Nicholas Tilipman is an assistant professor at the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School. His research focuses on the intersection of healthcare economics and industrial organization. In particular, Professor Tilipman studies the effects of competition and regulation on the behavior of employers, insurers, and providers. His research has appeared in numerous academic journals, including general interest economics journals, field economics journals, and health policy journals. Prior to coming to Johns Hopkins Carey Business School, Tilipman was an assistant professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago. He served as a staff economist on the Council of Economic Advisers from 2012 to 2013.
Education
- PhD, Economics, Cornell University
- MA, Economics, Cornell University
- BA, Political Science and History, Rutgers University
Research
- Employer Incentives and Distortions in Health Insurance Design: Implications for Welfare and Costs American Economic Review, 2022, 112(3): 998-1037.
- Price Indices and the Value of Innovation with Heterogeneous Patients (with Claudio Lucarelli and Sean Nicholson) Journal of Health Economics, 2022, 84
- Personalized Telephone Outreach Increased Health Insurance Take-Up for Hard-to-Reach Populations, But Challenges Remain. (with Rebecca Myerson, Honglin Li, Andrew Feher, Wesley Yin, and Isaac Menashe). Health Affairs, 2022, 41(1): 129-137
Working Papers
- “Regulating Out-of-Network Hospital Payments: Disagreement Payoffs, Negotiated Prices, and Access” (with Elena Prager) Revise and Resubmit, Journal of Political Economy
- Provider Market Power and Adverse Selection in Health Insurance Markets: Evidence from the California Benefits Exchange (with Wesley Yin)
- "The Effect of the Favorable Tax Treatment of Health Insurance on Coverage and Utilization" (with Sherry Glied)
Honors and Distinctions
- Research Award, University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health, 2022
- Golden Apple Teaching Award, University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health, 2020
Policy
- Co-author of Options to Improve Affordability in California's Individual Health Insurance Marketplace, Covered California Policy Report, 2019