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Drug Diffusion through Clinical Trial Sites: Evidence from Physician Prescribing of New Cancer Drugs
Clinical trials benefit patients directly by providing novel treatments, but little is known about the indirect effects of clinical trials on physician prescribing. In this study, we test whether exposure to a clinical trial of a new drug in a physician’s local geographic area affects the physician’s propensity to prescribe the drug. Utilizing the Medicare Part D prescribing patterns of more than 10,000 physicians across 29 new cancer drugs approved by the US Food and Drug Administration between 2014 and 2019, we find that exposure to clinical trials of new cancer drugs increases the likelihood that physicians prescribe these drugs by 0.18 percentage points, representing a 14% increase relative to the average prescribing rate. Notably, the effects are more pronounced for physicians graduating from higher-ranked medical schools, for more experienced physicians, and for physicians practicing in metropolitan areas. Further, our results suggest that the exposure to clinical trials reduces the physicians’ information acquisition cost of new cancer drugs. Specifically, the cost can be reduced by proximities to trial sites and to the first author of pivotal trial and by affiliation with trial sites.
Rural-Urban Disparities in Geographical Access to Preferred Pharmacy Networks in Medicare Part D, 2010-2020
with Pinka Chatterji and Chun-Yu Ho.
Effect of Proximity to Cannabis Dispensary on Substance Use Disorder and Mental Health
with James A Swartz.
Does consolidation in insurer markets affect insurance enrollment and drug expenditures? Evidence from Medicare Part D
with Pinka Chatterji, Chun-Yu Ho, Tao Jin and Yichuan Wang.
Did the Paycheck Protection Program affect disability applications during the COVID-19 pandemic?
with Pinka Chatterji, Kajal Lahiri, Jinman Pang, Cheng Yang and Yimeng Yin.
Grant NO. RDR18000003 from the US Social Security Administration (SSA) funded as part of the Retirement and Disability Research Consortium.
Decomposing Income Related Disability Inequality: the Role of Job Demands
with Pinka Chatterji and Chun-Yu Ho.
Inter-State Variation in Disability Applications During the COVID-19 Pandemic
with Pinka Chatterji, Kajal Lahiri, Jinman Pang, Cheng Yang and Yimeng Yin.
NBER RDRC Working Paper 22-02.
publications
Demand for Labour Post–Covid-19: The Case of China (with Jiahua Zhu).
Published in Political, Economic and Social Dimensions of Labour Markets., 2022
Recommended citation: Han, Y., & Zhu, J. (2022). Demand for Labour Post–Covid-19: The Case of China. In Political, Economic And Social Dimensions Of Labour Markets: A Global Insight (pp. 245-275).
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2023 Illinois Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act annual evaluation.
Published in Chicago, IL: Illinois Department of Human Services, Division of Substance Use Prevention and Recovery., 2023
Recommended citation: Swartz, James & Franceschini, Dana & Scamperle, Kamryn & Han, Yiran & Madan, Sharuti. (2023). 2023 Annual Cannabis Report: Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act Evaluation. 10.13140/RG.2.2.31216.64003/1.
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Age-based health insurance coverage policies and mental health (with Baris K. Yörük).
Published in Journal of Population Economics, 2024
Recommended citation: Yörük, B.K., Han, Y. Age-based health insurance coverage policies and mental health. J Popul Econ 37, 42 (2024).
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2024 Illinois Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act annual evaluation.
Published in Chicago, IL: Illinois Department of Human Services, Division of Substance Use Prevention and Recovery., 2024
Recommended citation: Swartz, James & Franceschini, Dana & Scamperle, Kamryn & Han, Yiran. (2024). 2024 Annual Cannabis Report: Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act Evaluation. DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.34702.78401.
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How Effective were COVID-19-related State Policies in US to Mitigate Alcohol Sales? (with Baris K. Yörük)
Published in Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, 2024
Recommended citation: Han, Y, Yörük, B.K. How Effective were COVID-19-related State Policies in US to Mitigate Alcohol Sales?. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, jsad-24.
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Mapping disparities in access to lecanemab in Georgia (with Niying Li et al.).
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talks
2024 Eastern Economic Association Conference
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I presented in the session: Physician and Healthcare Services: Supply and Demand.
Paper Title: Local Effects of Clinical Trials on Physician Prescribing.
FDA brown-bag presentation (internal)
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I presented my job market paper: Drug Diffusion through Clinical Trial Sites: Evidence from Physician Prescribing of New Cancer Drugs.
2024 Annual Conference of the American Society of Health Economists
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I presented in the session: Emerging Scholars in Health Equity.
Paper Title: Decomposing Income Related Disability Inequality: The Role of Job Demands.
2023 Southern Economic Association Conference
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I presented in the session: Pharmaceutical and Prescriptions.
Paper Title: Local Effects of Clinical Trials on Physician Prescribing.
2024 APPAM Fall Research Conference
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I will present in the session: Caseload Dynamics of SSI and DI Beneficiaries: A Holistic View.
Paper Title: The Paycheck Protection Program and Disability Applications during the COVID-19 Pandemic.
2024 Southern Economic Association Conference
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I will present in the session: 1.C.11. Health and Labor I [General].
Paper Title: Decomposing Income Related Disability Inequality: The Role of Job Demands.
teaching
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Principles of Economics I: Microeconomics (undergraduate) and Principles of Economics I: Macroeconomics (undergraduate) in 2021 Spring, Department of Economics, University at Albany, SUNY, 2021
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Environmental Economics (undergraduate & Master) in 2021 Fall, Department of Economics, University at Albany, SUNY, 2021
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Principles of Economics I: Microeconomics (undergraduate) in 2022 Fall, Department of Economics, University at Albany, SUNY, 2022
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Special Topics in Economics (undergraduate& Master) in 2022 Spring, Department of Economics, University at Albany, SUNY, 2022
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Intermediate Microeconomics (undergraduate) in 2023 Spring , Department of Economics, University at Albany, SUNY, 2023
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Intermediate Macroeconomics (undergraduate) in 2024 Summer, Department of Economics, University at Albany, SUNY, 2024