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David L. Weimer
David L. Weimer, (Professor, Ph.D. Berkeley, 1978.) He has a joint appointment with the Robert M. LaFollette Institute of Public Affairs. His teaching interests are public policy, political economy, research methods. He was the editor of the Journal of Policy Analysis and Management (1985-89). Prof. Weimer has several major projects under way: the use of the Internet for contingent valuation surveys; the effect of quality information on choice of physicians by cardiac patients and managed care organizations; institutional change in the organ procurement and transplantation network. His publications include: with William Gormley, Organizational Report Cards (Harvard, 1999); The Political Economy of Property Rights: Institutional Change and Credibility in the Reform of Centralized Economies (Cambridge,1997); with Aidan Vining, Policy Analysis: Concepts and Practice (Prentice Hall, 1989, 1992, 1999); Institutional Design (Kluwer, 1995); and Policy Analysis and Economics (Kluwer, 1991).
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Recent Publications
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David Weimer, Aidan R. Vining, eds., Investing in the Disadvantages: Assessing the Benefits and Costs of Social Policies. Washington, D.C.: Georgetown University Press, 2009.
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David Weimer, Stéphane Lavertu: "Integrating Delegation into the Policy Theory Literature." Policy Studies Journal 37 (1, 2009): 93-102.
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David Weimer, Aidan R Vining and Randall K. Thomas: Cost-Benefit Analysis Involving Addictive Goods: Contingent Valuation to Estimate Willingness-to-Pay for Smoking Cessation," Health Economics 18:2 (2009), 181-202.
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David Weimer “Theories Of and In the Policy Process,” Policy Studies Journal 36, 4 (2008): 489-495
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David Weimer, Dana B. Mukamel, William Spector, Heather Ladd, and Jaqueline Zinn. "Publication of Quality Report Cards and Trends in Reported Quality Measures in Nursing Homes," Health Services Research 43:4 (2008), 1244-1262.
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David Weimer, Dana B. Mukamel, Laurent G. Glance, Yue Li, William Spector, Jacqueline Zinn, and Laura Mosqueda. "Does Risk Adjustment of the CMS Quality Measures for Nursing Homes Matter?" Medical Care 46:5 (2008), 532-541.
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Current Courses taught for Fall 2009-2010
440 - Health Policy & Health Politics
Instructors: David Weimer Field: American Politics
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