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Social experimentation : A National Bureau of Economic Research conference report

Hausman, Jerry A. (ed.); Wise, David A. (contributor) - 1985

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A Call for Structured Ethics Appendices in Social Science Papers

Asiedu, Edward; Karlan, Dean; Lambon-Quayefio, Monica P.; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2021

Ethics in social science experimentation and data collection are often discussed but rarely articulated in writing as … review boards, most recognize that such boards are not comprehensive ethical assessments. We propose a structured ethics … explicitly in appendices of papers, even if briefly, will serve two purposes: more complete communication of ethics can improve …

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Does Research Save Lives? The Local Spillovers of Biomedical Research on Mortality

McKibbin, Rebecca; Weinberg, Bruce A. - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2021

This paper investigates the local impact of biomedical research on mortality in the USA. Causally estimating the marginal value of biomedical research is challenging due to a lack of micro data linking health outcomes to plausibly exogenous variation in research. We create a new linkage between...

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The Economics of Medical Procedure Innovation

Dranove, David; Garthwaite, Craig; Heard, R. Christopher; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2021

This paper explores the economic incentives for medical procedure innovation. Using a proprietary dataset on billing code applications for emerging medical procedures, we highlight two mechanisms that could hinder innovation. First, the administrative hurdle of securing permanent, reimbursable...

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Economic Activity and the Value of Medical Innovation during a Pandemic

Mulligan, Casey B. - 2020

The "shutdown" economy of April 2020 is compared to a normally functioning economy both in terms of market and nonmarket activities. Three novel methods and data indicate that the shutdown puts market production 25-28 percent below normal in the short run. At an annual rate, the shutdown is...

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Medical Research and Health Care Finance : Evidence from Academic Medical Centers

Azoulay, Pierre - 2020

Academic Medical Centers (AMCs)--comprising medical schools, teaching hospitals, and research laboratories)--play an important role in US biomedical innovation. The Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (BBA) changed the formula used to reimburse Medicare inpatient claims and subsidies for medical...

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Private and Public Investments in Biomedical Research

Durvasula, Maya M.; Ouellette, Lisa Larrimore; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2021

Recent policy attention has focused on proposals to reduce prices for drugs that have received public funding. From an implementation perspective, such policies rely on public disclosure of government support for research. In this paper, we highlight two conceptual problems with past attempts to...

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The Diffusion of Scientific Knowledge Across Time and Space : Evidence from Professional Transitions for the Superstars of Medicine

Azoulay, Pierre - 2011

Are scientific knowledge flows embodied in individuals, or "in the air"? To answer this question, we measure the effect of labor mobility in a sample of 9,483 elite academic life scientists on the citation trajectories associated with individual articles (resp. patents) published (resp. granted)...

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Has medical innovation reduced cancer mortality?

Lichtenberg, Frank R. - 2010

I analyze the effects of four types of medical innovation and cancer incidence on U.S. cancer mortality rates during the period 2000-2009, by estimating difference-in-differences models using longitudinal (annual) data on about 60 cancer sites (breast, colon, etc.). The outcome measure used is...

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An Economic Evaluation of the War on Cancer

Sun, Eric C. - 2009

For decades, the US public and private sectors have committed substantial resources towards cancer research, but the societal payoff has not been well-understood. We quantify the value of recent gains in cancer survival, and analyze the distribution of value among various stakeholders. Between...

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