Professor
David Cutler
Harvard University
Economist; Educator
Area
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Specialty
Economics
Elected
2007
Important empirical contributions in health economics and public finance. Documented how hospitals responded to Medicare's shift to prospective payment structure. Estimated the value of technological improvements in the health care sector, particularly for cardiac care. Demonstrated how dynamic adverse selection can lead to the disappearance of some insurance markets.
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