July 2013

Michael Grossman

Date and Place of Birth: July 12, 1942Brooklyn, New York

Marital Status: Married, two grown children, four grandchildren

Address: Home: 115 East 9th Street, Apartment 14C New York, New York 10003 Phone: (212)473-2479

Office: National Bureau of Economic Research 5 Hanover Square, 16th Floor, Suite 1602 New York, New York 10004-2630

Phone: (917)261-3127 Fax: (917)426-7105 E-mail: mgrossman@gc.cuny.edu Home Page: https://wfs.gc.cuny.edu/MGrossman/www/

Education

B.A., Trinity College, 1964 (cum laude)Ph.D., Columbia University, 1970 (with distinction)

Academic and Professional Honors

Honorary Director, Nankai-Grossman Center for Health Economics and Medical Insurance at Nankai University, Tianjin, People’s Republic of China, 2009-present

Inaugural Recipient of Victor R. Fuchs Award for Lifetime Contributions to the Field of Health Economics, Presented by the American Society of Health Economists, 2008

Who’s Who in Economics, Fourth Edition, 2003Member, Institute of Medicine, National Academy of Sciences, 1990-presentWho’s Who in America, 1984 edition and all following editionsWho’s Who in the East, 1983 edition and all following editionsNomination for Kulp Award of the American Risk and Insurance Association for The Demand

for Health, 1976Harry G. Friedman Prize for the Best Doctoral Dissertation Defended in the Department of

Economics, Columbia University, 1970Phi Beta KappaPi Gamma MuEarhart Foundation Fellowship, 1967-68Ford Foundation Fellowship, 1966-67

Columbia University Faculty Scholarship, 1965-66Columbia University Fellowship, 1964-65

Professional Experience

Distinguished Professor of Economics, City University of New York Graduate Center, 1988-present, tenure effective September 1977

Executive Officer (Chairperson), Ph.D. Program in Economics, City University of New York Graduate School, 1983-1995 and fall 1998

(Professor, 1978-88)(Associate Professor, 1974-77)(Visiting Assistant Professor, 1972-74)

New York Office Director, National Bureau of Economic Research, 2011-presentResearch Associate and Health Economics Program Director, National Bureau of Economic

Research, 1972-present(Research Associate, 1970-72)(Research Analyst, 1966-69)

Research Fellow, IZA, July 2013-present

Visiting Scholar, Department of Economics, University of Melbourne, February-April, 2009 and May 2013

Visiting Scholar, Institute for Research on Economics and Society (IRES), Department ofEconomics, Catholic University of Louvain, Belgium, March-May, 1995

Adjunct Professor of Community Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, 1986-1996(Adjunct Assistant Professor, 1971-86)(Acting Director, Division of Health Economics, 1972-73)

Adjunct Assistant Professor of Economics, Hunter College, City University of New York, 1971-72

Research Associate (Assistant Professor), Center for Health Administration Studies, Graduate School of Business, University of Chicago, 1969-71

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Publications: Books

Economic Aspects of Obesity, edited with Naci Mocan. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2011

Substance Use: Individual Behavior, Social Interaction, Markets and Politics, edited with Björn Lindgren. Volume 16 of Advances in Health Economics and Health Services Research. Amsterdam: JAI, an imprint of Elsevier Ltd., 2005

The Economic Analysis of Substance Use and Abuse: The Experience of Developed Countries and Lessons for Developing Countries, edited with Chee-Ruey Hsieh. Cheltenham, United Kingdom: Edward Elgar Limited, 2001

The Economic Analysis of Substance Use and Abuse: An Integration of Econometric and Behavioral Economic Research, edited with Frank J. Chaloupka, Warren K. Bickel, and Henry Saffer. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1999

The Demand for Health: A Theoretical and Empirical Investigation. New York: Columbia University Press for the National Bureau of Economic Research, 1972

Assistant author (with Robert T. Michael) of Economic Theory, by Gary S. Becker, New York: Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. 1971

Publications: Journal Articles

“Racial, Ethnic, and Gender Differences in Physical Activity” (with Henry Saffer, Dhaval Dave, and Leigh Ann Leung). Journal of Human Capital, forthcoming

“Alcohol Control and Foster Care” (with Sara Markowitz, Alison Cuellar, and Ryan Conrad). Review of Economics of the Household, forthcoming

“Risks and Prices: The Role of User Sanctions in Marijuana Markets” (with Rosalie Liccardo Pacula, Beau Kilmer, and Frank J. Chaloupka). B. E. Journal of Economics Analysis and Policy 10, No. 1, Contributions (February 2010), pp. 1-36

“Parental Education and Child Health: Evidence from a Natural Experiment in Taiwan” (with Shin-Yi Chou, Jin-Tan Liu, and Ted Joyce). American Economic Journal: Applied Economics 2, No. 1 (January 2010), pp. 33-61

“Effects of Weight on Children’s Educational Achievement” (with Robert Kaestner). Economics of Education Review 28, No. 6 (December 2009), pp. 651-661

“Health and the Household” (with Richard Anderson). Review of Economics of the Household, 7, No. 3 (September 2009), pp. 219-226

“Fast-Food Restaurant Advertising on Television and Its Influence on Childhood Obesity” (with Shin-Yi Chou and Inas Rashad). Journal of Law and Economics 51, No. 4 (November

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2008), pp. 599-618

“The Relationship between Health and Schooling.” Eastern Economic Journal 34, No. 3 (Summer 2008), pp. 281-292

“The Super Size of America: An Econometric Estimation of Body Mass Index and Obesity in Adults” (with Inas Rashad and Shin-Yi Chou).” Eastern Economic Journal, 32, No. 1 (Winter 2006), pp. 133-148

“Reply to Jonathan Gruber and Michael Frakes” (with Shin-Yi Chou and Henry Saffer). Journal of Health Economics, 25, No. 2 (May 2006), pp. 389-393.

“The Market for Illegal Goods: The Case of Drugs” (with Gary S. Becker and Kevin M. Murphy). Journal of Political Economy, 114, No. 1(February 2006), pp. 38-60

“I Did What Last Night?! Adolescent Risky Sexual Behaviors and Substance Use” (with Sara Markowitz). Eastern Economic Journal, 31, No. 3 (Summer 2005), pp. 383-405

“An Investigation of the Effects of Alcohol Consumption and Alcohol Policies on Youth Risky Sexual Behaviors (with Robert Kaestner and Sara Markowitz).” American Economic Review, 95, No. 2 (May 2005), pp. 263-266

“A Wolf Dressed in Sheep’s Clothing: Perhaps Quality Measures are Just Unmeasured Severity” (with John F.P. Bridges and Avi Dor). Applied Health Economics and Health Policy, 4, No. 1 (2005), pp. 55-64

“Get High and Get Stupid: The Effect of Alcohol and Marijuana Use on Teen Sexual Behavior” (with Robert Kaestner and Sara Markowitz). Review of Economics of the Household, 2, No. 4 (December 2004), pp. 411-438

“Managed-Care Discounting: Evidence from the MarketScan Database” (with Avi Dor and Siran M. Koroukian). Inquiry, 41, No. 2 (Summer 2004), pp. 159-169

“The Demand for Health, 30 Years Later: A Very Personal Retrospective and Prospective Reflection.” Journal of Health Economics, 23, No. 4 (July 2004), pp. 629-636

“The Economics of Obesity” (with Inas Rashad). The Public Interest, 156 (Summer 2004), pp.

104-112

“Hospital Transaction Prices and Managed-Care Discounting for Selected Medical Technologies” (with Avi Dor and Siran M. Koroukian). American Economic Review, 94, No. 2 (May 2004), pp. 352-356

“An Economic Analysis of Adult Obesity: Results from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System” (with Shin-Yi Chou and Henry Saffer). Journal of Health Economics, 23, No. 3 (May 2004), pp. 565-587

“Household Production and Health.” Review of Economics of the Household, 1, No. 4

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(December 2003), pp. 331-342 “The Effect of Cigarette Excise Taxes on Smoking Before, During and After Pregnancy” (with

Greg Colman and Ted Joyce).” Journal of Health Economics, 22, No. 6 (November 2003), pp. 1053-1072

“Illegal Drug Use and Public Policy” (with Frank J. Chaloupka and Kyumin Shim). Health Affairs, 21, No. 2 (March/April 2002), pp. 134-145

“The Effects of Price on Alcohol Consumption and Alcohol-Related Problems” (with Frank J. Chaloupka and Henry Saffer). Alcohol Research & Health, 26, No. 1 (2002), pp. 22-34

“Competition and the Cost of Capital Revisited: Special Authorities and Underwriters in the Market for Tax-exempt Hospital Bonds” (with Alec Ian Gershberg and Fred Goldman). National Tax Journal, 54, No. 2 (June 2001), pp. 255-280

“Health Care Financing Agencies: The Intergovernmental Role of Quasi-Government Authorities and the Impact on the Cost of Capital” (with Alec Ian Gershberg and Fred Goldman). Public Budgeting & Finance, 20, No. 1 (Spring 2000), pp. 1-23

“The Effects of Beer Taxes on Physical Child Abuse” (with Sara Markowitz). Journal of Health

Economics, 19, No. 2 (March 2000), pp. 271-282

“The Effect of Drug Use on Workplace Accidents” (with Robert Kaestner). Labour Economics, 5, No. 3 (September 1998), pp. 267-294

“The Demand for Cocaine by Young Adults: A Rational Addiction Approach” (with Frank J.

Chaloupka). Journal of Health Economics, 17, No. 4 (August 1998), pp. 427-474

“Alcohol Regulation and Domestic Violence Towards Children” (with Sara Markowitz). Contemporary Economic Policy, 16, No. 3 (July 1998), pp. 309-320

“A Survey of Economic Models of Addictive Behavior” (with Frank J. Chaloupka and Richard Anderson). Journal of Drug Issues, 25, No. 3 (Summer 1998), pp. 631-643

“An Empirical Analysis of Alcohol Addiction: Results from the Monitoring the Future Panels” (with Frank J. Chaloupka and Ismail Sirtalan). Economic Inquiry, 36, No. 1 (January 1998), pp. 39-48

“Public Policy and Youth Smokeless Tobacco Use” (with Frank J. Chaloupka and John A. Tauras). Southern Economic Journal, 64, No. 2 (October 1997), pp. 503-516

“Cigarette Taxes: The Straw to Break the Camel’s Back” (with Frank J. Chaloupka). Public Health Reports, 112, No. 4 (July/August 1997), pp. 290-297

“Wages, Workers Compensation Benefits, and Drug Use: Indirect Evidence of the Effect of Drugs on Workplace Accidents” (with Robert Kaestner). American Economic Review, 85, No. 2 (May 1995), pp. 55-60

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“Alcohol-Problem Prevention Policy: The Need for a Phases Research Model” (with Harold Holder, Gayle Boyd, Jan Howard, Brian Flay, and Robert Voas). Journal of Public Health Policy, 16, No. 3 (1995), pp. 324-346.

“An Empirical Analysis of Cigarette Addiction” (with Gary S. Becker and Kevin M. Murphy). American Economic Review, 84, No. 3 (June 1994), pp. 396-418

“Alcohol Price Policy and Youths: A Summary of Economic Research” (with Frank J. Chaloupka, Henry Saffer, and Adit Laixuthai). Journal of Research on Adolescence, 4, No. 2 (1994), pp. 347-364

“Determinants of Interest Rates on Tax-Exempt Hospital Bonds” (with Fred Goldman, Susan W. Nesbitt, and Pamela Mobilia). Journal of Health Economics, 12, No. 4 (December

1993), pp. 385-410

“Policy Watch: Alcohol and Cigarette Taxes” (with Jody L. Sindelar, John Mullahy, and Richard Anderson). Journal of Economic Perspectives, 7, No. 4 (Fall 1993), pp. 211-222

“Alcohol-Control Policies and Motor-Vehicle Fatalities” (with Frank J. Chaloupka and Henry Saffer). Journal of Legal Studies, 22, No. 1 (January 1993), pp. 161-186

“Effectiveness of Health Care Services for Pregnant Women and Infants” (with Andrew D. Racine and Theodore J. Joyce). The Future of Children, 2, No. 2 (Winter 1992), pp. 40-57

“Rational Addiction and the Effect of Price on Consumption” (with Gary S. Becker and Kevin M. Murphy). American Economic Review, 81, No. 2 (May 1991), pp. 237-241. Also published in Searching for Alternatives: Drug-Control Policy in the United States, edited by Melvyn B. Krauss and Edward P. Lazear. Stanford, California: Hoover Institution Press, 1991, pp. 77-86

“The Dynamic Relationship Between Low Birthweight and Induced Abortion in New York City: An Aggregate Time-Series Analysis” (with Theodore J. Joyce). Journal of Health Economics, 9, No. 3 (November 1990), pp. 237-252

“Unobservables, Pregnancy Resolutions, and Birthweight Production Functions in New York City” (with Theodore J. Joyce). Journal of Political Economy, 98, No. 5, Part 1 (October 1990), pp. 983-1007

“Pregnancy Wantedness and the Early Initiation of Prenatal Care” (with Theodore J. Joyce). Demography, 27, No. 1 (February 1990), pp. 1-17

“Health Benefits of Increases in Alcohol and Cigarette Taxes.” British Journal of Addiction, 84, No. 10 (October 1989), pp. 1193-1204

“An Assessment of the Benefits of Air Pollution Control: The Case of Infant Health” (with Theodore J. Joyce and Fred Goldman). Journal of Urban Economics, 25, No. 1 (January

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1989), pp. 32-51

“Effects of Alcoholic Beverage Prices and Legal Drinking Ages on Youth Alcohol Use” (with Douglas Coate). Journal of Law and Economics, 31, No. 1 (April 1988), pp. 145-171

“A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Strategies to Reduce Infant Mortality” (with Theodore J. Joyce and Hope Corman). Medical Care, 26, No. 4 (April 1988), pp. 348-360

“The Impact of Public Health Policy: The Case of Community Health Centers” (with Fred Goldman). Eastern Economic Journal, 14, No. 1 (January-March 1988), pp. 63-72

“Change in Alcoholic Beverage Prices and Legal Drinking Ages: Effects on Youth Alcohol Use and Motor Vehicle Mortality (with Douglas Coate). Alcohol Health and Research World, 12 No. 1 (Fall 1987), pp. 22-25

“Birth Outcome Production Functions in the U.S.” (with Hope Corman and Theodore J. Joyce). Journal of Human Resources, 22, No. 3 (Summer 1987), pp. 339-360

“Drinking Age Laws and Highway Mortality Rates: Cause and Effect” (with Henry Saffer). Economic Inquiry, 25, No. 3 (July 1987), pp. 403-418

“Beer Taxes, the Legal Drinking Age, and Youth Motor Vehicle Fatalities” (with Henry Saffer). Journal of Legal Studies, 16, No. 2 (June 1987), pp. 351-374

“Determinants of Neonatal Mortality Rates in the U.S.: A Reduced Form Model (with Hope Corman).” Journal of Health Economics, 4, No. 3 (September 1985), pp. 213-236

“Income and Race Differences in Children's Health in the Mid-1960's” (with Linda N. Edwards). Medical Care, 20, No. 9 (September 1982), pp. 915-930

“Government and Health Outcomes.” American Economic Review, 72, No. 2 (May 1982), pp. 191-195

“The Effects of Government Regulation on Teenage Smoking” (with Eugene M. Lewit and Douglas Coate). Journal of Law and Economics, 24, No. 3 (December 1981), pp. 545-569

“Variations in Infant Mortality Rates among Counties of the United States: The Roles of Public Policies and Programs” (with Steven Jacobowitz). Demography, 18, No. 4 (November 1981), pp. 695-713

“The Demand for Pediatric Care: An Hedonic Approach” (with Fred Goldman). Journal of Political Economy, 96, No. 2, Part I (April 1978), pp. 259-280

“Determinants of Pediatric Care Utilization” (with Ann D. Colle). Journal of Human Resources, 13, Supplement (1978), pp. 115-158

“A Survey of Recent Research in Health Economics.” The American Economist, 21, No. 1

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(Spring 1977), pp. 14-20

“Intersectoral Shifts and Aggregate Productivity Change” (with Victor R. Fuchs). Annals of Economic and Social Measurement: NBER Journal of Computers, Information Retrieval, and Research Methodology, 2, No. 3 (July 1973), pp. 227-243. Also published in Proceedings of the Business and Economics Statistics Section, American Statistical Association, 1972

“Unemployment and Consumption: Note” American Economic Review, 63, No. 1 (March 1973), pp. 208-213

“On the Concept of Health Capital and the Demand for Health.” Journal of Political Economy, 80, No. 2 (March/April 1972), pp. 223-255

Publications: Contributions to Edited Volumes

“Effects of Weight on Adolescent Educational Attainment” (with Robert Kaestner in Benjamin Yarnoff.) In Economic Aspects of Obesity, edited by Michael Grossman and Naci Mocan. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2011, pp. 283-313

“Alcohol Policies and Child Maltreatment” (with Sara Markowitz and Ryan Conrad). In Current Issues in Health Economics, edited by Daniel Slottje and Rusty Tchernis. Volume 290 of Contributions to Economic Analysis. Bingley, United Kingdom: Emerald, 2010, pp. 17-35

“Education and Nonmarket Outcomes.” In Handbook of the Economics of Education, Volume 1 edited by Eric Hanushek and Finis Welch. Amsterdam: North-Holland, Elsevier Science, 2006, pp. 577-633

“An Investigation of the Effects of Alcohol Policies on Youth STDs (with Sara Markowitz and Robert Kaestner).”  In Substance Use: Individual Behavior, Social Interaction, Markets and Politics, edited by Bjorn Lindgren and Michael Grossman.  Volume 16 of Advances in Health Economics and Health Services Research.  Amsterdam: JAI, an imprint of Elsevier Ltd., 2005, pp. 229-256

 “Individual Behaviors and Substance Use: The Role of Price.”  In Substance Use: Individual

Behavior, Social Interaction, Markets and Politics, edited by Bjorn Lindgren and Michael Grossman. Volume 16 of Advances in Health Economics and Health Services Research.  Amsterdam: JAI, an imprint of Elsevier Ltd., 2005, pp. 15-39

“Health Production Functions.” In Encyclopedia of Health Care Management, edited by Michael J. Stahl. Thousand Oaks, California: Sage Publications, 2004, pp. 269-270

“Alcohol Regulation and Violence on College Campuses” (with Sara Markowitz). In Economic Analysis of Substance Use and Abuse: The Experience of Developed Countries and Lessons for Developing Countries, edited by Michael Grossman and Chee-Ruey Hsieh. Cheltenham, United Kingdom: Edward Elgar Limited, 2001, pp. 257-289

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“Gender and Race Differences in Youth Alcohol Demand” (with Frank J. Chaloupka, Rima Nair, and Henry Saffer). In Economic Analysis of Substance Use and Abuse: The Experience of Developed Countries and Lessons for Developing Countries, edited by Michael Grossman and Chee-Ruey Hsieh. Cheltenham, United Kingdom: Edward Elgar Limited, 2001, pp. 391-411

“The Economics of Substance Use and Abuse: The Role of Price.” In Economic Analysis of Substance Use and Abuse: The Experience of Developed Countries and Lessons for Developing Countries, edited by Michael Grossman and Chee-Ruey Hsieh. Cheltenham, United Kingdom: Edward Elgar Limited, 2001, pp. 1-30

“Marijuana and Youth” (with Rosalie L. Pacula, Frank J. Chaloupka, Matthew C. Farrelly, Lloyd D. Johnston, and Patrick M. O’Malley). In Risky Behavior Among Youth: An Economic Analysis, edited by Jonathan Gruber. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2001, pp. 271-326

“The Economics of Addiction” (with Frank J. Chaloupka and John A. Tauras). In Tobacco Control in Developing Countries, edited by Prabhat Jha and Frank J. Chaloupka. New York: Oxford University Press, 2000, pp. 107-129

“The Human Capital Model. ” In Handbook of Health Economics, Volume 1A, edited by Anthony J. Culyer and Joseph P. Newhouse. Amsterdam: North-Holland, Elsevier Science, 2000, pp. 347-408

“Price, Tobacco Control Policies and Smoking Among Young People in the United States” (with Frank J. Chaloupka). In Tobacco: The Growing Epidemic. Proceedings of the Tenth World Conference on Smoking or Health, edited by Rushan Lu, Judith Mackay, Shiru Niu, and Richard Peto. London: Springer, 2000, pp. 697-698

“The Demand for Cocaine and Marijuana by Youth” (with Frank J. Chaloupka and John A. Tauras). In The Economic Analysis of Substance Use and Abuse: An Integration of Econometric and Behavioral Economic Research, edited by Frank J. Chaloupka, Michael Grossman, Warren K. Bickel, and Henry Saffer. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1999, pp. 133-155

“Addiction” (with Frank J. Chaloupka and Henry Saffer). In The New Palgrave Dictionary of

Economics and the Law, edited by Peter Newman. Volume I. London: Macmillan Reference Limited, 1998, pp. 9-14

“Alcohol Control” (with Henry Saffer and Frank J. Chaloupka). In The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics and the Law, edited by Peter Newman. Volume I. London: Macmillan Reference Limited, 1998, pp. 44-48

“The Effects of Price on the Consequences of Alcohol Use and Abuse” (with Frank J. Chaloupka and Henry Saffer). In Recent Developments in Alcoholism, Volume XIV: The Consequences of Alcoholism: Medical, Neuropsychiatric, Economic, Cross Cultural, edited by Marc Galanter. New York: Plenum Publishing Corporation, 1998, pp. 331-346

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“Effects of Education on Health” (with Robert Kaestner). In The Social Benefits of Education,

edited by Jere R. Behrman and Nevzer Stacey. Ann Arbor, Michigan: University of Michigan Press, 1997, pp. 69-123

“The Economic Approach to Addictive Behavior.” In The New Economics of Human Behavior, edited by Mariano Tommasi and Kathryn Ierulli. Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press, 1995, pp. 157-171

“The Economic Analysis of Addictive Behavior.” In Economics and the Prevention of Alcohol-Related Problems, edited by Michael E. Hilton and Gregory Bloss. National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Research Monograph 25. NIH Publication No. 93-3513. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1993, pp. 91-124

“Socioeconomic Status and Health: A Personal Research Perspective” (with Theodore J. Joyce). In Pathways to Health: The Role of Social Factors, edited by John P. Bunker, Barbara H. Kehrer, and Deanna S. Gomby. Menlo Park, California: Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, 1989, pp. 139-163

“Price Sensitivity of Alcoholic Beverages in the United States” (with Douglas Coate and Gregory M. Arluck). In Control Issues in Alcohol Abuse Prevention: Strategies for States and Communities, edited by Harold D. Holder. Greenwich, Connecticut: JAI Press, Inc., 1987, pp. 169-198

“Taxation, Government Regulation, and Cigarette Smoking in the United States.” In Proceedings of the Fifth World Conference on Smoking and Health, edited by William F. Forbes, Richard C. Frecker, and David Nostbakken. Winnipeg, Canada: Canadian Council on Smoking and Health, 1985, pp. 483-487

“The Production and Cost of Ambulatory Medical Care in Community Health Centers” (with Fred Goldman). In Volume IV of Advances in Health Economics and Health Services Research, edited by Richard M. Scheffler and Louis F. Rossiter. Greenwich, Connecticut: JAI Press, Inc., 1983, pp. 1-56

“Adolescent Health, Family Background, and Preventive Medical Care” (with Linda N. Edwards). In Volume III of Research in Human Capital and Development, edited by Ismail Sirageldin, David Salkever, and Alan Sorkin. Greenwich, Connecticut: JAI Press, Inc., 1983, pp. 77-109

“Physical Disability and Post-Secondary Educational Choices” (with Robert A. Shakotko). In Economic Aspects of Health, edited by Victor R. Fuchs. Chicago: University of Chicago Press for the National Bureau of Economic Research, 1982, pp. 185-202

“An Exploration of the Dynamic Relationship between Health and Cognitive Development in Adolescence” (with Robert A. Shakotko and Linda N. Edwards). In Contributions to Economic Analysis: Health, Economics, and Health Economics, edited by Jacques van der Gaag and Mark Perlman. Amsterdam: North-Holland Publishing Company, 1981, pp. 305-328

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“Children’s Health and the Family” (with Linda N. Edwards). In Volume II of Advances in Health Economics and Health Services Research, edited by Richard M. Scheffler. Greenwich, Connecticut: JAI Press, Inc., 1981, pp. 35-84

“Preventive Care, Care for Children, and National Health Insurance” (with Gilbert R. Ghez). In National Health Insurance: What Now, What Later, What Never?, edited by Mark V. Pauly. Washington, D.C.: American Enterprise Institute, 1980, pp. 137-180

“The Relationship between Children’s Health and Intellectual Development” (with Linda N. Edwards). In Health: What is it Worth, edited by Selma J. Mushkin and David W. Dunlop. Elmsford, New York: Pergamon Press, 1979, pp. 273-314

“The Correlation between Health and Schooling.” In Household Production and Consumption, edited by Nestor E. Terleckyj. Studies in Income and Wealth, Volume 40, by the Conference on Research in Income and Wealth. New York: Columbia University Press for the National Bureau of Economic Research, 1975, pp. 147-211

“Consumer Incentives for Health Services in Chronic Illness” (with Elizabeth H. Rand). In Consumer Incentives for Health Care, edited by Selma J. Mushkin. New York: Prodist for the Milbank Memorial Fund, 1974, pp. 114-151

“Health, Hours, and Wages” (with Lee Benham). In The Economics of Health and Medical Care, edited by Mark Perlman. Proceedings of a conference sponsored by the International Economics Association. London: Macmillan, 1974, pp. 205-233

“Economic Costs of Respiratory Diseases.” In Respiratory Diseases: Task Force Report on Problems, Research Approaches, Needs. The Lung Program, National Heart and Lung Institute, National Institutes of Health, DHEW, PHS. DHEW Publication No. (NIH) 73-432. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1972, pp. 205-243

“Comment: Factors Affecting the Relationship between Family Income and Medical Care Consumption,” by Ronald Anderson and Lee Benham. In Empirical Studies in Health Economics, edited by Herbert Klarman. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1970, pp. 96-100

Publications: Op-Ed Columns, Editorials, and Letters to the Editor

“On Optimal Length of Life.” Journal of Health Economics, Editorial, 17, No. 4 (August 1998), pp. 499-509

“Let’s Clear the Air on Youth Smoking” (with Frank J. Chaloupka). Wall Street Journal, Letter to the Editor, September 19, 1997, p. A15

“The Price Factor” (with Frank J. Chaloupka). New York Times, Letter to the Editor, May 1, 1997, p. A26

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“... And Cigarette Revenues Up in Smoke” (with Gary S. Becker). Wall Street Journal, Op-Ed Column, August 9, 1994, p. A12

“For Best Revenue, Tax Cigarettes $1.26.” New York Times, Letter to the Editor, June 18, 1993, p. A26

“The Demand for Cigarettes.” Journal of Health Economics, Editorial, 10, No. 1 (May 1991), pp. 101-103”

The Demand for Health After a Decade.” Journal of Health Economics, Editorial, 1, No. 1 (May 1982), pp. 1-3

Publications: Book Reviews

Biomedical Research: Costs and Benefits, by Selma J. Mushkin. Medical Care, 19, No. 4 (April 1981), pp. 470-472

The Economics of Health Care, by Seymour E. Harris. Monthly Labor Review, 99, No. 4 (April 1976), pp. 58 -59

Mental Illness and the Economy, by A. Harvey Brenner. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 44, No. 5 (October 1974), pp. 816-818

The Doctor Shortage: An Economic Diagnosis, by Rashi Fein. Medical Care, 5, No. 5 (September/October 1967), pp. 352-354

Manuscripts Delivered at Professional Meetings and Working Papers (partial list)

“Effects of Weight on Children’s Educational Achievement” (with Robert Kaestner). National Bureau of Economic Research Working Paper 13764, January 2008. Presented at the Sixth World Congress of the International Health Economics Association, Copenhagen, July 2007

“Fast-Food Restaurant Advertising on Television and its Influence on Childhood Obesity” (with Shin-Yi Chou and Inas Rashad). Presented at a session sponsored by the American Economic Association and the International Health Economics Association at the Allied Social Science Associations annual meetings in Chicago, January 2007. Journal of Law and Economics 51, No. 4 (November 2008), forthcoming

“Parental Education and Child Health: Evidence from a Natural Experiment in Taiwan” (with Shin-Yi Chou, Jin-Tan Liu, and Theodore J. Joyce. National Bureau of Economic Research Working Paper 13466, October 2007. Presented at the Sixth World Congress of the International Health Economics Association, Copenhagen, July 2007

“Risks and Prices: The Role of user Sanctions in Marijuana Markets (with Rosalie Liccardo Pacula, Beau Kilmer, and Frank J. Chaloupka). National Bureau of Economic Research Working paper 13415, September 2007. Presented at the Fifth World Congress of the

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International Health Economics Association, Barcelona, July 2005

“Get High Stupid: Effects of Alcohol and Marijuana on Teen Sexual Behavior” (with Robert Kaestner and Sara Markowitz). Presented at a session sponsored by the Health Economics Research Organization at the Allied Social Science Associations annual meetings in Atlanta, January 2002

“An Economic Analysis of Adult Obesity: Results from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System” (with Shin-Yi Chou and Henry Saffer). Presented at the International Health Economics Association Third International Conference, York, England, July 2001

“Jacob Mincer, the New Home Economics, and Health Economics.” Presented at a session

entitled “Honoring Jacob Mincer and Forty Years of New Home Economics” sponsored by the American Economic Association at the Allied Social Science Associations annual meetings in New Orleans, January 2001

“The Economics of Substance Use and Abuse: The Role of Price.” Keynote address for the Taipei International Conference on Health Economics organized by the Institute of Economics, Academia Sinica in Taipei, Taiwan, March 1999

“Alcohol Regulation and Violence on College Campuses” (with Sara Markowitz). National Bureau of Economic Research Working Paper No. 7129, May 1999. Presented at the Taipei International Conference on Health Economics organized by the Institute of Economics, Academia Sinica in Taipei, Taiwan, March 1999. Also presented at the annual meeting of the American Economic Association, Chicago, Illinois, January 1998

“Gender and Race Differences in Youth Alcohol Demand” (with Frank J. Chaloupka, Rima Nair, and Henry Saffer). Presented at the Taipei International Conference on Health Economics organized by the Institute of Economics, Academia Sinica in Taipei, Taiwan, March 1999

“The Demand for Cocaine and Marijuana by Youth” (with Frank J. Chaloupka and John A. Tauras). National Bureau of Economic Research Working Paper No. 6411, February 1998. Presented at the National Bureau of Economic Research Conference on the Economic Analysis of Substance Use and Abuse, Cambridge, Massachusetts, March 1997

“Alcohol Regulation, Gender, and Parental Violence Towards Children” (with Sara Markowitz).

Presented at the annual meeting of the American Economic Association, Chicago, Illinois, January 1998

“Health Care Financing Authorities and Interest Rates on Hospital Bonds” (with Fred Goldman, Alec Ian Gershberg, Patricia Kocagil, Paul Thompson, and Steven Renn). Presented at the annual conference of the Multinational Finance Society, Thessaloniki, Greece, June 1997

“Price, Tobacco Control Policies and Youth Smoking” (with Frank J. Chaloupka). National Bureau of Economic Research Working Paper No. 5740, September 1996. Presented at

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the Tenth World Conference on Tobacco or Health, Beijing, People’s Republic of China, August 1997

“Alcohol Addiction: An Econometric Analysis” (with Frank J. Chaloupka, Gary S. Becker, and Kevin M. Murphy). Presented at the annual meeting of the American Economic Association, Anaheim, California, January 1993

“Demographic Analysis of Birthweight-Specific Neonatal Mortality” (with Hope Corman and Theodore J. Joyce). National Bureau of Economic Research Working Paper No. 2804, December 1988

“Carbon Monoxide in the Ambient Air and Blood Pressure: Evidence from NHANES II and the SAROAD System” (with Douglas Coate). National Bureau of Economic Research Working Paper No. 2711, September 1988

“Health Economics of Prevention of Alcohol-Related Problems.” Presented at the Workshop on Health Economics of Prevention and Treatment of Alcohol-Related Problems held by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism and the National Center for Health Services Research and Health Care Technology Assessment, Rockville, Maryland, September 1988

“An Economic Analysis of Children's Health and Intellectual Development” (with Linda N. Edwards). National Bureau of Economic Research Working Paper No. 180, May 1977. Presented at a conference on the Family and the Subsequent Development of the Child sponsored by the Mathematical Social Science Board in Stanford, California, March 1977

“The Economics of Joint Production in the Household.” Center for Mathematical Studies in Business and Economics, University of Chicago, Report 7145, September 1971. Presented at the winter meetings of the Econometric Society, New Orleans, Louisiana, December 1971

Funded Research

Principal Investigator, “Moral Hazard in Less Invasive Surgical Technology for Coronary Artery Disease,” National Institute on Aging, 2010-2012.

Senior Investigator, “Racial and Ethnic Differences in Physical Activity,” National Institute of Nursing Research, 2009-2011

Senior Investigator, “Pricing of Major Cancer Surgeries: Impact of Insurance, Outcomes, and Severity,” National Cancer Institute, 2009-2012

Principal Investigator, “Analyzing the Effects of Food Prices and Food Advertising on Body Composition of Children,” Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, 2008-2010

Principal Investigator, “Conference on Economic Aspects of Obesity,” Robert Wood Johnson

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Foundation, 2007-2009

Co-Principal Investigator, “Alcohol Policies and Child Maltreatment,” National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, 2007-2010

Principal Investigator, “National Health Insurance and Child Health in Taiwan,” National Science Foundation, 2004-2008

Principal Investigator, “Parents’ Schooling and Child Well-Being in Taiwan,” National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, DHHS, 2003-2008

Co-Principal Investigator, “Exploring the Relationship between Marijuana Policy and Prices,” Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, 2004-2005

Co-Principal Investigator, Cigarette Taxes and Prenatal Smoking,” National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, DHHS, 2001-2003

Principal Investigator, “Relationship between Substance Use and Sexual Behavior,” National Institute on Drug Abuse, DHHS, 2000-2004

Co-Principal Investigator, “Prevention, Economics, and Obesity,” National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, DHHS, 2000-2003

Research Associate, “Medical Outcomes and the Pricing of Hospital Procedures,” Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, DHHS, 1999-2002

Co-Principal Investigator, “Alcohol Advertising and Youth: An Econometric Approach,” National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, DHHS, 1998-2001

Co-Principal Investigator, “Impact of Environmental Factors on Youth and Young Adult Tobacco Use,” Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, 1997-1999

Principal Investigator, “Alcohol Regulation and Violence,” National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, DHHS, 1996-1999

Co-Principal Investigator, “Cigarette Advertising and Public Policy,” National Cancer Institute, DHHS, 1995-97

Co-Principal Investigator, “Public Policy and Alcohol Abuse Among Minorities,” National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, DHHS, 1994-99

Principal Investigator, “Economic Analyses of Health Care Financing Authorities,” Agency for Health Care Policy and Research, DHHS, 1993-96

Co-Principal Investigator, “Price, Policy, and Youth Tobacco Use,” Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, 1993-95

Principal Investigator, “Effects of Price on Illegal Drug Use,” National Institute on Drug Abuse,

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DHHS, 1992-96

Co-Principal Investigator, “Neonatal Costs of Maternal Substance Abuse,” National Institute on Drug Abuse, DHHS, 1992-96

Co-Principal Investigator, “A Cost Benefit Analysis of Prenatal Substance Abuse Treatment,” David and Lucile Packard Foundation, 1992-94

Principal Investigator, “Alcohol, Addiction, and Price,” National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, DHHS, 1989-93

Principal Investigator, “Alcohol, Regulation, and Motor Vehicle Mortality,” National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, DHHS, 1988-91

Principal Investigator, “Race and Ethnic Differences in U.S. Birth Outcomes,” National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, DHHS, 1988-91

Principal Investigator, “Hospital Participation in Tax-Exempt Financing Markets,” Agency for Health Care Policy and Research (formerly National Center for Health Services Research and Health Care Technology Assessment), DHHS, 1988-90

Co-Principal Investigator, “A Time-Series Analysis of Birth Outcomes in New York City,” Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, 1988-89

Principal Investigator, “Demographic Analyses of Risk-Specific Neonatal Mortality Rates,” National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, DHHS, 1986-88

Co-Principal Investigator, “Alcohol Abuse and the Health of the Elderly,” National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, DHHS, 1986-88

Co-Principal Investigator, “The Impact of Abortion on the Distribution of Birth Weight in New York City,” Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, 1986-87

Co-Principal Investigator, “Health Econometric Methods for Multimedia Pollutants,” Environmental Protection Agency, 1983-86

Principal Investigator, “Effects of Government Regulations on Youth Alcohol Use and Motor Vehicle Mortality,” National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, DHHS, 1983-85

Principal Investigator, “Determinants of Neonatal Mortality Rates in the U.S.,” National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, DHHS, 1982-84

Principal Investigator, “An Economic Analysis of Neighborhood Health Centers,” National Center for Health Services Research, DHHS, 1980-1982

Co-Principal Investigator, “Economic and Other Factors in Youth Smoking,” National Science Foundation, 1980-1982

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Co-Principal Investigator, “Health Economics Research,” Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, 1973-1980

Co-Principal Investigator, “The Effects of Physical Disabilities on Post-Secondary Educational Choices and Outcomes,” Spencer Foundation, 1979-1980

Principal Investigator, “Determinants of Children's Health,” National Center for Health Services Research, DHEW, 1977-1979

Principal Investigator, “Effects of Children's Health on Their Intellectual Development,” Ford Foundation, 1977-1979

Co-Principal Investigator, “Economics of Health Research Program,” National Center for Health Services Research, DHEW, 1972-1977

Professional Activities

President, American Society of Health Economists, 2008-2010President, Eastern Economic Association, 2008President-Elect, American Society of Health Economists, 2006-2008President-Elect, Eastern Economic Association, 2007Vice President, Eastern Economic Association, 2006Member, American Economic AssociationMember, Population Association of AmericaMember, Health Economics Research OrganizationMember, International Health Economics AssociationMember, American Public Health AssociationSeries Co-Editor, Advances in Health Economics and Health Services Research, JAI Press an imprint of Emerald Group Publishing Limited. Co-Editor, Review of Economics of the HouseholdAssociate Editor, Journal of Health EconomicsAssociate Editor, Journal of Human CapitalAssociate Editor, Multinational Finance JournalEditorial Advisory Board, Alcohol Health and Research WorldReferee, Journal of Political EconomyReferee, American Economic ReviewReferee, Economic InquiryReferee, Journal of Human ResourcesReferee, Review of Economics and StatisticsReferee, EconometricaReferee, Medical CareReferee, Milbank Memorial Fund QuarterlyConsultant, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, DHHSConsultant, National Academy of SciencesConsultant, National Science FoundationConsultant, Rand Corporation

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Member, Health Services Developmental Grants Review Subcommittee of the Health Services Research and Developmental Grants Committee, National Center for Health Services Research (now Agency for Health Care Research and Quality), DHHS, 1980-1983

Member, Social Sciences, Nursing, Epidemiolgy, and Methods-1 Study Section, Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of Health, DHHS, 2000-2002

Member, Population Sciences Subcommittee, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, 2003-2007

Member, National Center for Health Statistics Board of Scientific Counselors, 2004-2008Member, Board of Directors, American Society of Health Economists, 2004-present

Courses Taught

Price Theory (Microeconomics), Mathematics for Economists, Labor Economics, Economics of Human Resources, Seminar in Labor Economics, Health Economics, Topics in Household Production and Consumption, Seminar in Applied Economic Analysis, and Applied Microeconometrics

Activities at City University of New York Graduate School

Executive Officer (Chairperson), Economics, 1983 -1995 and fall 1998 Deputy Executive Officer (Deputy Chairperson), Economics, 1974-1983, spring 1999, spring

2005, fall 2005, spring 2006, spring 2007, and spring 2008Member of Executive Committee, Economics, 1974-present

Ph.D. Thesis Supervision (sponsor and chairman of committee: 106 completed dissertations, 4 in progress)

Bai, Moo Ki. Deceased. Former President, University of Ulsan, South Korea. “A Theory of the Firm on Layoff Behavior.” 1975

Monheit, Alan. Professor of Public Health, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey School of Public Health and Research Associate, National Bureau of Economic Research. “An Economic Analysis of State Licensing of Nursing Labor.” 1975

Goldman, Fred. Associate Professor of Health Services, New School University and Research Associate, National Bureau of Economic Research. “An Economic Analysis of Child Health.” 1976

Haas, Emanuel. Economist, New York Telephone Company. “An Economic Analysis of Law Enforcement.” 1976

Backhaut, Bernard. Economist, New York City Human Resources Administration. “An Economic Analysis of the Methadone Maintenance Treatment Program.” 1976

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Lewit, Eugene. Project Officer, David and Lucile Packard Foundation and Research Associate, National Bureau of Economic Research. “Experience with Pregnancy, The Demand for Prenatal Care and the Production of Surviving Infants.” 1977

Saffer, Henry. Professor of Economics, Kean University of New Jersey and Research Associate, National Bureau of Economic Research. “A Structural Model of Wage Differentials between Men and Women in Professional Employment.” 1977

Yeon, Hacheong. Professor of Economics, School of Public Policy and Management, Korea Development Institute, South Korea. “Estimation of Production Functions in Korea.” 1977

Young, Lih Ying. Realtor, Long and Foster. “Household Demand for Leisure Activities.” 1977

Chaikind, Stephen. Professor of Economics, Gallaudet University. “The Market for Public Elementary School Teachers.” 1978

Nowak, Laura. Professor of Economics, College of Staten Island, CUNY. “A Cost-Benefit Analysis of Vocational Rehabilitation in New Jersey.” 1978

Corman, Hope. Professor of Economics, Rider College and Research Associate, National Bureau of Economic Research. “The Effects of Apprehension, Conviction, and Incarceration on Crime in New York State.” 1978

Gesthalter, Jacob. Assistant Professor of Economics, Lehman College, CUNY. “An Economic Analysis of the Effects of Mother's Education on Child's Health and the Demand for Health Inputs.” 1978

Stolleman, Neal. Economist, U.S. Treasury Department. “A Model of Economic Growth with Endogenous Labor Supply and Savings Functions.” 1979

Bermish, Michael. Economist, Celanese Corporation. “A Forecasting Model of the Market for Carpets.” 1979

Desai, Swati. Retired. Former Executive Deputy Commissioner, Office of Evaluation and Research, City of New York Human Resources Administration. “Health and Labor Supply Models: A Study of Low Income Men.” 1980

Krasner, Melvin. Deceased. Former, Economist, New York University Medical School. “An Economic Analysis of the Profession of Dermatology.” 1980

Chundru, Satya. Economist, New York City Human Resources Administration. “An Economic Analysis of Public Day Care Centers in New York City.” 1980

Candelario, Carlos. Assistant Director, Public Services Commission of Maryland. “A Microeconomic Analysis of Fertility in Puerto Rico.” 1980

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Amobi, Nnamdi Ken. Economist, Multiple Concepts. “The Economics of Family Size in Kenya and Nigeria.” 1980

Sanders, Hyman. Economist, Deloitte & Touche. “Risk and the Choice of Occupations.” 1981

Jacobowitz, Steven. Assistant Professor of Economics, Long Island University. “Determinants of Variations in Infant Mortality Rates Among Counties of the United States.” 1981

Yamada, Tadashi. Deceased. Former Professor of Economics, University of Tsukuba, Japan. “Causality between Fertility and Infant Mortality in Time Series.” 1981

Karmakar, Ratna. Economist, ATT Communications. “The Relationship between Fertility and Infant Mortality in Underdeveloped Countries.” 1982

McCornac, Dennis. Associate Professor of Economics, Fulbright Economics Training Program of Harvard University, Vietnam. “The Effects of Government Regulation on Teenage Motor Accident Mortality.” 1982

Rezvani, Farahmand. Associate Professor of Economics, Montclair State College. “Economic Factors in Juvenile Delinquency.” 1983

Saueracker, Edward. Assistant Dean, Empire State College, SUNY. “Race and Income Differences in Adolescent Health.” 1984

Horowitz, Avery. Dean of Advisement and Counseling, Touro College. “Determinants of Fertility in the U.S.: An Analysis Based on the 1980 Census of Population.” 1984

Chuntapanich, Chirasak. Deceased. Former Professor of Economics, Ramkhamhaeng University, Thailand. “Determinants of Labor Supply in Thailand.” 1985

Khawaja, Dilshad. Economist, AT&T Communications. “Determinants of Fertility and Child Quality in Pakistan.” 1985

Berendt, Emil. Economist, Owens Corning. “The Demand for Medicaid and AFDC.” 1985

Joyce, Theodore. Professor of Economics, Baruch College and Graduate Center, CUNY and Research Associate, National Bureau of Economic Research. “A Structural Model of Birth Outcomes in the U.S.” 1985

Dulberger, Ellen. Economist, IBM. “The Price of Computers: An Hedonic Approach.” 1986

Dor, Avi. Professor of Health Policy, George Washington University School of Public Health and Research Associate, National Bureau of Economic Research. “The Demand for Medical Care in the Ivory Coast.” 1986

Gaughan, Patrick. Professor of Economics, Fairleigh Dickinson University and President, Economatrix Research Associates. “Effects of Bad News on Stock Prices.” 1986

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Arluck, Gregory. Economist, Citigroup. “Economic Factors in Youth Alcohol Use.” 1987

Goldberg, Renee. Assistant Professor of Economics, Ramapo College. “The Effects of Public Policies and Programs on High-Risk Birth Outcomes.” 1987

Yamada, Tetsuji. Professor of Economics, Rutgers University-Camden. “The Effects of Social Security on Labor Force Participation and Savings in Japan.” 1987

Yu, Peter. Senior Consultant, Business Analytics and Optimization, Business Global Services, IBM. “Demand for Food Stamps and Their Effects on Nutrient Intakes.” 1988

Kaestner, Robert. Professor of Economics, University of Illinois at Chicago and Research Associate, National Bureau of Economic Research. “Tenure, Experience, and the Probability of Promotion.” 1988

Chaloupka, Frank. Distinguished Professor of Economics, University of Illinois at Chicago and Research Associate, National Bureau of Economic Research. “An Economic Analysis of Addictive Behavior: The Case of Cigarette Smoking.” 1988

Jones, Kristine. Economist, New York State Department of Mental Health. “Health Costs, Insurance Programs, and Inflation.” 1988

Mizuno, Atsushi. Vice-Chairman, Credit Suisse, Hong Kong, People’s Republic of China. “Derived Demand Shifts, On-the-Job Training, and Labor Market Dynamics.” 1989

Mocan, Naci. Ourso Distinguished Chair in Economics, Louisiana State University and Research Associate, National Bureau of Economic Research. “Three Essays in Applied Time-Series Analysis.” 1989

Myoung, Jae-Il. Senior Researcher and Affiliate Professor of Economics, In-Chun City University, South Korea. “Demographic Analysis of Risk-Specific Postneonatal Mortality Rates in the U.S.” 1990

Mobilia, Pamela. Assistant Professor of Economics, Brooklyn College, CUNY. “Rational Addiction and Gambling.” 1990

Oh, Chee Ju. President, Agricultural R&D Promotion Center, Korea Rural Economics Institute, South Korea. “A Theoretical Analysis of Alternative Health Care Reimbursement Systems.” 1990

Meiseles, Zeev. Economist, AT&T Communications. “The Impact of the 1985 Increase in the Federal Tax on Distilled Spirits on the Consumption of Beer, Wine, and Distilled Spirits in the U.S.” 1990

Cooper, Philip. Economist, Agency for Health Care Research and Quality, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. “Production and Demand for Cardiovascular Health.” 1990

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Anderson, Richard. Assistant Professor of Economics, Jersey City University. “Birth Outcome Production Functions in South Carolina.” 1991

Liu, Guoen. Professor of Health Economics and Management, Guanghua School of Management, Peking University, People’s Republic of China. “Pregnancy Resolutions and Birth Outcomes in Virginia.” 1991

Aranoff, Gerald. Assistant Professor of Economics, Jerusalem College of Technology, Israel. “Three Economic Essays on Technology and Competition.” 1991

Ha, Yeong-Seok. Assistant Professor of Economics, Kye-Myung University, South Korea. “Estimates of Translog Cost Functions and Productivity in the Shipping Industry in Korea.” 1991

Topyan, Kudret. Professor of Economics, Manhattan College. “The Behavior of Real Wages Over the Business Cycle: Evidence from Structural Time-Series Modeling and Kalman Filters.” 1992

McSweeney-Feld, Mary Helen. Associate Professor of Collaborative Programs, Towson University. “Retention of Registered Nurses by Hospitals: A Study of Temporary Agency Nurse Employment.” 1992

Peters, Jonathan. Associate Professor of Economics, College of Staten Island, CUNY. “The Effects of Pharmaceutical Consumption on Health.” 1992

Murphy, Joseph. Economist, National Council on Compensation Insurance. “Demographic Determinants of the Consumption of Food away from Home.” 1992

Reichman, Nancy. Professor of Health Economics, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. “A Dynamic Analysis of Birthweight.” 1993

Oo, Naing. Economist, PIRA Energy Group. “Estimation of Child Health Production Functions: Households' Consumption of Prevention Goods and its Interaction with Public Policies in Developing Countries.” 1994

Hodson, Thomas. Chief, Plan Formulation Branch, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. “Essays in Valuation in Law and Economics.” 1994

Warner, Geoffrey. Assistant Professor of Economics, Indiana University-Purdue University. “Age, Cohort, Prenatal Care, and Birthweight Production Functions.” 1994

De Vries, Patricia. Post-doctoral Fellow in Agricultural Economics, Pennsylvania State University and Faculty Research Fellow, National Bureau of Economic Research. “Birth Outcome Production Functions in New York City: Endogeneity, Health Inputs, and Participation in WIC.” 1995

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Huh, In. Economist. AT&T Communications. “The Impact of Maternal Risk Factors on Low Birthweight.” 1995

Sangster, Donald. Assistant Professor of Economics, Clark Atlanta University. “The Effect of Commercial Policies on Trade Balances in a General Equilibrium Model: A Case Study of Jamaica, Trinidad, Barbados, and Guyana.” 1995

Joyce, Geoffrey. Associate Professor of Pharmaceutical Economics, University of Southern California. “Benefit-Cost Analysis of Prenatal Care with Control for Self-Selection.” 1995

Sualp, Mustafa. Associate Professor of Economics, Marmara University, Turkey. “Sectoral Cycles and Cointegration.” 1995

Sirtalan, Ismail. Director of Health Economics, Greater New York Hospital Association. “The Demand for Alcohol in a Panel of Young Adults.” 1996

Luwish, Hadassah. Office Manager, Instock. “The Effects of Climate on Seasonal Variations in Births and Abortions.” 1996

Li, Wenhui. Director, Statistical Analysis and Reporting, Bureau of Vital Statistics, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. “The Effects of Medicaid Expansions on Birth and Marriage Rates in New York City.” 1996

Tsaprounis, Dimitrios. Senior Economic Analyst, Greater New York Hospital Association “The Administrative Efficiency of Hospitals and the Effect of Electronic Data Interchange.” 1997.

Kim, Chang Gun. Assistant Vice President, Korea Telecommunications, South Korea. “Workers’ Compensation Benefits and the Duration of Disability.” 1997

Yazici, Esel. Executive Director, Graduate School of Business, Koc University, Turkey. “Consequences of Medicaid Expansions on Three Outcomes: Demand for Private Insurance, Infant and Child Health, and Labor Supply.” 1997

Hussain, Mofakhar. Senior Economist, Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, Canada. “The Role of Time Preference in the Correlation Between Health and Schooling.” 1997

Markowitz, Sara. Associate Professor of Economics, Emory University and Research Associate, National Bureau of Economic Research. “Alcohol Regulation and Gender-Specific Violence Towards Children.” 1998

Ofiara, Douglas. Principal, Ofiara Research Associates. “Quasi-Experimental Evidence in Valuing Nonmarket/Public Goods: Behavior of Intertemporal Bids in Contingent Valuation Techniques.” 1998

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Shim, Kyumin. Economist, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “Rational Addiction and Cirrhosis Mortality.” 1999

Ye, Yongia. Finance Manager and System Engineer, AT&T Communications. “Measurement Error and the Effects of Illegal Drug Use on Birthweight: An Econometric Investigation.” 1999

Tung, Shin-Ta. Assistant Professor of Economics, Shih Chien University, Taiwan. “Price Sensitivity of Alcoholic Beverages: The Differential Response to Price among Different Racial/Ethnic Populations.” 1999

Knapp, Kenneth. Assistant Professor of Health Economics, New York Medical College. “An Economic Analysis of Reverse Mortgages.” 2001

Lee, Won Chan. Principal, IMS Health. “Effects of Medicaid Expansions and Welfare Reform on Infant Health.” 2001

Bridges, John. Assistant Professor of Health Economics, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health and Faculty Research Fellow, National Bureau of Economic Research. “Variations in Quality and Risk: Effects on Evaluation and Budgeting in Health Economics.” 2002

Son, Chong-Hwan. Assistant Professor of Economics, Hudson Valley Community College. “Racial Differences in the Effects of Regulatory Variables on Alcohol-Related Mortality.” 2002

Maduro, Gil. Senior Research Analyst, Office of Vital Statistics, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. “A Theory of the Collective Organism.” 2002

Dave, Dhaval. Associate Professor of Economics, Bentley University and Research Associate, National Bureau of Economic Research. “Three Essays on the Economics of Substance Use and Abuse.” 2003

Spasojevic, Jasmina. Visiting Assistant Professor of Economics, Yeshiva University. “Effects of Education on Adult Health in Sweden: Results from a Natural Experiment.” 2003

Floyd, Eugene. Economist, FCC. “An econometric Analysis of the Factors Affecting the Development of Advanced Telecommunications Services.” 2003

Kang, Sungwook. Assistant Professor of Public Health, Daegu Henny University, Korea. “Effects of Welfare Reform on the Prevalence of Obesity among Low-Educated Single Mothers.” 2004

Rashad Kelly, Inas. Associate Professor of Economics, Queens College, CUNY and Research Associate, National Bureau of Economic Research. “Essays in the Economics of Obesity.” 2004

Jo, Changik. Assistant Professor of Economics, Hallym University, South Korea . “Marital

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Status and Obesity: Cause and Effect.” 2004

Kim, In Kyu. Health Economist, Battelle Memorial Institute and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. “Essays in the Determinants of Body Weight Outcomes.” 2004

Kim, Seongseok. Executive Director, DMZ_Korea and DMZ_20005, South Korea. “Endogenous Time Preference and Addiction.” 2005

Qiu, Ying. Director Global Market Outcomes, Merck & Co. “The Relationship between Substance Use and Risky Sexual Behavior among Adolescents and Young Adults.” 2005

Li, Fangjhy. Assistant Professor of Finance, Hsing Kuo University of Management, Taiwan. “Some Factors Affecting Birth Rates in Taiwan.” 2005

Siahaan, Freddy. Associate Professor of Economics, Shippensburg University. “The Relationship between Substance Use and Risky Sexual Behavior in the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth.” 2006

Das, Dhiman. Postdoctoral Associate, Asia Research Institute, National University of Singapore. “Non-profit Hospitals’ Access to Capital: The Impact of Recent Government Regulations.” 2008

Chaudhuri, Sanjukta. Assistant Professor of Economics, University of Wisconsin at Eau Claire. “Why Do Parents Discriminate Against Their Daughters?” 2008

Ma, Li. Economist, United BioSource Corporation. “Substance Abuse and the Demand for Cigarettes.” 2008

Qin, Yan. Co-Director, Nankai-Grossman Center for Health Economics and Medical Insurance at Nankai University, People’s Republic of China. “Essays on Income Distribution and Economic Growth in China.” 2009

Agioutanti, Christie. Visiting Assistant Professor of Public Affairs, Baruch College, CUNY. “New Estimates of the Effects of Education on Efficiency in Consumption.” 2009

Hyun, Kyung-Rae. Associate Research Fellow, National Health Insurance Policy Research Institute, National Health Insurance Corporation, South Korea “Effects of Health Status on the Decision to Retire with Corrections for Measurement Error.” 2009

Shang, Ce. Postdoctoral Associate, Center for Health Policy, Institute for Health Research and Policy, University of Illinois at Chicago. “Demand for Cigarette Smoking by Teenagers and Young Adults.” 2011

Zhang, Yuxiu. Visiting Assistant Professor of Economics, University of New Hampshire. “Essays on the Effects of Abortion.” 2011

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Medina, Jorge. Assistant Professor of Economics, College of New Rochelle. “Time-Series Demand Functions for Cigarettes and Alcohol by High School Seniors.” 2011

Kim, Min-Chul. Postdoctoral Scholar, School of Medicine, University of California at Davis. “Economic Determinants of Body Composition.” 2012

Wang, Xu. Steven M. Teutsch Prevention Effectiveness Fellow, Centers for Disease control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. “Three Essays in Health Economics.” 2012

Ma, Zhen. Assistant Professor of Economics, Misericordia University. “A Summary of Some Dynamic Estimators of Panel Data Models and Their Applications” 2012

Wang, Jin. Visiting Scholar, National Bureau of Economic Research. “Essays on the Economics of Obesity.” 2013

Song, Yan. “Essays on the Demand for Cigarettes.” In progress

Margolis, Jesse. “Essays in health Economics and the Economics of Education.” In progress

Lee, Jang Wook. “Causal Effects of Income on Health: Evidence from Hurricane Katrina.” In progress

Katagari, Yoko. “An Economic Analysis of the Fashion Industry.” In progress

Ph.D. Thesis Supervision (member of committee: 161 completed dissertations, 3 in progress)

Coate, Douglas. Professor of Economics, Newark College of Arts and Sciences, Rutgers University. “Studies in the Economics of the Profession of Optometry.” 1974

Drescher, Sol. Economist, General Motors. “Household Demand for Money.” 1977

Silver, Ira. Associate Professor of Managerial Economics, Texas Christian University. “Projected Industrial Water Demand: A Regional Analysis.” 1977

Helvacian, Nurhan. Principal, MNH Consulting and Senior Consultant, Economatrix Research Associates. “Effects of Unpredictable Prices on the Average Unemployment Rate.” 1978

Malmquist, David. Director, Economic Analysis Division, Office of Thrift Supervision, U.S. Department of the Treasury. “Determinants of Migration to West Germany.” 1978

Kwak, Byung-Sub. Economist, Korea Rural Economics Institute, South Korea. “Government Revenue through Money Creation in South Korea.” 1978

Hashemi, Ahmed. Economist, Plan and Budget Organization, Government of Iran. “The Economics of the Petroleum Industry.” 1978

Brown, Barbara. Professor of Economics, Pace University. “Microeconomics of Urban

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Residential Location.” 1979

Dais, Ishmael. Assistant Professor of Economics, University of Saudi Arabia. “The Effects of the European Common Market on Industrial Trade, Production, and Structure in France, Germany, and the Netherlands.” 1979

Naskaris, George. Economist, The Jack Black Group. “Monetary Theory of the Balance of Payments in Greece.” 1979

Pascal, Nina. Assistant Professor of Economics, Wright State University. “Medical Care Utilization by the Elderly in New York City.” 1979

Malin, Steven. Research Director, Wealthstream Advisors. “An Empirical Investigation of Magazine Advertising Cycles.” 1980

Sanguinetty, Jorge. President and CEO, Devtech Systems Inc. “Determinants of Years of Schooling in Latin America.” 1980

Taubman, Arnold. Economist, New York Telephone Company. “The Impact of Suburban Labor Markets on Unemployment in New York City.” 1980

Wong, Wai. President, Intellimedia. “An Economic Analysis of the Growth of Conglomerate Companies.” 1981

Korn, David. Economist, AT&T Communications. “Changing Labor Remuneration and Economic Structure and Concentration.” 1982

Rahman, Yousuf. Senior Economist, Office of Management and Budget, City of New York. “The Dynamics of the Effects of Federal Revenue Sharing Grants on Tax Efforts of State and Local Governments.” 1983

Massourakis, Michael. Manager, Alpha Credit Bank, Greece. “The Monetary Approach to the Balance of Payments, the Transmission of Inflation, and Exchange Rate Variation in the Case of a Small Open Economy.” 1983

Bonitsis, Theologos. Associate Professor of Finance, New Jersey Institute of Technology. “Economic Development and External Indebtedness: The South American Experience, 1946-1980.” 1984

Yahalom, Shumuel. Distinguished Service Professor of Economics and Transportation, SUNY Maritime College. “Causality Relations between the Exchange Rate and Inflation in Israel.” 1984

Tabakman, Bruce. Economist, IBM. “A Frequency Decomposition Approach to Exchange Rate Forecasting.” 1985

Webster, Thomas. Associate Professor of Economics, Pace University. “Analyzing Country Risk.” 1985

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Halpern, Marc. Retired. Former Economist, Qwest Communications. “Call Options on Stock Indexes.” 1985

Tomic, Igor. Associate Professor of Economics, St. John's University. “The Averch-Johnson Hypothesis: The Case of Electrical Utility Purchases of Heavy Equipment.” 1985

Kamp, Leo. Instructor of Economics, Queens College, CUNY. “On the Formulation and Evaluation of the Investment Tax Credit.” 1986

McNevin, Bruce. Managing Director, Mortgage Research, The Midway Group. “Business Cycles and Asymmetry.” 1986

Shyy, Gang. Professor of Finance, National Central University, Taiwan. “The Application of Optimal Stopping Rules to Forecast Futures Prices.” 1986

Nguyen, Diep. Assistant Professor of Economics, Catholic University. “Capital Investment in a Duopoly as a Differential Game.” 1987

Dieringer, Stephanie. Assistant Professor of Economics, Northern Arizona University. “Nonlinear Aspects of Business Cycles.” 1988

Zissu, Anne Marie. Chair and Associate Professor of Business, New York City Technical College, CUNY. “Determinants of Company Takeovers.” 1988

Poulios, Nikolas. Vice President for Pricing and Reimbursement Strategies and Outcomes Research, Elam Pharmaceuticals. “Industrial Structural Change and Electric Sales Forecasting.” 1988

Saleem, Mohamed. Senior Industry Research Analyst. Delaware Economic Development Office. “Impact of Emerging Technologies on Comparative Advantage.” 1988

Biolsi, Robert. Economist, CME Group. “The Efficiency of Forward Rates as Forecasts of Future Interest Rates.” 1989

Peleg, Doron. Marketing and Sales Manager, Dun and Bradstreet Ltd., Israel. “Forecasting the Duration of Business Cycles.” 1989

Stone, Charles. Associate Professor of Finance, Brooklyn College, CUNY and Editor, The Financier. “The Difference in a Mortgagor's Prepayment Options Across Tax Brackets.” 1989

Arapoglou, Iakovos. Assistant Professor of Economics, Grand Valley State College. “Stabilization Policy Before Keynes.” 1989

Koutmos, Gregory. Gerald M. Levin Chair in Finance and Professor of Finance, Fairfield University. “Asset Returns and Risk.” 1990

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Lucy, Robert. Assistant Professor of Economics, Berkeley College. “Pool-Specific Studies in GNMA Pass-Through Securities.” 1990

Gomori, Peter. Professor of Management, St. Francis College. “The Adverse Effects of Debt on Investments.” 1990

Jones, Nevin. Economist, Agere. “Modeling the Relationships among Futures Prices in the NYMEX Energy Complex.” 1990

Papavlasopoulos, Nikolaos. Associate Professor of Economics, Saint Thomas Aquinas College. “Informational Content of Dividends.” 1990

Tutuncu, Mehmet. Assistant Professor of Economics, Pitzer College. “Essays in Applications of Microeconomics.” 1990

Cai, Fuchun. Professor of Finance, William Paterson College. “The Monte Carlo Approach to the Valuation of Mortgage-Backed Securities.” 1991

Desmedt, Andree Ann. Market Risk Manager, Citicorp. “An Empirical Study of Initial Public Offerings.” 1991.

Sampson, Jonathan. Professor of Finance, Southeastern University. Models of Overlapping Generations.” 1991

Han, Sangwan. Senior Research Associate, Hyundai Research Foundation, South Korea. “On the Filtering of Stochastically Non-linear Economic Time Series.” 1991

Akdogan, Haluk. Economist, ING Group, England. “An Empirical Investigation of Equity Market Integration in the European Community: An Asset Pricing Model.” 1991

Husbands, Humphrey. Assistant Professor of Black and Hispanic Studies, Baruch College, CUNY. “Conjectures, Reactions, and Collusive Pricing Strategies: Revisiting

the U.S. Electrical Machinery Industry 1956-1962.” 1991

Lee, Yun Bong. President and CEO, WIZnet, South Korea. “Industry-Specific Conditional Variances of Inflation and Stock Returns.” 1991

Baskin Boultwood, Brenda. Vice President, GRC Solutions, MetricStream, Inc. “Technical Analysis, the Stochastic Properties of Security Prices, and Profits in Trading.” 1991

Afridi, Usman. Economist, Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, Pakistan. “Behavior of Real Exchange Rates in Pakistan.” 1992

Durbin, David. Global Chief Risk Officer, Partner Reinsurance. “Alcohol Consumption and Workplace Accidents: An Examination of Workers' Compensation Claims Rates.” 1992

Min, Kyungse. Assistant Professor of Economics, Daejon National University of Technology, South Korea. “Intraindustry Trade in Asian Countries.” 1992

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Onuk, Cengus M. Deceased. Former Financial Consultant, ANSWERCHASE and Adjunct Assistant Professor of Economics, New York University. “Currency Risk and International Diversification.” 1992

Proxenos, John. Economist, United Purchasing Group. “An Econometric Model of the Economy of Cyprus.” 1992

Selcuk, Faruk. Deceased. Former Associate Professor of Economics, Bilkent University, Turkey. “Forecasting with Bayesian Autoregressions: An Application to Post-Liberalization in Turkey.” 1992

Shiue, Jenn. Assistant Professor of Economics, National Yunlin Institute of Technology, Taiwan. “Mean and Variance in the Futures Market.” 1992

Kearney, Timothy. Assistant Professor and Chair of Business Department, Misericordia University. “The Role of Commodity Prices, Market Prices, and Business Expectations in Predicting Changes in the CPI.” 1992

Dashputre, Suneet. Chief Operating Officer, Structure Labs. “Policy and Cycles.” 1992

Torz, Richard. Associate Professor of Economics, Saint Joseph's College. “A Model of the Futures Commission Merchant.” 1993

Liu, Hengzhong. Director of Risk Quantification, CIT. “Essays in the Economics of Market Making.” 1993

Stebe, Peter. Deceased . Former Associate Professor of Mathematics, City College, CUNY. “Studies in Valuation of Derivative Instruments.” 1993

Okay, Nesrin. Professor of Finance, Bogazici University, Turkey. “The Dynamic Behavior of the Istanbul Stock Market: A Vector Autoregression Model.” 1993

Kontogiannis, Dimitri. Economic Reporter, New Press, Greece. “An Econometric Implementation of an International General Equilibrium Model to Exchange Rate and Current Account Determination.” 1993

Pericle, Andreas. Chair and CEO, Euclid Consulting Group. “Determinants of Stock Market Volatility Over Time.” 1993

Kocagil, Ahmet. Vice President and Head of Advisory Analytics, PIMCO. “Differences between Futures Price Movements Across Markets. 1993

Bonanomi, Laura. Vice President, Economatrix Research Associates. “Parameter Calibration in a Real Business Cycle Model with a Government Sector.” 1993

Pipinis, Spyridon. Economist, Intracon, Greece. “Optimal Government Policies in a Cash-in-Advance Economy.” 1993

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Sari, Osman. Assistant Professor of Economics, Bogazici University, Turkey. “Models and Measurement of the Degree of Openness of Economies to Foreign Trade.” 1993

Garavaglia, Susan. Health Care Analytic Executive, Schering-Plough Corporation. “Economic Rationality and Neural Networks.” 1993

Jacobs, Marc. Director, Telecom Division, Fortelligent. “Income Redistribution under Rent Control in New York City.” 1994

Qian, Fang. Economist, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. “The Fisher Effect in the Chinese Economy.” 1994

Chen, Run-Rong. Economist, Wells Fargo Bank. “Monetary Policy in an Interdependent Economy.” 1994

Golubchin, Leonid. Data Quality Analyst, IBM. “The Pure Economic Theory of Sovereign Debt.” 1994

Gold, David. Lecturer of Economics and Visiting Fellow, Center for Global Change and Governance, Rutgers University at Newark. “Military Spending and Investment in the U.S. since World War II.” 1995

Walker, James. Director, MarketShare. “Developing Tests of Economic Theories of Bureaucracy through the Use of Experimental Analysis.” 1995

Shen, Kang. Economist, AT&T Communications. “The Effect of Savings on Exchange Rates and Trade Balances in Taiwan and the U.S.” 1995

Siokis, Fotios. Associate Professor of Economics, University of Macedonia, Greece. “Liquidity Effects and Exchange Rates: Empirical Evidence on the Effects of Monetary Shocks on Exchange Rates.” 1995

Widerquist, Karl. Visiting Lecturer of Political Science, University of Reading, England. “Government Deficits and Legislative Decisionmaking.” 1996

Rosenberg, Menahem. Assistant Professor of Finance, Touro College. “A Markov Switching Model Approach to CAPM Using the Kalman Filter.” 1996

Nishiyama, Kazume. Senior Risk Analyst, Federal Home Loan Bank of New York. “Application of Kalman Filters to Models with Regime Shifts.” 1997

Aksoy, Levent. President, Turknet Information Services, Turkey. “Dynamics of Stock Market Crashes.” 1997

Ozturkmen, Ahu. Senior Director, ADP. “Computable General Equilibrium Models for Kazakhstan.” 1997

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Noguchi, Haruko. Professor of Economics, Waseda University, Japan. “Effects of State Medicaid Policies on the Likelihood of Nursing Home Admission and Length of Stay: An Application of the Competing Risk Model.” Demand for Medical Services by the Elderly.” 1997

Shin, Chonggak. Director General, Director General, Employment Service Evaluation Center, Korea Employment Information Service, South Korea. “The Utilization of Medical Care by the Elderly: Determinants of Physician Visits.” 1997

Narine, Kenneth. Deceased. Former Economist, Axa-Equitable Life Assurance Company. “Money Demand Estimation: An Application of the Bootstrap.” 1997

Christodoulo, Christodoulos. Assistant Professor of Economics, European University of Cyprus. “Long Memory in Exchange Rates and Asymptotic Distribution.” 1998

Viola, Deborah. Associate Professor of Health Economics, New York Medical College “Wage Determination in Child Day Care Centers.” 1998

Ling, Jianjing. Manager of Risk Assessment, JP Morgan Chase. “Birthweight Production Functions in New York City: The Case of Asian Women.” 1998

Louisy-Louis, Valerie. Assistant Professor of Business, Lehman College, CUNY. “Value-at-Risk.” 1998

Li, Li. Credit Risk Manager, Dresdner, Kleinwort Wasserstein LLC. “Trading Models and Asset Price Forecast: A Discrete Event Approach.” 1998

Dubovy, Eyal. Assistant Vice President and Credit Policy Analyst, Citicorp. “The Determinants of Interest Rates on High Yield Bonds.” 1998

Simantov, Elisabeth. Manager of Analytics, Consumer Research, Experian Decision Sciences. “Maternal Substance Abuse: Impact of Prenatal Care on Newborn Outcomes and Costs.” 1998

Gunesdogdu, Recai. Managing Director, Yatirim Investment Bank, Turkey. “Pricing Russian Fixed Income Securities.” 1998

Skolpadunket, Prisadarng. Investment Banker, Thai Military Bank, Thailand. “Repo Market, Its Dynamic Relationships to Other Financial Markets and Its Role as an Economic Indicator: The Case of Thailand.” 1999

Paria, Debangshu. Experienced Transfer Pricing manager, KPMG Economic Valuation Services Group. “Determinants of the Real Exchange Rate: A Case Study of India.” 1999

Hantar, Michel. Assistant Vice President for Marketing Analysis and Information, Chase Auto Finance. “Determinants of Ridership on New York City Subways.” 2000

Zhu, Jintao. Derivative Pricing and Risk Modeler, Hess Corporation. “Pricing Interest Rate

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Derivatives with the Heath-Jarrow-Morton Model.” 2000

Kwan, Florence. Manager, Consumer Marketing Research, Wyndham Hotel Group. “Factors Affecting the Availability of Broadband Access to the Internet: Costs, Demographics, Existing Infrastructure, Wire Center Type, and Regulatory Issues.” 2000

Caglayan, Mustafa. Assistant Professor of Finance, Ozyegin University, Turkey. “Analysis of Hedge Fund and Commodity Fund Performance.” 2001

Colman, Gregory. Associate Professor of Economics, Pace University. “Effects of Cigarette Excise Taxes on Cigarette Smoking by Pregnant Women.” 2001

Bradshaw, Noland. Business Analyst and Manager, Citicorp. “Pricing of Credit-Risk Derivatives: A Numerical Implementation.” 2001

Braconi, Frank. Chief Economist, Office of New York City Comptroller. “An Exploration of Ghetto Youth Employment in New York City.” 2001

Fusillo, Michael. Principal Economist, Halcrow Inc. “Strategic Entry Deterrence: The Case of Ocean Linear Shipping Markets.” 2001

Kaushal, Neeraj. Associate Professor of Social Work, Columbia University School of Social Work and Research Associate, National Bureau of Economic Research. “The Effects of Welfare Reform on the Labor Market Experience, Fertility, Marriage, and Migration of American and Immigrant Women.” 2002

Durmus, Aydogan. Assistant Professor of Economics, Sakarya University, Turkey. “Essays on Economic Determinants of the Use of the Internet.” 2002

Goldar, Mita. Director of Marketing, ADP. “An Empirical Investigation of Price Convergence in the European Union.” 2002

Laiho, Heikki. Adjunct Assistant Professor of Economics, Dublin Business School, Ireland. “The Short Interest Rate in Turkey: A Regime Switching Model.” 2003

Balta, Emre. Lead Quantitative Analyst, Credit Risk Modeling Group, Office of the Controller of the Currency, U.S. Treasury. “Essays on Hedge Funds.” 2004

Huang, Ying. Professor of Finance, Zhejiang University, People’s Republic of China. “Essays on Interest Rate Swaps.” 2004

Sui, Libo. Quantitative Analyst, Risk Management Department, CITIC Industrial Bank, People’s Republic of China. “Addition and Deletion Effects of the Standard and Poor’s 500 Index on Options Markets.” 2004

Iordanou, Onisiforos. Assistant Professor of Economics, European University of Cyprus. “Risk Premiums on Government Bonds: A Cointegration Approach and Error Correction Model.” 2004

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Tanaka, Iwao, Associate Professor of Economics, Toyo-Gakuen University, Japan. “Three Essays on the Impacts of Globalization on Labor Markets.” 2004

Guo, Feng. Senior Economist, Institute of International Finance. “Essays on East Asian Capital Markets: Integration and Implications for Economic Activity.” 2005

Sencicek, Mehmet. Assistant Professor of Economics, Yeshiva University. “Evaluating Performance of Institutional Mutual Funds Using Kernel Density Estimation.” 2005

Lu, Yinqiu. Economist, International Monetary Fund. “Essays in Financial Economics.” 2005

Li, Nan. Associate Professor of Economics, California University of Pennsylvania. “The Implied Benchmark Rate in the Credit Default Swap Market of Sovereign Bonds.” 2005

Peng, Shen-Pen. Assistant Professor of Asset Management Science, Hsing Kuo University of Management, Taiwan. “The Collection and Allocation of Seignorage Revenues: The Case of China.” 2005

Hamilton, David. Director of Corporate Default Research, Moody’s Investors Service. “The Information Value of Credit Rating Outlooks.” 2006

Huang, Alex Yi Hou. Assistant Professor of Finance, Yuan Ze University, Taiwan. “A Comparison of Value at Risk Approaches and a New Method with Extreme Value and Kernel Estimation.” 2006

Ayari, Foued. Assistant Professor of Finance, Wagner College. “Credit Risk Modeling: An Empirical Analysis of Pricing, Procyclicality and Dependence.” 2006

Li, Jinghong. Manager, Market Validation, Freddie Mac. “Two Essays on Spread Autoregressive Modeling of Bond Time Series.” 2006

Matsuda, Kazuhisa. Assistant Professor of Economics, Ohio Northern University “Calibration of Lévy Option Pricing Models: Application to S&P 500 Futures Options.” 2006

Tennant, Jennifer, Assistant Professor of Economics, Ithaca College. “Labor Force Participation and Disability: Did Home-Based Work Facilitate Labor Force Participation in the Dawn of the Americans with Disabilities Act?” 2006

Ferry, Danielle, Assistant Director, Moody’s Analytics. “Explanations of Trends in Birthweight in Large Cities of the U.S.” 2006.

Mo, Hengyong. Associate, Credit Suisse. “International Capital Asset Pricing: Evidence from Options.” 2007

Halim, Liliana. Adjunct Assistant Professor of Economics, Bellevue College. “The U.S. Emerging-Market Funds Mutual Funds Index and the Growth of Emerging Market Economies: An Empirical Study of Asian Countries.” 2007

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Lange, Andrea. Assistant Professor of Economics, Touro College, Germany. Growth and Producer Prices in Latin America.” 2007

Murat, Atilim. Assistant Professor of Economics, TOBB-Economics and Technology University, Turkey. “Essays on Futures Markets.” 2007

Huato, Julio. Associate Professor of Economics, St. Francis College. “Essays on Inequality, Productivity, Foreign Ownership and Standard of Living: The Case of Mexico.” 2007

Zhao, Ge. Economics Journalist, China. “Essays on Commodity Risk Management.” 2007

Yunzal-Butler, Cristina. Research Scientist, Bureau of Maternal, Infant, and Reproductive Health, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene “Essays in the Evaluation of WIC, the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children.” 2008

Colman, Silvie. Health Researcher, Mathematica Policy Research, Inc. “Essays on the Economics of Abortion.” 2008

Liao, Wenchao. Assistant Professor of Finance, SolBridge International School of Business, Woosong University, South Korea. “Trading Activity in the Treasury Futures market and its Role in Futures Price Fluctuations.” 2008

Cakan, Esin. Assistant Professor of Economics, University of New Haven. “Essays in Financial Economics” 2008

Mona, Kyoko, Assistant Professor of Economics, Manhattanville College. “Regional Business Cycle Analysis and the Role of the Federal Government in Regional Stability.” 2008

Alkhasawneh, Raed. Assistant Professor of Economics, Yarmouk University, Jordan. “Estimating the Implicit Target Using the Taylor Rule: An Application to Jordanian Monetary Policy.” 2008

Balagyozyan, Aram. Assistant Professor of Economics, Scranton University. “Essays on the Economics of Fuzzy Decision-Making.” 2008

Huang, Chin-Wen. Assistant Professor of Finance, Western Connecticut State University. “Monetary Shocks and Asymmetric Bond Market Reactions: Evidence from the Narrative Approach to Shock Identification.” 2009

Hsu, Chun-Pin. Assistant Professor of Economics, York College, CUNY. “Modeling the Dependence between Financial Asserts with a Copula-EVT Based Semiparametric Approach and Its Application in Risk Management.” 2009

Silatchom, Francois de Paul. Assistant Professor of Finance, Empire State College “Essays on Asset Pricing.” 2009

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Sherlock, Molly. Economist, Congressional Research Service. “School Finance Reform in Vermont: Essays Evaluating Equity, Achievement, and Capitalization under Vermont’s Equal Education Opportunity Act.” 2009

Doviak, Eric. Visiting Assistant Professor of Economics, Brooklyn College, CUNY. “Essays on Economic Policy: Income Inequality and Health Insurance.” 2010

Vulanovic, Milos. Assistant Professor of Finance, Western New England College. “Essays in Corporate Finance.” 2010

Wang, Yikai. Economist, AIG. “Determinants of the Dynamics and Term Structure of Credit Default Swap Spreads.” 2010

Topaloglu, Zeynep. Chief Economist, Bankayasa, Turkey and Assistant Professor of Economics, Suleyman Sah University, Turkey. “Bankruptcy Prediction.” 2010

Tsao, Ti-Jen. Senior Economist, Central Bank of Taiwan. “Robust Estimators for Finite Mixtures of Count Data Regression Models and Their Applications.” 2010

Conrad, Ryan. Economist, Precision Health Economics and Visiting Scholar, USC. “Pharmaceutical Innovation and Infant Health: Palivizumab and RSV in California.” 2010

Lin, Fangxia. Adjunct Assistant Professor of Economics, New York City College of Technology, CUNY. “Essays on Tail Behavior and Extreme Dependence in East Asian Financial Markets.” 2011

Leung, Leigh Ann. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Postdoctoral Fellow, Brown University. “Essays in Health Economics.” 2012

Lau, Catherine. Assistant Professor of Economics, Carthage College. “Essays on the Effects of the Housing Market Collapse.” 2012

Weeraratne, Bilesha. Postdoctoral Associate, Office of Population Research, Princeton University. “Essays in Unauthorized Immigration and Migration.” 2012

Zirek, Duygu. Assistant Professor of Finance, University of New Orleans. “Essays on Empirical Asset Pricing.” 2012

Jiang, Yan. Vice President and Portfolio Analyst, Citigroup. “Essays on Wage Risks and Matching Quality in the Labor Market.” 2012

Nagaraj, Priya. Assistant Professor of Economics, William Paterson University. “Essays on Firm Behavior.” 2012

Kal, Suleyman Hilmi. Economist, Central Bank of Turkey. “Global Capital Flows, Time-Varying Fundamentals and Transitional Exchange Rate Dynamics.” 2013

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Huang, Su. Economist, MarketShare. “What Does the Financial Crisis Tell Us about the Determinants of Interest Rates on Municipal Bonds?” 2013

Tan Ruoding. Economist, the Analysis Group. “Essays on the Economics of Reproductive Behavior.” 2013

Hasebe, Takuya. Postdoctoral Scholar, University of California at Davis Medical School. “Essays in labor Economics and Econometrics: Applications of the Copula Method.” 2013

Zhao, Junnan. Assistant Professor of Economics, United international College, Beijing Normal University-Hong Kong Baptist University, People’s Republic of China. “Essays on Exchange Rate Exposure and Financial Development.” 2013

Ozcan, Mete. “Pricing Models for Collateralized Debt Obligations.” In progressKorkmaz, Sibel. “Essays in the Predictability of Bond Risk Premia.” In progress

Lempert, David. Economist, Internal Revenue Service. “Essays in the Economics of Obesity.” In progress

Thesis Supervision (external committee member: 9 completed)

Coyte, Peter. Professor of Health Administration, University of Toronto. “The Economics of Medicare: Equilibrium within the Medical Community.” University of Western Ontario, 1982

Rios, Roberto. Assistant Professor of Economics, Lehman College, CUNY. “Economic Development and Family Size in Latin America.” Columbia University, 1987

Duffy, Niev. Director of Workforce Research, JFK Jr. Institute for Worker Education, City University of New York. “Widowhood as an Obstacle to Demographic Transition in Developing Countries.” New York University, 1996

Tauras, John. Associate Professor of Economics, University of Illinois at Chicago and Research Associate, National Bureau of Economic Research. “Price, Clean Indoor Air Laws, Addiction, and Cigarette Smoking.” University of Illinois at Chicago, 1999

Nair, Rima. Economist, A.C. Nielsen. “Alcohol Regulation and Youth Violence and Delinquency.” University of Illinois at Chicago, 2001

Vernon, John. Deceased. Former Associate Professor of Health Policy and Administration, University of North Carolina and Faculty Research Fellow, National Bureau of Economic Research. “The Economics of Pharmaceutical Research and Development: Investment Models, Capital Market Imperfections, and Policy.” City University of London, 2001

Guardado, Jose. Economist, American Medical Association. “The Effect of Worker Investment in Safety on the Wage Premium for Risk.” University of Illinois at Chicago, 2007

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Petrie, Dennis. Assistant Professor of Economics, University of Dundee, United Kingdom. “The Economics of Alcohol in Australian rural Communities.” University of Queensland, Australia, 2009

Lu, Yang. Post-doctoral Fellow, RAND Corporation. “Three Essays on Health Behaviors.” Pardee RAND Graduate School, 2009

Masters Thesis Supervision (external advisor: 1 completed)

Cohen, Ettie-Litant. “Tobacco Control Measures and Smoking Prevalence in New York State, 2002-2004: A Difference-in-Differences Analysis.” City College, CUNY, 2006

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