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Leonard D. Schaeffer Center for Health Policy and Economics, University of Southern California, (more information at EDIRC) Sol Price School of Public Policy, University of Southern California, (more information at EDIRC)

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Working Papers

2025

1. The Impact of the Out-of-Pocket Housing Expense Inflation on Household Alcohol and Tobacco Purchases
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

2023

2. Disadvantaging Rivals: Vertical Integration in the Pharmaceutical Market
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
3. Projected Health Benefits and Health Care Savings from the United States National Hepatitis C Elimination Initiative
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
4. The Impact of the Global COVID-19 Vaccination Campaign on All-Cause Mortality
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)

2022

5. The Ex-Ante Moral Hazard Effects of COVID-19 Vaccines
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (4)
6. The Impact of Direct-to-Consumer Advertising on Outpatient Care Utilization
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

2021

7. Back to School: The Effect of School Visits During COVID-19 on COVID-19 Transmission
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (19)
8. The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic and Policy Responses on Excess Mortality
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (5)
9. The Impact of the COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution on Mental Health Outcomes
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (9)

2020

10. Productivity Growth in Treating a Major Chronic Health Condition
    BEA Papers, Bureau of Economic Analysis
11. The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic and Policy Response on Health Care Utilization: Evidence from County-level Medical Claims and Cellphone data
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (8)
    See also Journal Article The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and policy response on health care utilization: Evidence from county-level medical claims and cellphone data, Journal of Health Economics, Elsevier (2022) View citations (10) (2022)

2019

12. Does The Market Reward Quality?: Evidence from India
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Does the market reward quality? Evidence from India, International Journal of Health Economics and Management, Springer (2023) (2023)
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)

2016

14. Financial Risk Protection from Social Health Insurance
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Financial risk protection from social health insurance, Journal of Health Economics, Elsevier (2017) View citations (12) (2017)

2015

15. Do “Consumer-Directed” Health Plans Bend the Cost Curve Over Time?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article Do “Consumer-Directed” health plans bend the cost curve over time?, Journal of Health Economics, Elsevier (2016) View citations (10) (2016)
16. Effects of Payment Reform in More versus Less Competitive Markets
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
    See also Journal Article Effects of payment reform in more versus less competitive markets, Journal of Health Economics, Elsevier (2017) View citations (1) (2017)
17. Patient Responses to Incentives in Consumer-directed Health Plans: Evidence from Pharmaceuticals
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (9)
18. Prescription Drug Advertising and Drug Utilization: The Role of Medicare Part D
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (10)
    See also Journal Article Prescription drug advertising and drug utilization: The role of Medicare Part D, Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier (2023) View citations (2) (2023)

2013

19. Conforming and Non-conforming Peer Effects in Vaccination Decisions
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (6)
20. Identifying the Health Production Function: The Case of Hospitals
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (7)
21. The Impact of Insurance and HIV Treatment Technology on HIV Testing
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

2012

22. Effects of Medicare Payment Reform: Evidence from the Home Health Interim and Prospective Payment Systems
    Scholarly Articles, Harvard Kennedy School of Government
    Also in Working Paper Series, Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government (2012) View citations (1)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2012)
    See also Journal Article Effects of Medicare payment reform: Evidence from the home health interim and prospective payment systems, Journal of Health Economics, Elsevier (2014) View citations (13) (2014)

2011

23. The Effect of Prospective Payment on Admission and Treatment Policy: Evidence from Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article The effect of prospective payment on admission and treatment policy: Evidence from inpatient rehabilitation facilities, Journal of Health Economics, Elsevier (2013) View citations (11) (2013)

2010

24. Health and Access Effects of New Drugs: Combining Experimental and Non-Experimental Data
    Cahiers de recherche, CIRPEE

2009

25. Does Health Insurance Make You Fat?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (17)
    See also Chapter Does Health Insurance Make You Fat?, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2011) View citations (18) (2011)
26. Federal Life Sciences Funding and University R&D
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (13)

2008

27. The Impact of Medicare Part D on Pharmaceutical R&D
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (10)

2007

28. Criminal Prosecution and HIV-related Risky Behavior
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)
29. Mortality Risks, Health Endowments, and Parental Investments in Infancy: Evidence from Rural India
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (5)
30. The Welfare Effects of Public Drug Insurance
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (20)

2006

31. Does How Much and How You Pay Matter? Evidence from the Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Prospective Payment System
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
32. Health Insurance as a Two-Part Pricing Contract
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (15)
    See also Journal Article Health insurance as a two-part pricing contract, Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier (2013) View citations (36) (2013)

2005

33. Health Insurance and the Obesity Externality
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (31)
    See also Chapter Health Insurance and the Obesity Externality, Advances in Health Economics and Health Services Research, Emerald Group Publishing Limited (2006) View citations (1) (2006)
34. Insurance and Innovation in Health Care Markets
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (6)
35. Technology, Monopoly, and the Decline of the Viatical Settlements Industry
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
36. Wage and Benefit Changes in Response to Rising Health Insurance Costs
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (6)

2004

37. HIV Breakthroughs and Risk Sexual Behavior
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (17)
    See also Journal Article HIV Breakthroughs and Risky Sexual Behavior, The Quarterly Journal of Economics, President and Fellows of Harvard College (2006) View citations (65) (2006)

2003

38. Market Evidence of Misperceived Prices and Mistaken Mortality Risks
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (5)
39. The Reallocation of Compensation in Response to Health Insurance Premium Increases
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
    See also Journal Article The reallocation of compensation in response to health insurance premium increases, Economics Letters, Elsevier (2005) View citations (3) (2005)

2002

40. The Link Between Public and Private Insurance and HIV-Related Mortality
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
    See also Journal Article The link between public and private insurance and HIV-related mortality, Journal of Health Economics, Elsevier (2003) View citations (25) (2003)

Undated

41. Employer-Sponsored Insurance, Health Care Cost Growth, and the Economic Performance of U.S. Industries
    Mathematica Policy Research Reports, Mathematica Policy Research View citations (1)

Journal Articles

2023

1. Does the market reward quality? Evidence from India
   International Journal of Health Economics and Management, 2023, 23, (3), 467-505
   See also Working Paper Does The Market Reward Quality?: Evidence from India, NBER Working Papers (2019) View citations (2) (2019)
2. Evaluation of a COVID-19 rapid antigen testing program among student athletes in a public high school district
   Evaluation and Program Planning, 2023, 98, (C) View citations (1)
3. Prescription drug advertising and drug utilization: The role of Medicare Part D
   Journal of Public Economics, 2023, 221, (C) View citations (2)
   See also Working Paper Prescription Drug Advertising and Drug Utilization: The Role of Medicare Part D, NBER Working Papers (2015) View citations (10) (2015)
4. The impact of COVID‐19 shelter‐in‐place policy responses on excess mortality
   Health Economics, 2023, 32, (11), 2499-2515

2022

5. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and policy response on health care utilization: Evidence from county-level medical claims and cellphone data
   Journal of Health Economics, 2022, 82, (C) View citations (10)
   See also Working Paper The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic and Policy Response on Health Care Utilization: Evidence from County-level Medical Claims and Cellphone data, NBER Working Papers (2020) View citations (8) (2020)

2021

6. Do companies in the pharmaceutical supply chain earn excess returns?
   International Journal of Health Economics and Management, 2021, 21, (1), 99-114 View citations (1)
7. Effects of employer-offered high-deductible plans on low-value spending in the privately insured population
   Journal of Health Economics, 2021, 76, (C) View citations (1)
8. Luck of the draw: Role of chance in the assignment of medicare readmissions penalties
   PLOS ONE, 2021, 16, (12), 1-14

2019

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. Do Physicians Respond to the Costs and Cost-Sensitivity of Their Patients?
    American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 2018, 10, (1), 113-52 View citations (22)
11. Government health insurance and spatial peer effects: New evidence from India
    Social Science & Medicine, 2018, 196, (C), 131-141 View citations (9)

2017

12. Effects of payment reform in more versus less competitive markets
    Journal of Health Economics, 2017, 51, (C), 66-83 View citations (1)
    See also Working Paper Effects of Payment Reform in More versus Less Competitive Markets, NBER Working Papers (2015) (2015)
13. Financial risk protection from social health insurance
    Journal of Health Economics, 2017, 55, (C), 14-29 View citations (12)
    See also Working Paper Financial Risk Protection from Social Health Insurance, NBER Working Papers (2016) View citations (2) (2016)
14. The long term effects of “Consumer-Directed” health plans on preventive care use
    Journal of Health Economics, 2017, 55, (C), 61-75 View citations (3)

2016

15. Do “Consumer-Directed” health plans bend the cost curve over time?
    Journal of Health Economics, 2016, 46, (C), 33-51 View citations (10)
    See also Working Paper Do “Consumer-Directed” Health Plans Bend the Cost Curve Over Time?, NBER Working Papers (2015) View citations (5) (2015)
16. WHY MEDICARE PRICE NEGOTIATION IS THE WRONG PRESCRIPTION FOR RISING DRUG SPENDING
    Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2016, 35, (4), 956-963
17. WHY MEDICARE PRICE NEGOTIATION IS THE WRONG PRESCRIPTION FOR RISING DRUG SPENDING: RESPONSE TO RENA CONTI
    Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2016, 35, (4), 970-972 View citations (1)

2015

18. Do Statins Reduce the Health and Health Care Costs of Obesity?
    PharmacoEconomics, 2015, 33, (7), 723-734 View citations (4)
19. The Impact of Insurance on HIV Testing
    American Journal of Health Economics, 2015, 1, (4), 515-536 View citations (2)
    Also in American Journal of Health Economics, 2015, 1, (4), 515-536 (2015) View citations (2)
20. The effect of federal research funding on formation of university-firm biopharmaceutical alliances
    The Journal of Technology Transfer, 2015, 40, (5), 859-876 View citations (4)
21. University R&D Funding Strategies in a Changing Federal Funding Environment
    Science and Public Policy, 2015, 42, (3), 355-368 View citations (7)

2014

22. Effects of Medicare payment reform: Evidence from the home health interim and prospective payment systems
    Journal of Health Economics, 2014, 34, (C), 1-18 View citations (13)
    See also Working Paper Effects of Medicare Payment Reform: Evidence from the Home Health Interim and Prospective Payment Systems, Scholarly Articles (2012) (2012)
23. HIV-related social intolerance and risky sexual behavior in a high HIV prevalence environment
    Social Science & Medicine, 2014, 111, (C), 84-93 View citations (3)

2013

24. Health insurance as a two-part pricing contract
    Journal of Public Economics, 2013, 102, (C), 1-12 View citations (36)
    See also Working Paper Health Insurance as a Two-Part Pricing Contract, NBER Working Papers (2006) View citations (15) (2006)
25. Market size and innovation: Effects of Medicare Part D on pharmaceutical research and development
    Journal of Public Economics, 2013, 97, (C), 327-336 View citations (81)
26. Pharmaceutical advertising and Medicare Part D
    Journal of Health Economics, 2013, 32, (6), 1356-1367 View citations (23)
27. Price Shopping in Consumer-Directed Health Plans
    Forum for Health Economics & Policy, 2013, 16, (1), 35-53 View citations (6)
28. Quantifying the Value of Personalized Medicines: Evidence from COX-2 Inhibitors
    Forum for Health Economics & Policy, 2013, 16, (1), 101-122 View citations (2)
29. The Value of Diagnostic Testing in Personalized Medicine
    Forum for Health Economics & Policy, 2013, 16, (2), S87-S99 View citations (3)
30. The effect of prospective payment on admission and treatment policy: Evidence from inpatient rehabilitation facilities
    Journal of Health Economics, 2013, 32, (5), 965-979 View citations (11)
    See also Working Paper The Effect of Prospective Payment on Admission and Treatment Policy: Evidence from Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities, NBER Working Papers (2011) View citations (4) (2011)

2012

31. Healthy Firms: Constraints to Growth among Private Health Sector Facilities in Ghana and Kenya
    PLOS ONE, 2012, 7, (2), 1-9 View citations (1)

2011

32. Do People Taking Flu Vaccines Need Them the Most?
    PLOS ONE, 2011, 6, (12), 1-8 View citations (1)
33. Firm-Level Perspectives on Public Sector Engagement with Private Healthcare Providers: Survey Evidence from Ghana and Kenya
    PLOS ONE, 2011, 6, (11), 1-12 View citations (2)
34. How Do Consumer-Directed Health Plans Affect Vulnerable Populations?
    Forum for Health Economics & Policy, 2011, 14, (1), 25 View citations (7)
35. The Effects of Consumer-Directed Health Plans on Episodes of Health Care
    Forum for Health Economics & Policy, 2011, 14, (1), 28 View citations (2)
36. Who Pays for Obesity?
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2011, 25, (1), 139-58 View citations (79)

2010

37. Criminal Prosecution and Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Related Risky Behavior
    Journal of Law and Economics, 2010, 53, (4), 741 - 782 View citations (2)
38. Private Sector Participation and Health System Performance in Sub-Saharan Africa
    PLOS ONE, 2010, 5, (10), 1-9 View citations (6)

2009

39. Innovation and the welfare effects of public drug insurance
    Journal of Public Economics, 2009, 93, (3-4), 541-548 View citations (36)
40. Market evidence of misperceived mortality risk
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2009, 72, (1), 451-462 View citations (4)

2008

41. Does how much and how you pay matter? Evidence from the inpatient rehabilitation care prospective payment system
    Journal of Health Economics, 2008, 27, (4), 1046-1059 View citations (17)

2007

42. Market power and state costs of HIV/AIDS drugs
    International Journal of Health Economics and Management, 2007, 7, (1), 59-71 View citations (1)
43. The Effect of State Cost Containment Strategies on the Insurance Status and Use of Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART) for HIV Infected People
    Forum for Health Economics & Policy, 2007, 10, (2), 23
44. The Short and Long Run Effects of Daylight Saving Time on Fatal Automobile Crashes
    The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, 2007, 7, (1), 22 View citations (18)

2006

45. Adverse Selection in Retiree Prescription Drug Plans
    Forum for Health Economics & Policy, 2006, 9, (1), 25 View citations (4)
    See also Chapter Adverse Selection in Retiree Prescription Drug Plans, NBER Chapters, 2006 (2006) View citations (3) (2006)
46. HIV Breakthroughs and Risky Sexual Behavior
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2006, 121, (3), 1063-1102 View citations (65)
    See also Working Paper HIV Breakthroughs and Risk Sexual Behavior, NBER Working Papers (2004) View citations (17) (2004)

2005

47. The reallocation of compensation in response to health insurance premium increases
    Economics Letters, 2005, 88, (2), 147-151 View citations (3)
    See also Working Paper The Reallocation of Compensation in Response to Health Insurance Premium Increases, NBER Working Papers (2003) (2003)
48. Wage and Benefit Changes in Response to Rising Health Insurance
    Forum for Health Economics & Policy, 2005, 8, (1), 17 View citations (6)
    See also Chapter Wage and Benefit Changes in Response to Rising Health Insurance, NBER Chapters, 2005 (2005) View citations (6) (2005)

2004

49. New Evidence on Hospital Profitability by Payer Group and the Effects of Payer Generosity
    International Journal of Health Economics and Management, 2004, 4, (3), 231-246 View citations (5)
50. Price Regulation in Secondary Insurance Markets
    Journal of Risk & Insurance, 2004, 71, (4), 643-675 View citations (6)
51. Social insurance and the design of innovation incentives
    Economics Letters, 2004, 85, (1), 57-61 View citations (45)

2003

52. The link between public and private insurance and HIV-related mortality
    Journal of Health Economics, 2003, 22, (6), 1105-1122 View citations (25)
    See also Working Paper The Link Between Public and Private Insurance and HIV-Related Mortality, NBER Working Papers (2002) (2002)

2002

53. Optimal contributions to flexible spending accounts
    Economics Letters, 2002, 76, (1), 129-135 View citations (2)

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)

2011

2. Does Health Insurance Make You Fat?
   A chapter in Economic Aspects of Obesity, 2011, pp 35-64 View citations (18)
   See also Working Paper Does Health Insurance Make You Fat?, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2009) View citations (17) (2009)

2010

3. Patents, innovation, and the welfare effects of Medicare Part D
   A chapter in Pharmaceutical Markets and Insurance Worldwide, 2010, pp 317-344

2006

4. Adverse Selection in Retiree Prescription Drug Plans
   A chapter in Frontiers in Health Policy Research, Volume 9, 2006 View citations (3)
   See also Journal Article Adverse Selection in Retiree Prescription Drug Plans, De Gruyter (2006) View citations (4) (2006)
5. Health Insurance and the Obesity Externality
   A chapter in The Economics of Obesity, 2006, pp 279-318 View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper Health Insurance and the Obesity Externality, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2005) View citations (31) (2005)

2005

6. Wage and Benefit Changes in Response to Rising Health Insurance
   A chapter in Frontiers in Health Policy Research, Volume 8, 2005 View citations (6)
   See also Journal Article Wage and Benefit Changes in Response to Rising Health Insurance, De Gruyter (2005) View citations (6) (2005)