Dana P. Goldman

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Affiliated Adjunct Staff; Professor, Pardee RAND Graduate School
Santa Monica Office

Education

Ph.D. in economics, Stanford University; B.A. in economics, Cornell University

Overview

Biography

Dana P. Goldman was the founding director of the Bing Center for Health Economics at RAND and director of the RAND Roybal Center for Health Policy Simulation. He is a professor at the Pardee RAND Graduate School. Goldman's research interests combine applied microeconomics and medical issues, with a special interest in the role that medical technology and health insurance play in determining health-related outcomes. Goldman received his B.A. in economics from Cornell University and his Ph.D. in economics from Stanford University.

Recent Projects

  • Understanding How Cost-Sharing Affects Use of Specialty Drugs
  • Education, Self-Management, and Adherence
  • An Investigation of the Viatical Settlements Market
  • Public Policy and Pharmaceutical Innovation Around the World

Selected Publications

Darius Noshir Lakdawalla et al., "HIV Breakthroughs and Risky Sexual Behavior," Quarterly Journal of Economics, 121(3), 2006

D. Goldman et al., "Consequences of Health Trends and Medical Innovation for the Elderly of the Future," Health Affairs [Web exclusive], 2005

D. Goldman and J. Smith, "Socioeconomic Differences in the Adoption of New Medical Technologies," American Economic Review Papers and Proceedings, 95(2), 2005

D. P. Goldman et al., "Pharmacy Benefits and the Use of Drugs by the Chronically Ill," Journal of the American Medical Association, 291(19), 2004

E. Keeler et al., "Can Medical Savings Accounts for the Nonelderly Reduce Health Care Costs?" Journal of the American Medical Association, 275(21), 1996

Recent Media Appearances

Interviews: ABC; Bloomberg News; Boston Globe; CBS; CNN; The Economist; HealthDay.com; NBC; USA Today; Wall Street Journal

Commentary: Los Angeles Times; Press-Enterprise; United Press International

Commentary

A Better Way to Pay for Prescriptions — Apr 19, 2008

  • Providence Journal

The HSA Mirage — Feb 20, 2006

  • United Press International

Health Costs of Katrina — Oct 11, 2005

  • United Press International

Take Two Aspirin and Call Congress — Dec 11, 2002

  • Los Angeles Times

Publications