Dana P. Goldman

RAND Corporation

Director, Bing Center for Health Economics

P.O. Box 2138

Santa Monica, CA 90407-2138

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Terminal Care and the Value of Life Near its End

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Terminal Care and the Value of Life Near its End

MFI Working Paper No. 2010-005
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 01 Feb 2010
Tomas Philipson, Gary S. Becker, Dana P. Goldman and Kevin M. Murphy
University of Chicago, University of Chicago - Department of Economics, RAND Corporation and University of Chicago
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Health Economics, Terminal Care, Health Spending

Terminal Care and the Value of Life Near its End

NBER Working Paper No. w15649
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 18 Jan 2010 Last Revised: 06 Apr 2023
Tomas Philipson, Gary S. Becker, Dana P. Goldman and Kevin M. Murphy
University of Chicago, University of Chicago - Department of Economics, RAND Corporation and University of Chicago
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Medical Expenditure Risk and Household Portfolio Choice

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Medical Expenditure Risk and Household Portfolio Choice

RAND Working Paper No. WR-325-1
Number of pages: 49 Posted: 15 Aug 2007
Dana P. Goldman and Nicole Maestas
RAND Corporation and Harvard Medical School - Department of Health Care Policy
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cost of medical care, managed care plans, health insurance

Medical Expenditure Risk and Household Portfolio Choice

NBER Working Paper No. w11818
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 19 Feb 2006 Last Revised: 17 Oct 2022
Dana P. Goldman and Nicole Maestas
RAND Corporation and Harvard Medical School - Department of Health Care Policy
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Moral Hazard and Adverse Selection in Private Health Insurance

RAND Working Paper Series WR-1032
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 20 Mar 2014
David Powell and Dana P. Goldman
RAND Corporation and RAND Corporation
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price elasticity, health insurance, quantile treatment effects, adverse selection, moral hazard

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Understanding the Economic Consequences of Shifting Trends in Population Health

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Understanding the Economic Consequences of Shifting Trends in Population Health

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4366
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 18 Aug 2009
Pierre-Carl Michaud, Dana P. Goldman, Darius N. Lakdawalla, Yuhui Zheng and Adam Gailey
University of Quebec at Montreal (UQAM) - Department of Economics, RAND Corporation, University of Southern California - Schaeffer Center for Health Policy and Economics, RAND Corporation and RAND Corporation
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disability, health care costs, social security, microsimulation

Understanding the Economic Consequences of Shifting Trends in Population Health

NBER Working Paper No. w15231
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 18 Aug 2009 Last Revised: 13 Feb 2022
Pierre-Carl Michaud, Dana P. Goldman, Darius N. Lakdawalla, Yuhui Zheng and Adam Gailey
University of Quebec at Montreal (UQAM) - Department of Economics, RAND Corporation, University of Southern California - Schaeffer Center for Health Policy and Economics, RAND Corporation and RAND Corporation
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International Differences in Longevity and Health and Their Economic Consequences

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International Differences in Longevity and Health and Their Economic Consequences

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4367
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 18 Aug 2009
Pierre-Carl Michaud, Dana P. Goldman, Darius N. Lakdawalla, Yuhui Zheng and Adam Gailey
University of Quebec at Montreal (UQAM) - Department of Economics, RAND Corporation, University of Southern California - Schaeffer Center for Health Policy and Economics, RAND Corporation and RAND Corporation
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disability, mortality, international comparisons, microsimulation

International Differences in Longevity and Health and Their Economic Consequences

NBER Working Paper No. w15235
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 18 Aug 2009 Last Revised: 17 Feb 2023
Pierre-Carl Michaud, Dana P. Goldman, Darius N. Lakdawalla, Adam Gailey and Yuhui Zheng
University of Quebec at Montreal (UQAM) - Department of Economics, RAND Corporation, University of Southern California - Schaeffer Center for Health Policy and Economics, RAND Corporation and RAND Corporation
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Understanding the Economic Consequences of Shifting Trends in Population Health

Netspar Discussion Paper No. 04/2009-022
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 21 Nov 2009
Pierre-Carl Michaud, Dana P. Goldman, Darius N. Lakdawalla, Yuhui Zheng and Adam Gailey
RAND Corporation, RAND Corporation, University of Southern California - Schaeffer Center for Health Policy and Economics, RAND Corporation and RAND Corporation
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disability, health care costs, social security, microsimulation

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How the Growing Gap in Life Expectancy May Affect Retirement Benefits and Reforms

NBER Working Paper No. w23329
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 17 Apr 2017 Last Revised: 31 Mar 2023
Alan J. Auerbach, Kerwin Kofi Charles, Courtney Coile, William G. Gale, Dana P. Goldman, Ronald D. Lee, Charles Lucas, Peter R. Orszag, Louise Sheiner, Bryan Tysinger, David N. Weil, Justin Wolfers and Rebeca Wong
University of California, Berkeley - Department of Economics, University of Chicago - Harris School of Public Policy, Wellesley College, Brookings Institution, RAND Corporation, University of California, Berkeley - Department of Demography, Osprey Point Consulting, Lazard Asset Management, Brookings Institution, University of Southern California - Schaeffer Center for Health Policy and Economics, Brown University - Department of Economics, University of Michigan at Ann Arbor - Department of Economics and University of Texas Medical Branch-Galveston
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Hospitals as Hotels: The Role of Patient Amenities in Hospital Demand

NBER Working Paper No. w14619
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 15 Jan 2009 Last Revised: 12 Dec 2022
Dana P. Goldman and John Romley
RAND Corporation and Price School of Public Policy, University of Southern California
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Understanding Health Disparities Across Education Groups

NBER Working Paper No. w8328
Number of pages: 57 Posted: 16 Jun 2001 Last Revised: 05 Oct 2022
Dana P. Goldman and Darius N. Lakdawalla
RAND Corporation and University of Southern California - Schaeffer Center for Health Policy and Economics
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An Economic Evaluation of the War on Cancer

NBER Working Paper No. w15574
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 15 Dec 2009 Last Revised: 23 Jul 2023
Eric C. Sun, Anupam B. Jena, Darius N. Lakdawalla, Carolina M. Reyes, Tomas Philipson and Dana P. Goldman
University of Chicago, Harvard University, University of Southern California - Schaeffer Center for Health Policy and Economics, Genentech, Inc. - San Francisco, University of Chicago and RAND Corporation
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The Effects of Relative Food Prices on Obesity -- Evidence from China: 1991-2006

NBER Working Paper No. w15720
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 08 Feb 2010 Last Revised: 16 Jun 2023
Yang Lu, Yang Lu and Dana P. Goldman
University of Southern CaliforniaRAND Corporation and RAND Corporation
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The Reallocation of Compensation in Response to Health Insurance Premium Increases

NBER Working Paper No. w9540
Number of pages: 18 Posted: 13 Mar 2003 Last Revised: 28 Jul 2022
Dana P. Goldman, Arleen Leibowitz and Neeraj Sood
RAND Corporation, UCLA School of Public Affairs and University of Southern California
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Prescription Drug Coverage and Elderly Medicare Spending

NBER Working Paper No. w13358
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 14 Sep 2007 Last Revised: 03 Jul 2022
Baoping Shang and Dana P. Goldman
RAND Corporation and RAND Corporation
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Are the Young Becoming More Disabled?

NBER Working Paper No. w8247
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 20 Apr 2001 Last Revised: 16 Jul 2022
Darius N. Lakdawalla, Dana P. Goldman and Jay Bhattacharya
University of Southern California - Schaeffer Center for Health Policy and Economics, RAND Corporation and Stanford University - Center for Primary Care and Outcomes Research
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Disentangling Moral Hazard and Adverse Selection in Private Health Insurance

NBER Working Paper No. w21858
Number of pages: 53 Posted: 12 Jan 2016 Last Revised: 24 Mar 2023
David Powell and Dana P. Goldman
RAND Corporation and RAND Corporation
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Food Prices and the Dynamics of Body Weight

NBER Working Paper No. w15096
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 20 Jun 2009 Last Revised: 02 Apr 2023
Dana P. Goldman, Darius N. Lakdawalla and Yuhui Zheng
RAND Corporation, University of Southern California - Schaeffer Center for Health Policy and Economics and RAND Corporation
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Wage and Benefit Changes in Response to Rising Health Insurance Costs

NBER Working Paper No. w11063
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 15 Feb 2005 Last Revised: 25 Sep 2022
Dana P. Goldman, Neeraj Sood and Arleen Leibowitz
RAND Corporation, University of Southern California and UCLA School of Public Affairs
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Integrated Insurance Design in the Presence of Multiple Medical Technologies

NBER Working Paper No. w12870
Number of pages: 14 Posted: 31 Jan 2007 Last Revised: 02 Sep 2022
Dana P. Goldman and Tomas Philipson
RAND Corporation and University of Chicago
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Socioeconomic Differences in the Adoption of New Medical Technologies

NBER Working Paper No. w11218
Number of pages: 15 Posted: 28 Apr 2005 Last Revised: 28 Aug 2022
Dana P. Goldman and James P. Smith
RAND Corporation and RAND Corporation
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Health Care Spending: Historical Trends and New Directions

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Health Care Spending: Historical Trends and New Directions

NBER Working Paper No. w21501
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 31 Aug 2015 Last Revised: 02 Apr 2023
Alice Chen and Dana P. Goldman
University of Southern California - Schaeffer Center for Health Policy and Economics and RAND Corporation
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How Costly is Hospital Quality? A Revealed-Preference Approach

NBER Working Paper No. w13730
Number of pages: 62 Posted: 11 Jan 2008 Last Revised: 09 Jul 2022
John Romley and Dana P. Goldman
Price School of Public Policy, University of Southern California and RAND Corporation
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Criminal Prosecution and Hiv-Related Risky Behavior

NBER Working Paper No. w12903
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 17 Feb 2007 Last Revised: 05 Oct 2022
Adeline Delavande, Dana P. Goldman and Neeraj Sood
Nova School of Business and Economics, RAND Corporation and University of Southern California
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HIV Breakthroughs and Risk Sexual Behavior

NBER Working Paper No. w10516
Number of pages: 52 Posted: 25 May 2006 Last Revised: 26 Sep 2022
Dana P. Goldman, Darius N. Lakdawalla and Neeraj Sood
RAND Corporation, University of Southern California - Schaeffer Center for Health Policy and Economics and University of Southern California
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Market Evidence of Misperceived Prices and Mistaken Mortality Risks

NBER Working Paper No. w9863
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 25 Jul 2003 Last Revised: 15 Dec 2022
Jay Bhattacharya, Dana P. Goldman and Neeraj Sood
Stanford University - Center for Primary Care and Outcomes Research, RAND Corporation and University of Southern California
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The Link between Public and Private Insurance and Hiv-Related Mortality

NBER Working Paper No. w9346
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 19 Dec 2002 Last Revised: 17 Jul 2022
Jay Bhattacharya, Dana P. Goldman and Neeraj Sood
Stanford University - Center for Primary Care and Outcomes Research, RAND Corporation and University of Southern California
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International Differences in Longevity and Health and Their Economic Consequences

Netspar Discussion Paper No. 06/2009-021
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 21 Nov 2009
Pierre-Carl Michaud, Dana P. Goldman, Darius N. Lakdawalla, Adam Gailey and Yuhui Zheng
RAND Corporation, RAND Corporation, University of Southern California - Schaeffer Center for Health Policy and Economics, RAND Corporation and RAND Corporation
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disability, mortality, international comparisons, microsimulation

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Price Variation in Markets with Homogeneous Goods: the Case of Medigap

NBER Working Paper No. w14679
Number of pages: 49 Posted: 02 Feb 2009 Last Revised: 12 Aug 2022
Nicole Maestas, Mathis Fräßdorf and Dana P. Goldman
Harvard Medical School - Department of Health Care Policy, German Institute for Economic Research (DIW) and RAND Corporation
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The Effects of Product Liability Exemption in the Presence of the Fda

NBER Working Paper No. w15603
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 28 Dec 2009 Last Revised: 19 Feb 2023
Tomas Philipson, Eric C. Sun and Dana P. Goldman
University of Chicago, University of Chicago and RAND Corporation
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Heterogeneity in Cost-Sharing and Cost-Sensitivity, and the Role of the Prescribing Physician

NBER Working Paper No. w19186
Number of pages: 60 Posted: 29 Jun 2013 Last Revised: 05 Jun 2022
Mariana Carrera, Dana Goldman, Dana P. Goldman and Geoffrey Joyce
Case Western Reserve University, University of Southern California - Schaeffer Center for Health Policy and Economics, RAND Corporation and University of Southern California
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Can Patient Self-Management Help Explain the Ses Health Gradient?

Proceeding of the National Academy of Sciences, Vol. 99, No. 16, pp. 10929-10934, August 6, 2002, Copyright
Posted: 29 Oct 2002
Dana P. Goldman and James P. Smith
RAND Corporation and RAND Corporation

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