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Edward Norton
Funded Research:
Scholars in Health Policy Research Program (Robert Wood Johnson Foundation)
Research Affiliate, Population Studies Center.
Professor, Health Management and Policy.
Professor, Economics.
Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Dr. Norton's research interests in health economics include long-term care and aging, econometrics, and the use of biomarkers in social science research. Dr. Norton has led several studies of the economics of long-term care and aging. He has studied how nursing home reimbursement affects quality and cost of care, the extent of adverse selection and the bequest motive in the private long-term care insurance market, and the behavioral effect of Medicaid long-term care insurance on residents who enter a nursing home as private payers.
Recent Publications
Journal Articles
Karaca-Mandic, P., Edward Norton, and B. Dowd. 2012. "Interaction Terms in Nonlinear Models." Health Services Research, 47(1): 255-274. DOI. Abstract. Local Access.
Hannum, Emily, Edward Norton, and Lisa M. Powell. 2011. "Direct and indirect effects of body weight on adult wages." Economics & Human Biology, 9(4): 381-392. DOI. Abstract. Local Access.
Cawley, John, Euna Han, and Edward Norton. 2011. "The validity of genes related to neurotransmitters as instrumental variables." Health Economics, 20(8): 884-888. DOI.
Balsa, Ana I., Jenny F. Homer, Michael T. French, and Edward Norton. 2011. "Alcohol Use and Popularity: Social Payoffs from Conforming to Peers' Behavior." Journal of Research on Adolescence, 21(3): 559-568. DOI. Abstract.
Ma, Ke-Zong M., Edward Norton, and Shoou-Yih D. Lee. 2010. "Declining fertility and use of Cesarian delivery: Evidence from a population-based study in Taiwan." Health Services Research, 45(5): 1360-1375. DOI. Abstract. Local Access.
French, M.T., Edward Norton, H. Fang, and J.C. Maclean. 2010. "Alcohol Consumption and Body Weight." Health Economics, 19(7): 814-832. DOI. Abstract.
Balsa, A.I., M.T. French, J.C. Maclean, and Edward Norton. 2009. "From Pubs to Scrubs: Alcohol Misuse and Health Care Use." Health Services Research, 44(5): 1480-1503. DOI. Abstract. Local Access.
Han, Euna, Edward Norton, and S.C. Stearns. 2009. "Weight and wages: fat versus lean paychecks." Health Economics, 18(5): 535-548. DOI. Abstract. Local Access.
Kim, J., Edward Norton, and S.C. Stearns. 2009. "Transportation Brokerage Services and Medicaid Beneficiaries' Access to Care." Health Services Research, 44(1): 145-161. DOI. Abstract. Local Access.
Kleinman, L.C., and Edward Norton. 2009. "What's the Risk? A Simple Approach for Estimating Adjusted Risk Measures from Nonlinear Models Including Logistic Regression." Health Services Research, 44(1): 288-302. DOI. Abstract. Local Access.