alcohol Excise Taxes Good For Us? Short and Long-Term Effects on Mortality Rates
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations

2004

3. Litigation and the Political Clout of the Tobacco Companies: Cigarette Taxes, Prices, and the Master Settlement Agreement
   HEW, EconWPA View citations

2002

4. Living Rationally Under the Volcano?
   An Empirical Analysis of Heavy Drinking and Smoking
   Working Papers, Duke University, Department of Economics

2001

5. Living Rationally Under the Volcano? An Empirical Analysis of Heavy Drinking and Smoking
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
   Also in GSIA Working Papers, Carnegie Mellon University, Tepper School of Business View citations
   See also Journal Article in International Economic Review (2007)

2000

6. Do Smokers Respond to Health Shocks?
   Working Papers, Duke University, Department of Economics View citations
   See also Journal Article in The Review of Economics and Statistics (2001)
7. Hospital Ownership and Cost and Quality of Care: Is There a Dime's Worth of Difference?
   Working Papers, Duke University, Department of Economics View citations
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1998) View citations
   See also Journal Article in Journal of Health Economics (2001)
8. Longevity Expectations and Death: Can People Predict Their Own Demise?
   Working Papers, Duke University, Department of Economics
   See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (2001)

1999

9. Does Where You Are Admitted Make a Difference? An Analysis of Medicare Data
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
   See also Chapter (1999)

1996

10. Effects of Strategic Behavior and Public Subsidies on Families' Savings and Long-Term Care Decisions
    Working Papers, Duke University, Department of Economics View citations

1995

11. Public Subsidies, Private Provision of Care, and Living Arrangements of the Elderly
    Working Papers, Duke University, Department of Economics View citations
    See also Journal Article in The Review of Economics and Statistics (1996)
12. The Supply of Children's Time to Disabled Elderly Parents
    Working Papers, Duke University, Department of Economics View citations
    See also Journal Article in Economic Inquiry (1997)
13. Tort Liability and Obstetricians' Care Levels
    Working Papers, Duke University, Department of Economics
    See also Journal Article in International Review of Law and Economics (1997)
14. Upstream Intergenerational Transfers
    Working Papers, Duke University, Department of Economics View citations
    Also in GSIA Working Papers, Carnegie Mellon University, Tepper School of Business (1995)
    See also Journal Article in Southern Economic Journal (2002)

Journal Articles

2009

1. Are mature smokers misinformed?
   Journal of Health Economics, 2009, 28, (2), 385-397
2. Do Smokers Value Their Health and Longevity Less?
   Journal of Law & Economics, 2009, 52, (1), 171-196
3. Is there empirical evidence for "Defensive Medicine"? A reassessment
   Journal of Health Economics, 2009, 28, (2), 481-491

2007

4. LIVING RATIONALLY UNDER THE VOLCANO? AN EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS OF HEAVY DRINKING AND SMOKING
   International Economic Review, 2007, 48, (1), 37-65 View citations
   See also Working Paper (2001)
5. Smoking, wealth accumulation and the propensity to plan
   Economics Letters, 2007, 94, (1), 96-103 View citations
6. The relationship between individual expectations and behaviors: Mortality expectations and smoking decisions
   Journal of Risk and Uncertainty, 2007, 35, (2), 179-201 View citations
7. Time preference, time discounting, and smoking decisions
   Journal of Health Economics, 2007, 26, (5), 927-949 View citations
   See also Working Paper (2006)

2006

8. Cigarette Taxes and the Master Settlement Agreement
   Economic Inquiry, 2006, 44, (4), 729-739
9. Evidence on preferences and subjective beliefs of risk takers: The case of smokers
   International Journal of Industrial Organization, 2006, 24, (4), 667-682 View citations
10. Learning about individual risk and the decision to smoke
    International Journal of Industrial Organization, 2006, 24, (4), 683-699 View citations
11. The Effects of Spousal Health on the Decision to Smoke: Evidence on Consumption Externalities, Altruism and Learning Within the Household
    Journal of Risk and Uncertainty, 2006, 32, (1), 17-35 View citations

2005

12. Litigation and the value of tobacco companies
    Journal of Health Economics, 2005, 24, (3), 427-447
13. The Net Effect of an Alcohol Tax Increase on Death Rates in Middle Age
    American Economic Review, 2005, 95, (2), 278-281 View citations

2004

14. Do Routine Eye Exams Improve Vision?
    International Journal of Health Care Finance and Economics, 2004, 4, (1), 43-63
15. Effects of Risk and Time Preference and Expected Longevity on Demand for Medical Tests
    Journal of Risk and Uncertainty, 2004, 28, (1), 39-53 View citations
16. Precaution, compensation, and threats of sanction: the case of alcohol servers
    International Review of Law and Economics, 2004, 24, (1), 49-69
17. The effect of the tobacco settlement and smoking bans on alcohol consumption
    Health Economics, 2004, 13, (10), 1063-1080 View citations

2003

18. Does Higher Hospital Cost Imply Higher Quality of Care?
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2003, 85, (1), 51-62 View citations

2002

19. Are For-Profit Hospital Conversions Harmful to Patients and to Medicare?
    RAND Journal of Economics, 2002, 33, (3), 507-523 View citations
20. Information, addiction, and 'bad choices': lessons from a century of cigarettes
    Economics Letters, 2002, 77, (2), 147-155 View citations
21. Living Healthy and Living Long: Valuing the Nonpecuniary Loss from Disability and Death
    Journal of Risk and Uncertainty, 2002, 24, (1), 5-29
22. Upstream Intergenerational Transfers
    Southern Economic Journal, 2002, 69, (2), 363-380 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1995)

2001

23. Comments on "The Assault on Managed Care: Vicarious Liability, ERISA Preemption, and Class Actions."
    Journal of Legal Studies, 2001, 30, (2), 661-68
24. Do Smokers Respond To Health Shocks?
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2001, 83, (4), 675-687 View citations
    See also Working Paper (2000)
25. Hospital ownership and cost and quality of care: is there a dime's worth of difference?
    Journal of Health Economics, 2001, 20, (1), 1-21 View citations
    See also Working Paper (2000)
26. Longevity Expectations and Death: Can People Predict Their Own Demise?
    American Economic Review, 2001, 91, (4), 1126-1134 View citations
    See also Working Paper (2000)

2000

27. Liability, Risk Perceptions, and Precautions at Bars
    Journal of Law & Economics, 2000, 43, (2), 473-501

1998

28. Alternative approaches to valuing intangible health losses: the evidence for multiple sclerosis1
    Journal of Health Economics, 1998, 17, (4), 475-497 View citations

1997

29. Adverse Selection, Bequests, Crowding Out, and Private Demand for Insurance: Evidence from the Long-Term Care Insurance Market
    Journal of Risk and Uncertainty, 1997, 15, (3), 201-19 View citations
30. The Supply of Children's Time to Disabled Elderly Parents
    Economic Inquiry, 1997, 35, (2), 295-308 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1995)
31. Tort liability and obstetricians' care levels
    International Review of Law and Economics, 1997, 17, (2), 245-260 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1995)

1996

32. Public Subsidies, Private Provision of Care and Living Arrangements of the Elderly
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 1996, 78, (3), 428-40 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1995)

1995

33. Effects of Tort Liability and Insurance on Heavy Drinking and Drinking and Driving
    Journal of Law & Economics, 1995, 38, (1), 49-77 View citations
34. Why Do People Drink? Tests of the Rational Addiction Model
    Applied Economics, 1995, 27, (8), 727-36 View citations

1994

35. Tort liability versus other approaches for deterring careless driving
    International Review of Law and Economics, 1994, 14, (1), 53-71 View citations

1992

36. Adverse selection: Does it preclude a competitive health insurance market?
    Journal of Health Economics, 1992, 11, (3), 353-356 View citations

1991

37. Uncertainty, Information and Resolution of Medical Malpractice Disputes
    Journal of Risk and Uncertainty, 1991, 4, (4), 403-23

1990

38. Equity and accuracy in medical malpractice insurance pricing
    Journal of Health Economics, 1990, 9, (3), 289-319
39. Experience Rating: Does It Make Sense for Medical Malpractice Insurance
    American Economic Review, 1990, 80, (2), 128-33 View citations
40. Loss Volatility, Bankruptcy, and the Demand for Reinsurance
    Journal of Risk and Uncertainty, 1990, 3, (3), 221-45 View citations
41. The Demise of Hospital Philanthropy
    Economic Inquiry, 1990, 28, (4), 725-43 View citations

1989

42. Hospital Investment Decisions and the Cost of Capital
    Journal of Business, 1989, 62, (4), 517-37 View citations

1988

43. Cost of capital to the hospital sector
    Journal of Health Economics, 1988, 7, (1), 25-45 View citations

1987

44. Estimation of Seemingly Unrelated Tobit Regressions via the EM Algorithm
    Journal of Business & Economic Statistics, 1987, 5, (3), 425-30

1986

45. Diffusion of surgical technology: An exploratory study
    Journal of Health Economics, 1986, 5, (1), 31-61 View citations

1985

46. Hospital Ownership and Performance
    Economic Inquiry, 1985, 23, (1), 21-36 View citations

1984

47. Hospital rate review: A theory and an empirical review
    Journal of Health Economics, 1984, 3, (1), 83-86 View citations
48. The role of unions in hospital cost inflation
    Industrial and Labor Relations Review, 1984, 37, (2), 252-262 View citations

1983

49. Competition between non-profit and for-profit health insurers
    Journal of Health Economics, 1983, 2, (3), 225-243 View citations
50. Effects of teaching on hospital costs
    Journal of Health Economics, 1983, 2, (1), 1-28 View citations

1982

51. Government and the Regulation of Hospital Care
    American Economic Review, 1982, 72, (2), 196-201
52. Unions and hospitals: Some unresolved issues
    Journal of Health Economics, 1982, 1, (1), 81-108 View citations

1981

53. Compensation Arrangements Between Hospitals and Physicians
    Bell Journal of Economics, 1981, 12, (1), 155-170
54. Regulation and the Rising Cost of Hospital Care
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 1981, 63, (4), 479-87

1980

55. Effects of Regulation on Hospital Costs and Input Use
    Journal of Law & Economics, 1980, 23, (1), 81-109 View citations

1977

56. The Role of Waiting Time: Evidence from Physicians' Practices
    Journal of Business, 1977, 50, (4), 486-507 View citations

1975

57. Physician supply behavior in the short run
    Industrial and Labor Relations Review, 1975, 28, (4), 549-569 View citations

1974

58. Determinants of Physicians' Fees
    Journal of Business, 1974, 47, (4), 493-511 View citations

1970

59. Lifetime earnings and physicians' choice of specialty
    Industrial and Labor Relations Review, 1970, 24, (1), 47-56 View citations

Books

2006

1. The Price of Smoking, vol 1
   MIT Press Books, The MIT Press View citations

Edited books

2008

1. Incentives and Choice in Health Care, vol 1
   MIT Press Books, The MIT Press

Chapters

2000

1. Not-for-profit ownership and hospital behavior
   Chapter 21 in Handbook of Health Economics, 2000, vol. 1, pp 1141-1174 View citations

1999

2. Does Where You Are Admitted Make a Difference? An Analysis of Medicare Data
   A chapter in Frontiers in Health Policy research, volume 2, 1999, pp 1-26 View citations
   See also Working Paper (1999)

1976

3. Physician Fee Inflation: Evidence from the Late 1960s
   A chapter in The Role of Health Insurance in the Health Services Sector, 1976, pp 321-362