Education: Ph.D., Economics, U of Toronto, 2005
Current Employment: Ontario Medical Association, 2004-
Teaching: U of Toronto, 2005- (Personnel Economics, Labour Economics, Labour Market Policies)
Professional Affiliation: Institute for Labour Studies (IZA), Research Fellow, 2004- ; Canadian Centre for Health Economics, Centre Associate, 2014-.
Research Interests: Health Economics, Personnel Economics, Labour Economics
Journal Publications
- "Physician Payment Contracts with Moral Hazard and Adverse Selection: Theory and Application to Ontario, Health Economics (forthcoming). (with Boris Kralj)
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"Risk Selection and Cost Shifting in a Prospective Physician Payment Model: Evidence from Ontario", Health Policy, April 2014, 115(2-3): 249-57. (with Boris Kralj)
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"Link between Physician Payment Models and Pay for Performance Incentives: the Case of Diabetes Management Incentive in Ontario",
Health Economics, December 2013, 22(12): 1417-1439. (with Boris Kralj)
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"Quality and Quantity in Primary Care Mixed Payment Models: Evidence from Family Health Organizations in Ontario", Canadian Journal of Economics, 2013, 46(1), 208-238. (with Boris Kralj)
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"Enhanced Fee-for-Service Model and Physician Productivity: Evidence from Family Health Groups in Ontario." Journal of Health Economics, 2011, 30(1), 99-111. (with Boris Kralj and Darrel Weinkauf)
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“Income Effects and Physician Labour Supply: Evidence from the Threshold System in Ontario“, Canadian Journal of Economics, 41(4), November 2008, 1262-1284. (with Boris Kralj and Darrel Weinkauf).
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“Birth Order, Educational Attainment and Earnings: an Investigation using the PSID” Journal of Human Resources, Vol. 41, Number 4, Fall 2006, pp. 755-777. (with Stéphane Mechoulan)
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“The Married Widow: Marriage Penalties Matter!” Journal of European Economic Association, Vol. 2, Issue 4, June 2004, pp. 634-664. (with Michael Baker and Emily Hanna)
Other Publications
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“Accountability and Access to Medical Care: Lessons from the Use of Capitation Payments in Ontario”, C.D. Howe E-brief, November 2013. (with Ǻke Blomqvist and Boris Kralj)
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“Intersectional income relativity – are we making progress?” Ontario Medical Review, Volume 80, Issue 6, June 2013, pp. 11-13. (with Boris Kralj)
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"Primary care model enrolment and hospital length of stay in Ontario”, Ontario Medical Review, Volume 79, Issue 9, September 2012, pp. 16-19 (with Boris Kralj)
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“General Surgery in Ontario: volume and mix changes over time”, Ontario Medical Review, Volume 79, Issue 3, March 2012, pp. 16-19. (with Boris Kralj)
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“Examining primary care in Ontario: reforms, investments, and achievements”, Ontario Medical Review, Volume 79, Issue 2, February 2012, pp. 18-24. (with Boris Kralj)
Journal Referree: American Economic Review, Health Economics, Health Policy, International Journal of Manpower, International Migration Review, Journal of Health Economics, Journal of Law and Economics, Journal of Population Economics, Labor Economics, and Southern Economic Journal.
Last updated: May 2, 2015.