Faculty

Vivian Ho
James A. Baker III Institute Chair in Health Economics
Associate Professor of Economics

Baker Hall 244
Ph: 713.348.2195
Fax: 713.348.5278
Email: vho@rice.edu

Curriculum Vitae

 

 
EDUCATION:

Ph.D., Economics, Stanford University, 1992
Graduate Diploma, Economics, pass with merit, Australian National University, 1985
A.B., Economics, magna cum laude, Harvard University, 1984

   
RESEARCH INTERESTS: Examining the effects of economic incentives and regulations on the cost and quality of health care; competition and regulation in health care markets.
   
WORKING PAPERS AND FORTHCOMING PAPERS:

Short M, Aloia TA, Ho V. Certificate of Need Regulations and the Availability and Use of Cancer Resections. Forthcoming, Annals of Surgical Oncology.

Mortensen K, Ho V. Physical and Mental Health Status of Hurricane Katrina Evacuees in Houston.

Ho. V, Ku-goto M, Jollis J. Certificate of Need for Cardiac Care: Controversy over the contribution of CON.

 

 

   
RECENT PUBLICATIONS:

“Cardiac Certificate of Need regulations and the availability and use of revascularization services” (with J.S. Ross, B.K. Nallamothu, H.M. Krumholz), American Heart Journal 2007; 154(4): 767-775. 

“Regionalization versus competition in complex cancer surgery” (with R.J. Town, M.J. Heslin), Health Economics, Policy and Law, 2007; 2(1): 51-71.

“Does Certificate of Need affect cardiac outcomes and costs?” International Journal of Healthcare Finance and Economics, 2006; 6(4): 300-324.

“Trends in hospital and surgeon volume and operative mortality for cancer surgery” (with M.J. Heslin, H. Yun, L. Howard), Annals of Surgical Oncology, 2006; 13(6): 851-858.

“Physician supply, treatment, and amputation rates for peripheral arterial disease” (with D. Wirthlin, H. Yun, J. Allison), Journal of Vascular Surgery, 2005; 42(1):81-87

"Learning and the evolution of medical technologies: The diffusion of coronary angioplasty", The Journal of Health Economics 2002;21(5): 873-885.

"Hospital mergers and acquisitions: Does market consolidation harm patients?" (with B. Hamilton), Journal of Health Economics 2000;19(5):767-791.

"Evolution of the volume-outcome relationship for hospitals performing coronary angioplasty," Circulation 2000;101:1806-1811.

"Queuing for Surgery: Is the U.S. or Canada Worse Off?" (with B. Hamilton and D. Goldman), Review of Economics and Statistics 2000; 82(2):297-308.