Major Research Areas

Health Economics

• Dana Mukamel
  Dr. Mukamel is the Principal Investigator on several grants to study quality report cards, quality of care and competition. Her research addresses issues related to understanding the functioning of health care markets, competition, and information. Recent publications include:

  Mukamel DB, Spector WD. The Competitive Nature of the Nursing Home Industry: Price Mark Ups and Demand Elasticities. Applied Economics 2002;34(4):413-420.

  Mukamel DB, Spector WD. Nursing Home Costs and Risk Adjusted Outcome Measures of Quality. Medical Care 2000;30(1):78.

  Zwanziger J, Mukamel DB, Indridason I. Defining Nursing Home Market Boundaries Using Resident Origin Data. Inquiry 2002; forthcoming.

• Jack Zwanziger
  Dr Zwanziger is studying the factors that lead managed care plans to contract with hospitals. The results will suggest what hospitals are most likely to survive the pricing pressure from managed care.