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September 23, 2009

iHEAweek 2009 no. 125 (23 Sep)

iHEA’s weekly periodical


This issue of iHEAweek: 23 Sep, 2009

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

NOTICES

Please note this issue of the newsletter is being sent to all current and lapsed members and individuals who have expressed an interest in the newsletter, but who are not members. Very shortly you be receiving notices regarding iHEA membership and membership renewal. In the future iHEAweek newsletter will only continue for those with membership in good standing.


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 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.

Building Design and the Lived Experience of People with Neurodegenerative Disorders in Western Australia http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1476635 Architectural Science Review, Vol. 51, No. 3, pp. 223-230, 2008 Elizabeth Karol and Margaret J. Giles Curtin University of Technology and Edith Cowan University Date Posted: September 23, 2009 Last Revised: September 23, 2009 Accepted Paper Series

Utility of NT Pro BNP in Evaluation of Left Ventricular Dysfunction http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1476740 The IUP Journal of Biotechnology, Vol. III, No. 3, pp. 17-21, September 2009 N. Poongodi and P. Chinnaswamy Dr. NGP Arts and Science College and Kovai Medical Centre and Hospital Date Posted: September 23, 2009 Last Revised: September 23, 2009 Accepted Paper Series

The Public Health Costs of Job Loss http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1476851 Institute for Empirical Research in Economics University of Zurich, Working Paper No. 424 Andreas Kuhn , Rafael Lalive and Josef Zweimüller University of Zurich , University of Lausanne - Department of Economics (DEEP) and University of Zurich - Faculty of Business Administration - Institute for Empirical Research in Economics (IEW) Date Posted: September 23, 2009 Last Revised: September 23, 2009 Working Paper Series

The Rising Tide of Climate Change: What America’s Flood Cities Can Teach Us About Green Energy Policy, and Why We Should Be Worried http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1470424 Environmental Law, Forthcoming Joshua P. Fershee University of North Dakota - School of Law Date Posted: September 22, 2009 Last Revised: September 22, 2009 Accepted Paper Series

Health Risk Reduction Programs in Employer-Sponsored Health Plans: Part I - Efficacy http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1475346 Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Vol. 51, No. 8, August 2009 Mark A. Rothstein University of Louisville - Institute for Bioethics, Health Policy, and Law Date Posted: September 22, 2009 Last Revised: September 22, 2009 Accepted Paper Series

The Aftermath of TMDL Litigation: Consent Decrees and Settlement Agreements http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1475422 Clean Water Act: Law and Regulation, ALI-ABA, 2005 James May Widener University - School of Law Date Posted: September 22, 2009 Last Revised: September 22, 2009 Accepted Paper Series

‘Addition’, ‘Pollutant’, ‘Point Source’: Recent Case Developments Affecting the Scope of Activities Covered by the CWA http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1475425 Clean Water Act: Law and Regulation, ALI-ABA Course of Study, Oct. 18-20, 2006 James May Widener University - School of Law Date Posted: September 22, 2009 Last Revised: September 22, 2009 Accepted Paper Series

The Road to Perdition: The Demise of TMDL Litigation http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1475431 Clean Water Act: Law and Regulation, ALI-ABA, 2003 James May Widener University - School of Law Date Posted: September 22, 2009 Last Revised: September 22, 2009 Accepted Paper Series

Clean Water Act NPDES Developments in the Courts http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1475434 Environmental Law, ALI - ABA Continuing Legal Education, 2006 James May Widener University - School of Law Date Posted: September 22, 2009 Last Revised: September 22, 2009 Accepted Paper Series

Deal or No Deal? Outcomes from a Decade of Healthcare M&A http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1476933 Justin Pettit Booz & Company Date Posted: September 22, 2009 Last Revised: September 22, 2009 Working Paper Series

The Trade-off between Fertility and Education: Evidence from before the Demographic Transition http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1476206 CESifo Working Paper Series No. 2775 Sascha O. Becker , Francesco Cinnirella and Ludger Woessmann University of Stirling - Faculty of Management , CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute for Economic Research) - Ifo Institute for Economic Research and Ifo Institute for Economic Research Date Posted: September 21, 2009 Last Revised: September 21, 2009 Working Paper Series

Are Recessions Good for Everyone’s Health? The Association between Mortality and the Business Cycle by Race in the U.S. http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1474946 Matias Fontenla , Fidel Gonzalez and Troy C Quast University of New Mexico - Department of Economics , Sam Houston State University - College of Business Administration - Department of Economics and International Business and Sam Houston State University - College of Business Administration - Department of Economics and International Business Date Posted: September 19, 2009 Last Revised: September 19, 2009 Working Paper Series

Horizontal Inequity in Access to Health Care in Four South American Cities http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1474425 Ana Ines Balsa , Maximo Rossi and Patricia Triunfo University of Miami , Universidad de la República - Department of Economics and University of Uruguay Date Posted: September 18, 2009 Last Revised: September 18, 2009 Working Paper Series

Health Insurance Tax Credits and Health Insurance Coverage of Low-Earning Single Mothers http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1474904 Upjohn Institute Staff Working Paper 09-158 Merve Cebi and Stephen Woodbury University of Massachusetts Dartmouth and Michigan State University Date Posted: September 18, 2009 Last Revised: September 22, 2009 Working 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

Health Technology Research Analyst: Assessment In Medicine - AiM http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/003322.php October 15, 2009 | Analyst | Location: Germany

Health Outcomes Research Team Leader http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/003321.php November 16, 2009 | Researcher/Co-ordinator | Location: Houston or Plainsboro, Texas, US

Senior Lecturer in Health Economics (Fixed-term): University of Sheffield, School of Health and Related Research (ScHARR) http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/003319.php October 04, 2009 | Professorship/Lectureship | Location: Sheffield, UK

Director of Health Economics and Reimbursement http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/003318.php November 04, 2009 | Directorship | Location: US

Global Health Outcomes Manager http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/003317.php November 04, 2009 | Industry | Location: UK Based

Reimbursement Director: Abbott http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/003314.php November 02, 2009 | Industry | Location: Lake County, Illinois, US

Lecturer in Economics of HIV/AIDS: London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicines http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/003313.php October 04, 2009 | Professorship/Lectureship | Location: London, UK

Faculty Member: University of Alabama at Birmingham http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/003312.php November 02, 2009 | PhD Economist | Location: Birmingham, Alabama, US

Assistant Professor Health Administration http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/003311.php November 01, 2009 | Professorship/Lectureship | Location: Mount Pleasant, Michigan, US


Conferences

Call for abstracts: 8th European Conference on Health Economics (ECHE 2010) http://www.healtheconomics.org/conferences/003325.php December 01, 2009 | Health Economics | Location: Helsinki, Finland

Call for Abstracts: 9th International Conference on Health Economics, Management and Policy http://www.healtheconomics.org/conferences/003315.php December 28, 2009 | Health Economics | Location: Athens, Greece

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

Call for Abstracts: Health Sector Institutions, Motivations and Incentives Conference http://www.healtheconomics.org/conferences/003282.php September 28, 2009 | Health Care | Location: Phnom Penh

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

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

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 | Locations: York, UK

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, IL

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


Books

Principles in Health Economics and Policy http://www.healtheconomics.org/books/003320.php August 13, 2009 | Methodology | Author: Jan Abel Olsen

The Economics of New Health Technologies Incentives, organization, and financing http://www.healtheconomics.org/books/003124.php May 14, 2009 | Economic Evaluation | Editors: Joan Costa-Font, Christophe Courbage, and Alistair McGuire


COLOPHON

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