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November 11, 2009

iHEAweek 2009 no. 132 (11 Nov)

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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Regulatory Dysfunction: How Insufficient Resources, Outdated Laws, and Political Interference Cripple the ‘Protector Agencies’ http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1500577 Rena I. Steinzor and Sidney A.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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