Phil DeCicca
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Phil DeCicca is an associate professor in the Department of Economics and member of the Centre for Health Economics and Policy Analysis. He received his PhD in economics from the University of Michigan in 2005. In a broad sense, he is interested in the impact of incentives in public policies and programs on individual behaviour. His work focuses on topics in health economics and labour economics and the intersection of the two fields. DeCicca’s current work in health economics builds on an existing interest in the impact of excise taxes on smoking behaviour. He is also involved in work on the relationship between economic conditions and health, as well as the existence and extent of competitive spillovers in public health insurance programs.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
- economics of smoking
- economics of other health behaviours
- child health and outcomes
REPRESENTATIVE PUBLICATIONS
Charles K, DeCicca P. Local labor market fluctuations and health: Is there a connection and for whom? Journal of Health Economics, 2008. 27(6): 1332-1350.
Chernew M, DeCicca P, Town R. Managed care and Medicare expenditures. Journal of Health Economics, 2008. 27(6): 1451-1461.
DeCicca P, McLeod L. Cigarette taxes and older adult smoking: Evidence from recent large tax increases. Journal of Health Economics, 2008. 27(4): 918-929.
DeCicca P, Kenkel DS, Mathios A. Cigarette taxes and the transition from youth to young adult smoking. Smoking initiation, cessation and participation. Journal of Health Economics, 2008. 27(4): 904-917.
DeCicca P, Kenkel DS, Mathios AD. Shin Y, Lim J. Youth smoking, cigarette prices and anti-smoking sentiment. Health Economics, 2008. 17(6): 733-749.
DeCicca P, Kenkel DS, Mathios A. Putting out the fires: Will higher taxes reduce the onset of youth smoking? Journal of Political Economy, 2002. 110(1): 144-169.
TEACHING ACTIVITIES
- health economic policy
- program evaluation/applied econometrics
- labour economics
- methods of inquiry in economics
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