Dissertation Title： "Maternal Health and Child Development Programs in the United States and Rwanda: An Evaluation of Policies to Improve Quality and Efficiency"
Improving maternal and child health remains a significant policy challenge globally. This...
Dissertation Title： "Innovation and Incentives in Pharmaceutical Research and Development"
Research and development (R&D) in the pharmaceutical industry requires significant investment over long periods of time, with uncertain outcomes. This dissertation...
Dissertation Title: "Risk Sharing in Managed Care"
Managed care continues to evolve in the pursuit of sustainable cost savings. In its early form, the industry relied on "command and control" mechanisms to influence physician practice style and reduce the...
Dissertation Title："Adoption of New Medical Technologies: The Case of Cervical Cancer Prevention"
New medical technologies have the potential to improve health outcomes substantially and cost-effectively, if used appropriately. This dissertation uses the...
Dissertation Title："Empirical Essays on Major Forces in Health, Population, and Development"
This dissertation investigates several open empirical questions in health, population, and development.
The first chapter addresses ongoing debate about whether or...
Dissertation Title: "Political Determinants of Health Policy: The Roles of Public Opinion and Private Interests"
The political environment is a key factor in efforts to sustain and reform public programs serving low-income and elderly populations. These...
Dissertation Title: "The Regulation of Individual Autonomy in Medical Decision-Making"
In the United States, federal and state governments affect medical decision-making through numerous direct and indirect channels. For instance, government intervention...
Dissertation Title: "The Economics of Managed Behavioral Health Care Benefit Carve-Outs"
In the past few years, managed behavioral health care (MBHC) carve-outs have become one of the dominant methods of organizing and financing mental health and...
Dissertation Title: "The Economics of Organ Allocation"
Unlike most goods and services, organs are distributed according to an administratively-determined point formula. This formula must balance competing goals, including the need to minimize organ...
Dissertation Title: "Quality Improvement for Depression: Organizational and Provider Factors"
Improving the quality of depression treatment in the primary care setting is an important yet elusive goal. Few individuals with depression receive adequate...