Nicholas Tilipman, PhD
Assistant Professor
| Academic Area | Economics |
|---|---|
| Academic Area | Health |
Nicholas Tilipman is an Assistant Professor at the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School. His research focuses on the intersection of health care economics and industrial organization. In particular, Dr. 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 interested economics journals, field economics journals, and health policy journals. Prior to coming to Johns Hopkins, Dr. Tilipman was an Assistant Professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago. He served as a Staff Economist at the Council of Economic Advisers in 2012-2013.
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)
- 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