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Working Papers

2025

1. Expert Patients’ Use of Avoidable Health Care
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

2023

2. Achieving Universal Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: Addressing Market Failures or Providing a Social Floor?
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)
3. Are Hospital Quality Indicators Causal?
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
4. Productivity Variation and Input Misallocation: Evidence from Hospitals
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)

2022

5. Regulatory Incentives for Innovation: The FDA's Breakthrough Therapy Designation
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

2021

6. Regulatory Approval and Expanded Market Size
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (4)
7. The Great Unequalizer: Initial Health Effects of COVID-19 in the United States
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (20)
8. The Health Costs of Cost-Sharing
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (17)

2020

9. Hospital Allocation and Racial Disparities in Health Care
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
10. Rebates in the Pharmaceutical Industry: Evidence from Medicines Sold in Retail Pharmacies in the U.S
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (5)
11. What Can Economics Say About Alzheimer's Disease?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)

2017

12. Characterizing the Drug Development Pipeline for Precision Medicines
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
    See also Chapter Characterizing the Drug Development Pipeline for Precision Medicines, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2018) View citations (2) (2018)
13. Identifying Sources of Inefficiency in Health Care
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (5)

2015

14. Healthcare Exceptionalism? Performance and Allocation in the U.S. Healthcare Sector
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (8)
15. What Does a Deductible Do? The Impact of Cost-Sharing on Health Care Prices, Quantities, and Spending Dynamics
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (22)

2013

16. Healthcare Exceptionalism? Productivity and Allocation in the U.S. Healthcare Sector
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (21)
17. Is This Time Different? The Slowdown in Healthcare Spending
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (10)

2012

18. The Impact of Patient Cost-Sharing on the Poor: Evidence from Massachusetts
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (4)

2011

19. Technology Growth and Expenditure Growth in Health Care
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (24)
20. The Pragmatist's Guide to Comparative Effectiveness Research
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (13)
    See also Journal Article The Pragmatist's Guide to Comparative Effectiveness Research, Journal of Economic Perspectives, American Economic Association (2011) View citations (10) (2011)

2010

21. Identifying Provider Prejudice in Healthcare
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (19)

2007

22. Patient Cost-Sharing, Hospitalization Offsets, and the Design of Optimal Health Insurance for the Elderly
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (27)

2005

23. Disability Risk and the Value of Disability Insurance
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (8)
    See also Chapter Disability Risk and the Value of Disability Insurance, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2009) View citations (5) (2009)
24. The Labor Market Effects of Rising Health Insurance Premiums
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (7)
    See also Journal Article The Labor Market Effects of Rising Health Insurance Premiums, Journal of Labor Economics, University of Chicago Press (2006) View citations (71) (2006)

2004

25. Iatrogenic Specification Error: A Cautionary Tale of Cleaning Data
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (2)
    Also in NBER Technical Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2003) View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Iatrogenic Specification Error: A Cautionary Tale of Cleaning Data, Journal of Labor Economics, University of Chicago Press (2005) View citations (42) (2005)
26. Testing a Roy Model with Productivity Spillovers: Evidence from the Treatment of Heart Attacks
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)
27. The Effect of Malpractice Liability on the Delivery of Health Care
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (13)
    See also Chapter The Effect of Malpractice Liability on the Delivery of Health Care, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2005) View citations (17) (2005)
    Journal Article The Effect of Malpractice Liability on the Delivery of Health Care, Forum for Health Economics & Policy, De Gruyter (2005) View citations (22) (2005)

2003

28. Geography and Racial Health Disparities
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (28)
29. Is the Convergence of the Racial Wage Gap Illusory?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (60)

Journal Articles

2011

1. Aspirin, angioplasty and proton beam therapy: the economics of smarter health-care spending
   Proceedings - Economic Policy Symposium - Jackson Hole, 2011, 197-235 View citations (1)
2. The Pragmatist's Guide to Comparative Effectiveness Research
   Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2011, 25, (2), 27-46 View citations (10)
   See also Working Paper The Pragmatist's Guide to Comparative Effectiveness Research, NBER Working Papers (2011) View citations (13) (2011)

2010

3. Patient Cost Sharing in Low Income Populations
   American Economic Review, 2010, 100, (2), 303-08 View citations (14)
4. Patient Cost-Sharing and Hospitalization Offsets in the Elderly
   American Economic Review, 2010, 100, (1), 193-213 View citations (142)
5. Rising up with shoe leather? A comment on Fair Society, Healthy Lives (The Marmot Review)
   Social Science & Medicine, 2010, 71, (7), 1227-1230 View citations (6)

2007

6. Productivity Spillovers in Health Care: Evidence from the Treatment of Heart Attacks
   Journal of Political Economy, 2007, 115, (1), 103-140 View citations (202)

2006

7. The Labor Market Effects of Rising Health Insurance Premiums
   Journal of Labor Economics, 2006, 24, (3), 609-634 View citations (71)
   See also Working Paper The Labor Market Effects of Rising Health Insurance Premiums, NBER Working Papers (2005) View citations (7) (2005)

2005

8. Iatrogenic Specification Error: A Cautionary Tale of Cleaning Data
   Journal of Labor Economics, 2005, 23, (2), 235-258 View citations (42)
   See also Working Paper Iatrogenic Specification Error: A Cautionary Tale of Cleaning Data, IZA Discussion Papers (2004) View citations (2) (2004)
9. The Consequences of the Growth of Health Insurance Premiums
   American Economic Review, 2005, 95, (2), 214-218 View citations (7)
10. The Effect of Malpractice Liability on the Delivery of Health Care
    Forum for Health Economics & Policy, 2005, 8, (1), 29 View citations (22)
    See also Chapter The Effect of Malpractice Liability on the Delivery of Health Care, NBER Chapters, 2005 (2005) View citations (17) (2005)
    Working Paper The Effect of Malpractice Liability on the Delivery of Health Care, NBER Working Papers (2004) View citations (13) (2004)

2004

11. The Productivity of Physician Specialization: Evidence from the Medicare Program
    American Economic Review, 2004, 94, (2), 357-361 View citations (15)

2000

12. Does public infrastructure affect economic activity?: Evidence from the rural interstate highway system
    Regional Science and Urban Economics, 2000, 30, (4), 457-490 View citations (376)
13. Labor-Market Dropouts and the Racial Wage Gap: 1940-1990
    American Economic Review, 2000, 90, (2), 333-338 View citations (64)

1999

14. Health insurance coverage of the unemployed: COBRA and the potential effects of Kassebaum-Kennedy
    Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 1999, 18, (3), 430-448 View citations (9)
15. Taxes and the Timing of Birth
    Journal of Political Economy, 1999, 107, (1), 161-177 View citations (60)

Books

2014

1. Hospital Organization and Productivity
   NBER Books, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

Chapters

2020

1. Venture Capital-Led Entrepreneurship in Health Care
   A chapter in The Role of Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Economic Growth, 2020, pp 475-498

2018

2. Characterizing the Drug Development Pipeline for Precision Medicines
   A chapter in Economic Dimensions of Personalized and Precision Medicine, 2018, pp 115-157 View citations (2)
   See also Working Paper Characterizing the Drug Development Pipeline for Precision Medicines, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2017) View citations (1) (2017)
3. The Orphan Drug Act at 35: Observations and an Outlook for the Twenty-First Century
   A chapter in Innovation Policy and the Economy, Volume 19, 2018, pp 97-137

2016

4. Are Black-White Mortality Rates Converging? Acute Myocardial Infarction in the United States, 1993–2010
   A chapter in Insights in the Economics of Aging, 2016, pp 205-222

2014

5. Comment on "Nutrition, Iron Deficiency Anemia, and the Demand for Iron Fortified Salt: Evidence from an Experiment in Rural Bihar"
   A chapter in Discoveries in the Economics of Aging, 2014, pp 384-387
6. Comment on "Spousal Health Effects: the Role of Selection"
   A chapter in Discoveries in the Economics of Aging, 2014, pp 279-281
7. The Diffusion of New Medical Technology: The Case of Drug-Eluting Stents
   A chapter in Discoveries in the Economics of Aging, 2014, pp 389-403 View citations (1)

2011

8. Comment on "Childhood Health and Differences in Late-Life Health Outcomes between England and the United States"
   A chapter in Investigations in the Economics of Aging, 2011, pp 340-342
9. Comment on "Is Decentralized Iron Fortification a Feasible Option to Fight Anemia Among the Poorest?"
   A chapter in Explorations in the Economics of Aging, 2011, pp 345-350
10. Comment on "The Value of Progress against Cancer in the Elderly"
    A chapter in Investigations in the Economics of Aging, 2011, pp 233-236
11. Cost Growth in Medicare: 1992 to 2006
    A chapter in Explorations in the Economics of Aging, 2011, pp 133-157 View citations (1)

2010

12. Comment on "Aging and Death under a Dollar a Day"
    A chapter in Research Findings in the Economics of Aging, 2010, pp 203-209
13. Comment on "Income, Aging, Health and Well-Being around the World: Evidence from the Gallup World Poll"
    A chapter in Research Findings in the Economics of Aging, 2010, pp 263-267
14. Understanding Agglomerations in Health Care
    A chapter in Agglomeration Economics, 2010, pp 211-236 View citations (13)

2009

15. Comment on "Health and Well-Being in Udaipur and South Africa"
    A chapter in Developments in the Economics of Aging, 2009, pp 350-358
16. Disability Risk and the Value of Disability Insurance
    A chapter in Health at Older Ages: The Causes and Consequences of Declining Disability among the Elderly, 2009, pp 295-336 View citations (5)
    See also Working Paper Disability Risk and the Value of Disability Insurance, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2005) View citations (8) (2005)

2005

17. The Effect of Malpractice Liability on the Delivery of Health Care
    A chapter in Frontiers in Health Policy Research, Volume 8, 2005 View citations (17)
    See also Journal Article The Effect of Malpractice Liability on the Delivery of Health Care, De Gruyter (2005) View citations (22) (2005)
    Working Paper The Effect of Malpractice Liability on the Delivery of Health Care, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2004) View citations (13) (2004)