Richard J. Arnould, Ph.D.

Professor of Economics
Head, Department of Economics

Department of Economics
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
330 Wohlers Hall
1206 South Sixth Street
Champaign, IL 61820
Phone: (217) 333-0120
E-mail: rarnould@uiuc.edu

Area of Interest

Teaches courses in health economics, economic analysis of antitrust, and microeconomic theory. Research focuses on economic aspects of health care policy, and examines the efficiency of HMO-provider contracts. Current research on effects of hospital mergers supported by U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Also examining various issues related to long-term care. Consultant to Carle Foundation, Busey Corp., American Hospital Association, Illinois Bar Association, State of Washington, various law firms.

Publications

"Is competition healthy? Evidence form the state of Washington" (with DeBrock, Gift), Forthcoming, Economic Inquiry, 2002.

"Hospital reorganization and restructuring achieved through merger," (with Bazzoli, Losasso, Shalowitz), forthcoming in Health Care Management Review, (2001)

"The Nature and Consequences of Provider Consolidations in the U.S.," with L. DeBrock and H. Radach, in Concentration and Choice in Health Care Markets, B. Ferguson, J. Posnett, and T. Sheldon, eds. (London: Churchill Livingston, 1997).

"Federal Antitrust Merger Enforcement Standards: A Good Fit for the Hospital Industry?" with G. Bazzoli, D. Marx, and l. Manheim, Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law (1995).

"The Application of Economic Theory to the Vaccine Market," in The Economics of Vaccine Policy, Mark V. Pauly, ed. (London: IOS Press, 1995).

Keywords

health economics, health care