Katherine Baicker
Encyclopedia
Katherine Baicker is an American
economist
and a professor
of health economics
in the Department of Health Policy and Management at the Harvard School of Public Health
.
in Economics
from Yale University
in 1993 and her Ph.D.
in Economics
from Harvard University
in 1998. She has served on the faculty of the UCLA School of Public Affairs
at the University of California, Los Angeles; Harris School of Public Policy Studies
at the University of Chicago; the Economics Department at Dartmouth College
; and the Department of Community and Family Medicine at Dartmouth Medical School
.
From 2005-2007, Professor Baicker served as a Senate-confirmed Member of the President’s Council of Economic Advisers
, where she played a leading role in the development of health care policy. She currently serves on the Editorial Boards of Health Affairs
, the Journal of Health Economics
, and the Forum for Health Economics and Policy; as Vice Chair of the Board of Directors of AcademyHealth
; on the Congressional Budget Office
's Panel of Health Advisers; and as a Commissioner on the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission
.
, welfare
, and public finance
, with a particular focus on the financing of health insurance, spending on public programs, and fiscal federalism
.
Her research has been published in journals such as Health Affairs
, the Journal of Public Economics, and the Quarterly Journal of Economics
, and has been featured in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, Business Week, and on National Public Radio
. She is currently one of the leaders of a research program investigating the many effects of expanding health insurance
coverage in the context of a randomized Medicaid expansion in Oregon
.
, Robert Stavins, and Robert Z. Lawrence
at Harvard College
and Harvard Kennedy School in Spring 2009.
United States
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economist
Economist
An economist is a professional in the social science discipline of economics. The individual may also study, develop, and apply theories and concepts from economics and write about economic policy...
and a professor
Professor
A professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
of health economics
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...
in the Department of Health Policy and Management at the Harvard School of Public Health
Harvard School of Public Health
The Harvard School of Public Health is one of the professional graduate schools of Harvard University, located in the Longwood Area of the Boston, Massachusetts neighborhood of Mission Hill, which is next to Harvard Medical School. HSPH is considered a significant school focusing on health in the...
.
Biography
She received her B.A.Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
in Economics
Economics
Economics is the social science that analyzes the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. The term economics comes from the Ancient Greek from + , hence "rules of the house"...
from Yale University
Yale University
Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...
in 1993 and her Ph.D.
Ph.D.
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in Economics
Economics
Economics is the social science that analyzes the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. The term economics comes from the Ancient Greek from + , hence "rules of the house"...
from Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
in 1998. She has served on the faculty of the UCLA School of Public Affairs
UCLA School of Public Affairs
The UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs is the public affairs/public service graduate school at UCLA. The school consists of three departments -- Public Policy, Social Welfare, and Urban Planning -- offering two undergraduate minors, three master's degrees, and two doctoral degrees...
at the University of California, Los Angeles; Harris School of Public Policy Studies
Harris School of Public Policy Studies
The Irving B. Harris Graduate School of Public Policy Studies is the public policy school of the University of Chicago in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It is one of the top policy schools in the United States. It is located on the University's main campus in Hyde Park...
at the University of Chicago; the Economics Department at Dartmouth College
Dartmouth College
Dartmouth College is a private, Ivy League university in Hanover, New Hampshire, United States. The institution comprises a liberal arts college, Dartmouth Medical School, Thayer School of Engineering, and the Tuck School of Business, as well as 19 graduate programs in the arts and sciences...
; and the Department of Community and Family Medicine at Dartmouth Medical School
Dartmouth Medical School
Dartmouth Medical School is the medical school of Dartmouth College, located in Hanover, New Hampshire, in the United States. The fourth-oldest medical school in the United States, Dartmouth Medical School was founded in 1797 by New England physician Nathan Smith and grew steadily over the course...
.
From 2005-2007, Professor Baicker served as a Senate-confirmed Member of the President’s Council of Economic Advisers
Council of Economic Advisers
The Council of Economic Advisers is an agency within the Executive Office of the President that advises the President of the United States on economic policy...
, where she played a leading role in the development of health care policy. She currently serves on the Editorial Boards of 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...
, the Journal of Health Economics
Journal of Health Economics
The Journal of Health Economics is a peer-reviewed academic journal that publishes articles about health economics and related fields concerning human health care and medicine. The journal is published six times annually by Elsevier. The editor in chief is J.P. Newhouse. According to the Journal...
, and the Forum for Health Economics and Policy; as Vice Chair of the Board of Directors of AcademyHealth
AcademyHealth
AcademyHealth is a nonpartisan, nonprofit professional organization dedicated to advancing the fields of health services research and health policy. It is a professional organization for health services researchers, health policy analysts, and health practitioners, and it is a nonpartisan source...
; on the Congressional Budget Office
Congressional Budget Office
The Congressional Budget Office is a federal agency within the legislative branch of the United States government that provides economic data to Congress....
's Panel of Health Advisers; and as a Commissioner on the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission
Medicare Payment Advisory Commission
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission is an independent US federal body. MedPAC was established by the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 . Its primary role is to advise the US Congress on issues affecting the administration of the Medicare program...
.
Research
Her research areas include health economicsHealth 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...
, welfare
Welfare
Welfare refers to a broad discourse which may hold certain implications regarding the provision of a minimal level of wellbeing and social support for all citizens without the stigma of charity. This is termed "social solidarity"...
, and public finance
Public finance
Public finance is the revenue and expenditure of public authoritiesThe purview of public finance is considered to be threefold: governmental effects on efficient allocation of resources, distribution of income, and macroeconomic stabilization.-Overview:The proper role of government provides a...
, with a particular focus on the financing of health insurance, spending on public programs, and fiscal federalism
Fiscal federalism
As a subfield of public economics, fiscal federalism is concerned with "understanding which functions and instruments are best centralized and which are best placed in the sphere of decentralized levels of government"...
.
Her research has been published in journals such as 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...
, the Journal of Public Economics, and the Quarterly Journal of Economics
Quarterly Journal of Economics
The Quarterly Journal of Economics, or QJE, is a peer-reviewed academic journal published by the Oxford University Press and edited at Harvard University's Department of Economics. Its current editors are Robert J. Barro, Elhanan Helpman and Lawrence F. Katz...
, and has been featured in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, Business Week, and on National Public Radio
NPR
NPR, formerly National Public Radio, is a privately and publicly funded non-profit membership media organization that serves as a national syndicator to a network of 900 public radio stations in the United States. NPR was created in 1970, following congressional passage of the Public Broadcasting...
. She is currently one of the leaders of a research program investigating the many effects of expanding health insurance
Health insurance
Health insurance is insurance against the risk of incurring medical expenses among individuals. By estimating the overall risk of health care expenses among a targeted group, an insurer can develop a routine finance structure, such as a monthly premium or payroll tax, to ensure that money is...
coverage in the context of a randomized Medicaid expansion in Oregon
Oregon
Oregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is located on the Pacific coast, with Washington to the north, California to the south, Nevada on the southeast and Idaho to the east. The Columbia and Snake rivers delineate much of Oregon's northern and eastern...
.
Teaching
She taught “American Economic Policy" course together with Martin FeldsteinMartin Feldstein
Martin Stuart "Marty" Feldstein is an economist. He is currently the George F. Baker Professor of Economics at Harvard University, and the president emeritus of the National Bureau of Economic Research . He served as President and Chief Executive Officer of the NBER from 1978 through 2008...
, Robert Stavins, and Robert Z. Lawrence
Robert Z. Lawrence
Robert Zachary Lawrence , a former South African national, is the current Albert L. Williams Professor of International Trade and Investment at John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. He is also a Senior Fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics, and a...
at Harvard College
Harvard College
Harvard College, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, is one of two schools within Harvard University granting undergraduate degrees...
and Harvard Kennedy School in Spring 2009.