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Working Papers

2024

1. Are Medicaid and Medicare Patients Treated Equally?
   Working Paper Series, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
2. Expanding the Frontier of Economic Statistics Using Big Data: A Case Study of Regional Employment
   BEA Papers, Bureau of Economic Analysis
   Also in Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies (2024)

2023

3. A Denial a Day Keeps the Doctor Away
   Working Paper Series, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2021) View citations (12)
   See also Journal Article A Denial a Day Keeps the Doctor Away*, The Quarterly Journal of Economics, President and Fellows of Harvard College (2024) View citations (2) (2024)
4. A Direct Measure of Medical Innovation on Health Care Spending: A Condition-Specific Approach
   BEA Papers, Bureau of Economic Analysis
5. Consequences of a Shortage and Rationing: Evidence from a Pediatric Vaccine
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
   See also Journal Article Consequences of a shortage and rationing: Evidence from a pediatric vaccine, Journal of Health Economics, Elsevier (2023) (2023)
6. Consumption Zones
   BEA Papers, Bureau of Economic Analysis
7. The Geography of Consumption and Local Economic Shocks: The Case of the Great Recession
   BEA Working Papers, Bureau of Economic Analysis View citations (1)
   Also in BEA Working Papers, Bureau of Economic Analysis (2020) View citations (2)

2020

8. Measuring the Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Consumer Spending Using Card Transaction Data
   BEA Working Papers, Bureau of Economic Analysis View citations (5)
9. Productivity Growth in Treating a Major Chronic Health Condition
   BEA Papers, Bureau of Economic Analysis
10. Spending by Condition for the Long-Term Care Population Using Medicaid Claims
    BEA Working Papers, Bureau of Economic Analysis
11. The Costs of Payment Uncertainty in Healthcare Markets
    Working Paper Series, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco View citations (2)

2019

12. Are Medical Care Prices Still Declining? A Systematic Examination of Quality-Adjusted Price Index Alternatives for Medical Care
    BEA Working Papers, Bureau of Economic Analysis View citations (4)
13. Quantifying Productivity Growth in the Delivery of Important Episodes of Care Within the Medicare Program Using Insurance Claims and Administrative Data
    BEA Papers, Bureau of Economic Analysis
    See also Chapter Quantifying Productivity Growth in the Delivery of Important Episodes of Care within the Medicare Program Using Insurance Claims and Administrative Data, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2020) View citations (2) (2020)

2018

14. High Spending Growth Rates For Key Diseases In 2000-14 Were Driven By Technology And Demographic Factors
    BEA Working Papers, Bureau of Economic Analysis View citations (7)
15. The Complexity of Billing and Paying for Physician Care
    BEA Papers, Bureau of Economic Analysis View citations (1)

2017

16. Decomposing Medical-Care Expenditure Growth
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)
    Also in Working Paper Series, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco (2012) View citations (10)
    BEA Working Papers, Bureau of Economic Analysis (2012) View citations (5)
    See also Chapter Decomposing Medical Care Expenditure Growth, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2016) View citations (5) (2016)

2016

17. Adjusting Health Expenditures for Inflation: A Review of Measures for Health Services Research in the United States
    BEA Papers, Bureau of Economic Analysis View citations (4)

2015

18. Does Medicare Part D Save Lives?
    BEA Working Papers, Bureau of Economic Analysis View citations (2)
    Also in Working Paper Series, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco (2015) View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Does Medicare Part D Save Lives?, American Journal of Health Economics, University of Chicago Press (2019) View citations (7) (2019)
19. Physician competition and the provision of care: evidence from heart attacks
    Working Paper Series, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article Physician Competition and the Provision of Care: Evidence from Heart Attacks, American Journal of Health Economics, University of Chicago Press (2018) View citations (7) (2018)

2014

20. Defining Disease Episodes and the Effects on the Components of Expenditure Growth
    BEA Working Papers, Bureau of Economic Analysis View citations (5)
21. Health Insurance and the Demand for Medical Care: Instrumental Variable Estimates Using Health Insurer Claims Data
    BEA Working Papers, Bureau of Economic Analysis View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Health insurance and the demand for medical care: Instrumental variable estimates using health insurer claims data, Journal of Health Economics, Elsevier (2016) View citations (10) (2016)

2013

22. Physician Payments Under Health Care Reform
    Working Paper Series, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Physician payments under health care reform, Journal of Health Economics, Elsevier (2015) View citations (8) (2015)

2012

23. Developing a Framework for Decomposing Medical-Care Expenditure Growth: Exploring Issues of Representativeness
    BEA Working Papers, Bureau of Economic Analysis
    See also Chapter Developing a Framework for Decomposing Medical-Care Expenditure Growth: Exploring Issues of Representativeness, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2014) View citations (7) (2014)
24. Implications of Utilization Shifts on Medical-Care Price Measurement
    BEA Working Papers, Bureau of Economic Analysis View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article Implications of Utilization Shifts on Medical‐care Price Measurement, Health Economics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. (2015) (2015)
25. Physician Market Power and Medical-Care Expenditures
    BEA Working Papers, Bureau of Economic Analysis View citations (14)
    Also in BEA Working Papers, Bureau of Economic Analysis (2011) View citations (2)

2011

26. Geographic Variation in Commercial Medical Care Expenditures: A Decomposition Between Price and Utilization
    BEA Working Papers, Bureau of Economic Analysis View citations (15)

2010

27. Drug Innovations and Welfare Measures Computed from Market Demand: The Case of Anti-Cholesterol Drugs
    BEA Working Papers, Bureau of Economic Analysis View citations (7)
    See also Journal Article Drug Innovations and Welfare Measures Computed from Market Demand: The Case of Anti-cholesterol Drugs, American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, American Economic Association (2012) View citations (40) (2012)
28. Medical Care Expenditure Indexes: A Comparison of Indexes using MarketScan and Pharmetrics Data
    BEA Working Papers, Bureau of Economic Analysis View citations (1)
29. The Value of Coverage in the Medicare Advantage Insurance Market
    BEA Working Papers, Bureau of Economic Analysis View citations (9)
    See also Journal Article The value of coverage in the medicare advantage insurance market, Journal of Health Economics, Elsevier (2010) View citations (6) (2010)

2009

30. Does Competition Among Medicare Advantage Plans Matter?: An Empirical Analysis of the Effects of Local Competition in a Regulated Environment
    EAG Discussions Papers, Department of Justice, Antitrust Division View citations (1)

2007

31. Do Low-Quality Products Affect High-Quality Entry? Multiproduct Firms and Nonstop Entry in Airline Markets
    EAG Discussions Papers, Department of Justice, Antitrust Division View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article Do low-quality products affect high-quality entry? Multiproduct firms and nonstop entry in airline markets, International Journal of Industrial Organization, Elsevier (2008) View citations (25) (2008)

Journal Articles

2024

1. A Denial a Day Keeps the Doctor Away*
   The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2024, 139, (1), 187-233 View citations (2)
   See also Working Paper A Denial a Day Keeps the Doctor Away, Working Paper Series (2023) (2023)

2023

2. Consequences of a shortage and rationing: Evidence from a pediatric vaccine
   Journal of Health Economics, 2023, 92, (C)
   See also Working Paper Consequences of a Shortage and Rationing: Evidence from a Pediatric Vaccine, NBER Working Papers (2023) (2023)

2022

3. A systematic examination of quality-adjusted price index alternatives for medical care using claims data
   Journal of Health Economics, 2022, 85, (C) View citations (1)
4. Are Medical Care Prices Still Declining? A Re‐Examination Based on Cost‐Effectiveness Studies
   Econometrica, 2022, 90, (2), 859-886 View citations (3)

2021

5. Insurance expansions and hospital utilization: Relabeling and reabling?
   Journal of Health Economics, 2021, 78, (C) View citations (2)
6. Measuring Consumer Spending Using Card Transaction Data: Lessons from the COVID-19 Pandemic
   AEA Papers and Proceedings, 2021, 111, 321-25 View citations (4)

2020

7. Administration above Administrators: The Changing Technology of Health Care Management
   AEA Papers and Proceedings, 2020, 110, 274-78 View citations (1)

2019

8. Does Medicare Part D Save Lives?
   American Journal of Health Economics, 2019, 5, (1), 126-164 View citations (7)
   Also in American Journal of Health Economics, 2019, 5, (1), 126-164 (2019) View citations (7)
   See also Working Paper Does Medicare Part D Save Lives?, BEA Working Papers (2015) View citations (2) (2015)
9. Productivity growth of skilled nursing facilities in the treatment of post-acute-care-intensive conditions
   PLOS ONE, 2019, 14, (4), 1-14 View citations (1)

2018

10. Physician Competition and the Provision of Care: Evidence from Heart Attacks
    American Journal of Health Economics, 2018, 4, (2), 226-261 View citations (7)
    Also in American Journal of Health Economics, 2018, 4, (2), 226-261 (2018) View citations (7)
    See also Working Paper Physician competition and the provision of care: evidence from heart attacks, Working Paper Series (2015) View citations (4) (2015)

2016

11. Health insurance and the demand for medical care: Instrumental variable estimates using health insurer claims data
    Journal of Health Economics, 2016, 48, (C), 74-88 View citations (10)
    See also Working Paper Health Insurance and the Demand for Medical Care: Instrumental Variable Estimates Using Health Insurer Claims Data, BEA Working Papers (2014) View citations (2) (2014)

2015

12. Implications of Utilization Shifts on Medical‐care Price Measurement
    Health Economics, 2015, 24, (5), 539-557
    See also Working Paper Implications of Utilization Shifts on Medical-Care Price Measurement, BEA Working Papers (2012) View citations (4) (2012)
13. Physician payments under health care reform
    Journal of Health Economics, 2015, 39, (C), 89-105 View citations (8)
    See also Working Paper Physician Payments Under Health Care Reform, Working Paper Series (2013) View citations (1) (2013)

2014

14. Do Physicians Possess Market Power?
    Journal of Law and Economics, 2014, 57, (1), 159 - 193 View citations (36)

2013

15. Geographic variation in commercial medical-care expenditures: A framework for decomposing price and utilization
    Journal of Health Economics, 2013, 32, (6), 1153-1165 View citations (13)

2012

16. Drug Innovations and Welfare Measures Computed from Market Demand: The Case of Anti-cholesterol Drugs
    American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2012, 4, (3), 167-89 View citations (40)
    See also Working Paper Drug Innovations and Welfare Measures Computed from Market Demand: The Case of Anti-Cholesterol Drugs, BEA Working Papers (2010) View citations (7) (2010)

2010

17. The value of coverage in the medicare advantage insurance market
    Journal of Health Economics, 2010, 29, (6), 839-855 View citations (6)
    See also Working Paper The Value of Coverage in the Medicare Advantage Insurance Market, BEA Working Papers (2010) View citations (9) (2010)

2008

18. Do low-quality products affect high-quality entry? Multiproduct firms and nonstop entry in airline markets
    International Journal of Industrial Organization, 2008, 26, (5), 1074-1089 View citations (25)
    See also Working Paper Do Low-Quality Products Affect High-Quality Entry? Multiproduct Firms and Nonstop Entry in Airline Markets, EAG Discussions Papers (2007) View citations (4) (2007)

Chapters

2020

1. Quantifying Productivity Growth in the Delivery of Important Episodes of Care within the Medicare Program Using Insurance Claims and Administrative Data
   A chapter in Big Data for Twenty-First-Century Economic Statistics, 2020, pp 297-338 View citations (2)
   See also Working Paper Quantifying Productivity Growth in the Delivery of Important Episodes of Care Within the Medicare Program Using Insurance Claims and Administrative Data, Bureau of Economic Analysis (2019) (2019)

2019

2. Off to the Races: A Comparison of Machine Learning and Alternative Data for Predicting Economic Indicators
   A chapter in Big Data for Twenty-First-Century Economic Statistics, 2019, pp 373-402 View citations (13)

2016

3. Decomposing Medical Care Expenditure Growth
   A chapter in Measuring and Modeling Health Care Costs, 2016, pp 81-111 View citations (5)
   See also Working Paper Decomposing Medical-Care Expenditure Growth, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2017) View citations (2) (2017)

2014

4. Developing a Framework for Decomposing Medical-Care Expenditure Growth: Exploring Issues of Representativeness
   A chapter in Measuring Economic Sustainability and Progress, 2014, pp 545-574 View citations (7)
   See also Working Paper Developing a Framework for Decomposing Medical-Care Expenditure Growth: Exploring Issues of Representativeness, Bureau of Economic Analysis (2012) (2012)