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Browsing PAM Publications by Title
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Developing a conceptual framework for an evaluation system for the NIAID HIV/AIDS clinical trials networks
(2009)Globally, health research organizations are called upon to re-examine their policies and practices to more efficiently and effectively address current scientific and social needs, as well as increasing public demands for ... -
Do State Cost Control Policies Reduce Medicaid Prescription Drug Spending?
(2009)We present the first systematic analysis of state policies limiting prescription drug access under Medicaid during 1990–2004, documenting their impact on states’Medicaid prescription spending growth.We see substantial ... -
Do State Cost Control Policies Reduce Medicaid Prescription Drug Spending?
(2009)We present the first systematic analysis of state policies limiting prescription drug access under Medicaid during 1990–2004, documenting their impact on states’Medicaid prescription spending growth.We see substantial ... -
The Earnings of University Faculty in Health Administration: What Characteristics Influence Pay?
(2009)We present data from a February 2009 survey of health administration faculty members employed in programs recognized by the Association of University Programs of Health Administration or are U.S.-based academic members of ... -
Education Differences in Intended and Unintended Fertility
(2009)Using a hazards framework and panel data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (1979-2004), we analyze the fertility patterns of a recent cohort of white and black women in the United States. We examine how ... -
The Effect of Teachers' Unions on Education Production: Evidence from Union Election Certifications in Three Midwestern States
(2009)Using a unique data set on teachers’ union election certifications from Iowa, Indiana, and Minnesota, I estimate the effect of teachers’ unions on school district resources and on student educational attainment. My ... -
The Emergence and Potential Consequences of First Party Insurance Bad Faith Liability
(2009)This article discusses the approaches to first-party insurance bad-faith law that have been taken by the states, using legal and economic reasoning to illuminate the potential benefits and costs of different approaches. ... -
Evaluation Policy and Evaluation Practice
(2009)Three issues for evaluation policy and practice are described: evaluation policy dimensions, evaluation policy instruments, and the political and economic environment for evaluation policy. Selected future directions are ... -
Evaluation Policy and Evaluation Practice
(Wiley Periodicals Inc., 2009)Evaluation policy is of considerable importance, especially in relation to the limited amount of attention it receives as a general topic in the mainstream evaluation literature. Evaluation policies matter for several ... -
Evaluation Policy and Evaluation Practice: Where Do We Go From Here?
(Wiley Periodicals Inc., 2009)The author develops the basic idea of evaluation policy, describes a practical model for development and revision of evaluation policies (including a taxonomy, structure, and set of principles), and suggests critical ... -
An examination of theory and promising practice for achieving permanency for teens before they age out of foster care
(Elsevier, 2009-10)In this paper research is presented that examines the efficacy of Independent Living (IL) services in preparing foster youth to live “independently”, and calls into question the appropriateness of an independence” goal for ... -
Family Man in the Other America: New Opportunities, Motivations, and Supports for Paternal Caregiving
(2009)This analysis draws on longitudinal, qualitative interviews with disadvantaged mothers and fathers who participated in the Fragile Families Study (a U.S. birth cohort study) to examine how issues related to men’s employment, ... -
Financing and Productivity of Biomedical Research across Therapeutic Areas
(2009)Background: We estimated U.S. biomedical research funding across therapeutic areas, determined the association with disease burden, and evaluated new drug approvals that resulted from this investment. Methodology/Principal ... -
The Formation and Evolution of Physician Treatment Styles: An Application to Caesarean Sections
(Elsevier, 2009)Small-area-variation studies have shown that physician treatment styles differ substantially both between and within markets, controlling for patient characteristics. Using data on the universe of deliveries in Florida ... -
Funding of Parkinson’s Research from Industry and U.S. Federal and Foundation Sources
(2009)Funding for biomedical and neuroscience research has increased over the last decade but without a concomitant increase in new therapies. This study’s objectives were to determine the level and principal sources of recent ... -
Household Income
(W.E. UpJohn Institute for Employment Research, 2009)
