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August 5, 2009
iHEAweek 2009 no. 119 (05 Aug)
This issue of iHEAweek: 05 Aug, 2009
- Health Economic Network (HEN)
- Notices
- Jobs
- Conferences
- Education
- Colophon: Publication Information
Health Economic Network/Social Science Research Network
The following is a list of abstract entries in the Health Economics Network (HEN) of the Social Science Research Network (SSRN) for the past week. iHEA is a proud sponsor of HEN. HEN encourages the early distribution of research results by publishing submitted abstracts and by soliciting abstracts of top quality research papers from around the world. To view links to the abstracts listed below you may need to register with SSRN for free at http://ssrn.com/hen/index.html.
Feasibility Constraints and Protective Behavior In Efficient Kidney Exchange http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1443206 FEEM Working Paper No. 31.2009 Antonio Nicolo and Carmelo Rodríguez Álvarez University of Padua - Department of Economics and Universidad Complutense de Madrid Date Posted: August 5, 2009 Last Revised: August 5, 2009 Working Paper Series
TRIPS and Essential Medicines: Must One Size Fit All? Making the WTO Responsive to the Global Health Crisis http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1443248 INCENTIVES FOR GLOBAL HEALTH: PATENT LAW AND ACCESS TO ESSENTIAL MEDICINES, Thomas Pogge, Matthew Rimmer, Kim Rubenstein, eds. Cambridge University Press, 2010 Rochelle Dreyfuss New York University - School of Law Date Posted: August 5, 2009 Last Revised: August 5, 2009 Accepted Paper Series
Higher Education Access Policies and Issues in Georgia Before and After the Introduction of Unified National Entrance Examinations in 2005 http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1440470 Mariam Orkodashvili Vanderbilt University Date Posted: August 4, 2009 Last Revised: August 4, 2009 Working Paper Series
From Soft to Hard Paternalism and Back: The Regulation of Surrogate Motherhood in Greece http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1442869 Portuguese Economic Journal, Vol. 49, No. 3, 2009 Aristides N. Hatzis University of Athens - Department of Philosophy & History of Science Date Posted: August 4, 2009 Last Revised: August 4, 2009 Accepted Paper Series
Does Sorry Work? Apologies in Medical Malpractice: The Impact of ‘Apology’ Laws http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1443719 Benjamin Ho and Elaine Liu Cornell University and University of Houston Date Posted: August 4, 2009 Last Revised: August 4, 2009 Working Paper Series
Mortality, Fertility, Education and Capital Accumulation in a Simple OLG Economy http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1443957 MEA Discussion Paper No. 179-2009 Alexander Ludwig and Edgar Vogel University of Mannheim - Mannheim Research Institute for the Economics of Aging (MEA) and University of Mannheim - Mannheim Research Institute for the Economics of Aging (MEA) Date Posted: August 4, 2009 Last Revised: August 4, 2009 Working Paper Series
Utilization of Doctors and Emergency Rooms: Implications for Health Care Reform http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1442031 David P. Bernstein affiliation not provided to SSRN Date Posted: August 3, 2009 Last Revised: August 3, 2009 Working Paper Series
On the Measurement of Human Well-Being: Fuzzy Set Theory and Sen’s Capability Approach http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1443089 UNDERSTANDING HUMAN WELL-BEING, Mark McGillivray and Matthew Clarke, eds., Chapter 6, UNU Press, 2006 Mina Baliamoune-Lutz University of North Florida Date Posted: August 3, 2009 Last Revised: August 3, 2009 Working Paper Series
Assessing the Impact of One Aspect of Globalization on Economic Growth in Africa http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1443097 Mina Baliamoune-Lutz University of North Florida Date Posted: August 3, 2009 Last Revised: August 3, 2009 Working Paper Series
Aid Effectiveness: Looking at the Aid-Social Capital-Growth Nexus http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1443101 Review of Development Economics, Vol. 13, pp. 510-525, August 2009 Mina Baliamoune-Lutz and George Mavrotas University of North Florida and affiliation not provided to SSRN Date Posted: August 3, 2009 Last Revised: August 3, 2009 Accepted Paper Series
The Antagonism of Push and Pull Strategies, and the Current Funding Campaigns to Fight Orphan Diseases http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1441934 Patrick L. Leoni University of Southern Denmark Date Posted: August 2, 2009 Last Revised: August 2, 2009 Working Paper Series
“Do I Really Need to Go to Rehab? I’d Say No, No, No.” Estimating Price Elasticities of Convalescent Care Programs http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1441932 SOEPpaper No. 212 Nicolas R. Ziebarth German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin) Date Posted: August 1, 2009 Last Revised: August 1, 2009 Working Paper Series
Duration of Maternity Leave in Germany: A Case Study of Nonparametric Hazard Models and Penalized Splines http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1441933 SOEPpaper No. 213 Torben Kuhlenkasper and Göran Kauermann affiliation not provided to SSRN and University of Bielefeld Date Posted: August 1, 2009 Last Revised: August 1, 2009 Working Paper Series
Measurement of Health, the Sensitivity of the Concentration Index, and Reporting Heterogeneity http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1441948 SOEPpaper No. 211 Nicolas R. Ziebarth German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin) Date Posted: August 1, 2009 Last Revised: August 1, 2009 Working Paper Series
The Effects of ‘Early Offers’ in Medical Malpractice Cases: Evidence from Texas http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1112135 Northwestern Law & Economics Research Paper No. 09-15, University of Illinois Law & Economics Research LE08-014, University of Texas Law, Law and Econ Research Paper No. 130, Journal of Empirical Legal Studies, Forthcoming Bernard S. Black , David A. Hyman and Charles Silver University of Texas at Austin - School of Law , University of Illinois - College of Law and University of Texas at Austin - School of Law Date Posted: July 30, 2009 Last Revised: July 30, 2009 Working Paper Series
Health-Related Research Using Confidential U.S. Census Bureau Data http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1440932 US Census Bureau Center for Economic Studies Paper No. CES-WP- 08-21 Rosemary Hyson and Alice M. Zawacki U.S. Census Bureau and U.S. Census Bureau - Center for Economic Studies Date Posted: July 30, 2009 Last Revised: July 30, 2009 Working Paper Series
NOTICES
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Jobs
Harkness Fellowships 2010-2011 http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/003115.php September 15, 2009 | Fellowship/Studentship
Executive Director: Center for Evaluation Research and Surveys, National Institute of Public Health http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/003249.php August 15, 2009 | Directorship | Location: Mexico
Director of Health Care Analytics: CVS Caremark (NYSE: CVS) http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/003247.php September 17, 2009 | Directorship | Loction: Greensboro, North Carolina, US
Health Governance Specialist http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/003244.php September 17, 2009 | Specialist | Location: Bethesda MD, Washington, DC
Programmer Analyst - Division of Health Policy http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/003243.php September 14, 2009 | Programmer | Location: New Haven, Connecticut, US
Research Associate http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/003242.php September 14, 2009 | Researcher/Co-ordinator | Location: New Haven, Connecticut, US
Director of Research http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/003241.php August 14, 2009 | Directorship | Location: Cambridge, Massachusetts, US
Conferences
DIA Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Forum http://www.healtheconomics.org/conferences/003251.php November 25, 2009 | Health Technology Assessment | Location: Paris, France
Call for Papers: Health Economics of Aging and Dementia, Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging http://www.healtheconomics.org/conferences/003250.php December 15, 2009 |
Call for Papers: Special Issue “Health Behavior and Public Health” in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601) http://www.healtheconomics.org/conferences/003248.php December 31, 2009 | | Health Behavior and Public Health explores
Call for Papers: Global Development Awards and Medals Competition 2009 http://www.healtheconomics.org/conferences/003246.php September 30, 2009 | Health Policy |
Toward a Global Perspective on the Economics of Treating and Preventing Diabetes http://www.healtheconomics.org/conferences/003245.php October 15, 2009 | Workshop | Location: Harvard University, Boston, USA
Education
Indirect and Mixed Treatment Comparisons: 3-day course http://www.healtheconomics.org/education/003139.php August 17, 2009 | Short Course | Location: Vaughan College, Leicester, UK
Health Economics from Theory to Practice: Informing Related Decisions of Reimbursement, Research and Regulation http://www.healtheconomics.org/education/003107.php August 25, 2009 | Short Course | Location: Oxford, England
Summer short courses in Health Economics and M.Sc. Programmes : Institute for International Health and Development, Queen Margaret University, UK http://www.healtheconomics.org/education/003090.php August 24, 2009 | Short Course | Location: Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
MSc Health Economics and Decision Modelling (new for 2009): School of Health and Related Research (ScHARR) http://www.healtheconomics.org/education/002979.php September 01, 2009 | Masters | Location: Sheffield, England, UK
COLOPHON
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