John A. Romley

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Education

B.A. in English, Amherst College; B.A. in economics, Amherst College; Ph.D. in economics, Stanford University

Overview

Biography

John Romley is an economist at RAND with a background in empirical industrial organization. His interests range from law and economics to health-care policy. Recent research analyzes the theoretical and empirical implications of the introduction of limited-liability business forms for law firms. Romley has also studied the impact of liability on small-business performance as well as the development of anti-terrorism technologies. He is currently developing a research agenda on the role that entrepreneurship plays in helping communities cope with substantial job losses.

Research Focus

Selected Publications

Romley, John, Deborah Cohen, Jeanne Ringel, and Roland Sturm, "Alcohol and Environmental Justice: The Density of Liquor Stores and Bars in Urban Neighborhoods in the United States," Journal of Studies on Alcohol (forthcoming)

Romley, John, and Eric Talley, "Uncorporated Professionals," USC Law School, 2005

Ph.D. dissertation, Empirical Essays on Demand Complementarity and Competition in Gasoline Retailing

Health & Health Care

Biography

John Romley is an economist at RAND. His research focuses on empirical analysis of health policy, with an emphasis on determinants of decisionmaking, such as influences on problem-drinking behavior and on market-entry decisions of junior physicians.

National Security

Biography

John Romley is an economist at RAND. His research interests include performance assessment for military treatment facilities, pharmacy costs in the military health system, efficiency in health care, hospital quality and costs, and disparities in alcohol retailing.

Civil Justice

Biography

John Romley is an economist at RAND with a background in empirical industrial organization. His interests range from law and economics to health–care policy. Recent research analyzes the theoretical and empirical implications of the introduction of limited–liability business forms for law firms. Romley has also studied the impact of liability on small–business performance as well as the development of anti–terrorism technologies. He is currently developing a research agenda on the role that entrepreneurship plays in helping communities cope with substantial job losses.

Publications

Medicare Payment Reform and Provider Entry and Exit in the Post-Acute Care Market - 2013

How Cancer Patients Value Hope and the Implications for Cost-Effectiveness Assessments of High-Cost Cancer Therapies - 2012

Survey Results Show That Adults Are Willing to Pay Higher Insurance Premiums for Generous Coverage of Specialty Drugs - 2012

Assessing the Performance of Military Treatment Facilities - 2011

Hospital Spending and Inpatient Mortality: Evidence from California: An Observational Study - 2011

Racial and ethnic disparities in hospital care resulting from air pollution in excess of federal standards - 2011

Cost and Health Consequences of Air Pollution in California - 2010

The Impact of Air Quality on Hospital Spending - 2010

A Policy-Relevant Picture of California's Ambulatory Surgery Centers - 2009

A Systematic Review of Health Care Efficiency Measures - 2009

California Ambulatory Surgery Centers: A Comparative Statistical and Regulatory Description - 2009

Efficiency and Its Measurement: What Practitioners Need to Know - 2009

Does Liability Affect Small Business? - 2008

Hospitals as Hotels: The Role of Patient Amenities in Hospital Demand - 2008

How Costly Is Hospital Quality? A Revealed-Preference Approach - 2008

Identifying, Categorizing, and Evaluating Health Care Efficiency Measures - 2008

Alcohol and Environmental Justice: The Density of Liquor Stores and Bars in Urban Neighborhoods in the United States - 2007

Do the Owners of Small Law Firms Benefit from Limited Liability? - 2007

The Quality of Personnel in the Enlisted Ranks - 2005

Uncorporated Professionals - 2005