Jean Abraham, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Public Policy Analysis and Management, Carnegie Mellon University, 2001
B.A., Economics and Political Science (Summa Cum Laude), University of Arizona, 1995
Teaches:
PUBH 6541 Statistics for Health Management Decision-Making
Research Interests:
Access and cost of employer-based health insurance for workers and families, behavioral effects of employee wellness programs, consumer use of quality information in health care decision-making, and hospital competition
>>> Research Projects
Recent Publications:
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"Health Insurance, Pensions, and Paid Leave: Access to Health Insurance at Small Establishments in a Broader Benefits Context." with Anne Beeson Royalty and Thomas DeLeire, Inquiry, forthcoming.
"Entry and Competition in Local Hospital Markets," with Martin Gaynor and William Vogt, (2007) Journal of Industrial Economics, 55(2): 265-288.
"How Do Households Choose Their Employer-Based Health Insurance?" with William B. Vogt and Martin Gaynor, (2006/2007), Inquiry, 43(4): 219-332.
"The Effect of Quality Information on Consumer Health Plan Switching: Evidence from the Buyers Health Care Action Group," with Roger Feldman, Caroline Carlin, and Jon Christianson, (2006), Journal of Health Economics, 25: 762-781.
"Health Insurance and Labor Market Outcomes: Joint Decision-Making Within Households," with Anne Beeson Royalty, (2006), Journal of Public Economics, 90: 1561-1577.
"Health Savings Accounts: Early Estimates of National Take-up from the 2003 Medicare Modernization Act and Future Policy Proposals," with Roger Feldman, Stephen T. Parente, and Jon Christianson, (2005) Health Affairs, 24(6): 1582-1591.
"Does Having Two Earners in the Household Matter for Employer-Based Health Insurance?" with A. Royalty, Medical Care Research and Review, 62(2), 2005
"Understanding Employee Awareness of Health Care Quality Information: How Can Employers Benefit?" with R. Feldman and C. Carlin, Health Services Research, 39(6), Part I, 2004
"Enter at Your Own Risk: HMO Participation and Enrollment in the Medicare Risk Market," with A. Arora, M. Gaynor and D. Wholey, Economic Inquiry, Vol. 38(3), 2000. |
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Professional Experience:
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Senior economist for health on the President’s Council of Economic Advisers in Washington, D.C., academic year 2008-2009
Member of the American Economic Association, International Health Economics Association, Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management, and AcademyHealth |
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Honors:
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Class of 1981 Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching, 2003 and 2008.
Phi Beta Kappa, 1994. |
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Mailing Address:
Health Policy and Management
420 Delaware Street SE, MMC 729
Minneapolis, MN 55455
Phone:(612) 625-4375
Email: abrah042@umn.edu
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