Robert Rosenman, Associate Director and Professor
EDUCATION
- PhD – University of Minnesota, 1982
- MA – University of Pennsylvania, 1977
- BA – University of Pennsylvania, 1975
FIELDS OF INTEREST
- Health Economics, Industrial Organization, Natural Resources, and Public Policy
EMPLOYMENT
- Associate Director, School of Economic Sciences, Washington State University 2004-Present
- Professor of Economic Sciences, Washington State University, 1997-present.
- Department Chair, Economics, Washington State University 2003-2004.
- Graduate Program Director, 1994-2003.
- Associate Professor of Economics, Washington State University, 1989-1997.
- Assistant Professor of Economics, Washington State University, 1983-1989.
- Assistant Professor of Economics, University of New Hampshire, 1982-1983.
TEACHING ASSIGMENTS
- Economics 102, 593 (Health) and 455.
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
- "Efficiency of Thai Public Hospitals during the Introduction of National Health Insurance Program," with Rajitkanook Amy Puenpatom, Health Care Management Science, forthcoming.
- "Do Hospitals Practice Cream Skimming?" with Dan Friesner. Health Services Management Research, forthcoming.
- "Are Hospitals Seasonally Efficient? Evidence from Washington State," with Dan Friesner and Matthew McPherson, Applied Economics, forthcoming.
- "Do Public Health Policies Reduce the Spread of Infectious Diseases or Merely Induce Substitution?," with Dan Friesner and Peter Cashel, International Economics and Finance Journal, forthcoming.
- "Perceived Need and Actual Demand for Health Insurance in Rural China," with Hong Wang, China Economic Review, 18(2007): 373-388.
- "Welfare Recipient Work Choice and In-Kind Benefits in Washington State," with Dan Axelsen, Dan Friesner and Hal Snarr, Applied Economics, 39(2007): 1021-1036.
- "Does a Single Casemix Index Fit all Hospitals? Empirical Evidence form Washington State," with Dan Friesner and Matthew McPherson, Research in Healthcare Financial Management, 11(2006).
- "Do Health Care Providers Quality Discriminate? Empirical Evidence from Primary Care Outpatient Clinics," with Dan Friesner and Chris Stevens, Eastern Economic Journal, 31(2005):649-670.
- "Property Rights and Mixed Competition in Health Care: A Counter-Example Revisited," with Dan Friesner and Chris Stevens, The Journal of Business Economics Research, 6(2005).
HONORS AND MEMBERSHIPS
Honors:
- Dean’s Excellence Fellow, 2003, 2004.
- Inductee, Hall of Honor, John P. Stevens High School, 2002.
- Listed in Who's Who in Science and Engineering, 2003
- Listed in Who’s Who in America, 2002 - present.
- Invited and sponsored participant in Centers for Disease Control workshop on “The costs of antimicrobial resistance in healthcare settings,” 2000.
- Anbar Electronic Intelligence Citation of Excellence for Research Implications for the paper “Predictors of HMO Efficiency,” with Melissa Ahern, et al. Applied Economics, 28(1996): 1381-1390.
- MBA Teacher of the Semesters, Fall 1984.
Memberships:
- American Economic Association
- Eastern Economic Association
Contact Info
E-mail Address
yamaka@wsu.edu
Office Location:
101B Hulbert Hall
Office phone: 335-1193
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