The Economics of Health Care Delivery

Dr. Ezekiel J. Emanuel is the Vice Provost for Global Initiatives and the Diane v.S. Levy and Robert M. Levy University Professor at the University of Pennsylvania. A prominent oncologist and bioethicist, he is a Special Advisor to the WHO Director General and a Senior Fellow at the Center for American Progress. Dr. Emanuel played a pivotal role in drafting the Affordable Care Act and has authored over 350 publications and 15 books. His research, media contributions, and leadership awards have solidified his standing in health policy and ethics. His courses, Benjamin Franklin and His World and The Economics of Health Care Delivery, explore historical and modern intersections of health and economics.

Guy David, PhD is an Associate Professor in the Department of Health Care Management at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, an Associate Professor in the Department of Medical Ethics and Health Policy in the Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, a Faculty Research Fellow at the National Bureau of Economic Research, and a Senior Fellow at the Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, University of Pennsylvania. His research interests include: The dynamics of mixed-ownership competition in health care markets Antitrust and tax treatment of nonprofit providers Regulation, competition and integration in the home health care industry Privatization and organization of emergency medical services Organizational and individual learning and forgetting in health care Physician specialization, reputation, technology adoption and patient selection Welfare effects of specialty hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers, and The effects of pharmaceutical marketing, promotion, and regulation on drug safety Dr. David teaches undergraduate, MBA, and PhD courses in Economics and Health Care Delivery at Penn. Dr. David received his B.A. and M.A. in Economics from Tel Aviv University, and his Ph.D. in Business Economics from the University of Chicago.