Details about Harry E. Frech

Homepage:	http://www.econ.ucsb.edu/cgi-bin/faculty.cgi?f=frech
Workplace:	Department of Economics, University of California-Santa Barbara (UCSB), (more information at EDIRC)

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Working Papers

2023

1. Pharmaceutical Pricing and R&D as a Global Public Good
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)

2015

2. Accountable Care Organizations in California: Market Forces at Work?
   University of California at Santa Barbara, Recent Works in Economics, Department of Economics, UC Santa Barbara View citations (1)
3. Anatomy of a Slow-Motion Health Insurance Death Spiral
   University of California at Santa Barbara, Economics Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Barbara View citations (2)
   See also Journal Article Anatomy of a Slow-Motion Health Insurance Death Spiral, North American Actuarial Journal, Taylor & Francis Journals (2015) View citations (2) (2015)
4. ECONOMIC RATIONALITY AND THE AREEDA-TURNER RULE
   University of California at Santa Barbara, Economics Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Barbara View citations (2)
   See also Journal Article Economic Rationality and the Areeda–Turner Rule, Review of Industrial Organization, Springer (2015) View citations (2) (2015)
5. Market Socialism and Community Rating in the Affordable Care Act
   University of California at Santa Barbara, Economics Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Barbara View citations (1)
6. Why ‘Optimal’ Payment for Healthcare Providers Can Never Be Optimal Under Community Rating
   University of California at Santa Barbara, Economics Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Barbara View citations (2)
   See also Journal Article Why ‘Optimal’ Payment for Healthcare Providers Can Never be Optimal Under Community Rating, Applied Health Economics and Health Policy, Springer (2016) View citations (4) (2016)

2014

7. Measuring Healthcare Efficiency
   University of California at Santa Barbara, Recent Works in Economics, Department of Economics, UC Santa Barbara
   See also Journal Article Measuring Healthcare Efficiency, North American Actuarial Journal, Taylor & Francis Journals (2014) (2014)

2008

8. Allocating Costs in Ninth Circuit Predatory Pricing Cases: Marsann Co. v. Brammall, Inc. and its Problematic Progeny, Inglis v. Continental Baking and Thales v. Matsushita
   University of California at Santa Barbara, Economics Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Barbara View citations (1)
9. Spatial Interaction, Spatial Multipliers, and Hospital Competition
   University of California at Santa Barbara, Economics Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Barbara View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article Spatial Interaction, Spatial Multipliers and Hospital Competition, International Journal of the Economics of Business, Taylor & Francis Journals (2009) View citations (25) (2009)

2007

10. Prison Health Care: Is Contracting Out Healthy?
    University of California at Santa Barbara, Economics Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Barbara
    See also Journal Article Prison health care: is contracting out healthy?, Health Economics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. (2009) View citations (8) (2009)

2002

11. Corporate Demography and Empirical Industrial Organization: A Critical Appraisal
    University of California at Santa Barbara, Economics Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Barbara View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article Corporate Demography and Empirical Industrial Organization: A Critical Appraisal, International Journal of the Economics of Business, Taylor & Francis Journals (2002) View citations (5) (2002)
12. The Australian Private Health Insurance Boom: Was It Subsidies Or Liberalised?
    University of California at Santa Barbara, Economics Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Barbara View citations (2)
    Also in University of California at Santa Barbara, Economics Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Barbara (2000)
13. The Productivity of Health Care and Pharmaceuticals: Quality of Life, Cause
    University of California at Santa Barbara, Economics Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Barbara View citations (11)

2001

14. Critical Thinking about "Critical Loss" in Antitrust
    Working Papers, U.S. Department of Justice - Antitrust Division View citations (7)

2000

15. Managed Health Care Effects: Medical Care Costs and Access to Health Insurance
    University of California at Santa Barbara, Economics Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Barbara View citations (4)

1998

16. Efficiency, Growth and Concentration: An Empirical Analysis of Hospital Markets
    University of California at Santa Barbara, Economics Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Barbara View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Efficiency, Growth, and Concentration: An Empirical Analysis of Hospital Markets, Economic Inquiry, Western Economic Association International (2000) View citations (9) (2000)
17. Managed Care, Distance Traveled, and Hospital Market Definition
    University of California at Santa Barbara, Economics Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Barbara View citations (7)

1997

18. Exclusive Contracts Between Hospitals and Physicians
    University of California at Santa Barbara, Economics Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Barbara

1996

19. THE NONEQUIVALENCE OF VERTICAL MERGER
    University of California at Santa Barbara, Economics Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Barbara
20. The Productivity of Health Care and Pharmaceuticals: An International Comparison
    University of California at Los Angeles, Research Program in Pharmaceutical Economics and Policy, Research Program in Pharmaceutical Economics and Policy, UCLA View citations (6)

Journal Articles

2022

1. Costs and Benefits of Branded Drugs: Insights from Cost-Effectiveness Research
   Journal of Benefit-Cost Analysis, 2022, 13, (2), 166-181 View citations (1)
2. International Journal of the Economics of Business Best Paper Prize Announcement
   International Journal of the Economics of Business, 2022, 29, (2), 137-137
   Also in International Journal of the Economics of Business, 2011, 18, (1), 147-147 (2011)
   International Journal of the Economics of Business, 2013, 20, (1), 143-143 (2013)
   International Journal of the Economics of Business, 2019, 26, (2), 327-327 (2019)
   International Journal of the Economics of Business, 2018, 25, (1), 205-205 (2018)
   International Journal of the Economics of Business, 2012, 19, (1), 167-167 (2012)
   International Journal of the Economics of Business, 2020, 27, (1), 157-157 (2020)

2017

3. Market Socialism and Community Rating in Health Insurance
   Comparative Economic Studies, 2017, 59, (3), 405-427 View citations (2)

2016

4. Why ‘Optimal’ Payment for Healthcare Providers Can Never be Optimal Under Community Rating
   Applied Health Economics and Health Policy, 2016, 14, (1), 9-20 View citations (4)
   See also Working Paper Why ‘Optimal’ Payment for Healthcare Providers Can Never Be Optimal Under Community Rating, University of California at Santa Barbara, Economics Working Paper Series (2015) View citations (2) (2015)

2015

5. Anatomy of a Slow-Motion Health Insurance Death Spiral
   North American Actuarial Journal, 2015, 19, (1), 60-72 View citations (2)
   See also Working Paper Anatomy of a Slow-Motion Health Insurance Death Spiral, University of California at Santa Barbara, Economics Working Paper Series (2015) View citations (2) (2015)
6. Economic Rationality and the Areeda–Turner Rule
   Review of Industrial Organization, 2015, 46, (3), 253-268 View citations (2)
   See also Working Paper ECONOMIC RATIONALITY AND THE AREEDA-TURNER RULE, University of California at Santa Barbara, Economics Working Paper Series (2015) View citations (2) (2015)
7. Market Power, Transactions Costs, and the Entry of Accountable Care Organizations in Health Care
   Review of Industrial Organization, 2015, 47, (2), 167-193 View citations (4)

2014

8. Introduction to the 20-super-th Anniversary Forum -- "Economics of Business: Perspectives on Research"
   International Journal of the Economics of Business, 2014, 21, (1), 1-1
9. Macro-level factors impacting geographic disparities in cancer screening
   Health Economics Review, 2014, 4, (1), 1-15
10. Measuring Healthcare Efficiency
    North American Actuarial Journal, 2014, 18, (4), 443-444
    See also Working Paper Measuring Healthcare Efficiency, University of California at Santa Barbara, Recent Works in Economics (2014) (2014)

2012

11. Introduction
    International Journal of the Economics of Business, 2012, 19, (2), 283-284

2009

12. Prison health care: is contracting out healthy?
    Health Economics, 2009, 18, (11), 1248-1260 View citations (8)
    See also Working Paper Prison Health Care: Is Contracting Out Healthy?, University of California at Santa Barbara, Economics Working Paper Series (2007) (2007)
13. Spatial Interaction, Spatial Multipliers and Hospital Competition
    International Journal of the Economics of Business, 2009, 16, (1), 1-17 View citations (25)
    See also Working Paper Spatial Interaction, Spatial Multipliers, and Hospital Competition, University of California at Santa Barbara, Economics Working Paper Series (2008) View citations (1) (2008)

2006

14. Is the United States an outlier in health care and health outcomes? A preliminary analysis
    International Journal of Health Economics and Management, 2006, 6, (1), 3-23 View citations (9)

2003

15. Introduction
    International Journal of the Economics of Business, 2003, 10, (2), 133-133
16. THE AUSTRALIAN PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE BOOM: WAS IT SUBSIDIES OR LIBERALISED REGULATION?
    Economic Papers, 2003, 22, (1), 58-64 View citations (31)

2002

17. Corporate Demography and Empirical Industrial Organization: A Critical Appraisal
    International Journal of the Economics of Business, 2002, 9, (3), 437-448 View citations (5)
    See also Working Paper Corporate Demography and Empirical Industrial Organization: A Critical Appraisal, University of California at Santa Barbara, Economics Working Paper Series (2002) View citations (5) (2002)

2001

18. The Rise of Private Health Insurance in Australia: Early Effects on Insurance and Hospital Markets
    The Economic and Labour Relations Review, 2001, 12, (2), 225-238

2000

19. Efficiency, Growth, and Concentration: An Empirical Analysis of Hospital Markets
    Economic Inquiry, 2000, 38, (3), 369-84 View citations (9)
    See also Working Paper Efficiency, Growth and Concentration: An Empirical Analysis of Hospital Markets, University of California at Santa Barbara, Economics Working Paper Series (1998) View citations (2) (1998)

1998

20. Exclusive contracts between hospitals and physicians: the antitrust issues
    Health Economics, 1998, 7, (2), 175-178 View citations (3)

1997

21. Introduction
    International Journal of the Economics of Business, 1997, 4, (3), 237-238
22. The Nonequivalence of Vertical Merger and Exclusive Dealing
    International Journal of the Economics of Business, 1997, 4, (1), 33-50

1995

23. European versus American Economics, Artificial Intelligence and Scientific Content
    Kyklos, 1995, 48, (2), 219-229

1994

24. Firm Growth and Failure in Increasingly Competitive Markets Theory and Application to Hospital Markets
    International Journal of the Economics of Business, 1994, 1, (1), 77-93 View citations (8)
25. State-dependent utility and the tort system as insurance: Strict liability versus negligence
    International Review of Law and Economics, 1994, 14, (3), 261-271 View citations (5)

1991

26. Contracting for property rights:, Cambridge and New York: Cambridge Univ. Press, 1989. ix + 132 pp., index
    Journal of Comparative Economics, 1991, 15, (3), 536-538

1987

27. The Competitive Effects of Vertical Agreements: Reply
    American Economic Review, 1987, 77, (5), 1069-72 View citations (4)
28. The Welfare Cost of Rationing-By-Queuing Across Markets: Theory and Estimates from the U. S. Gasoline Crises
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1987, 102, (1), 97-108 View citations (23)

1986

29. Deterring Fraud: The Role of Resale Price Maintenance
    The Journal of Business, 1986, 59, (3), 433-49

1985

30. The Competitive Effects of Vertical Agreements?
    American Economic Review, 1985, 75, (3), 539-46 View citations (28)

1984

31. Strategic Behavior and Antitrust Analysis
    American Economic Review, 1984, 74, (2), 372-76
32. The effect of the California Coastal Commission on housing prices
    Journal of Urban Economics, 1984, 16, (1), 105-123 View citations (19)

1983

33. Property Rights and Wages: The Case of Nursing Homes
    Journal of Human Resources, 1983, 18, (2), 231-246 View citations (27)

1980

34. The Welfare Loss of Excess Nonprice Competition: The Case of Property-Liability Insurance Regulation
    Journal of Law and Economics, 1980, 23, (2), 429-40 View citations (9)

1979

35. Advertising as a Privately Supplied Public Good
    Economic Inquiry, 1979, 17, (3), 414-18 View citations (1)
36. Market Power in Health Insurance, Effects on Insurance and Medical Markets
    Journal of Industrial Economics, 1979, 28, (1), 55-72 View citations (6)
37. The Extended Coase Theorem and Long Run Equilibrium: The Nonequivalence of Liability Rules and Property Rights
    Economic Inquiry, 1979, 17, (2), 254-68 View citations (7)

1978

38. Community Environment and the Market Value of Single-Family Homes: The Effect of the Dispersion of Land Uses
    Journal of Law and Economics, 1978, 21, (2), 381-94 View citations (8)

1976

39. The Property Rights Theory of the Firm: Empirical Results from a Natural Experiment
    Journal of Political Economy, 1976, 84, (1), 143-52 View citations (24)

1975

40. IMPOSED HEALTH INSURANCE IN MONOPOLISTIC MARKETS: A THEORETICAL ANALYSIS
    Economic Inquiry, 1975, 13, (1), 55-70 View citations (10)
    Also in Economic Inquiry, 1975, 13, (1), 55-70 (1975) View citations (12)
41. Property Rights and the Dynamic Inefficiency of Capitalism: Comment
    Journal of Political Economy, 1975, 83, (1), 209-13

1974

42. Optimal Scale in Medical Practice: A Survivor Analysis
    The Journal of Business, 1974, 47, (1), 23-36 View citations (12)

1973

43. Pricing of Pollution: The Coase Theorem in the Long Run
    Bell Journal of Economics, 1973, 4, (1), 316-319 View citations (4)
44. The public choice theory of murray N. Rothbard, a modern anarchist
    Public Choice, 1973, 14, (1), 143-154 View citations (3)

1971

45. Moreon Efficiency in the Allocation of Radio-TV Spectrum
    Journal of Economic Issues, 1971, 5, (3), 100-104

1970

46. Institutions for Allocating the Radio–TV Spectrum and the Vested Interests
    Journal of Economic Issues, 1970, 4, (4), 23-37
47. The Pareto Superiority of Point Rationing to Specific Commodity Rationing
    The American Economist, 1970, 14, (2), 57-58

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