PhD Program: Dissertations

On-going

• The Effect of Private Managed Care on Medicaid Spending and Fiscal Predictability
• Physician Learning: The Role of Physician Practice Organization and Competition
• Firm Response to Low-Reimbursement Patients in the Market for Unscheduled Outpatient Care

2011-2014

• The Demand for Preventive Activities and its Association with Medicare Expenditures
• Perspectives on Firm Decision Making During Risky Technology Acquisitions
• Information in Medicare HMO Markets: The Interplay of Advertising and Report Cards
• Generic Pharmaceutical Entry via Paragraph IV Certification
• Precautionary Savings to Manage Common Health Risks Among the Poor
• The Impact of Medical Spending Growth on Guaranteed Renewable Health Insurance
• The Effect of Publicized Hospital Charges on Hospital Choice
• The Effects of Language and Geography-Defined Groups on Health Insurance Choice
• The Effect of Specialty Tier Placement on Enrollment and Utilization in Medicare Part D.
• Competition, Ownership Type, and Provider Behavior in the Hospice Industry
• Market Heterogeneity and Drug Innovation
• Changing Activity and Behavior of Primary Care Physicians Following Practice by Academic Medical Centers

2007-2010

• Medicare Prescription Drug Legislation: An Analysis of Economic Effect
• Economic Determinants and Consequences of Physical Activity
• The Impact of Competition in Hospital Markets on Disparities in Procedure Use: The Care of CABG Surgery for AMI Patients
• Organizational Form and Niche Overlap: The Dynamics of Surgery Center Entry and Exit
• Is More Necessarily Better? The Impact of Prescription Drug Coverage on Clinical Outcomes in the Medicare Population
• The Impact of Physical Activity on Short-Run Healthcare Utilization and Costs in US Adults
• Perception, Selection and Performance: Hospitals’ Adaption Strategies
• Creative Value in Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology Research: The Role of Resource Allocation and Capabilities Development
• Patent Policy and Entry: Evidence form Pharmaceutical Patent Challenges
• The Formation of Surgeon Peer Reputation and its Effect on Technology Adoption
• Understanding the Role of Genetic Factors and Risky Health Behavior on Adolescent Student Outcomes
• Public Insurance Programs: The Impact of Uncompensated Care, Reimbursement Funds and Medicaid

2003-2006

• Analysis of Acquisitions by Medical Device Manufacturers
• Responses to Cardiac Surgery Mortality Report Cards
• Medicare and Prescription Drug Coverage: Impacts on Non-Drug Medical Spending and Disability
• The Impact and Response of Physicians to Malpractice Liability Claims
• Physician Agency Issues and Response to FDA Labeling: The Case of Anti-Cancer Drugs
• The Adoption and Diffusion of Hospital Information Systems
• Firm Ownership Form and Quality: An Examination of the Impact of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 on Hospitals
• Responses to Mortality Report Cards for Cardiac Surgery
• Educational Programs As Incentives to Students for Selecting Dental Schools of Their Choice
• The Value of Choice in Health Insurance Purchasing
• Price Regulation, Capital Market Imperfections, and Strategic R&D Investment Behavior in the Pharmaceutical Industry: Consequences for Innovation
• The Impact of CABG Report Cards on Racial Disparities

1999 – 2002

• Community Rating and Regulatory Reform in Health Insurance Markets
• Access to Free Care for the Uninsured and its Effect on Private Health Insurance
• Employee Demand for Health Insurance and Employer Health Benefit Choices
• Physician’s Practice Styles and How They Change as a Higher Percentage of Managed Care Patients are Treated as a Percentage of their Patient Panel
• Demand for and Provision of HMO Quality Information
• How People Trade-Off Pregnancy and HIV Risk When Choosing Forms of Contraception

1996 – 1998

• Do Relative Fees Affect Utilization of Surgical Procedures Under Medicare? A Study of Geographic Variations
• Technology Diffusion of Marketed and Unmarketed Products: Addressing the Social Welfare of Promotional Restriction and Positive Reimbursement Policy for Off-Label Anti-Cancer Drugs
• The Impact of Internal Structural Changes on Hospital Costs
• Environmental Turbulence, Organizational Capabilities and Strategic Response: Hospital Strategy in an Era of Managed Care
• Role of Functional Status in Predicting Inpatient Mortality with AIDS
• How Parent’s Schooling Affects Child Health: The Importance of Quality Time

1992 – 1995

• A Theory of Congestion in General Hospitals
• An Analysis of the Effect of Changes in Coinsurance Rates on Health Care Use and Cost
• The Effects of Alternative Third Party Reimbursement Systems on the Adoption and Diffusion of New Medical Technologies
• Hospital Pricing and Organizational Control: The Effect of Government Payment Changes on Hospital Prices
• A Theory of Incentives for Providers: Payment Systems, Quality of Services, and Consumer Information in Health Care Markets
• Productive Efficiency and Cost-Effectiveness of Public-Funded Drug Treatment Programs in New Jersey

1987 – 1991

• A Theoretical and Empirical Study of Physician Compensation Arrangements
• The Effects of Liability on the Practice Patterns of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
• Measuring Hospital Quality of Care: A Study of the Failure Rate, Adverse-Occurrence Rate and Death Rate
• Consumer Discount Rates for Health and Money in Health Care Cost Effectiveness Analysis
• The Extent and the Determinants of Variations in Nursing Home Staffing and Practice
• Public Insurance Programs: The Impact of Uncompensated Care, Reimbursement Funds and Medicaid