IFIR


A Partnership of
The Martin School of Public Policy and Administration at the University of Kentucky
and
The Institute for Regional Analysis and Public Policy at Morehead State University
James H. Marton
415 Patterson Office Tower
University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY 40506-0027

Phone: (859) 257-4387
Fax:     (859) 323-1937
E-mail: marton@uky.edu
 

Biography:

Dr. Marton's research, which combines theoretical and empirical methods, focuses on health economics with an emphasis on government regulation and asymmetric information issues in health insurance markets. He has authored or co-authored multiple papers examining the impact of the introduction of premiums into Kentucky's public health insurance program for children. His recent research is forthcoming in the Journal of Policy Analysis and Management and the Journal of Urban Economics, Inquiry, and Economic Theory. Dr. Marton has a joint appointment with the U.K. College of Pharmacy and is also a faculty affiliate of the UK Center for Poverty Research.

Dr. Marton is on leave for 2006-2007 academic year visiting the Taubman Center for Public Policy at Brown University.

Recent Publications:

  • "State Government Cash and In-Kind Benefits: Intergovernmental Fiscal Transfers and Cross-Program Substitution" (with Dave Wildasin, University of Kentucky)
    Forthcoming in the Journal of Urban Economics
  • "A Model of Commodity Differentiation with Indivisibilities and Production" (with Marco Castaneda, University of Kentucky)
    Forthcoming in Economic Theory
  • "The Impact of the Introduction of Premiums into a SCHIP Program"
    Forthcoming in Journal of Policy Analysis and Management
  • “The Effects of Premium Increases on Enrollment in SCHIP Programs: Findings from Three States” (with Jenny Kenney, Josh McFeeters, Urban Institute, Andy Allison, Kansas Health Institute, and Julia Costich, University of Kentucky)
    Forthcoming in Inquiry
Research in Progress:
  • "Can Employers Solve the Adverse Selection Problem for Insurers?”
    Submitted to the Journal of Risk and Insurance
  • "Employee Choice of Flexible Spending Account Participation and Health Plan" (with Bart Hamilton, Washington University)
    Submitted to Health Economics
  • “Assessing Effects of SCHIP Premiums: Findings from Arizona and Kentucky?” (with Jenny Kenney, Josh McFeeters, Urban Institute, and Julia Costich, University of Kentucky)
    Submitted to Health Services Research
  • “The Impact of Medicaid Managed Care on Child Health Outcomes” (with Aaron Yelowitz, University of Kentucky)
  • "SCHIP Premiums and Churning Between Eligibility Categories" (with J.S. Butler, University of Kentucky)
  • “A Structural Model of Flexible Spending Account Contributions" (joint work with J.S. Butler, University of Kentucky)