James C. Robinson (health economist)
Encyclopedia
James C. Robinson is a professor of health economics
at the University of California, Berkeley
's school of public health
. At Berkeley, he has the title of the Kaiser Permanente Distinguished Professor of Health Economics. Robinson is a contributing editor for the peer-reviewed academic journal
Health Affairs
.
Health economics
Health economics is a branch of economics concerned with issues related to efficiency, effectiveness, value and behavior in the production and consumption of health and health care...
at the University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Berkeley
The University of California, Berkeley , is a teaching and research university established in 1868 and located in Berkeley, California, USA...
's school of public health
Public health
Public health is "the science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life and promoting health through the organized efforts and informed choices of society, organizations, public and private, communities and individuals" . It is concerned with threats to health based on population health...
. At Berkeley, he has the title of the Kaiser Permanente Distinguished Professor of Health Economics. Robinson is a contributing editor for the peer-reviewed academic journal
Academic journal
An academic journal is a peer-reviewed periodical in which scholarship relating to a particular academic discipline is published. Academic journals serve as forums for the introduction and presentation for scrutiny of new research, and the critique of existing research...
Health Affairs
Health Affairs
Health Affairs is a peer-reviewed healthcare journal established in 1981 by John K. Iglehart. It was described by The Washington Post as "the bible of health policy". Health Affairs is indexed and/or abstracted in PubMed, MEDLINE, EBSCO databases, ProQuest, LexisNexis, Current Contents/Health...
.