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October 4, 2007
iHEAweek 2007 no. 098 (October 4)
iHEA’s weekly periodical http://healtheconomics.org/
This issue of iHEAweek: October 4, 2007
- Notices
- Community News
- Jobs: Sanofi-aventis, American Cancer Society, Gates Foundation and 19 more
- Conferences: 5
- Call for Abstracts/Papers: 4
- Journal ToC: Natl Bur Econ Res Bull Aging Health
- Colophon: Publication Information
NOTICES
Schedule of ASHE/iHEA Events at the AEA Meetings in New Orleans
ASHE Board Meeting
Friday, January 4, 2008, 8:00 AM
Sheraton Southdown
ASHE Luncheon
Friday, January 4, 2008, 12:15-2:15 PM
Sheraton Borgne
Topic: Libertarian Paternalism and Healthcare
Speaker: Richard Thaler, Robert P. Gwinn Professor of Behavioral Science and Economics, and Director of the Center for Decision Research, Graduate School of Business, University of Chicago
The ASHE Luncheon costs $40.00 per person. Make reservations via the ASHE web site to avoid disappointment.
ASHE/iHEA Reception
Friday, January 4, 6:00 PM
Sheraton Grand Chenier
Session 1
Friday, January 4, 2:30 PM
Topics in Health Economics
Presiding: Richard Arnould, University of Illinois
Mark Duggan, University of Maryland The Effect of Medicate Part D on Dual Eligibles: Evidence from California-s Medicaid Program
Amy Finkelstein, Massachusetts Institute of Technology The Effects of Universal Coverage: Evidence from the Introduction of Medicare
Douglas Staiger and Jonathan Skinner, Dartmouth College Diffusion and Productivity in Health Care
David Becker, University of Alabama-Birmingham, Kenneth Chay, University of California-Berkeley and Brown University, and Shailender Swaminathan, University of Alabama-Birmingham Mortality and the Baseball Hall of Fame: An Investigation into the Role of Status in Life Expectancy
Discussants: Michael Anderson, University of California-Berkeley; Carlos Dobkin, University of California-Santa Cruz; Justin McCrary, University of Michigan; Jay Bhattacharya, Stanford University
Session 2
Sunday, January 6, 2008, 8:00 PM
Health Insurance and Incentives
Presiding: Randall P. Ellis, Boston University
M. Kate Bundorf and Jonathan Levin, Stanford University Pricing Health Insurance: The Efficiency Implications of Heterogeneous Risks and Preferences
Geir Godager, Tor Iversen, University of Oslo, and Ching-To Albert Ma, Boston University Service Motives and Profit Incentives among Physicians
Randall P. Ellis, Boston University, and Willard G. Manning, University of Chicago Optimal Health Insurance for Prevention and Treatment
Discussants: Amy Finkelstein, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Dana Goldman, Rand Corporation; W. David Bradford, Medical University of South Carolina
ASHE Election Closing October 10
ASHE members are reminded to vote on 3 positions on the ASHE Board of Directors. This is the ASHE membership’s first opportunity to participate in the selection of members of the ASHE Board of Directors. For a biography of the candidates and the details about the election, go to:
http://healtheconomics.us/election/
6th World Congress Survey
Last call for iHEA members who attended the 6th World Congress to give us their evaluations of the Congress. Your opinions are a very important of the planning process for future meetings, so please head over and let us know what you though if you haven’t had the chance.
http://www.healtheconomics.org/survey
COMMUNITY NEWS
Call for Abstracts for 2nd Biennial ASHE Conference
A reminder of the ASHE Call for Abstracts and Session Proposals. The theme of the conference is “Equity and Efficiency in Health and Healthcare” and it is taking place June 22-25, 2008 in Durham, NC. You can find more information here:
http://healtheconomics.us/2007/09/24/callforabstractsfor2nd_bie/
Call for Abstracts for ECHE Roma 2008
iHEA is pleased to help promote “Health Economics and Global Renaissance: 7th European Conference on Health Economics”. ECHE Roma 2008 is taking place 23-26 July 2008 in Rome. More information can be found here:
http://www.healtheconomics.org/conferences/2008/06/23/health-economic-1.html
JOBS
Head of Health Economics & Reimbursment Argumentation: Sanofi-aventis
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002569.html
November 18, 2007 | Manager | Paris, France
Faculty - Health Economics: The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002560.html
December 05, 2007 | Professorship/Lectureship | Houston, Texas, USA
Financial Analyst - Core Operations: Financial Planning & Analysis, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002570.html
November 18, 2007 | Analyst | Seattle, Washington, USA
Assistant or Associate Professor of Public Health: Oregon State University, Department of Public Health
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002588.html
January 15, 2008 | Professorship/Lectureship | Corvallis, Oregon, USA
Reimbursement & Access Manager (RAM) Position
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002587.html
November 19, 2007 | Manager | UK
Health Economics & Outcomes Research Manager - Switzerland
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002585.html
November 15, 2007 | Manager | Switzerland
Associate Director, Global Health Economics and Outcomes Research: Shire Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002584.html
November 20, 2007 | Directorship | Wayne, Pennsylvania, USA or Bakingstoke, UK
HE&OR Global Head of Regions - Switzerland
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002583.html
November 14, 2007 | Industry | Switzerland
HE&OR TA Head - Switzerland
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002582.html
November 14, 2007 | Industry | Switzerland
Patient-Reported Outcome Specialists
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002581.html
November 17, 2007 | Specialist | Belgium
Faculty Position at the University of Michigan, Department of Health Management and Policy
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002563.html
November 06, 2007 | Professorship/Lectureship | Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
Faculty Visitors (Senior Level) - One Term to Two Years Period: Universitat Pompeu Fabra
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002579.html
November 25, 2007 | Visiting Scholar | Barcelona, Spain
Health Economist - Research Assistant: Department of Social Medicine, University of Bristol
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002578.html
October 24, 2007 | Health Economist | Bristol, England, UK
Research Academic (Evaluator): Newcastle Evaluation Group, University of Newcastle, Australia
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002577.html
October 04, 2007 | Evaluators | Newcastle, Australia
Health Management Positions in Serbia: HLSP
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002576.html
November 19, 2007 | Specialist | Serbia Health Management Expert
Full-time Consultants (Life Science division): Simon-Kucher & Partners (SKP)
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002575.html
November 19, 2007 | Consultant/Advisor | Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Director, Health Services Research: The American Cancer Society, National Home Office
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002574.html
November 20, 2007 | Directorship | Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Post-doctoral fellowships at the Health Economics Unit, University of Cape Town, South Africa
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002573.html
November 05, 2007 | Fellowship/Studentship | Cape Town, South Africa
Global Pricing Associate
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002572.html
November 18, 2007 | Industry
Fellowships in Tobacco Control Research: The University of California, San Francisco, Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education (CTCRE)
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002571.html
January 31, 2008 | Fellowship/Studentship | San Francisco, California, USA
Senior Health Economist: Genentech
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002546.html
September 22, 2007 | Health Economist | South San Francisco, California, USA
Associate - Quantitative: Abt Associates
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002555.html
October 15, 2007 | Industry | Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
CONFERENCES
10th National Conference of the Portuguese Health Economics Association
http://www.healtheconomics.org/conferences/002580.html
November 22, 2007 | Health Economics | Lisbon, Portugal
Health Economics and Global Renaissance: 7th European Conference on Health Economics
http://www.healtheconomics.org/conferences/002538.html
June 23, 2008 | Health Economics | Roma, Italy
Priorities and Equity in Health Care Policy: 12th Annual Conference of the Italian Health Economics Association (AIES)
http://www.healtheconomics.org/conferences/002478.html
October 19, 2007 | Health Policy | Florence, Italy
“Strengthening Public Health Services in Europe. Public Health Functions and Educational Needs”: The 29th ASPHER Annual Conference
http://www.healtheconomics.org/conferences/002458.html
October 26, 2007 | Public Health | Valencia, Spain
Living to 100 Symposium: Society of Actuaries
http://www.healtheconomics.org/conferences/002440.html
January 07, 2008 | Health Care | Orlando, Florida, USA
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
Call for Papers: Special Issue “economics of innovation and technology in health care” in the journal : Economics of Innovation and New Technology
http://healtheconomics.org/call-for-abstracts/002551.html
November 30, 2007 | Economics
Call for Papers and Participation: 7th International Conference on Health Economics, Management and Policy
http://healtheconomics.org/call-for-abstracts/002566.html
December 06, 2007 | Health Economics | Athens, Greece
The 2008 Berkeley Conference on the Global Health Workforce: From Evidence and Research to Public and Health Care Industry Policy: WHO - World Bank - Kaiser Permanente - UC Berkeley
http://healtheconomics.org/call-for-abstracts/002565.html
October 19, 2007 | Health Care | Berkeley, California, USA
2008 International Conference on BioMedical Engineering and Informatics (BMEI 2008)
http://healtheconomics.org/call-for-abstracts/002586.html
November 10, 2007 | Health Research | Sanya, Hainan, China
JOURNAL ToC
NBER Bulletin on Aging and Health. Issue No. 20, Summer 2007
National Bureau of Economic Research
http://www.nber.org/aginghealth/
Subscribe: http://www.nber.org/subscribe.html#aginghealth
PDF Edition: http://www.nber.org/aginghealth/summer07/summer07.pdf
- Consequences of Childhood Mental Health Disorders
http://www.nber.org/aginghealth/summer07/w13217.html - How Investment Options Affect Portfolio Choice in Individual Accounts http://www.nber.org/aginghealth/summer07/w13169.html
- Diabetes and Socioeconomic Status
http://www.nber.org/aginghealth/summer07/w12905.html - Abstracts of Selected Recent NBER Working Papers
http://www.nber.org/aginghealth/summer07/WorkingPaperSummaries.html - NBER Profile: Angus Deaton
http://www.nber.org/aginghealth/summer07/deaton.html
COLOPHON
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