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Associate Professor, Economics

I am Associate Professor of Economics at Portland State University and specialize in microeconomics and health economics. Some journals where my research has been published include the RAND Journal of Economics, Journal of Health Economics, Medical Care and the American Journal of Public Health. I have collaborated extensively with physicians, and have advised public agencies on health and economic issues.

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I am Associate Professor of Economics at Portland State University and specialize in microeconomics and health economics. Some journals where my research has been published include the RAND Journal of Economics, Journal of Health Economics, Medical Care and the American Journal of Public Health. I have collaborated extensively with physicians, and have advised public agencies on health and economic issues.

Present	Associate Professor, Portland State University ‐ Economics
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Economics

Health economics and Microeconomics

Articles (19)

Mediators of Discrimination in Primary Care Appointment Access

Economics Letters (2021)

Janna Wisniewski, Brigham Walker, Sarah E. Tinkler, Miron Stano, et al.

We examine how differences in questions asked and information provided by physicians’ offices contribute to differences in new-patient appointment offers. ...

Northwell intracoronary brachytherapy for the treatment of recurrent drug eluting ...

Catheter Cardiovasc Interv (2020)

P. M. Meraj, K. Patel, A. Patel, R. Doshi, et al.

Genome-wide association mapping in a diverse spring barley collection reveals ...

BMC Plant Biology (2019)

Adel H. Abdel-Ghani, Rajiv Sharma, Celestine Wabila, Sidram Dhanagond, et al.

Background: Adaptation to drought-prone environments requires robust root architecture. Genotypes with a more vigorous root system have the potential to ...

State Medicaid Fees and Access to Primary Care Physicians

Health Economics (2018)

Rajiv Sharma, Sarah E. Tinkler, Arnab Mitra, Sudeshna Pal, et al.

Medicaid and uninsured patients are disadvantaged in access to care and are disproportionately Black and Hispanic. Using a national audit ...

Prophylactic Cranial Irradiation for Resectable Small-Cell Lung Cancer

Clin Lung Cancer (2018)

A. Halthore, A. Goenka, R. Sharma and J. P. S. Knisely

Offers of Appointments with Nurse Practitioners if a Requested Physician ...

Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (2017)

Sarah Tinkler, Rajiv Sharma, Sudeshna Pal, Raven Susu-Mago, et al.

Background and purpose: Access to primary care remains a problem for a substantial portion of the U.S. population, and is ...

PCI in resected small-cell lung cancer

Lancet Oncol (2016)

J. Knisely, R. Sharma, A. Goenka and A. Halthore

Quinomycin A targets Notch signaling pathway in pancreatic cancer stem ...

Oncotarget (2016)

S. Ponnurangam, P. R. Dandawate, A. Dhar, O. W Tawfik, et al.

Cancer stem cells (CSCs) appear to explain many aspects of the neoplastic evolution of tumors and likely account for enhanced ...

Insurance, Race/Ethnicity, and Sex in the Search for a ...

Economics Faculty Publications and Presentations (2015)

Rajiv Sharma, Arnab Mitra and Miron Stano

We employed simulated patient calls to a national random sample of primary care physicians to assess appointment availability for adults ...

Cost Analysis Related to Dose-Response of Spinal Manipulative Therapy for ...

Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics (2014)

Darcy A. Vavrek, Rajiv Sharma and Mitchell Haas

Objective: The purpose of this analysis is to report the incremental costs and benefits of different doses of spinal manipulative ...

Implications of an Economic Model of Health States Worse than ...

Journal of Health Economics (2010)

Rajiv Sharma and Miron Stano

We introduce a formal definition of health equivalent to dead into a standard model to develop previously unrecognized insights. We ...

VA Healthcare Costs of a Collaborative Intervention for Chronic Pain ...

Medical Care (2010)

Kathryn C. Dickinson, Rajiv Sharma, Jonathan P. Duckart, Kathryn Corson, et al.

Background: Chronic pain is costly to individuals and the healthcare system, and is often undertreated. Collaborative care models show promise ...

Increased plasma nitric oxide, L-arginine, and arginase-1 in cirrhotic patients ...

Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (2009)

Zeid Kayali, Jason Herring, Pedro Baron, Edson Franco, et al.

Determinants of Costs and Pain Improvement for Medical and Chiropractic ...

Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics (2009)

Rajiv Sharma, Mitchell Haas, Miron Stano, Adele Spegman, et al.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to identify short-term and long-term determinants of costs and pain improvement for care ...

Short-Term Fluctuations in Hospital Demand: Implications for Admission, Discharge, and ...

The RAND Journal of Economics (2008)

Rajiv Sharma, Miron Stano and Renu Gehring

We analyze admission and discharge decisions when hospitals become capacity constrained on high-demand days, and develop a test for discrimination ...

Cost-Effectiveness of Medical and Chiropractic Care for Acute and Chronic ...

Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics (2005)

Rajiv Sharma, Mitchell Haas and Miron Stano

Objectives: To identify relative provider costs, clinical outcomes, and patient satisfaction for the treatment of low back pain (LBP). Methods: ...

Chronic Disease Self-Management Program for Low Back Pain in the ...

Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics (2005)

Mitchell Haas, Elyse Groupp, John Muench, Dale Kraemer, et al.

Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of Stanford's Chronic Disease Self-Management Program (CDSMP) for chronic low back pain (LBP) in older ...

Adjusting to Changes in Health: Implications for Cost-Effectiveness Analysis

Journal of Health Economics (2004)

Rajiv Sharma, Miron Stano and Mitchell Haas

This article introduces a model in which individuals incur adjustment costs associated with adaptations made following changes in their health. ...

Patient Attitudes, Insurance, and Other Determinants of Self-Referral to Medical ...

American Journal of Public Health (2003)

Rajiv Sharma, Mitchell Haas and Miron Stano

Objectives. This study identified predictors of patient choice of a primary care medical doctor or chiropractor for treatment of low ...

Cost-Effectiveness Related to Dose-Response for Chronic Low Back Pain: Outcomes ...

140st APHA Annual Meeting and Exposition (2012)

Background: Efficacy in relationship to dose of spinal manipulative therapy (SMT) for the treatment of chronic low back pain has ...

Cost-Effectiveness of Chiropractic and Medical Care for Acute and Chronic ...

American Public Health Association (2002)

Information from a prospective, longitudinal, non-randomized, practice-based observational study of 3,000 patients self-referring to medical and chiropractic physicians is used ...