Merton Finkler

Professor of Economics

Education: University of California, San Diego, B.A.; London School of Economics, M.Sc.; University of Minnesota, Ph.D.

Research Interests: The Economics of Medical Care and Health Policy

Teaching Interests: Macro economy and Monetary Policy, Healthcare Policy, Capital and Growth, Urban Economics Macro economy and Monetary Policy, Healthcare Policy, Capital and Growth, Urban Economics.

Selected Publications:
"A hitchhiker's Guide to Competitive Managed Care", Managed Care Quarterly, Volume X, Fall 1999.
"Why Pay Extra for Cesarean-Section Deliveries?", Inquiry, Summer 1993.
"Cost-Effectiveness and Data Envelopment Analysis", Health Care Management Review, Summer 1993.
"Commentary: State Rate Setting Revisited," Health Affairs, Winter 1987.
"Thatcherism, Monetarism, and Reaganomics: Does the Dismal Science Give Us Reason for Hope?" - Public Policy Monograph #2, Lawrence University, May 1981

Phone : 920-832-6664

Email: merton.d.finkler@lawrence.edu

Website: http://www.lawrence.edu/fac/finklerm/

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