Journal of Economic Perspectives

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Health Economics

Some JEP articles recommended for classroom use

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These courses often included papers that are listed under Behavioral Economics and Public Policy."

Since 2010

Symposium: Health Insurance and Choice (Fall 2017) https://www.aeaweb.org/issues/488 

Gruber, Jonathan. 2017. “Delivering Public Health Insurance through Private Plan Choice in the United States.” Journal of Economic Perspectives 31 (4): 3–22. https://www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.1257/jep.31.4.3 

Geruso, Michael, and Timothy J. Layton. 2017. “Selection in Health Insurance Markets and Its Policy Remedies.” Journal of Economic Perspectives 31 (4): 23–50. https://www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.1257/jep.31.4.23 

Ericson, Keith Marzilli, and Justin Sydnor. 2017. “The Questionable Value of Having a Choice of Levels of Health Insurance Coverage.” Journal of Economic Perspectives 31 (4): 51–72. https://www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.1257/jep.31.4.51 

Currie, Janet, and Hannes Schwandt. 2016. “Mortality Inequality: The Good News from a County-Level Approach.” Journal of Economic Perspectives 30 (2): 29–52. https://www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.1257/jep.30.2.29 

Howard, David H., Peter B. Bach, Ernst R. Berndt, and Rena M. Conti. 2015. “Pricing in the Market for Anticancer Drugs.” Journal of Economic Perspectives 29 (1): 139–62. https://www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.1257/jep.29.1.139 

Aron-Dine, Aviva, Liran Einav, and Amy Finkelstein. 2013. “The RAND Health Insurance Experiment, Three Decades Later.” Journal of Economic Perspectives 27 (1): 197–222. https://www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.1257/jep.27.1.197 

Eggleston, Karen N., and Victor R. Fuchs. 2012. “The New Demographic Transition: Most Gains in Life Expectancy Now Realized Late in Life.” Journal of Economic Perspectives 26 (3): 137–56. https://www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.1257/jep.26.3.137 

Kearney, Melissa S., and Phillip B. Levine. 2012. “Why Is the Teen Birth Rate in the United States So High and Why Does It Matter?” Journal of Economic Perspectives 26 (2): 141–63. https://www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.1257/jep.26.2.141 

Brown, Jeffrey R., and Amy Finkelstein. 2011. “Insuring Long-Term Care in the United States.” Journal of Economic Perspectives 25 (4): 119–42. https://www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.1257/jep.25.4.119 

Almond, Douglas, and Janet Currie. 2011. “Killing Me Softly: The Fetal Origins Hypothesis.” Journal of Economic Perspectives 25 (3): 153–72. https://www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.1257/jep.25.3.153

Symposium: Constraining Healthcare Costs (Summer 2011) https://www.aeaweb.org/issues/195 

Cutler, David M., and Dan P. Ly. 2011. “The (Paper)Work of Medicine: Understanding International Medical Costs.” Journal of Economic Perspectives 25 (2): 3–25. https://www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.1257/jep.25.2.3 

Chandra, Amitabh, Anupam B. Jena, and Jonathan S. Skinner. 2011. “The Pragmatist’s Guide to Comparative Effectiveness Research.” Journal of Economic Perspectives 25 (2): 27–46. https://www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.1257/jep.25.2.27 

Baicker, Katherine, and Dana Goldman. 2011. “Patient Cost-Sharing and Healthcare Spending Growth.” Journal of Economic Perspectives 25 (2): 47–68. https://www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.1257/jep.25.2.47 

McClellan, Mark. 2011. “Reforming Payments to Healthcare Providers: The Key to Slowing Healthcare Cost Growth While Improving Quality?” Journal of Economic Perspectives 25 (2): 69–92. https://www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.1257/jep.25.2.69 

Kessler, Daniel P. 2011. “Evaluating the Medical Malpractice System and Options for Reform.” Journal of Economic Perspectives 25 (2): 93–110. https://www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.1257/jep.25.2.93 

Carpenter, Christopher, and Carlos Dobkin. 2011. “The Minimum Legal Drinking Age and Public Health.” Journal of Economic Perspectives 25 (2): 133–56. https://www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.1257/jep.25.2.133 

Einav, Liran, and Amy Finkelstein. 2011. “Selection in Insurance Markets: Theory and Empirics in Pictures.” Journal of Economic Perspectives 25 (1): 115–38. https://www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.1257/jep.25.1.115 

Bhattacharya, Jay, and Neeraj Sood. 2011. “Who Pays for Obesity?” Journal of Economic Perspectives 25 (1): 139–58. https://www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.1257/jep.25.1.139 

2000–2009

Symposium: Health Care (Fall 2008) https://www.aeaweb.org/issues/89 

Cutler, David M. 2008. “Are We Finally Winning the War on Cancer?” Journal of Economic Perspectives 22 (4): 3–26. https://www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.1257/jep.22.4.3 

Garber, Alan M., and Jonathan Skinner. 2008. “Is American Health Care Uniquely Inefficient?” Journal of Economic Perspectives 22 (4): 27–50. https://www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.1257/jep.22.4.27 

Gruber, Jonathan. 2008. “Incremental Universalism for the United States: The States Move First?” Journal of Economic Perspectives 22 (4): 51–68. https://www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.1257/jep.22.4.51 

Duggan, Mark, Patrick Healy, and Fiona Scott Morton. 2008. “Providing Prescription Drug Coverage to the Elderly: America’s Experiment with Medicare Part D.” Journal of Economic Perspectives 22 (4): 69–92. https://www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.1257/jep.22.4.69 

Cebul, Randall D., James B. Rebitzer, Lowell J. Taylor, and Mark E. Votruba. 2008. “Organizational Fragmentation and Care Quality in the U.S. Healthcare System.” Journal of Economic Perspectives 22 (4): 93–113. https://www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.1257/jep.22.4.93 

Das, Jishnu, Jeffrey Hammer, and Kenneth Leonard. 2008. “The Quality of Medical Advice in Low-Income Countries.” Journal of Economic Perspectives 22 (2): 93–114. https://www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.1257/jep.22.2.93 

Philipson, Tomas J., and Eric Sun. 2008. “Is the Food and Drug Administration Safe and Effective?” Journal of Economic Perspectives 22 (1): 85–102. https://www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.1257/jep.22.1.85 

Becker, Gary S., and Julio Jorge Elías. 2007. “Introducing Incentives in the Market for Live and Cadaveric Organ Donations.” Journal of Economic Perspectives 21 (3): 3–24. https://www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.1257/jep.21.3.3 

Autor, David H., and Mark G. Duggan. 2006. “The Growth in the Social Security Disability Rolls: A Fiscal Crisis Unfolding.” Journal of Economic Perspectives 20 (3): 71–96. https://www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.1257/jep.20.3.71 

Symposium: Disease and Development (Summer 2006) https://www.aeaweb.org/issues/60 

Cutler, David, Angus Deaton, and Adriana Lleras-Muney. 2006. “The Determinants of Mortality.” Journal of Economic Perspectives 20 (3): 97–120. https://www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.1257/jep.20.3.97 

Canning, David. 2006. “The Economics of HIV/AIDS in Low-Income Countries: The Case for Prevention.” Journal of Economic Perspectives 20 (3): 121–42. https://www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.1257/jep.20.3.121 

Cutler, David M., Edward L. Glaeser, and Jesse M. Shapiro. 2003. “Why Have Americans Become More Obese?” Journal of Economic Perspectives 17 (3): 93–118. https://www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.1257/089533003769204371 

Berndt, Ernst R. 2002. “Pharmaceuticals in U.S. Health Care: Determinants of Quantity and Price.” Journal of Economic Perspectives 16 (4): 45–66. https://www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.1257/089533002320950975 

Before 2000

Smith, James P. 1999. “Healthy Bodies and Thick Wallets: The Dual Relation between Health and Economic Status.” Journal of Economic Perspectives 13 (2): 145–66. https://www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.1257/jep.13.2.145 

Gaynor, Martin, and Deborah Haas-Wilson. 1999. “Change, Consolidation, and Competition in Health Care Markets.” Journal of Economic Perspectives 13 (1): 141–64. https://www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.1257/jep.13.1.141 

Newhouse, Joseph P. 1992. “Medical Care Costs: How Much Welfare Loss?” Journal of Economic Perspectives 6 (3): 3–21. https://www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.1257/jep.6.3.3