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iHEAweek 2009 no. 136 (09 Dec)
This issue of iHEAweek: 09 Dec, 2009
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NOTICES
iHEA at AEA/ASSA Conference
ASHEcon would like to take this opportunity to remind you that the annual ASHEcon lunch will be held during the AEA/ASSA Conference in Atlanta, Sunday January 3, 2010 at the Hilton Atlanta. Pre-registration for this event can be done via the ASHEcon 2010 registration link provided below. We look forward to seeing you in Atlanta.
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ASHEcon Luncheon Sherry Glied, Columbia University 12:00 PM, Sunday, January 3, 2010 Hilton Atlanta Grand Salon A
The luncheon’s speaker will be Dr. Glied, a Professor of Economics at Columbia University and nominee to be Assistant Secretary for Policy and Evaluation at the US Department of Health and Human Services. Glied’s principal areas of research are in health policy reform and mental healthcare policy. She served as a senior economist for healthcare and labor market policy to the President’s Council of Economic Advisers, under both President Bush and President Clinton. In the latter part of her term, she was a participant in President Clinton’s Health Care Task Force.
Abstract Intake Reminders
8th European Conference on Health Economics (ECHE), Helsinki, Finland, July 7-10, 2010 http://eche2010.abstractsubmit.org/ Abstract Intake Extended to December 15, 2009
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
The International Health Economics Association (iHEA) is pleased to announce and welcome the Turkish Health Economics Association (THEA) as an iHEA Affiliate Association.
If your organization is interested in becoming an Affiliate please email Bill@healtheconomics.org for more information.
Health Economic Network/Social Science Research Network
The following is a list of abstract entries in the Health Economics Network (HEN) of the Social Science Research Network (SSRN) for the past week. iHEA is a proud sponsor of HEN. HEN encourages the early distribution of research results by publishing submitted abstracts and by soliciting abstracts of top quality research papers from around the world. To view links to the abstracts listed below you may need to register with SSRN for free at http://ssrn.com/hen/index.html.
Exploring the Determinants of Childhood Immunisation http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1261124 Nilanjan Patra Jawaharlal Nehru University - Centre for Economic Studies and Planning Date Posted: December 9, 2009 Last Revised: December 9, 2009 Working Paper Series
Justice Bertha Wilson: One Woman’s Difference http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1518411 JUSTICE BERTHA WILSON: ONE WOMAN’S DIFFERENCE, Kim Brooks, ed., Vancouver: UBC Press, 2009 Kim Brooks McGill University - Faculty of Law Date Posted: December 9, 2009 Last Revised: December 9, 2009 Accepted Paper Series
State-Wise Pattern of Gender Bias in Child Health in India http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1519368 Nilanjan Patra Jawaharlal Nehru University - Centre for Economic Studies and Planning Date Posted: December 9, 2009 Last Revised: December 9, 2009 Working Paper Series
Comparing NFHS and SRS Data: A Note http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1519373 Nilanjan Patra Jawaharlal Nehru University - Centre for Economic Studies and Planning Date Posted: December 9, 2009 Last Revised: December 9, 2009 Working Paper Series
Regional Pattern of Gender Bias in Child Health in India http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1519386 Nilanjan Patra Jawaharlal Nehru University - Centre for Economic Studies and Planning Date Posted: December 9, 2009 Last Revised: December 9, 2009 Working Paper Series
Neuroimaging and Responsibility Assessments http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1519431 Neuroethics, published online through Springerlink.com, January 21, 2009 Nicole A. Vincent Delft University of Technology - Philosophy Date Posted: December 9, 2009 Last Revised: December 9, 2009 Accepted Paper Series
How Might India’s Public Health Systems Be Strengthened? http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1517012 World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 5140 Monica Das Gupta , Rajendra Shukla , T.V. Somanathan and K.K. Datta World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG) , affiliation not provided to SSRN , affiliation not provided to SSRN and affiliation not provided to SSRN Date Posted: December 8, 2009 Last Revised: December 8, 2009
Smoking Habits: Like Father, Like Son, Like Mother, Like Daughter http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1476219 CESifo Working Paper Series No. 2782 Maria L. Loureiro , Anna Sanz-de-Galdeano and Daniela Vuri Istituto Universitario de Estudos e Desenvolvemento de Galicia (IDEGA), Universidade de Santiago de Compostela , affiliation not provided to SSRN and University of Rome Tor Vergata Date Posted: December 8, 2009 Last Revised: December 8, 2009 Working Paper Series
Innovative Financing Mechanisms for Municipal Solid Waste Management in Secondary Cities of Ethiopia: The Case of Arba Minch City http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1482955 The IUP Journal of Infrastructure, Vol. VII, Nos. 3 & 4, pp. 79-102, September & December 2009 jonathan m. Ndeto Sr. affiliation not provided to SSRN Date Posted: December 8, 2009 Last Revised: December 8, 2009 Accepted Paper Series
The Boundaries of the Medical Conscientious Objection - About the Refusal of a Blood Transfusion by a Jehovah’s Witness http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1499102 InDret, Vol. 4, 2009 Jose Antonio Seoane affiliation not provided to SSRN Date Posted: December 8, 2009 Last Revised: December 8, 2009 Accepted Paper Series
How Schools Influence Students’ Academic Achievements: A Behavioral Approach with Empirical Evidence from Add Health Data http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1509875 Yuemei Ji Catholic University of Leuven (KUL) - Faculty of Business and Economics (FBE) Date Posted: December 8, 2009 Last Revised: December 8, 2009 Working Paper Series
Bullying of Lesbian and Gay Youth: A Qualitative Investigation http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1518227 The British Journal of Social Work, Vol. 39, Issue 8, pp. 1598-1614, 2009 Faye Mishna , Peter Newman , Andrea Daley and Steven Solomon affiliation not provided to SSRN , affiliation not provided to SSRN , affiliation not provided to SSRN and affiliation not provided to SSRN Date Posted: December 8, 2009 Last Revised: December 9, 2009 Accepted Paper Series
Evaluation of the Impact of the Mother and Infant Health Project in Ukraine http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1519229 IZA Discussion Paper No. 4593 Olena Nizalova and Maria Vyshnya National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy (NaUKMA) - Kyiv School of Economics (KSE) and affiliation not provided to SSRN Date Posted: December 8, 2009 Last Revised: December 9, 2009 Working Paper Series
Interrelated Dynamics of Health and Poverty in Australia http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1519238 IZA Discussion Paper No. 4602 Hielke Buddelmeyer and Lixin Cai Melbourne Institute and University of Melbourne - Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research Date Posted: December 8, 2009 Last Revised: December 9, 2009 Working Paper Series
The Effects of a Sick Pay Reform on Absence and on Health-Related Outcomes http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1519243 IZA Discussion Paper No. 4607 Patrick A. Puhani and Katja Sonderhof Leibniz University Hannover and Leibniz University Hannover Date Posted: December 8, 2009 Last Revised: December 9, 2009 Working Paper Series
Complexity of Good Samaritan Laws for Health Professionals http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1519566 Matthew Rodway affiliation not provided to SSRN Date Posted: December 8, 2009 Last Revised: December 8, 2009 Working Paper Series
Organ Donation as National Service: A Proposed Federal Organ Donation Law http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1520137 Suffolk University Law Review, Vol. 27, p. 1593, 1993 Linda Christine Fentiman Pace University - School of Law Date Posted: December 8, 2009 Last Revised: December 8, 2009 Accepted Paper Series
Nerves of Steel? Stress, Work Performance and Elite Athletes http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1520185 David A. Savage and Benno Torgler Queensland University of Technology and Queensland University of Technology Date Posted: December 8, 2009 Last Revised: December 8, 2009 Working Paper Series
Sorting into Secondary Education and Peer Effects in Youth Smoking http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1517222 CERGE-EI Working Paper Series No. 399 Filip Pertold Charles University in Prague - CERGE-EI (Center for Economic Research and Graduate Education - Economics Institute) Date Posted: December 7, 2009 Last Revised: December 7, 2009 Working Paper Series
Gatekeeping – Open Door to Effective Medical Care Utilisation? http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1517226 CERGE-EI Working Paper Series No. 400 Eva Hromadkova Charles University in Prague - CERGE-EI (Center for Economic Research and Graduate Education - Economics Institute) Date Posted: December 7, 2009 Last Revised: December 7, 2009 Working Paper Series
Ethical Implications of Epigenetics Research http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1520012 Nature Reviews Genetics, Vol. 10 No. 4, April 2009 Mark A. Rothstein University of Louisville - Institute for Bioethics, Health Policy, and Law Date Posted: December 7, 2009 Last Revised: December 7, 2009 Accepted Paper Series
What Do We Know About Enrollment in Consumer-Driven Health Plans? http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1518498 EBRI Notes, Vol. 30, No. 12, December 2009 Paul Fronstin Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI) Date Posted: December 6, 2009 Last Revised: December 8, 2009 Accepted Paper Series
Are Traditional Public Health Strategies Consistent with Contemporary American Values http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1518584 Temple Law Review, Vol. 77, No. 2, p. 175, 2004 Mark A. Rothstein University of Louisville - Institute for Bioethics, Health Policy, and Law Date Posted: December 6, 2009 Last Revised: December 6, 2009 Accepted Paper Series
Economic and Social Burden Due to Injuries and Violence in Nepal: A Cross-Sectional Study http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1518959 Dr. Sunil Kumar Joshi Kathmandu Medical College Date Posted: December 6, 2009 Last Revised: December 6, 2009 Working Paper Series
Impact of Health Insurance on Healthcare Treatment and Cost in Dai Dong, Rural Commune of Vietnam: A Capability Perspective http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1515733 Kim Thuy Nguyen , Oanh Thi Hai Khuat , Steven Ma , Duc Cuong Pham , Giang Thi Hong Khuat and Jennifer Prah Ruger Yale University - School of Medicine , Institute for Social Development Studies , Yale University - School of Public Health , Institute for Social Development Studies , Institute for Social Development Studies and Yale University - School of Medicine Date Posted: December 3, 2009 Last Revised: December 3, 2009 Working Paper Series
Conflicts of Interest in Clincial Trial Recruitment & Enrollment: A Call for Increased Oversight http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1515762 White Paper for the Center for Health & Pharmaceutical Law & Policy, Seton Hall Law School Kathleen Boozang , Carl H. Coleman , Tracy E. Miller , Kate Greenwood , Valerie Gutmann , Simone Handler-Hutchinson and Catherine Finizio Center for Health & Pharmaceutical Law & Policy , Seton Hall University School of Law , Center for Health & Pharmaceutical Law & Policy, Seton Hall Law School , Center for Health & Pharmaceutical Law & Policy/Seton Hall Law School , Center for Health & Pharmaceutical Law & Policy, Seton Hall Law School , Center for Health & Pharmaceutical Law & Policy and affiliation not provided to SSRN Date Posted: December 3, 2009 Last Revised: December 3, 2009 Working Paper Series
The Prima Facie Burden and the Vanishing SEPA Threshold: Washington’s Emerging Preference for Efficiency over Accuracy http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1516650 Gonzaga Law Review, Vol. 37, No. 3, 2002 Keith H. Hirokawa Albany Law School Date Posted: December 3, 2009 Last Revised: December 6, 2009 Accepted Paper Series
The Impact of Size and Occupancy of Hospital on the Extent of Ambulance Diversion: Theory and Evidence http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1516843 Gad Allon , Sarang Deo and Wuqin Lin Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management , Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management and Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management Date Posted: December 3, 2009 Last Revised: December 3, 2009 Working Paper Series
Global Competitiveness of Indian Pharmaceutical Industry: Trends and Strategies http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1413728 ISID Working Paper No. 2006/05 Jaya Prakash Pradhan affiliation not provided to SSRN Date Posted: December 2, 2009 Last Revised: December 2, 2009 Working Paper Series
Associated Journal Contents
Health Economics
Online ISSN: 1099-1050
Print ISSN: 1057-9230
Volume19, Issue1,2010.
Early View (Articles Available Online in Advance of Print)
Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Research Articles
Record rewards: the effects of targeted quality incentives on the recording of risk factors by primary care providers (p 1-13)
Matt Sutton, Ross Elder, Bruce Guthrie, Graham Watt Published Online: Feb 10 2009 4:27AM DOI: 10.1002/hec.1440 Abstract
Physician’s production of primary care in Ontario, Canada (p 14-30) Sisira Sarma, Rose Anne Devlin, William Hogg Published Online: Feb 3 2009 7:51AM DOI: 10.1002/hec.1447 Abstract
Investment in quality improvement: how to maximize the return (p 31-42) Afschin Gandjour Published Online: Feb 11 2009 8:37AM DOI: 10.1002/hec.1449 Abstract
Uncertainty and validation of health economic decision models (p 43-55) Lois G. Kim, Simon G. Thompson Published Online: Feb 10 2009 4:23AM DOI: 10.1002/hec.1444 Abstract
Does social capital determine health? Evidence from eight transition countries (p 56-74) B. d’Hombres, L. Rocco, M. Suhrcke, M. McKee Published Online: Mar 19 2009 10:30AM DOI: 10.1002/hec.1445 Abstract
A game of two halves? Incentive incompatibility, starting point bias and the bidding game contingent valuation method (p 75-87) Paul McNamee, Laura Ternent, Adjima Gbangou, David Newlands Published Online: Feb 3 2009 7:58AM DOI: 10.1002/hec.1448 Abstract
Beneficiary price sensitivity in the Medicare prescription drug plan market (p 88-100) Austin B. Frakt, Steven D. Pizer Published Online: Feb 3 2009 7:54AM DOI: 10.1002/hec.1451 Abstract
Statistical implications of utility weighted and equally weighted HRQL measures: an empirical study (p 101-110) Caitlyn T. Wilke, A. Simon Pickard, Surrey M. Walton, Joern Moock, Thomas Kohlmann, Todd A. Lee Published Online: Feb 26 2009 8:53AM DOI: 10.1002/hec.1467 Abstract
Health Economics Letters Who pays attention in stated-choice surveys? (p 111-118) Semra Özdemir, Ateesha F. Mohamed, F. Reed Johnson, A. Brett Hauber Published Online: Mar 6 2009 4:39AM DOI: 10.1002/hec.1452 Abstract | References | Full Text: PDF (Size: 99K) Save Article
Acknowledgements
Acknowledgement to reviewers (p 119-123)
Published Online: Dec 8 2009 5:06AM DOI: 10.1002/hec.1574 Abstract
Announcements
iHEA (International Health Economics Association) Eighteenth Annual Kenneth J. Arrow Award in Health Economics (p 124)
Published Online: Dec 8 2009 5:06AM DOI: 10.1002/hec.1575
Jobs
Senior Health Specialist http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/003503.php January 25, 2010 | Specialist | Location: Washington, DC, USA
Senior Health Economist http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/003502.php January 25, 2010 | Health Economist | Location: Washington, DC, USA
Fellows Program in Population Policy Communications: Population Reference Bureau (PRB) http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/003504.php February 04, 2010 | Fellowship/Studentship | Location: Washington, DC, USA
HEOR Economic Modeller http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/003499.php January 23, 0010 | Evaluators | Location: Switzerland Job description: Develop, execute
Pricing & Reimbursement Manager, Market Access http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/003498.php January 22, 2010 | Manager | Location: Germany Salary: Competitive Salary +bonus
Health Economics Manager, Market Access http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/003497.php January 22, 2010 | Manager | Location: Germany Salary: Highly Competitive Salary
Senior Lecturer in Health Economics: Queen’s University Belfast http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/003496.php January 07, 2010 | Professorship/Lectureship | Location: Belfast, Ireland, UK Closing date:
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 15, 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
Call For Abstracts: Society for Medical Decision Making 13th European Meeting 2010, Public Health Decision Making http://www.healtheconomics.org/conferences/003500.php February 12, 2010 | Public Health | Location: Hall i.T. / Innsbruck, Austria
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
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
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: 7th HTAi Annual Meeting 2010 http://www.healtheconomics.org/conferences/003358.php January 15, 2010 | Health Technology Assessment | Location: Dublin, Ireland
Call for Papers: The 2010 IRDES Workshop Applied Health Economics and Policy Evaluation http://www.healtheconomics.org/conferences/003339.php January 15, 2010 | Workshop | Location: Paris, 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
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
Call for Papers: Special Issue “Health Behavior and Public Health” in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601) http://www.healtheconomics.org/conferences/003248.php December 31, 2009
Call for Papers: Health Econometrics Workshop http://www.healtheconomics.org/conferences/003160.php January 06, 2010 | Workshop | Location: Rome, Italy
Education
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 Application deadline: 11/12/09
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
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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