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| institution = [[Harvard University]] |
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| field = [[Health economics]] |
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| alma_mater = [[Harvard University]](Ph.D., 1998)<br>[[Yale University]](B.A., 1993) |
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'''Katherine Baicker''' (born May 23, 1971) is an [[United States|American]] [[economist]] and a [[professor]] of [[health economics]] in the Department of Health Policy and Management at the [[Harvard School of Public Health]]. |
'''Katherine Baicker''' (born May 23, 1971) is an [[United States|American]] [[economist]] and a [[professor]] of [[health economics]] in the Department of Health Policy and Management at the [[Harvard School of Public Health]]<ref>http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/faculty/katherine-baicker</ref>. |
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== Biography == |
== Biography == |
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She received her [[Bachelor of Arts|B.A.]] in [[Economics]] from [[Yale University]] in 1993 and her [[Ph.D.]] in [[Economics]] from [[Harvard University]] in 1998. She has served on the faculty of the [[UCLA School of Public Affairs]] at the University of California, Los Angeles; [[Harris School of Public Policy Studies]] at the University of Chicago; the Economics Department at [[Dartmouth College]]; and the Department of Community and Family Medicine at [[Dartmouth Medical School]]. |
She received her [[Bachelor of Arts|B.A.]] in [[Economics]] from [[Yale University]] in 1993 and her [[Ph.D.]] in [[Economics]] from [[Harvard University]] in 1998. She has served on the faculty of the [[UCLA School of Public Affairs]] at the University of California, Los Angeles; [[Harris School of Public Policy Studies]] at the University of Chicago; the Economics Department at [[Dartmouth College]]; and the Department of Community and Family Medicine at [[Dartmouth Medical School]]. |
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From 2005-2007, Professor Baicker served as a Senate-confirmed Member of the President’s [[Council of Economic Advisers]], where she played a leading role in the development of [[Health Policy|health care policy]]. She currently serves on the Editorial Boards of [[Health Affairs]], the [[Journal of Health Economics]], and the Forum for Health Economics and Policy; as Vice Chair of the Board of Directors of [[AcademyHealth]]; on the [[Congressional Budget Office]]'s Panel of Health Advisers; and as a Commissioner on the [[Medicare Payment Advisory Commission]]. |
From 2005-2007, Professor Baicker served as a Senate-confirmed Member of the President’s [[Council of Economic Advisers]], where she played a leading role in the development of [[Health Policy|health care policy]]. She currently serves on the Editorial Boards of [[Health Affairs]], the [[Journal of Health Economics]], and the Forum for Health Economics and Policy; as Vice Chair of the Board of Directors of [[AcademyHealth]]; on the [[Congressional Budget Office]]'s Panel of Health Advisers; and as a Commissioner on the [[Medicare Payment Advisory Commission]]. |
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==Research== |
==Research== |
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Her research areas include [[health economics]], [[welfare]], and [[public finance]], with a particular focus on the financing of health insurance, spending on public programs, and [[fiscal federalism]]. |
Her research areas include [[health economics]], [[welfare]], and [[public finance]], with a particular focus on the financing of health insurance, spending on public programs, and [[fiscal federalism]]. |
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Her research has been published in journals such as [[Health Affairs]], the Journal of Public Economics, and the [[Quarterly Journal of Economics]], and has been featured in the [[New York Times]], the [[Wall Street Journal]], [[Business Week]], and on [[NPR|National Public Radio]]. She is currently one of the leaders of a research program investigating the many effects of expanding [[health insurance]] coverage in the context of a randomized Medicaid expansion in [[Oregon]]. |
Her research has been published in journals such as [[Health Affairs]], the Journal of Public Economics, and the [[Quarterly Journal of Economics]], and has been featured in the [[New York Times]], the [[Wall Street Journal]], [[Business Week]], and on [[NPR|National Public Radio]]. She is currently one of the leaders of a research program investigating the many effects of expanding [[health insurance]] coverage in the context of a randomized Medicaid expansion in [[Oregon]]. |
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==Teaching== |
==Teaching== |
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She taught “American Economic Policy" course together with [[Martin Feldstein]], [[Robert Stavins]], and [[Robert Z. Lawrence]] at [[Harvard College]] and [[Harvard Kennedy School]] in Spring 2009. |
She taught “American Economic Policy" course together with [[Martin Feldstein]], [[Robert Stavins]], and [[Robert Z. Lawrence]] at [[Harvard College]] and [[Harvard Kennedy School]] in Spring 2009<ref>http://www.scribd.com/doc/15487736/EC-1420-Notes-and-Summaries-Minus-3-Lectures-Tarun-Preet-Singh</ref>. |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 22:49, 12 January 2011
Katherine Baicker | |
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| Born | May 23, 1971 |
| Nationality |  United States |
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| Field | Health economics Public economics |
| Institution | Harvard University |
| Alma mater | Harvard University(Ph.D., 1998) Yale University(B.A., 1993) |
Katherine Baicker (born May 23, 1971) is an American economist and a professor of health economics in the Department of Health Policy and Management at the Harvard School of Public Health[1].
Biography
She received her B.A. in Economics from Yale University in 1993 and her Ph.D. in Economics from Harvard University in 1998. She has served on the faculty of the UCLA School of Public Affairs at the University of California, Los Angeles; Harris School of Public Policy Studies at the University of Chicago; the Economics Department at Dartmouth College; and the Department of Community and Family Medicine at Dartmouth Medical School.
From 2005-2007, Professor Baicker served as a Senate-confirmed Member of the President’s Council of Economic Advisers, where she played a leading role in the development of health care policy. She currently serves on the Editorial Boards of Health Affairs, the Journal of Health Economics, and the Forum for Health Economics and Policy; as Vice Chair of the Board of Directors of AcademyHealth; on the Congressional Budget Office's Panel of Health Advisers; and as a Commissioner on the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission.
Research
Her research areas include health economics, welfare, and public finance, with a particular focus on the financing of health insurance, spending on public programs, and fiscal federalism.
Her research has been published in journals such as Health Affairs, the Journal of Public Economics, and the Quarterly Journal of Economics, and has been featured in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, Business Week, and on National Public Radio. She is currently one of the leaders of a research program investigating the many effects of expanding health insurance coverage in the context of a randomized Medicaid expansion in Oregon.
Teaching
She taught “American Economic Policy" course together with Martin Feldstein, Robert Stavins, and Robert Z. Lawrence at Harvard College and Harvard Kennedy School in Spring 2009[2].