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May 5, 2010

HEAweek 2010 no. 157 (05 May)

iHEA’s weekly periodical


This issue of iHEAweek: 05 May, 2010

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

NOTICES

ASHEcon Cornell Reminder

Pre-Conference Workshops
Registration and details at: http://healtheconomics.us/conference/2010/

Please note that there will be NO on-site registration for pre-conference workshops. On-line Registration will close on June 9, 2010.

  • Economic Evaluation of Drugs, Devices and other Medical Interventions, Sunday, June 20, 2010, 8:30 AM-11:30 AM, Faculty: Joel Hay, Cost: $100 USD

  • AHRQ: Research Databases and Grant Funding Opportunities, Sunday, June 20, 2010, 9:00 AM-12:45 PM, Faculty: Herbert Wong, Michael Hagan, Joel Cohen & Sam Zuvekas, Cost: No Charge

  • Health Econometrics of Health Cost, Expenditure and Utilization Data, Sunday, June 20, 2010, 8:30 AM-5:30 PM Faculty: Partha Deb, Willard Manning & Edward Norton, Cost: $160 USD

  • Using National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) Survey Data Linked to Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, and Death Certificate Records, Sunday, June 20, 2010, 1:00 PM-5:30 PM Faculty: Edward Sondik, Kimberly Lochner, Sandra Decker, Gina Livermore & Peter Meyer, Cost: No Charge

Accommodation


With a little more than 2 months to go to the beginning of the ASHEcon conference, we would like to once again bring to your attention that if you have not yet made your accommodation arrangements, now is the time to do so. With a minimum number of rooms blocked at reduced rates for ASHEcon delegates, these rooms are going quickly. At this time, with the Statler Hotel completely booked, rooms remain available at the Hampton Inn & Holiday Inn, with a minimal number remaining at the Hilton Garden. All three hotels have advised they will be providing shuttle service, and we highly recommend you confirm your needs upon checking in.

Airport Shuttles


Commencement Connections is offering efficient custom airport shuttles to and from Syracuse Airport or Ithaca Airport for ASHE attendees who reserve a seat.

Ticket availability and pricing will be determined by reservations, with the average Syracuse Airport ticket costing $95, and the average Ithaca Airport ticket costing $15. Savings will be as much as $242 for Syracuse Airport travelers, and $18 for Ithaca Airport travelers.

Seats can be reserved at the following links:

Syracuse Airport travelers: http://commencementconnections.com/events/show/2
Ithaca Airport travelers: http://commencementconnections.com/events/show/4

For more information please email paul@commencementconnections.com

ECHE Helsinki Reminder


ECHE advertising opportunities:

  • Programme book advertisement at a price of 1000 euros for one page (page size A4 = 297 mm H x 210 mm W), printed in colours (CMYK). The back page of the program book is no longer available. DL for material is 31 May 2010.
  • Insert into the conference bags, one page or small leaflet at a price of 1000 euros, DL for material is 15 June, 2010, delivery address to be confirmed later on if you select this option.

If you are interested in advertising in the programme book or in the conference bags, please contact: Merja.paimensaari@thl.fi


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.

Evaluating Nationwide Health Interventions When Standard Before-After Doesn’t Work: Malawi’s ITN Distribution Program
http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1599417
CESifo Working Paper Series No. 3036
Eva Deuchert and Conny Wunsch
University of St. Gallen and University of St. Gallen - Department of Economics
Date Posted: May 5, 2010
Last Revised: May 5, 2010
Working Paper Series

Natural Hazards and Child Health
http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1599432
Claus C. Pörtner
University of Washington - Department of Economics
Date Posted: May 5, 2010
Last Revised: May 5, 2010
Working Paper Series

The Impact of Involvement on Key Service Relationships
http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1599754
Journal of Services Marketing, Vol. 23, No. 2, pp. 115-124, 2009
Thomas L. Baker , Joe Cronin and Christopher D. Hopkins Clemson University , affiliation not provided to SSRN and affiliation not provided to SSRN
Date Posted: May 5, 2010
Last Revised: May 5, 2010
Accepted Paper Series

Promoting Ethical Behavior and Organizational Citizenship Behaviors: The Influence of Corporate Ethical Values
http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1599760
Journal of Business Research, Vol. 59, pp. 840-857, July 2006
Thomas L. Baker , Tammy G. Hunt and Martha Andrews
Clemson University , affiliation not provided to SSRN and affiliation not provided to SSRN
Date Posted: May 5, 2010
Last Revised: May 5, 2010
Accepted Paper Series

Child Morbidity and Camp Decongestion in Post-War Uganda
http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1600216
MICROCON Research Working Paper No. 24
Carlos Bozzoli and Tilman Brück
German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin) and German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin)
Date Posted: May 5, 2010
Last Revised: May 5, 2010
Working Paper Series

From Consultation to Reconciliation: Aboriginal Rights and the Crown’s Duty to Consult
http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1599720
Canadian Bar Review, Vol. 29, p. 252, 2000
Sonia Lawrence and Patrick Macklem
Osgoode Hall Law School and University of Toronto - Faculty of Law
Date Posted: May 4, 2010
Last Revised: May 4, 2010
Accepted Paper Series

Binge Drinking and Risky Sex Among College Students
http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1598069
NBER Working Paper No. w15953
Jeffrey S. DeSimone
University of Texas at Arlington - College of Business Administration - Department of Economics
Date Posted: May 3, 2010
Last Revised: May 3, 2010
Working Paper Series

Sexually-Transmitted Disease Prevalence and the Factors Associated with it in Sexually-Exploited Children in Bogota, Colombia (In Spanish)
http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1598470
Revista de Salud Publica, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Vol. 11, No. 3, June 2009
Angela Maria Pinzon-Rondon , Timothy W. Ross , Juan Carlos Botero and Margarita M. Baquero-Umaña
Universidad del Rosario , Fundacion Social Fenix , World Justice Project and Universidad del Rosario
Date Posted: May 3, 2010
Last Revised: May 3, 2010
Accepted Paper Series

The Dynamics of Drinking and Driving in the US: The Role of Social Forces and the Role of Law
http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1599641
Darren P. Grant
Sam Houston State University - College of Business Administration - Department of Economics and International Business
Date Posted: May 3, 2010
Last Revised: May 3, 2010
Working Paper Series

Are Physicians’ Prescribing Decisions Sensitive to Drug Prices? Evidence from a Free-Antibiotics Program
http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1598804
Shanjun Li and Ramanan Laxminarayan
Resources for the Future and Resources for the Future
Date Posted: May 1, 2010
Last Revised: May 2, 2010
Working Paper Series

The Effects of Education and Health on Wages and Productivity
http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1596457
Productivity Commission Staff Working Paper
Matthew Forbes , Andrew Barker and Stewart A. Turner
affiliation not provided to SSRN , affiliation not provided to SSRN and affiliation not provided to SSRN
Date Posted: April 30, 2010
Last Revised: April 30, 2010
Accepted Paper Series

Polygynous Muslim Marriages in South Africa: Their Potential Impact on the Incidence of HIV/AIDS
http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1595960
Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal, Vol. 12, No. 3, 2009
Najma Moosa
University of the Western Cape
Date Posted: April 28, 2010
Last Revised: April 28, 2010
Accepted Paper Series


Associated Journal Contents

The European Journal of Health Economics

Volume 11 Number 3 is now available on SpringerLink

Editorial
Future challenges for health economics and health technology assessment of biological drugs
http://springerlink.com/content/h109250114327813/?p=980ea80d5aea4bb4b23f32da5261f96b?=0
Author(s) László Gulácsi
DOI 10.1007/s10198-010-0246-2
Online since April 18, 2010
Page 235 - 238

Original Paper
BMI and Spanish labour status: evidence by gender from the city of Barcelona
http://springerlink.com/content/n0183l1476376ml4/?p=61e934b3444e44198c1d327211787eb0?=1
Author(s) Toni Mora
DOI 10.1007/s10198-009-0169-y
Online since July 11, 2009
Page 239 - 253

Original Paper
The impact of missing data in the estimation of concentration index: a potential source of bias
http://springerlink.com/content/1v0218q16717261m/?p=78ab39d249ad4afaa17ef0897b03a855?=2
Author(s) Hai Zhong
DOI 10.1007/s10198-009-0170-5
Online since July 15, 2009
Page 255 - 266

Original Paper
The impact of reference pricing on switching behaviour and healthcare utilisation: the case of statins in Germany
http://springerlink.com/content/75rx4453j0087217/?p=1b6a05596c91428e810f64486b44a6d1?=3
Author(s) Tom Stargardt
DOI 10.1007/s10198-009-0172-3
Online since July 29, 2009
Page 267 - 277

Original Paper
Pharmaceutical penetration of new drug and pharmaceutical market structure in Taiwan: hospital-level prescription of thiazolidinediones for diabetes
http://springerlink.com/content/g18636307270g160/?p=e4f10731a574487aae7f2a42f1847ff5?=4
Author(s) Yi-Wen Tsai, Yu-Wen Wen, Weng-Foung Huang, Ken N. Kuo, Pei-Fen Chen, Hsin-Wei Shih & Yue-Chune Lee
DOI 10.1007/s10198-009-0174-1
Online since August 02, 2009
Page 279 - 290

Original Paper
Principal agent relationships and the efficiency of hospitals
http://springerlink.com/content/t0w5510266448q48/?p=99511044b151428db8379a302d603290?=5
Author(s) Martijn Ludwig, Frits Van Merode & Wim Groot
DOI 10.1007/s10198-009-0176-z
Online since August 05, 2009
Page 291 - 304

Original Paper
The welfare costs of HIV/AIDS in Eastern Europe: an empirical assessment using the economic value-of-life approach
http://springerlink.com/content/a6v61786k6001336/?p=fc705523a5154013a33f297adf8eecdc?=6
Author(s) Julia Fimpel & Michael Stolpe
DOI 10.1007/s10198-009-0177-y
Online since August 05, 2009
Page 305 - 322

Original Paper
Eliciting health state utilities from the general public for severe chronic pain
http://springerlink.com/content/gu64n2407033p211/?p=a4a82aecb480426d8be83700ffa40035?=7
Author(s) S. Eldabe, A. Lloyd, L. Verdian, M. Meguro, G. Maclaine & S. Dewilde
DOI 10.1007/s10198-009-0178-x
Online since August 13, 2009
Page 323 - 330

Original Paper
Copayments for ambulatory care in Germany: a natural experiment using a difference-in-difference approach
http://springerlink.com/content/ut5121252871u291/?p=0f3c220fb9384d28ac8adc2f57a693cf?=8
Author(s) Jonas Schreyögg & Markus M. Grabka
DOI 10.1007/s10198-009-0179-9
Online since September 16, 2009
Page 331 - 341

Pricing and reimbursement systems in Europe The Irish ‘health basket’: a basket case?
http://www.springerlink.com/content/j47t070m6w733p0q/
Author(s) Samantha Smith
DOI 10.1007/s10198-009-0171-4
Online since August 05, 2009
Page 343 - 350


Jobs

Assistant Professor/Associate Professor/Professor: University of Texas Medical Branch
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/003757.php
June 30, 2010 | Professorship/Lectureship | Location: Galveston, Texas, USA

Headquarters Based Consultant (Health Economist)
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/003724.php
May 22, 2010 | Consultant/Advisor | Location: Washington, DC

Senior Epidemiologist
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/003790.php
June 19, 2010 | Epidemiologist | Location: Netherlands

Research Associate (Health Economics): Institute of Health & Society at Newcastle University
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/003788.php
May 31, 2010 | Researcher/Co-ordinator | Location: Newcastle, UK

Professor of Health Economics: Leeds Institute of Health Sciences
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/003787.php
May 28, 2010 | Professorship/Lectureship | Location: Leeds, UK

Health Economist / Health Services Researcher: VA Palo Alto Health Care System
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/003786.php
June 19, 2010 | Health Economist | Location: Menlo Park, California, USA

Assistant Professor: Saint Peter’s College
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/003785.php
June 19, 2010 | Professorship/Lectureship | Location: Jersey City, New Jersey, USA

Various Economist Positions: Congressional Budget Office
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/003784.php
June 19, 2010 | Health Economist | Location: Washington, DC, USA

Health Economist: Oxford Outcomes Ltd., Canada
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/003707.php
May 13, 2010 | Health Economist | Location: Toronto, Canada

Director for Health Systems Management: Management Systems International (MSI)
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/003777.php
June 17, 2010 | Directorship | Location: Iraq

Chief of Party: RTI International
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/003776.php
June 17, 2010 | Manager | Location: Asia

Associate/Full Professor And Assistant/Associate Professor: Tulane University
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/003775.php
August 01, 2010 | Professorship/Lectureship | Location: New Orleans, Louisianna, USA

AVP, Health Economics
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/003774.php
June 17, 2010 | Industry | Location: New York, New York, 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

Health, Healthcare and Behavior: 3rd Biennial Conference of the American Society of Health Economists (ASHE)
http://www.healtheconomics.org/conferences/002903.php
June 20, 2010 | Health Economics | Location: Ithaca, New York, USA

8th European Conference on Health Economics (ECHE 2010)
http://www.healtheconomics.org/conferences/003326.php
July 07, 2010 | Health Economics | Location: Helsinki, Finland

Call for Abstracts: 32nd Annual Meeting of the Society for Medical Decision Making
http://www.healtheconomics.org/conferences/003778.php
June 04, 2010 | Health Technology Assessment | Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Call for Abstracts: 21 st Annual Health Economics Conference (AHEC): Lehigh University
http://www.healtheconomics.org/conferences/003781.php
July 31, 2010 | Health Economics | Location: Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA

Call for Abstracts: 9th European Evaluation Society International Conference
http://www.healtheconomics.org/conferences/003780.php
May 15, 2010 | Evaluation | Location: Prague, Czech Republic

Call for Papers: 2010 Annual Health Econometrics Workshop
http://www.healtheconomics.org/conferences/003761.php
June 01, 2010 | Econometrics | Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA

Call for Abstracts: Third Conjoint Analysis in Health Conference
http://www.healtheconomics.org/conferences/003615.php
May 14, 2010 | Econometrics | Location: Newport Beach, California, USA

Risk Sharing and Conditional Based Pricing and Reimbursement Conference
http://www.healtheconomics.org/conferences/003732.php
June 03, 2010 | Pharmaceuticals | Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Call for Abstracts: Economics, Modelling and Diabetes: The Mt Hood Five Challenge
http://www.healtheconomics.org/conferences/003719.php
May 31, 2010 | Health Economics | Location: Malmo, Sweden

Call for Papers: Nineteenth European Workshop on Econometrics and Health Economics
http://www.healtheconomics.org/conferences/003698.php
June 01, 2010 | Econometrics | Location: Lausanne, Switzerland

First CEISUC International Workshop: Demand for Health and Health Care
http://www.healtheconomics.org/conferences/003532.php
May 07, 2010 | Workshop | Location:Coimbra, Portugal

Annual Meeting Canadian Health Economics Study Group (CHESG)
http://www.healtheconomics.org/conferences/003543.php
May 26, 2010 | Health Economics | Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada

The Michigan Meeting 2010: The Economy and Cancer Health Disparities
http://www.healtheconomics.org/conferences/003570.php
May 20, 2010 | Health Research | Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA

4th ISRICH Conference
http://www.healtheconomics.org/conferences/003539.php
May 13, 2010 | Health Care | Location: Paris, France

Society for Medical Decision Making 13th European Meeting 2010, Public Health Decision Making
http://www.healtheconomics.org/conferences/003501.php
May 30, 2010 | Public Health | Location: Hall i.T. / Innsbruck, Austria

The Social Determinants of Mental Health: From Awareness to Action
http://www.healtheconomics.org/conferences/003474.php
June 03, 2010 | Mental Health | Location: Chicago, Illinios, USA

First Annual Midwestern Health Economics Study Group Conference
http://www.healtheconomics.org/conferences/003465.php
May 13, 2010 | Health Economics | Location: Chicago IL, USA

International Applied Econometrics Association Conference: “Econometrics of Healthy Human Resources”
http://www.healtheconomics.org/conferences/003444.php
May 27, 2010 | Econometrics | Location: Rome, Italy

Health. Happiness. Inequality: Modelling the Pathways between Income Inequality and Health
http://www.healtheconomics.org/conferences/003375.php
June 04, 2010 | Econometrics | Location: Darmstadt, Germany

7th HTAi Annual Meeting 2010
http://www.healtheconomics.org/conferences/003359.php
June 06, 2010 | Health Technology Assessment | Location: Dublin, Ireland

The 6th Annual World Health Care Congress - Europe 2010
http://www.healtheconomics.org/conferences/003197.php
May 19, 2010 | Health Care | Location: Brussels, Belgium

European Congress Healthcare Planning and Design
http://www.healtheconomics.org/conferences/003165.php
June 06, 2010 | Health Care | Location: Rotterdam, The Netherlands


Education

PhD Opportunity In Economic Evaluation Methods: Centre for Health Economics (CHE) at the University of York
http://www.healtheconomics.org/education/003791.php
July 23, 2010 | PhD | Location: York, UK

Risk sharing and patient access schemes (PAS): The Office of Health Economics
http://www.healtheconomics.org/education/003783.php
June 29, 2010 | Short Course | Location: London, UK

Early Modelling: Using Models to Inform Drug and Device Development: York Health Economics Consortium, University of York
http://www.healtheconomics.org/education/003766.php
May 14, 2010 | Training | Location: York, UK

Health Economics PhD opportunities: Centre for Health Economics, Monash University
http://www.healtheconomics.org/education/003763.php
May 31, 2010 | PhD | Location: Australia

Inequalities in Health and Health Care
http://www.healtheconomics.org/education/003756.php
June 07, 2010 | Short Course | Location: Geneva, Switzerland

PhD positions (2): The Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine (ISPM)
http://www.healtheconomics.org/education/003744.php
June 01, 2010 | PhD | Location: Bern, Switzerland

Health Policy and Politics - Role of Government and Politics in Health Policy
http://www.healtheconomics.org/education/003714.php
May 17, 2010 | Short Course | Location: Lugano, Switzerland

Part 2 Global Health Leadership Forum: An international executive short course: successful approaches and innovation in health policy and management.
http://www.healtheconomics.org/education/003691.php
April 09, 2011 | Short Course | Location: San Francisco, California, USA


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