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November 25, 2009

iHEAweek 2009 no. 134 (25 Nov)

iHEA’s weekly periodical


This issue of iHEAweek: 25 Nov, 2009

  • Notices
  • Community News
  • Health Economic Network (HEN)
  • Associated Journal Contents
  • Jobs
  • Conferences
  • Education
  • Books
  • Colophon: Publication Information

NOTICES

Abstract Intake Reminders

  1. 8th European Conference on Health Economics (ECHE), Helsinki, Finland, July 7-10, 2010 http://eche2010.abstractsubmit.org/ Abstract Intake Closes December 1, 2009

  2. 3rd Biennial Conference of the American Society of Health Economists (ASHE), Ithaca, NY June 20-23 http://healtheconomics.us/conference/2010/submission/ Abstract Intake Closes January 15, 2010


COMMUNITY NEWS

Forum for Health Economics & Policy

New articles are now available for Forum for Health Economics & Policy at: http://www.bepress.com/fhep.


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.

The Application of Price on Y-Axis and Volume on X-Axis in Demand and Supply Analyses – Is it a Muddle? http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1511962 Samithamby Senthilnathan V Eastern University, Sri Lanka Date Posted: November 25, 2009 Last Revised: November 25, 2009 Working Paper Series

Liability Issues in Pharmacogenomics http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1512663 Louisiana Law Review, Vol. .66, 117-124, 2005 Mark A. Rothstein University of Louisville - Institute for Bioethics, Health Policy, and Law Date Posted: November 25, 2009 Last Revised: November 25, 2009 Accepted Paper Series

State Health Insurance Market Reforms and Access to Insurance for High-Risk Employees http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1509219 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign’s Academy for Entrepreneurial Leadership Historical Research Reference in Entrepreneurship Amy Davidoff , Linda Blumberg and Len Nichols affiliation not provided to SSRN , affiliation not provided to SSRN and affiliation not provided to SSRN Date Posted: November 24, 2009 Last Revised: November 24, 2009 Accepted Paper Series

Reducing the Numbers of the Uninsured: Policy Implications from State-Level Data Analysis http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1509220 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign’s Academy for Entrepreneurial Leadership Historical Research Reference in Entrepreneurship Sudha Xirasagar , Carleen H Stoskopf , Michael Samuels and Herng-Ching Lin affiliation not provided to SSRN , affiliation not provided to SSRN , affiliation not provided to SSRN and affiliation not provided to SSRN Date Posted: November 24, 2009 Last Revised: November 24, 2009 Accepted Paper Series

Comparing Condom Use with Different Types of Partners: Evidence from National Hiv Surveys in Africa http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1509197 World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 5130 Damien de Walque and Rachel Kline World Bank and affiliation not provided to SSRN Date Posted: November 24, 2009 Last Revised: November 24, 2009

Checkpoints on the Conversion Highway: Some Trouble Spots in the Conversion of Nonprofit Health Care Organizations to For-Profit Status http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1509686 Journal of Corporation Law, Vol. 23, p. 701, 1998 James Fishman Pace University - School of Law Date Posted: November 22, 2009 Last Revised: November 22, 2009 Accepted Paper Series

An Analysis of Recent Mortality Trends in the Italian Population Using Penalised B-Spline Regression http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1511125 Giornale dell’Istituto Italiano degli Attuari, Vol. 70, pp. 21-43, 2007 Piero Cocevar affiliation not provided to SSRN Date Posted: November 22, 2009 Last Revised: November 22, 2009 Accepted Paper Series

Understanding the Economic Consequences of Shifting Trends in Population Health http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1509176 Netspar Discussion Paper No. 04/2009-022 Pierre-Carl Michaud , Dana P. Goldman , Darius Lakdawalla , Yuhui Zheng and Adam Gailey RAND Corporation , RAND Corporation , RAND Corporation , RAND Corporation and RAND Corporation Date Posted: November 21, 2009 Last Revised: November 21, 2009 Working Paper Series

Selective Contracting and Foreclosure in Health Care Markets http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1509290 CentER Discussion Paper Series No. 2009-89 Michiel J. Bijlsma , Jan Boone , Gijsbert Zwart CPB Netherlands Bureau of Economic Policy Analysis , Tilburg University - Center for Economic Research , CPB Netherlands Bureau of Economic Policy Analysis and Tilburg Law and Economics Center (TILEC) Date Posted: November 21, 2009 Last Revised: November 21, 2009 Working Paper Series

Home Care for the Elderly: Family, Friends, and the State http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1508430 Netspar Discussion Paper No. 07/2009-018 Adriaan Kalwij , Giacomo Pasini and Mingqin Wu University of Utrecht , University of Venice and affiliation not provided to SSRN Date Posted: November 19, 2009 Last Revised: November 19, 2009 Working Paper Series

Long Run Returns to Education: Does Schooling Lead to an Extended Old Age http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1508460 Netspar Discussion Paper No. 04/2009-014 Hans van Kippersluis , Owen A. O’Donnell and Eddy van Doorslaer Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Erasmus School of Economics (ESE) , University of Macedonia and Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Institute of Health Policy and Management Date Posted: November 19, 2009 Last Revised: November 19, 2009 Working Paper Series

Mental Health in the Aftermath of Conflict http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1504942 Harvard Business School BGIE Unit Working Paper No. 10-040 Quy-Toan Do and Lakshmi Iyer affiliation not provided to SSRN and Harvard Business School - Business, Government and the International Economy Unit Date Posted: November 18, 2009 Last Revised: November 21, 2009 Working Paper Series


Associated Journal Contents

PharmacoEconomics

Editor-in-Chief: Christopher I. Carswell, MSc, MRPharmS Consulting Editor: Joseph A. Paladino, Pharm.D, FCCP ISSN: 1170-7690 Online ISSN: 1179-2027 Frequency: 12 issues a year Impact Factor: 2.808 Current Issue: December 1, 2009 - Volume 27 - Issue 12

Featured Articles

Developing Nations Special Issue http://adisonline.com/pharmacoeconomics/Citation/2009/27110/Developing_Nations_Special_Issue.1.aspx Singer, Mendel E. PharmacoEconomics. 27(11):887-889, November 1, 2009. doi: 10.2165/11531470-000000000-00000

The Future of Health Technology Assessment in Healthcare Decision Making in Asia http://adisonline.com/pharmacoeconomics/Abstract/2009/27110/The_Future_of_Health_Technology_Assessment_in.2.aspx Yang, Bong-Min PharmacoEconomics. 27(11):891-901, November 1, 2009. doi: 10.2165/11310280-000000000-00000

Cost Effectiveness in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Review of the Debates Surrounding Decision Rules http://adisonline.com/pharmacoeconomics/Abstract/2009/27110/Cost_Effectiveness_in_Low__and_Middle_Income.3.aspx Shillcutt, Samuel D.; Walker, Damian G.; Goodman, Catherine A.; Mills, Anne J. PharmacoEconomics. 27(11):903-917, November 1, 2009. doi: 10.2165/10899580-000000000-00000

Barriers to Generalizability of Health Economic Evaluations in Latin America and the Caribbean Region http://adisonline.com/pharmacoeconomics/Abstract/2009/27110/Barriers_to_Generalizability_of_Health_Economic.4.aspx Augustovski, Federico; Iglesias, Cynthia; Manca, Andrea; Drummond, Michael; Rubinstein, Adolfo; Martí, Sebastián García PharmacoEconomics. 27(11):919-929, November 1, 2009. doi: 10.2165/11313670-000000000-00000

Strengthening Cost-Effectiveness Analysis in Thailand through the Establishment of the Health Intervention and Technology Assessment Program http://adisonline.com/pharmacoeconomics/Abstract/2009/27110/Strengthening_Cost_Effectiveness_Analysis_in.5.aspx Tantivess, Sripen; Teerawattananon, Yot; Mills, Anne PharmacoEconomics. 27(11):931-945, November 1, 2009. doi: 10.2165/11314710-000000000-00000

Information Technology Facilitates Cost-Effectiveness Analysis in Developing Countries: An Observational Study of Breast Cancer Chemotherapy in Taiwan http://adisonline.com/pharmacoeconomics/Abstract/2009/27110/Information_Technology_Facilitates.6.aspx Shih, Ya-Chen Tina; Pan, I-Wen; Tsai, Yi-Wen PharmacoEconomics. 27(11):947-961, November 1, 2009. doi: 10.2165/11314110-000000000-00000

Cost Effectiveness of Facility-Based Care, Home-Based Care and Mobile Clinics for Provision of Antiretroviral Therapy in Uganda http://adisonline.com/pharmacoeconomics/Abstract/2009/27110/Cost_Effectiveness_of_Facility_Based_Care,.7.aspx Babigumira, Joseph B.; Sethi, Ajay K.; Smyth, Kathleen A.; Singer, Mendel E. PharmacoEconomics. 27(11):963-973, November 1, 2009. doi: 10.2165/11318230-000000000-00000

Applied Health Economics and Health Policy

Editor-in-Chief: Tim Wrightson Consulting Editor: Christopher I. Carswell, MSc, MRPharmS ISSN: 1175-5652 Online ISSN: 1179-1896 Frequency: 4 issues a year Current Issue: December 1, 2009 - Volume 7 - Issue 4

Featured Articles

Cost Savings Associated with Filling a 3-Month Supply of Prescription Medicines http://adisonline.com/healtheconomics/Abstract/2009/07040/Cost_Savings_Associated_with_Filling_a_3_Month.7.aspx Rabbani, Atonu; Alexander, G. Caleb Applied Health Economics and Health Policy. 7(4):255-264, December 1, 2009. doi: 10.2165/11313610-000000000-00000

Assessing Comparative Effectiveness Research in the US http://adisonline.com/healtheconomics/Abstract/2009/07040/Assessing_Comparative_Effectiveness_Research_in.3.aspx Cohen, Joshua P.; Bridges, John F.P. Applied Health Economics and Health Policy. 7(4):219-224, December 1, 2009. doi: 10.2165/11530320-000000000-00000

Does Extending Health Insurance Coverage to the Uninsured Improve Population Health Outcomes? http://adisonline.com/healtheconomics/Abstract/2008/06040/Does_Extending_Health_Insurance_Coverage_to_the.4.aspx Thornton, James A.; Rice, Jennifer L. Applied Health Economics and Health Policy. 6(4):217-230, October 1, 2008. doi: 10.2165/00148365-200806040-00004

Informing Disinvestment through Cost-Effectiveness Modelling: Is Lack of Data a Surmountable Barrier? http://adisonline.com/healtheconomics/Abstract/2009/07010/Informing_Disinvestment_through_Cost_Effectiveness.1.aspx Karnon, Jonathan; Carlton, Jill; Czoski-Murray, Carolyn; Smith, Kevin Applied Health Economics and Health Policy. 7(1):1-9, March 1, 2009. doi: 10.2165/00148365-200907010-00001


Jobs

Assistant Professor: University of Georgia http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/003346.php December 01, 2009 | Professorship/Lectureship | Location: Athens, Georgia, USA

Professor of Health Economics: University of Warwick http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/003472.php December 14, 2009 | Professorship/Lectureship | Location: Warwick, UK

Chair / Reader in Economics: University of Aberdeen Business School & Health Economics Research Unit (HERU) http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/003483.php January 22, 2010 | Research Chair | Location: Aberdeen, Scotland

Postdoctoral Fellowships: University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill/Duke University Medical Center http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/003479.php January 08, 2010 | Fellowship/Studentship | Location: North Carolina, USA

Assistant/Associate Professor: Colorado School of Public Health http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/003478.php January 07, 2010 | Professorship/Lectureship | Location: Denver, Colorado

Associate Research Fellow: Decision Analytic Modelling/Operations Research, Peninsula Medical School (Academic) http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/003477.php January 07, 2010 | Fellowship/Studentship | Location: Plymouth, UK

Health Economist (x2): Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/003476.php January 07, 2010 | Health Economist | Location: Indianapolis, IN, USA


Conferences

8th World iHEA Congress on Health Economics: Transforming Health & Economics http://www.healtheconomics.org/conferences/003434.php July 10, 2011 | Health Economics | Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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: 3rd Biennial Conference of the American Society of Health Economists (ASHE), Health, Healthcare & Behavior http://www.healtheconomics.org/conferences/003401.php January 15, 2010 | Health Economics | Location: Ithaca, New York

National Seminar and Workshop on Health Economics 2010: Health Economics: Patients and Pharmaceutical Use http://www.healtheconomics.org/conferences/003486.php January 13, 2010 | Seminar | Location: Jakarta, Indonesia

Second International Health Economic Seminar, Basic Health Economics: Malaysian Health Economics Association (MAHEA) http://www.healtheconomics.org/conferences/003485.php December 14, 2009 | Seminar | Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Call for Abstracts: Priorities 2010, Priority Setting in Difficult Economic Times http://www.healtheconomics.org/conferences/003482.php December 18, 2009 | Health Care | Location: Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Call for Papers: The Social Determinants of Mental Health: From Awareness to Action http://www.healtheconomics.org/conferences/003473.php December 31, 2009 | Mental Health | Location: Chicago, Illinios, USA

Second annual meeting of the German Association of Health Economics: Money Meets Medicine http://www.healtheconomics.org/conferences/003475.php March 01, 2010 | Health Economics | Location: Berlin, Germany

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

Call for Abstracts: International Applied Econometrics Association Conference: “Econometrics of Healthy Human Resources” http://www.healtheconomics.org/conferences/003448.php December 27, 2009 | Econometrics | Location: Rome, Italy

Call for Abstracts: Sixth IMA International Conference on Quantitative Modelling in the Management of Health Care: The Institute of Mathematics and its Applications http://www.healtheconomics.org/conferences/003442.php December 20, 2009 | Health Care | Location: London, UK

Call for Abstracts: Health, Healthcare & Behavior, 3rd Biennial Conference of the American Society of Health Economists (ASHE) http://www.healtheconomics.org/conferences/003401.php December 01, 2009 | Health Economics | Location: Ithaca, New York

Call for Papers: 4th Latin American and Caribbean Congress on Health Economics/1st Chilean Conference on Health Economics (2010) http://www.healtheconomics.org/conferences/003397.php November 30, 2009 | Health Economics | Location: Santiago, Chile

Incentive Schemes and Performance of Health-Care Providers in Low-Income Countries: Recent Developments, Risks and Emerging Challenges: CERDI http://www.healtheconomics.org/conferences/003393.php December 17, 2009 | Workshop | Location: Clermont-Ferrand, France

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

International Conference on Health and Trade http://www.healtheconomics.org/conferences/003189.php December 10, 2009 | Health Care | Location: Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Lessons learnt and Lessons to learn in the field of Micro Health Insurance in Africa http://www.healtheconomics.org/conferences/003295.php December 02, 2009 | Health Economics | Location: Lilongwe, Malawi

Distributive Justice in the Health System - Theory and Empirics http://www.healtheconomics.org/conferences/003281.php December 11, 2009 | Meeting | Location: Halle (Saale), Germany

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

International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care (IAPAC) 09 http://www.healtheconomics.org/conferences/003119.php November 29, 2009 | Health Care | Location: Morial Convention Center, New Orleans,


Education

Advanced Modelling Methods for Health Economic Evaluation A Computer Based Course http://www.healtheconomics.org/education/003484.php September 15, 2010 | Short Course | Location: Glasgow and York, UK

PhD Studentship: University of East Anglia - Health Economics Group, School of Medicine, Health Policy and Practice http://www.healtheconomics.org/education/003480.php December 11, 2009 | PhD | Location: Norwich UK

Empirical Policy Evaluation in Health: University of Lausanne http://www.healtheconomics.org/education/003385.php December 14, 2009 | PhD | Location: Lausanne, Switzerland


Books

Economic Evaluation in Child Health http://www.healtheconomics.org/books/003471.php October 08, 2009 | Economic Evaluation | Editor: Wendy Ungar

The Economics of Health Reconsidered http://www.healtheconomics.org/books/003406.php October 28, 2009 | Text Book | Authors: Thomas Rice and Lynn Unruh


COLOPHON

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This issue of iHEAweek: 18 Nov, 2009

  • Notices
  • Community News
  • Health Economic Network (HEN)
  • Associated Journal Contents
  • Jobs
  • Conferences
  • Education
  • Colophon: Publication Information

NOTICES

Abstract Intake Reminders

  1. 8th European Conference on Health Economics (ECHE), Helsinki, Finland, July 7-10, 2010 http://eche2010.abstractsubmit.org/
    Abstract Intake Closes December 1, 2009

  2. 3rd Biennial Conference of the American Society of Health Economists (ASHE), Ithaca, NY June 20-23 http://healtheconomics.us/conference/2010/submission/
    Abstract Intake Closes January 15, 2010

OHE Briefings

OHE has recently published the following briefings:

Why should economic evaluations of medical innovations have a societal perspective?

By Professor Magnus Johannesson, Professor Bengt Jönsson, Linus Jönsson, Gisela Kobelt, Niklas Zethraeus

http://www.ohe.org/page/publications/publication.cfm?catid=35&archive=0&itemid=660

Access Mechanisms for Orphan Drugs: A Comparative Study of Selected European Countries

By Martina Garau and Jorge Mestre-Ferrandiz

http://www.ohe.org/page/publications/publication.cfm?catid=35&archive=0&itemid=660

Cost-Effectiveness Analysis (CEA) Registry

The Center for the Evaluation of Value and Risk in Health (CEVR) at Tufts Medical Center is pleased to announce that the Cost-Effectiveness Analysis (CEA) Registry https://research.tufts-nemc.org/cear/default.aspx is now updated with 2008 data.

Visit the CEA Registry at http://www.cearegistry.org.

The CEA Registry is a resource that contains detailed information on more than 2,000 standardized cost-effectiveness analyses published in the peer-reviewed literature. The Registry details cost-utility studies published from 1976 through 2008 (updates are ongoing). The CEA Registry is a searchable website reporting information from cost-effectiveness analyses such as intervention, comparator, target population, measurement of costs, cost-effectiveness ratios, and utility weights. The Registry now contains over 5,000 cost-effectiveness ratios and over 7,000 utility weights.


COMMUNITY NEWS

New Affiliate Organization and Associated Journals

We are pleased to announce and welcome our new Affiliate Association, iGerman Association of Health Economics (DGGOE) http://www.dggoe.org/ and two new Associated Journals, Applied Health Economics and Health Policy http://adisonline.com/healtheconomics/Pages/default.aspx and PharmacoEconomics http://adisonline.com/pharmacoeconomics/Pages/default.aspx, Adis.

If your organization is interested in becoming an Affiliate please email Bill@healtheconomics.org for more information.


Health Economic Network/Social Science Research Network

Clinical Research Industry in India
http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1507457
MARKETING MASTERMIND, pp. 65-68, November 2007
Pankaj Madhani
ICFAI Business School
Date Posted: November 18, 2009
Last Revised: November 18, 2009
Accepted Paper Series

Effect of Job Rewards and Age Differences on Job Satisfaction: A Study of (Fesco) Pakistan
http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1507742
Muhammad Zia ur Rehman
International Islamic University, Islamabad
Date Posted: November 18, 2009
Last Revised: November 18, 2009
Working Paper Series

The Relationship between Pricing Behavior and Ownership Type in the Wisconsin Nursing Home Industry, 1984-1995
http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1507969
Jeffrey P. Ballou
affiliation not provided to SSRN
Date Posted: November 18, 2009
Last Revised: November 18, 2009
Working Paper Series

Does Organizational Form Matter? Cross-Sector Differentiation and Competition in the Nursing Home Industry
http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1507978
Jeffrey P. Ballou
affiliation not provided to SSRN
Date Posted: November 18, 2009
Last Revised: November 18, 2009
Working Paper Series

Health Capability: Conceptualization and Operationalization
http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1508006
American Journal of Public Health, pp. e18-e26, 2009
Jennifer Prah Ruger
Yale University - School of Medicine
Date Posted: November 18, 2009
Last Revised: November 18, 2009
Accepted Paper Series

Why and How Does Source Country Matter? The Effects of Home Countries and Immigrant Communities on Foreign-Born Student Achievement
http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1508010
Dylan Conger , Amy Ellen Schwartz and Leanna Stiefel
affiliation not provided to SSRN , New York University - Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service and New York University - Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service
Date Posted: November 18, 2009
Last Revised: November 18, 2009
Working Paper Series

Marriage and Emancipation in the Age of the Pill
http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1507482
CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP7485
Lena Edlund and Cecilia Machado
Columbia University - Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Department of Economics and affiliation not provided to SSRN
Date Posted: November 17, 2009
Last Revised: November 17, 2009
Working Paper Series

Life Expectancy and the Environment
http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1506316
IZA Discussion Paper No. 4564
Fabio Mariani , Agustin Perez Barahona and Natacha Raffin
Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) , Catholic University of Louvain - Center for Operations Research and Econometrics (CORE) and affiliation not provided to SSRN
Date Posted: November 17, 2009
Last Revised: November 18, 2009
Working Paper Series

Availability, Contributions, Account Balances, and Rollovers in Account-Based Health Plans, 2006-2009
http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1505636
EBRI Notes, Vol. 30, No. 11, November 2009
Paul Fronstin
Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI)
Date Posted: November 16, 2009
Last Revised: November 16, 2009
Accepted Paper Series

The Effects of Industrial Pollution on Human Genome
http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1506712
The IUP Journal of Genetics & Evolution, Vol. II, No. 4, pp. 14-30, November 2009
Parveen Jahan , K. Vamsi Krishna and V. V. Rao
Osmania University , Environmental Protection Training & Research Institute and IIST, Hyderabad
Date Posted: November 16, 2009
Last Revised: November 16, 2009
Accepted Paper Series

Economic Growth and Cancer Incidence
http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1505375
Briefing Notes in Economics, Vol. 81, No. 2, pp. 1-15, 2009
Fabrizio Ferretti
University of Modena and Reggio Emilia - Department of Social Sciences
Date Posted: November 15, 2009
Last Revised: November 15, 2009
Accepted Paper Series

BMI Trends, Socio-Economic Status, and the Choice of Dataset
http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1504941
Michael J. Grabner
PHSR, University of Maryland, Baltimore
Date Posted: November 14, 2009
Last Revised: November 14, 2009
Working Paper Series

The Causal Effect of Education on Obesity: Evidence from Compulsory Schooling Laws http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1505075
Michael J. Grabner
PHSR, University of Maryland, Baltimore
Date Posted: November 14, 2009
Last Revised: November 14, 2009
Working Paper Series

The Impact of Education on Health Using Compulsory Schooling Laws
http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1505076
Michael J. Grabner
PHSR, University of Maryland, Baltimore
Date Posted: November 14, 2009
Last Revised: November 14, 2009
Working Paper Series

Women’s Fertility and Employment Decisions Under Two Political Systems – Comparing East and West Germany Before Reunification
http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1505346
Ruhr Economic Paper No. 149
Julia Bredtmann , Jochen Kluve and Sandra Schaffner
University of Bochum , RWI Essen: Rheinisch-Westfaelisches Institut fuer Wirtschaftsforschung and Rhine-Westphalia Institute for Economic Research (RWI-Essen)
Date Posted: November 14, 2009
Last Revised: November 16, 2009
Working Paper Series

Against Permititis: Why Voluntary Organizations Should Regulate the Use of Cancer Drugs
http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1505606
Minnesota Law Review, Vol. 94, No. 1, 2009, U of Chicago Law & Economics, Olin Working Paper No. 494
Richard A. Epstein
University of Chicago - Law School
Date Posted: November 14, 2009
Last Revised: November 14, 2009
Working Paper Series

The Relationship between Stress and Social Capital among Police Officers
http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1498194
QUT Working/Discussion Paper No. 250
Martin Gächter , David A. Savage and Benno Torgler
affiliation not provided to SSRN , Queensland University of Technology and Queensland University of Technology
Date Posted: November 13, 2009
Last Revised: November 13, 2009
Working Paper Series

Internet Governance and Democratic Legitimacy
http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1504159
Federal Communications Law Journal, Vol. 62, No. 2, 2010
Olivier Sylvain
Fordham University School of Law
Date Posted: November 13, 2009
Last Revised: November 18, 2009
Accepted Paper Series


Associated Journal Contents

International Journal of Health Care Finance and Economics

Publisher: Springer Netherlands
ISSN: 1389-6563 (Print) 1573-6962 (Online)
Volume 9 Number 4 / December 2009
Pages: 333-428
Subject Collection: Business and Economics
SpringerLink Date: Saturday, November 14, 2009

The effect of physicians’ remuneration system on the Caesarean section rate: the Uruguayan case
http://www.springerlink.com/content/9v44x2062777n766/
Author(s): Patricia Triunfo & Máximo Rossi
DOI: 10.1007/s10754-008-9054-y
Online since: January 16, 2009
Page: 333 - 345

Which preferred providers are really preferred? Effectiveness of insurers’ channeling incentives on pharmacy choice
http://springerlink.com/content/y61h042k35ml3442/?p=69f7f2ca0a14470faae78b7460d79543?=1
Author(s): Lieke H. H. M. Boonen, Frederik T. Schut, Bas Donkers & Xander Koolman
DOI: 10.1007/s10754-009-9055-5
Online since: February 26, 2009
Page: 347 - 366

Health insurance and ex ante moral hazard: evidence from Medicare
http://springerlink.com/content/m81876473472126p/?p=6c3bcbab51e741f8979c13adaa0093fe?=2
Author(s): Dhaval Dave & Robert Kaestner
DOI: 10.1007/s10754-009-9056-4
Online since: March 11, 2009
Page: 367 - 390

Population ageing and its implications on aggregate health care demand: empirical evidence from 22 OECD countries
http://springerlink.com/content/x38205n0r1144152/?p=8ba3f7ba4ac348f08786b47d3a74317f?=3
Author(s): Alfons Palangkaraya & Jongsay Yong
DOI: 10.1007/s10754-009-9057-3
Online since: March 20, 2009
Page: 391 - 402

The convergence between for-profit and nonprofit hospitals in the United States
http://springerlink.com/content/27tj540721w45750/?p=0d08716c76be468fafd6b3183094d064?=4
Author(s): Guy David
DOI: 10.1007/s10754-009-9068-0
Online since: May 20, 2009
Page: 403 - 428


Jobs

Assistant Professor: University of Georgia
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/003346.php
December 01, 2009 | Professorship/Lectureship | Location: Athens, Georgia, USA

Health Economist/Research Scientist
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/003469.php
January 01, 2010 | Health Economist | Location: Morristown, New Jersey, USA and Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Health Policy Fellowship in Comparative Effectiveness: SMDM/AHRQ
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/003468.php
January 29, 2010 | Fellowship/Studentship | Location: Hillsborough, New Jersey, USA

Research Officer (Health Economics): Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, The University of Melbourne
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/003467.php
December 12, 2009 | Researcher/Co-ordinator | Location: Melbourne, Australia

Outcomes Research Fellowship: Ethicon - Thomas Jefferson University
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/003466.php
January 31, 0010 | Fellowship/Studentship | Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Somerville, New Jersey, USA

Health Economics and Outcomes Research Scientist: AstraZeneca
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/003463.php
January 01, 2010 | Researcher/Co-ordinator | Location: Wilmington, Delaware, USA

Director of Market Access & Business Development
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/003462.php
December 31, 2009 | Pharmacoeconimist | Location: London, UK

Global Health Outcomes Manager
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/003461.php
December 31, 2009 | Researcher/Co-ordinator | Location: UK

H.E.O.R Manager
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/003460.php
December 31, 2009 | Researcher/Co-ordinator | Location: UK Based

Health Economist with Pfizer Healthcare Ireland
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/003455.php
November 27, 2009 | Health Economist | Location: Dublin, Ireleand

Health Economist
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/003454.php
December 31, 2009 | Health Economist | Location: Basel, London or Manchester, UK

Senior Manager Health Economics, Reimbursement and Market Access
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/003456.php
December 31, 2009 | Health Economist | Location: Switzerland

Senior Global Health Economist / Health Economics Manager (UK)
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/003457.php
December 31, 2009 | Health Economist | Location: UK, Home Counties, South East

Health Economist / Health Economics Manager
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/003458.php
December 31, 2009 | Health Economist | Location: Belgium

Senior Health Economists - Economic Modeling
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/003459.php
December 31, 2009 | Health Economist | Location: Belgium / UK

Lecturer in Health Economics: King’s College London, Division of Health and Social Care Research
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/003452.php
January 04, 2010 | Professorship/Lectureship | Location: London, UK

Postdoctoral Training Program in the Study of Aging
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/003357.php
February 08, 2010 | Post-Doc | Location: Santa Monica, California, USA

Post-Graduate Fellowship: Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, University of Washington http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/003437.php
February 15, 2010 | Fellowship/Studentship | Location: Seattle, Washington, USA

Faculty Position: Health Care Management Department, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/003450.php
January 31, 2010 | Professorship/Lectureship | Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Health Economics Research Scientist
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/003451.php
December 31, 2009 | Researcher/Co-ordinator | Location: Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA


Conferences

8th World iHEA Congress on Health Economics: Transforming Health & Economics
http://www.healtheconomics.org/conferences/003434.php
July 10, 2011 | Health Economics | Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Call for Abstracts: 3rd Biennial Conference of the American Society of Health Economists (ASHE), Health, Healthcare & Behavior
http://www.healtheconomics.org/conferences/003401.php
December 01, 2009 | Health Economics | Location: Ithaca, New York

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: First Annual Midwestern Health Economics Study Group Conference
http://www.healtheconomics.org/conferences/003464.php
February 01, 2010 | Health Economics | Location: Chicago IL, USA

Call for Abstracts: 2010 Canadian Association for Health Services and Policy Research (CAHSPR) Conference
http://www.healtheconomics.org/conferences/003453.php
November 20, 2009 | Health Policy | Location: Toronto, Canada

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

Call for Abstracts: Sixth IMA International Conference on Quantitative Modelling in the Management of Health Care: The Institute of Mathematics and its Applications
http://www.healtheconomics.org/conferences/003442.php
December 20, 2009 | Health Care | Location: Mary Ward House, London

Call for Papers: 4th Latin American and Caribbean Congress on Health Economics/1st Chilean Conference on Health Economics (2010)
http://www.healtheconomics.org/conferences/003397.php
November 30, 2009 | Health Economics | Location: Santiago, Chile

Incentive Schemes and Performance of Health-Care Providers in Low-Income Countries: Recent Developments, Risks and Emerging Challenges: CERDI
http://www.healtheconomics.org/conferences/003393.php
December 17, 2009 | Workshop | Location: Clermont-Ferrand, France

International Conference on Health and Trade
http://www.healtheconomics.org/conferences/003189.php
December 10, 2009 | Health Care | Location: Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Lessons learnt and Lessons to learn in the field of Micro Health Insurance in Africa
http://www.healtheconomics.org/conferences/003295.php
December 02, 2009 | Health Economics | Location: Lilongwe, Malawi, Africa

Distributive Justice in the Health System - Theory and Empirics
http://www.healtheconomics.org/conferences/003281.php
December 11, 2009 | Meeting | Location: Halle (Saale), Germany

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 |

International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care (IAPAC) 09
http://www.healtheconomics.org/conferences/003119.php
November 29, 2009 | Health Care | Location: New Orleans, Louisianna, USA

Health Services and Policy Research Conference 2009
http://www.healtheconomics.org/conferences/003085.php
November 25, 2009 | Health Policy | Location: Brisbane, Australia


Education

Empirical Policy Evaluation in Health: University of Lausanne
http://www.healtheconomics.org/education/003385.php
December 14, 2009 | PhD | Location: Lausanne, Switzerland Date: December 14

Methods for the analysis of categorical dependent variables: University Of York
http://www.healtheconomics.org/education/003384.php
January 11, 2010 | Short Course | Location: York, UK Dates: 11th-12th January

Empirical Policy Evaluation in Health: University of Lausanne
http://www.healtheconomics.org/education/003372.php
November 30, 2009 | PhD | Location: Lausanne, Switzerland Date: December 14

Call for Nominations: Global Health Leadership Forum 2010
http://www.healtheconomics.org/education/003276.php
January 10, 2010 | Training | Location: Berkeley, California, US and Barcelona,

Health Economics of Pharmaceuticals and Other Medical Interventions: The European School of Health Economics
http://www.healtheconomics.org/education/003239.php
January 17, 2010 | Training | Location: Nice (Cannes), France Dates: January

Global Health Leadership Forum: University of California, Berkeley
http://www.healtheconomics.org/education/003059.php
January 10, 2010 | Short Course | Location: San Francisco, California, USA Dates:


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This issue of iHEAweek: 11 Nov, 2009

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

NOTICES

Abstract Intake Reminders

  1. 8th European Conference on Health Economics (ECHE), Helsinki, Finland, July 7-10, 2010 http://eche2010.abstractsubmit.org/ Abstract Intake Closes December 1, 2009

  2. 3rd Biennial Conference of the American Society of Health Economists (ASHE), Ithaca, NY June 20-23 http://healtheconomics.us/conference/2010/submission/ Abstract Intake Closes January 15, 2010


Health Economic Network/Social Science Research Network

Regulatory Dysfunction: How Insufficient Resources, Outdated Laws, and Political Interference Cripple the ‘Protector Agencies’ http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1500577 Rena I. Steinzor and Sidney A. Shapiro University of Maryland - School of Law and Wake Forest University School of Law Date Posted: November 11, 2009 Last Revised: November 11, 2009 Working Paper Series

Organs, Money, & Dignity: Immanuel Kant on the Incentive Question in Living Organ Donation http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1502623 Archimedes Carag Articulo Cagayan State University, Philippines Date Posted: November 11, 2009 Last Revised: November 11, 2009 Working Paper Series

The Association between Remarriage and Hiv Infection: Evidence from National Hiv Surveys in Africa http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1503812 World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 5118 Damien de Walque and Rachel Kline World Bank and affiliation not provided to SSRN Date Posted: November 11, 2009 Last Revised: November 11, 2009

The Massachusetts Health Care Industry: Pathways to the Future http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1502902 Dana Gelb Safran and Jennifer Prah Ruger affiliation not provided to SSRN and Yale University - School of Medicine Date Posted: November 10, 2009 Last Revised: November 10, 2009 Working Paper Series

Mortality Regimes and Pricing http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1418514 Samuel H. Cox , Yijia Lin and Andreas Milidonis University of Manitoba - Asper School of Business , University of Nebraska at Lincoln - Department of Finance and University of Cyprus - Department of Public & Business Administration Date Posted: November 9, 2009 Last Revised: November 9, 2009 Working Paper Series

Risk Attitudes and the Demand for Private Health Insurance: The Importance of ‘Captive Preferences’ http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1501364 Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics, Vol. 80, Issue 4, pp. 499-519, December 2009 Joan Costa-Font and Jaume García-Villar affiliation not provided to SSRN and affiliation not provided to SSRN Date Posted: November 9, 2009 Last Revised: November 11, 2009 Accepted Paper Series

From Angela’s Ashes to the Celtic Tiger: Early Life Conditions and Adult Health in Ireland http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1501984 IZA Discussion Paper No. 4548 Liam Delaney , Mark McGovern and James P. Smith University College Dublin (UCD) - Department of Economics , affiliation not provided to SSRN and RAND Corporation Date Posted: November 9, 2009 Last Revised: November 11, 2009 Working Paper Series

The Impact of Minimum Wage Rates on Body Weight in the United States http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1501987 NBER Working Paper No. w15485 David Meltzer and Zhuo (Adam) Chen University of Chicago - Departments of Medicine and Economics, and Harris School and affiliation not provided to SSRN Date Posted: November 9, 2009 Last Revised: November 11, 2009 Working Paper Series

Healthy and Unhealthy Stress Unwinding: Promoting Health in Small Businesses http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1498244 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign’s Academy for Entrepreneurial Leadership Historical Research Reference in Entrepreneurship Camille R Patterson , Joel Bennett and Wyndy L Wiitala affiliation not provided to SSRN , affiliation not provided to SSRN and affiliation not provided to SSRN Date Posted: November 4, 2009 Last Revised: November 4, 2009 Accepted Paper Series

Adverse Selection in Health Insurance Markets? Evidence from State Small-Group Health Insurance Reforms http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1498246 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign’s Academy for Entrepreneurial Leadership Historical Research Reference in Entrepreneurship Kosali Ilayperuma Simon affiliation not provided to SSRN Date Posted: November 4, 2009 Last Revised: November 4, 2009 Accepted Paper Series

The Self-Employed are Less Likely to Have Health Insurance than Wage Earners. So What? http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1497267 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign’s Academy for Entrepreneurial Leadership Historical Research Reference in Entrepreneurship Craig William Perry and Harvey S. Rosen affiliation not provided to SSRN and Princeton University - Department of Economics Date Posted: November 4, 2009 Last Revised: November 4, 2009 Accepted Paper Series

How Elastic is the Firm’s Demand for Health Insurance? http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1498243 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign’s Academy for Entrepreneurial Leadership Historical Research Reference in Entrepreneurship Jonathan Gruber and Michael Lettau Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics and Bureau of Labor Statistics Date Posted: November 4, 2009 Last Revised: November 10, 2009 Accepted Paper Series

Entrepreneurship and Fitness: An Examination of Rigorous Exercise and Goal Attainment Among Small Business Owners http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1498292 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign’s Academy for Entrepreneurial Leadership Historical Research Reference in Entrepreneurship Donald F. Kuratko , Michael Goldsby and James Bishop affiliation not provided to SSRN , affiliation not provided to SSRN and affiliation not provided to SSRN Date Posted: November 4, 2009 Last Revised: November 7, 2009 Accepted Paper Series

Paying for Safety: Preferences for Mortality Risk Reductions on Alpine Roads http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1499682 FEEM Working Paper No. 77.2009 Christoph M. Rheinberger WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF Date Posted: November 4, 2009 Last Revised: November 4, 2009 Working Paper Series


Associated Journal Contents

Health Economics

Online ISSN: 1099-1050 Print ISSN: 1057-9230 Volume18, Issue12, December 2009. Early View http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/5749/home (Articles Available Online in Advance of Print) Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Editorials

Minimum pricing of alcohol Anne Ludbrook http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/122677748/abstract?CRETRY=1&SRETRY=0 Published Online: 6 Nov 2009 DOI 10.1002/hec.1558 1357-1360

Research Articles

Provider networks and primary-care signups: do they restrict the use of medical services? Partha Deb, Pravin K. Trivedi http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/121567266/abstract Published Online: 18 Dec 2008 DOI 10.1002/hec.1432 1361-1380

The impact of detection and treatment on lifetime medical costs for patients with precancerous polyps and colorectal cancer David H. Howard, Florence K. Tangka, Laura C. Seeff, Lisa C. Richardson, Donatus U. Ekwueme http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/121634504/abstract Published Online: 13 Jan 2009 DOI 10.1002/hec.1434 1381-1393

Malpractice litigation and medical costs in the United States Brandon Roberts, Irving Hoch http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/122363049/abstract Published Online: 27 Apr 2009 DOI 10.1002/hec.1436 1394-1419

How do physician assessments of patient preferences for colorectal cancer screening tests differ from actual preferences? A comparison in Canada and the United States using a stated-choice survey Deborah A. Marshall, F. Reed Johnson, Nathalie A. Kulin, Semra Özdemir, Judith M. E. Walsh, John K. Marshall, Stephanie Van Bebber, Kathryn A. Phillips http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/121641209/abstract Published Online: 3 Feb 2009 DOI 10.1002/hec.1437 1420-1439

Hospital type and patient outcomes: an empirical examination using AMI readmission and mortality records Paul H. Jensen, Elizabeth Webster, Julia Witt http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/121667537/abstract Published Online: 3 Feb 2009 DOI 10.1002/hec.1435 1440-1460

Pricing in vitro fertilization procedures Anthony J. Dukes, Rajeev K. Tyagi http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/122197067/abstract Published Online: 11 Feb 2009 DOI 10.1002/hec.1439 1461-1480


Jobs

Assistant Professor: University of Georgia http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/003346.php December 01, 2009 | Professorship/Lectureship | Location: Athens, Georgia, USA

Health Economist (Part time): Health Protection Agency Centre for Infections (CFI), TB section http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/003447.php November 18, 2009 | Health Economist | Location: Colindale, NW London

Health Economist / Senior Health Economist http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/003446.php December 04, 2009 | Health Economist | Location: London, UK

Lecturer in Health Economics: King’s College London - Division of Health and Social Care Research http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/003445.php November 27, 2009 | Professorship/Lectureship | Location: London, UK

Research Associate in Disease Prevention Modelling: King’s College London http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/003439.php November 30, 2009 | Researcher/Co-ordinator | Location: London, UK

Senior Program Officer - Health Financing and Economics Modeler: The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/003438.php December 23, 2009 | Health Economist | Location: Seattle, Washington, USA

Post-Graduate Fellowship: Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, University of Washington http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/003437.php February 15, 2010 | Fellowship/Studentship | Location: Seattle, Washington, USA

Faculty Position in Health Services Management: University of Missouri http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/003436.php December 23, 2009 | Professorship/Lectureship | Location: Columbia, Missouri, USA

Assistant/Associate Professor http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/003435.php December 23, 2009 | Professorship/Lectureship | Location: Minnesota, USA

Tenured or Tenure-Track (open rank) Faculty Position - Comparative Effectiveness: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/003433.php December 20, 2009 | Professorship/Lectureship | Location: Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA


Conferences

8th World iHEA Congress on Health Economics: Transforming Health & Economics http://www.healtheconomics.org/conferences/003434.php July 10, 2011 | Health Economics | Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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: 3rd Biennial Conference of the American Society of Health Economists (ASHE), Health, Healthcare & Behavior http://www.healtheconomics.org/conferences/003401.php December 01, 2009 | Health Economics | Location: Ithaca, New York

Call for Abstracts: International Applied Econometrics Association Conference: “Econometrics of Healthy Human Resources” http://www.healtheconomics.org/conferences/003448.php December 27, 2009 | Econometrics | Location: Rome, Italy

Call for Abstracts: Sixth IMA International Conference on Quantitative Modelling in the Management of Health Care: The Institute of Mathematics and its Applications http://www.healtheconomics.org/conferences/003442.php December 20, 2009 | Health Care | Location: Mary Ward House, London, UK

Call for Abstracts: 69th International Atlantic Economic Conference http://www.healtheconomics.org/conferences/003440.php November 15, 2009 | Health Economics | Location: Prague, Czech Republic

Call for Papers: 4th Latin American and Caribbean Congress on Health Economics/1st Chilean Conference on Health Economics (2010) http://www.healtheconomics.org/conferences/003397.php November 30, 2009 | Health Economics | Location: Santiago, Chile

Incentive Schemes and Performance of Health-Care Providers in Low-Income Countries: Recent Developments, Risks and Emerging Challenges: CERDI http://www.healtheconomics.org/conferences/003393.php December 17, 2009 | Workshop | Location: Clermont-Ferrand, France

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

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

International Conference on Health and Trade http://www.healtheconomics.org/conferences/003189.php December 10, 2009 | Health Care | Location: Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Lessons learnt and Lessons to learn in the field of Micro Health Insurance in Africa http://www.healtheconomics.org/conferences/003295.php December 02, 2009 | Health Economics | Location: Lilongwe, Malawi, Africa

Distributive Justice in the Health System - Theory and Empirics http://www.healtheconomics.org/conferences/003281.php December 11, 2009 | Meeting | Location: Halle (Saale), Germany

DIA Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Forum http://www.healtheconomics.org/conferences/003251.php November 25, 2009 | Health Technology Assessment | Location: Paris, France

International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care (IAPAC) 09 http://www.healtheconomics.org/conferences/003119.php November 29, 2009 | Health Care | Location: New Orleans, Louisianna, USA

Health Services and Policy Research Conference 2009 http://www.healtheconomics.org/conferences/003085.php November 25, 2009 | Health Policy | Location: Brisbane, Australia


Education

Empirical Policy Evaluation in Health: University of Lausanne http://www.healtheconomics.org/education/003385.php December 14, 2009 | PhD | Location: Lausanne, Switzerland Date: December 14

Empirical Policy Evaluation in Health: University of Lausanne http://www.healtheconomics.org/education/003372.php November 30, 2009 | PhD | Location: Lausanne, Switzerland Date: December 14

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 Date: November 16


COLOPHON

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November 4, 2009

iHEAweek 2009 no. 131 (04 Nov)

iHEA’s weekly periodical

This issue of iHEAweek is provided to all current iHEA members and as a courtesy this week to individuals with lapsed memberships or non-members who have expressed an interest in the newsletter

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This issue of iHEAweek: 04 Nov, 2009

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

NOTICES

iHEA Affiliate Associations

iHEA has established a program to develop relationships with national and regional health economics associations. Affiliates are given a link on the main iHEA web page and their members receive a discount on their iHEA individual memberships:

Current Affiliates:

Colombian Health Economics Association (ACOES) Spanish Health Economics Association (AES) Italian Association of Health Economics (AIES) Australian Health Economics Society (AHES) Portuguese Health Economics Association (APES) American Society of Health Economists (ASHE) Collège des Economistes de la Santé (CES) Croatian Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Health Economics (CSPHE) Health Economics Study Group (HESG) Nepal Health Economics Association (NHEA) Taiwan Society of Health Economics (TaiSHE)

If you are interested in Affiliate status for your association, please contact bill.swan@healtheconomics.org

Associated Journals

iHEA members have access to special personal rates for the following journals directly from the publishers (please note that at this time we are still working out the details to access these rates):

Economics and Human Biology, Elsevier European Journal of Health Economics, Springer Health Economics, Wiley International Journal of Health Care Finance and Economics, Springer Journal of Health Economics, Elsevier Journal of Mental Health Policy and Economics, ICMHPE

Associated Journals are selected based on relevance to health economics and publishers maintaining an annual organizational membership in good standing.

Nominations requested for 18th Annual Kenneth J. Arrow Award

The International Health Economics Association (iHEA) is pleased to invite nominations for The Eighteenth Annual Kenneth J. Arrow Award in Health Economics for the best paper in health economics in 2009. In order to be eligible, a paper must have been published in a peer-reviewed journal in English in 2009. Nominations should include a brief letter of nomination and a copy of the paper.

Send nominations by email and with a pdf of the paper, to Pedro Pita Barros, Chair Kenneth J. Arrow Award Committee, Faculdade de Economia, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, at ppbarros@fe.unl.pt , or Edward C. Norton, Co-chair Kenneth J. Arrow Award Committee, Department of Health Management and Policy and Department of Economics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109 USA, at ecnorton@umich.edu .

Deadline for nominations is March 1, 2010.

ASHEcon at the ASSA Meetings in Atlanta

For information on ASHE and iHEA events at the AEA/ASSA please see http://healtheconomics.us/


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.

The Effect of Student Aid on the Duration of Study http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1463323 DIW Berlin Discussion Paper No. 893 Daniela Glocker German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin) Date Posted: November 4, 2009 Last Revised: November 4, 2009 Working Paper Series

Environmental Kuznets Curves for Carbon Emissions: A Critical Survey http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1498484 FEEM Working Paper No. 75.2009 Nektarios Aslanidis affiliation not provided to SSRN Date Posted: November 4, 2009 Last Revised: November 4, 2009 Working Paper Series

The Disabilities Convention and its Consequences for Mental Health Laws in Australia http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1498926 Monash University Faculty of Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2009/14, Law in Context, Vol. 26, p. 10, 2008 Annegret Kaempf Monash University - Faculty of Law Date Posted: November 4, 2009 Last Revised: November 4, 2009 Accepted Paper Series

Health Privacy in the Electronic Age http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1499329 Journal of Legal Medicine, Vol. 28, No. 1, 2008 Mark A. Rothstein University of Louisville - Institute for Bioethics, Health Policy, and Law Date Posted: November 4, 2009 Last Revised: November 4, 2009 Accepted Paper Series

Happiness, Freedom and Control http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1499652 Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi, Econpubblica Centre for Research on the Public Sector, Working Paper No. 141 Paolo Verme University of Turin - Department of Economics Date Posted: November 4, 2009 Last Revised: November 4, 2009 Working Paper Series

Competition and the Reference Pricing Scheme for Pharmaceuticals http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1499683 Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi; Econpubblica Centre for Research on the Public Sector, Working Paper No. 140 Simone Ghislandi affiliation not provided to SSRN Date Posted: November 4, 2009 Last Revised: November 4, 2009 Working Paper Series

Public Health Transfers in Kind: Measuring the Distributional Effects in Italy http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1499744 Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi, Econpubblica Centre for Research on the Public Sector, Working Paper No. 145 Chiara Gigliarano and Conchita D’Ambrosio affiliation not provided to SSRN and Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca Date Posted: November 4, 2009 Last Revised: November 4, 2009 Working Paper Series

Activities in the Area of Food Production And its Impact on the Environment (Las Actividades En El Área De Producción De Alimentos Y Su Incidencia En El Medio Ambiente) http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1499802 Anuario Turismo y Sociedad No. 7, 2006, Universidad Externado de Colombia Bertha E. Rivas and Ines Anez Universidad Simon Bolivar and Universidad Simon Bolivar Date Posted: November 4, 2009 Last Revised: November 4, 2009 Accepted Paper Series

Staff Time and Estimated Labor Cost to Bathe Obese Nursing Home Residents: A Case Report http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1492703 Obesity and Nursing Home Working Paper Series No. 1 Holly C Felix , Christine Bradway , Elizabeth Miller , Amy Heivly , Irene Fleshner and Lawrence S. Powell University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Fay W. Boozman College of Public Heatlh , University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing , Genesis Health Care Corporation , Genesis Health Care Corporation , Genesis Health Care Corporation and University of Arkansas at Little Rock - Department of Economics and Finance Date Posted: November 3, 2009 Last Revised: November 3, 2009 Working Paper Series

Gender Variations of Physiological and Psychological Stress among Police Officer http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1498187 Martin Gächter , David A. Savage and Benno Torgler affiliation not provided to SSRN , Queensland University of Technology and Queensland University of Technology Date Posted: November 3, 2009 Last Revised: November 3, 2009 Working Paper Series

Paying a Premium on Your Premium? Consolidation in the U.S. Health Insurance Industry http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1498916 NBER Working Paper No. w15434 Leemore S. Dafny , Mark Duggan and Subbu Ramanarayanan Northwestern University - Department of Management & Strategy , University of Maryland - Department of Economics and University of California, Los Angeles - Policy Area Date Posted: November 3, 2009 Last Revised: November 3, 2009 Working Paper Series

India Transformed? Insights from the Firm Level 1988-2005 http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1498949 NBER Working Paper No. w15448 Laura Alfaro and Anusha Chari Harvard University - Business, Government and the International Economy Unit and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill - Department of Economics Date Posted: November 3, 2009 Last Revised: November 3, 2009 Working Paper Series

High-Powered Incentives in Developing Country Health Insurance: Evidence from Colombiaâ??S Rã©Gimen Subsidiado http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1498957 NBER Working Paper No. w15456 Grant Miller , Diana M. Pinto and Marcos Vera-Hernandez National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) , Stanford University - School of Medicine , Pontifical University Javeriana Inicio and University College London Date Posted: November 3, 2009 Last Revised: November 3, 2009 Working Paper Series

Managed Care Expansion to Asia: A Critical Review http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1497575 Asian-Pacific Economic Literature, Vol. 23, Issue 2, pp. 29-51, November 2009 Daniel Simonet Nanyang Technological University (NTU) - Nanyang Business School Date Posted: November 2, 2009 Last Revised: November 3, 2009 Accepted Paper Series

Health and Income: A Robust Comparison of Canada and the US http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1497712 IZA Discussion Paper No. 4506 Jean-Yves Duclos and Damien Echevin University of Laval and Ministere de l’Economie, des Finances et de l’Industrie - Direction de la Prevision Date Posted: November 2, 2009 Last Revised: November 3, 2009 Working Paper Series

Consumers’ Quality Perception of National Branded, National Store Branded, and Imported Store Branded Beef http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1498443 Meat Science, Vol. 84, 2009 Marija Banovic , Klaus G. Grunert , Maria Madalena Barreira and Magda Aguiar Fontes affiliation not provided to SSRN , Aarhus School of Business - Marketing and Statistics , affiliation not provided to SSRN and Universidade Técnica de Lisboa - Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária Date Posted: November 2, 2009 Last Revised: November 2, 2009 Accepted Paper Series

Does the Country of Origin (COO) of Food Products Influence Consumer Evaluations? An Empirical Examination of Ham and Cheese http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1498445 Journal of Food Products Marketing, Vol. 15, 2009 Krystallis Athanasios and George M. Chryssochoidis affiliation not provided to SSRN and Agricultural University of Athens Date Posted: November 2, 2009 Last Revised: November 2, 2009 Accepted Paper Series

Perception of Health Claims Among Nordic Consumers http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1498446 Journal of Consumer Policy, Vol. 32, 2009 Klaus G. Grunert , Liisa Lähteenmäki , Yasemin Boztug , Emilia Martinsdottir , Øydis Ueland , Annika Åström and Piritta Lampila Aarhus School of Business - Marketing and Statistics , University of Aarhus - Department of Marketing and Statistics , University of Aarhus - Aarhus School of Business , affiliation not provided to SSRN , affiliation not provided to SSRN , affiliation not provided to SSRN and affiliation not provided to SSRN Date Posted: November 2, 2009 Last Revised: November 2, 2009 Accepted Paper Series

Item Wording in Self Report That Susceptible to Faking Response http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1496678 Jurnal Psikologi, Vol. 36, No.1, 2009 Wahyu Widhiarso Gadjah Mada University Date Posted: November 1, 2009 Last Revised: November 1, 2009 Accepted Paper Series

Is Gina Worth the Wait? http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1497023 Journal of Law, Medicine and Ethics, Vol. 36, No. 2, 2008 Mark A. Rothstein University of Louisville - Institute for Bioethics, Health Policy, and Law Date Posted: October 31, 2009 Last Revised: October 31, 2009 Accepted Paper Series

Disability Civil Rights and a New Paradigm for the Twenty-First Century: The Expansion of Civil Rights Beyond Race, Gender and Age http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1202503 Paul Steven Miller University of Washington School of Law Date Posted: October 30, 2009 Last Revised: October 30, 2009 Working Paper Series

Avoiding Genetic Genocide: Understanding Good Intentions and Eugenics in the Complex Dialogue Between the Medical and Disability Communities http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1202682 Paul Steven Miller University of Washington School of Law Date Posted: October 30, 2009 Last Revised: October 30, 2009 Working Paper Series

Civil Rights and American Values – Understanding the Legacy of Senator Henry M. Jackson, and its Relationship to the Emergence of Disability Human Rights http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1484453 Paul Steven Miller University of Washington School of Law Date Posted: October 30, 2009 Last Revised: October 30, 2009 Working Paper Series

Tracking Chromosomes, Castrating Dwarves: Uninformed Consent and Eugenic Research http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1495134 Ethics & Med., Vol. 25, No. 3, pp. 149-164, Fall 2009, Georgia State University College of Law, Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2009-21 Paul A. Lombardo Georgia State University - College of Law Date Posted: October 30, 2009 Last Revised: October 30, 2009 Accepted Paper Series

Life Insurance Policy in Developing Countries (An Indepth Discussion in the Nigerian Context) http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1495700 Bernard Enya Edu , Orok Ekpo Orok-Duke and George Akpan Ekott Cross River University of Technology , Cross River University of Technology and Cross River University of Technology Date Posted: October 30, 2009 Last Revised: October 30, 2009 Working Paper Series

The Effect of Disability Insurance Receipt on Labor Supply http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1496402 FRB of Chicago Working Paper No. 2009-05 Eric French and Jae Song Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago and U.S. Social Security Administration Date Posted: October 30, 2009 Last Revised: October 30, 2009 Working Paper Series

Consistently Bounding Parameter Values with One Instrument and Two Endogenous Explanatory Variables: With an Application to the Effect of Fast-Food Availability on Obesity http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1497142 Richard A. Dunn Texas A&M University Date Posted: October 30, 2009 Last Revised: October 30, 2009 Working Paper Series

Achieving Clinical Equality in an Influenza Pandemic: Patent Realities http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1495810 Seton Hall Law Review, 2009 Eileen Kane and Pennsylvania State University - Dickinson School of Law and Pennsylvania State University - Dickinson School of Law Date Posted: October 29, 2009 Last Revised: October 29, 2009 Accepted Paper Series

Does the Relationship between Mortality and the Business Cycle Vary by the Level of Economic Development? Evidence from Mexico http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1495935 Fidel Gonzalez and Troy C. Quast 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: October 29, 2009 Last Revised: October 29, 2009 Working Paper Series

Restructuring the Nhs Again: Supply Side Reform in Recent English Health Care Policy http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1495257 Financial Accountability & Management, Vol. 25, Issue 4, pp. 373-389, November 2009 Pauline Allen London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Date Posted: October 28, 2009 Last Revised: October 28, 2009 Accepted Paper Series

Demand for and Regulation of Cardiac Services http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1495273 International Economic Review, Vol. 50, Issue 4, pp. 1183-1204, November 2009 Justin Trogdon RTI International, Public Health Economics Date Posted: October 28, 2009 Last Revised: November 4, 2009 Accepted Paper Series

The Search for a Proportionate Care Law by Formula Funding in the English Nhs http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1495258 Financial Accountability & Management, Vol. 25, Issue 4, pp. 391-410, November 2009 Gwyn Bevan London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) Date Posted: October 28, 2009 Last Revised: October 31, 2009 Accepted Paper Series

Accounting for (a) Public Good: Public Healthcare in England http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1495259 Financial Accountability & Management, Vol. 25, No. 4, pp. 411-433, November 2009 Sheila Ellwood University of Bristol Date Posted: October 28, 2009 Last Revised: October 31, 2009 Accepted Paper Series

Devolution, Accruals Accounting and Asset Management in NHS Wales http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1495260 Financial Accountability & Management, Vol. 25, No. 4, pp. 435-450, November 2009 Howard Mellett , Neil Marriott and Louise Macniven Cardiff Business School , University of Glamorgan and Cardiff Business School Date Posted: October 28, 2009 Last Revised: November 3, 2009 Accepted Paper Series

We May Remember But What Did We Learn? Dealing with Errors, Crimes and Misdemeanours Around Adverse Events in Healthcare http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1495261 Financial Accountability & Management, Vol. 25, Issue 4, pp. 451-474, November 2009 Denis Fischbacher-Smith and Moira Fischbacher-Smith affiliation not provided to SSRN and affiliation not provided to SSRN Date Posted: October 28, 2009 Last Revised: October 31, 2009 Accepted Paper Series

*Simultaneous Measurement of Time and Risk Preferences: Stated Preference Discrete Choice Modeling Analysis Depending on Smoking Behavior http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1495272 International Economic Review, Vol. 50, No. 4, pp. 1169-1182, November 2009 Takanori Ida and Rei Goto Kyoto University and Konan University - Faculty of Economics Date Posted: October 28, 2009 Last Revised: November 2, 2009 Accepted Paper Series

Cross-National Policy Learning in Health System Reform: The Case of Diagnosis Related Groups http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1495284 International Social Security Review, Vol. 62, Issue 4, pp. 21-40, October/December 2009 Achim Schmid and Ralf Götze affiliation not provided to SSRN and affiliation not provided to SSRN Date Posted: October 28, 2009 Last Revised: November 2, 2009 Accepted Paper Series

Policy Learning and Cross-National Diffusion in Social Long-Term Care Insurance: Germany, Japan, and the Republic of Korea http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1495286 International Social Security Review, Vol. 62, Issue 4, pp. 63-80, October/December 2009 John Creighton Campbell , Naoki Ikegami and Soonman Kwon affiliation not provided to SSRN , Keio University - School of Medicine - Department of Health Policy & Management and Seoul National University Date Posted: October 28, 2009 Last Revised: November 2, 2009 Accepted Paper Series


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Jobs

Director of the York Health Economics Consortium at the University of York http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/003345.php November 06, 2009 | Directorship | Location: York, United Kingdom

Assistant Professor: University of Georgia http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/003346.php December 01, 2009 | Professorship/Lectureship | Location: Athens, Georgia, USA

Head of Health Economic and Outcomes Research: Novo Nordisk http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/003356.php November 06, 2009 | Researcher/Co-ordinator | Location: Denmark - Soborg

Research Associate in Economic Evaluation: The University of Manchester - School of Dentistry http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/003430.php November 06, 2009 | Researcher/Co-ordinator | Location: Manchester, UK

Postdoctoral fellowship in applied health economics: University of Calgary http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/003429.php December 18, 2009 | Fellowship/Studentship | Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Pricing and Reimbursement Manager http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/003428.php December 18, 2009 | Analyst | Location: Germany

Director/Senior Manager Pricing and Reimbursement: Pfizer http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/003427.php December 18, 2009 | Directorship | Location: New York or London

Director/Senior Manager Health Economics and Outcomes Research: Pfizer http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/003426.php December 18, 2009 | Directorship | Location: London or Paris

Research Officer / Fellow: Leeds Institute of Health Sciences - Academic Unit of Health Economics (AUHE) http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/003425.php November 20, 2009 | Fellowship/Studentship | Location: Leeds, UK

Faculty Position, Implementation Research and Program Evaluation, Duke University http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/003408.php January 25, 2010 | Professorship/Lectureship | Location: Durham, North Carolina, USA

Research Associate: Newcastle University http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/003407.php November 13, 2009 | Researcher/Co-ordinator | Location: UK


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: Health, Healthcare & Behavior, 3rd Biennial Conference of the American Society of Health Economists (ASHE) http://www.healtheconomics.org/conferences/003401.php December 01, 2009 | Health Economics | Location: Ithaca, New York

Call for Papers: 4th Latin American and Caribbean Congress on Health Economics/1st Chilean Conference on Health Economics (2010) http://www.healtheconomics.org/conferences/003397.php November 30, 2009 | Health Economics | Location: Santiago, Chile

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

Lessons learnt and Lessons to learn in the field of Micro Health Insurance in Africa http://www.healtheconomics.org/conferences/003295.php December 02, 2009 | Health Economics | Location: Lilongwe, Malawi

DIA Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Forum http://www.healtheconomics.org/conferences/003251.php November 25, 2009 | Health Technology Assessment | Location: Paris, France

International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care (IAPAC) 09 http://www.healtheconomics.org/conferences/003119.php November 29, 2009 | Health Care | Location: New Orleans, Louisianna, USA

Health Services and Policy Research Conference 2009 http://www.healtheconomics.org/conferences/003085.php November 25, 2009 | Health Policy | Location: Brisbane, Australia

American Public Health Association: 137th Annual Public Meeting http://www.healtheconomics.org/conferences/001246.php November 07, 2009 | Public Health | Location: Philadelphia, PA


Education

Empirical Policy Evaluation in Health: University of Lausanne http://www.healtheconomics.org/education/003385.php December 14, 2009 | PhD | Location: Lausanne, Switzerland Date: December 14

Empirical Policy Evaluation in Health: University of Lausanne http://www.healtheconomics.org/education/003372.php November 30, 2009 | PhD | Location: Lausanne, Switzerland Date: December 14

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 Date: November 16


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