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September 30, 2009

iHEAweek 2009 no. 126 (30 Sep)

iHEA’s weekly periodical


This issue of iHEAweek: 30 Sep, 2009

  • Notices
  • Health Economic Network (HEN)
  • Jobs
  • Conferences
  • Education
  • Colophon: Publication Information

NOTICES

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Health Economic Network/Social Science Research Network

The following is a list of abstract enteries in the Health Economics Network (HEN) of the Social Science Research Network (SSRN) for the past two weeks. 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.

The Need for a Revitalized Regulatory Scheme to Address Workplace Bullying in the United States: Harnessing the Federal Occupational Safety and Health Act http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1479562 Susan Harthill Florida Coastal School of Law Date Posted: September 29, 2009 Last Revised: September 29, 2009 Working Paper Series

The Rape Trial and Sexual History Evidence - R v. A and the (Un) Worthy Complainant http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1479576 Northern Ireland Legal Quarterly, Vol. 57, No. 442, 2006 Georgina Firth Lancaster University Date Posted: September 29, 2009 Last Revised: September 29, 2009 Accepted Paper Series

Preemption’s Rise (and Bit of a Fall) as Products Liability Reform: Wyeth, Riegel, Altria, and the Restatement (Third)’s Prescription Product Design Defect Standard http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1479804 Brooklyn Law Review , Vol. 74, No. 3, p. 727, 2009, Pepperdine University Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2009/20 Richard L. Cupp Jr. Pepperdine University School of Law Date Posted: September 29, 2009 Last Revised: September 29, 2009 Accepted Paper Series

A Facility-Level Analysis of the Long-Term Consequences of Environmental Auditing Among Hazardous Waste Generators http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1479836 Lirong Liu , Sarah L. Stafford and Mary F. Evans Sam Houston State University - College of Business Administration - Department of Economics and International Business , College of William and Mary and Robert Day School of Economics and Finance Date Posted: September 29, 2009 Last Revised: September 29, 2009 Working Paper Series

Does Foreign Direct Investment Harm the Host Country’s Environment? Evidence from China http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1479864 Feng Helen Liang Rutgers University Date Posted: September 29, 2009 Last Revised: September 29, 2009 Working Paper Series

Retirement Forced Saving in Peru Using Hyperbolic Discounting Functions: A Doctoral Research Proposal http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1479878 Journal of Centrum Cathedra, Vol. 1, No. 1, Spring 2008 Dr. Elio J. Sanchez-Chavez affiliation not provided to SSRN Date Posted: September 29, 2009 Last Revised: September 29, 2009 Accepted Paper Series

Doing Well by Doing Good? Green Office Buildings http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1480215 American Economic Review, Forthcoming Piet M. A. Eichholtz , Nils Kok and John M. Quigley University of Maastricht - Limburg Institute of Financial Economics (LIFE) , University of Maastricht - Limburg Institute of Financial Economics (LIFE) and University of California, Berkeley - Department of Economics Date Posted: September 29, 2009 Last Revised: September 29, 2009

The Impact of Tort Reform on Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance Premiums http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1478789 NBER Working Paper No. w15371 Ronen Avraham , Leemore S. Dafny and Max M. Schanzenbach University of Texas at Austin - School of Law , Northwestern University - Department of Management & Strategy and Northwestern University - School of Law Date Posted: September 28, 2009 Last Revised: September 29, 2009 Working Paper Series

The Welfare Effects of Medical Malpractice Liability http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1478801 NBER Working Paper No. w15383 Darius Lakdawalla and Seth A. Seabury RAND Corporation and RAND Corporation - Santa Monica CA Offices Date Posted: September 28, 2009 Last Revised: September 29, 2009 Working Paper Series

The Complementarity of Mdg Achievements: The Case of Child Mortality in Sub-Saharan Africa http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1478815 World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 5062 Jann Lay and Anne-Sophie Robilliard Kiel Institute for World Economics and DIAL - IRD - Chargee de Recherche Date Posted: September 28, 2009 Last Revised: September 29, 2009

Happiness and Health Care Coverage http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1479094 IZA Discussion Paper No. 4450 David G. Blanchflower Dartmouth College - Department of Economics Date Posted: September 28, 2009 Last Revised: September 29, 2009 Working Paper Series

Reforming Health Care: The Paradoxes of Cost http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1479249 Cardozo Legal Studies Research Paper No. 277, Journal of Legal Medicine, Vol. 31, No. 2, 2010 Edward A. Zelinsky Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law Date Posted: September 28, 2009 Last Revised: September 28, 2009 Accepted Paper Series

Do Changes in the Minimum Wage Impact Obesity in the U.S.? http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1479307 Chad D. Cotti and Nathan Tefft affiliation not provided to SSRN and Bates College Date Posted: September 28, 2009 Last Revised: September 28, 2009 Working Paper Series

An Empirical Analysis of the Association between Neighbourhood Income and Unit Nonresponse in the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1479397 Netspar Discussion Paper No. 09/2009-028 Adriaan Kalwij University of Utrecht Date Posted: September 28, 2009 Last Revised: September 28, 2009 Working Paper Series

Do Gender Differences in Preferences for Competition Matter for Occupational Expectations? http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1375736 Journal of Economic Psychology, Vol. 30, 2009 Kristin J. Kleinjans California State University, Fullerton - Department of Economics Date Posted: September 27, 2009 Last Revised: September 27, 2009 Accepted Paper Series

The Bias Against New Innovations in Health Care: Value Uncertainty and Willingness to Pay http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1478823 Value in Health, Vol. 5, No. 2, pp. 67-70, 2002 Surrey M Walton , Philip E. Graves , Peter R. Mueser and Jay K. Dow University of Illinois at Chicago - College of Pharmacy , University of Colorado at Boulder - Department of Economics , University of Missouri at Columbia - Department of Economics and University of Missouri at Columbia Date Posted: September 27, 2009 Last Revised: September 27, 2009 Accepted Paper Series

Meanwhile on the Other Side of the Pond: Why Biopharmaceutical Inventions that Were “Obvious to Try” Still Might Be Non-Obvious – Part I http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1479194 Chicago-Kent Journal of Intellectual Property, Fall 2009 Timo Minssen Faculty of Law / Pufendorf Institute, Lund University Date Posted: September 27, 2009 Last Revised: September 27, 2009 Working Paper Series

Current and Anticipated Labor Market for Long-Term Care Workers in Bucks and Montgomery Counties http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1478532 Economic & Workforce Brief, September 2007 Rose M. Baker and David Passmore Penn State College of Education and Penn State Workforce Education & Development Initiative Date Posted: September 26, 2009 Last Revised: September 26, 2009 Accepted Paper Series

Predicting Life Expectancy: A Cross-Country Empirical Analysis http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1477594 Audrey Hendricks and Philip E. Graves Boston University and University of Colorado at Boulder - Department of Economics Date Posted: September 25, 2009 Last Revised: September 25, 2009 Working Paper Series

Role of Hospitals in the Economy of Butler County http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1478068 Economic & Workforce Brief, January 2008 Rose M. Baker and David Passmore Penn State College of Education and Penn State Workforce Education & Development Initiative Date Posted: September 24, 2009 Last Revised: September 26, 2009 Accepted Paper Series

Role of Outpatient Care Centers, Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories, and Other Ambulatory Care Services in the Economy of Centre County http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1478071 Economic & Workforce Brief, July 2008 Rose M. Baker and David Passmore Penn State College of Education and Penn State Workforce Education & Development Initiative Date Posted: September 24, 2009 Last Revised: September 26, 2009 Accepted Paper Series

Role of Miscellaneous Ambulatory Health Care Services in the Economy of Bedford County http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1478072 Economic & Workplace Brief, November 2007 Rose M. Baker and David Passmore Penn State College of Education and Penn State Workforce Education & Development Initiative Date Posted: September 24, 2009 Last Revised: September 26, 2009 Accepted Paper Series

Role of General Medical & Surgical Hospitals in the Economy of Lehigh & Northampton Counties http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1478077 Economic & Workforce Brief, September 2008 Rose M. Baker and David Passmore Penn State College of Education and Penn State Workforce Education & Development Initiative Date Posted: September 24, 2009 Last Revised: September 26, 2009 Accepted Paper Series

Role of Hospitals in the Economy of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1478093 Economic & Workplace Brief, February 2008 Rose M. Baker and David Passmore Penn State College of Education and Penn State Workforce Education & Development Initiative Date Posted: September 24, 2009 Last Revised: September 26, 2009 Accepted Paper Series


Jobs

Post-Doctoral Fellowship Position: University of Toronto http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/003306.php October 09, 2009 | Post-Doc | Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Assistant Professor of Health Management and Policy: University of Michigan http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/003334.php November 15, 2009 | Professorship/Lectureship | Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan, US

Research Associate in Public Health Economics: University of East Anglia (UK) http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/003333.php October 02, 2009 | Researcher/Co-ordinator | Location: Norwich, UK

Assistant, Associate or Full Professor: Cornell University http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/003332.php November 12, 2009 | Professorship/Lectureship | Location: Ithaca, New York, US

Vice President-Federal Health-Payment Systems Research http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/003331.php November 12, 2009 | Directorship

Health Economist http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/003330.php November 12, 2009 | Health Economist | Location: Pretoria, South Africa

Postdoctoral Fellowship in Comparative Health Policy http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/003329.php January 15, 2010 | Post-Doc | Location: Stanford, California, US

Health Services Researcher: National Cancer Institute (NCI) http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/003328.php November 12, 2009 | Researcher/Co-ordinator | Location: Bethesda, Maryland, US


Conferences

Forum 2009 Innovating for the health of all http://www.healtheconomics.org/conferences/003335.php November 16, 2009 | Health Research | Location: Havana, Cuba

First Global Symposium on Health Systems Research http://www.healtheconomics.org/conferences/003327.php November 16, 2010 | Health Research | Location: Montreux, Switzerland

An Introduction to Measuring Efficiency in Public Sector Organisations: Analytical techniques and policy: Workshop http://www.healtheconomics.org/conferences/003149.php October 12, 2009 | Workshop | Location: York, UK

26th International Society for Quality in Health Care (ISQua) http://www.healtheconomics.org/conferences/003309.php October 11, 2009 | Health Care | Location: Dublin, Ireland

The 31st Annual Meeting of the Society for Medical Decision Making “Clinical Decisions in Changing Environments: Patients, Providers, and Policy” http://www.healtheconomics.org/conferences/003301.php October 18, 2009 | Health Care | Location: Hollywood (Los Angeles), California, USA

Call for Papers: 2009 Global Development Awards and Medals Competition Deadline Extended http://www.healtheconomics.org/conferences/003298.php October 14, 2009 | Health Policy | Location: Prague, Czech Republic

Primary Care Medical Home: Implications for Addiction Care http://www.healtheconomics.org/conferences/003290.php October 01, 2009 | Health Care | Location: Rockville, Maryland, USA

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 Date:

Call for Papers: Research on Connections between Health and SES Using PSID Data, Panel Study of Income Dynamics http://www.healtheconomics.org/conferences/003226.php October 16, 2009 | Workshop | Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan, US

6th Swiss Congress On Health Economics And Health Sciences: Integrated Care between the poles of Economy and Quality http://www.healtheconomics.org/conferences/003182.php October 30, 2009 | Health Economics | Location: Bern, Switzerland

Call For Papers: 1st Australasian Workshop On Econometrics And Health Economics http://www.healtheconomics.org/conferences/003147.php November 01, 2009 | Workshop | Location: Melbourne, Australia

Italian Health Economics Association (AIES) 14th Annual Conference http://www.healtheconomics.org/conferences/003132.php October 29, 2009 | Health Economics | Location: Bergamo

The Fourth International Jerusalem Conference on Health Policy: Jerusalem http://www.healtheconomics.org/conferences/003101.php December 07, 2009 | Health Policy

31st Annual Meeting of the Society for Medical Decision Making http://www.healtheconomics.org/conferences/003088.php October 18, 2009 | Meeting | Location: Hollywood, California US

20th Annual Health Economics Conference http://www.healtheconomics.org/conferences/003072.php October 23, 2009 | Health Economics | Location: Boston, MA

2009 Health Econometrics Workshop http://www.healtheconomics.org/conferences/003073.php October 02, 2009 | Econometrics | Location: Chicago, Illinois, US

7th Annual Southeastern Health Economics Study Group Conference http://www.healtheconomics.org/conferences/003055.php October 23, 2009 | Health Economics | Location: Atlanta, Georgia, USA


Education

Economic Analysis of Health Care Systems: Swiss School of Public Health + http://www.healtheconomics.org/education/003323.php November 16, 2009 | PhD | Location: Lausanne, Switzerland


COLOPHON

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