Why Do We Want Prices in Health Care? by Megan McArdle Feb 27, The Daily Beast Other governments use fiat to set prices in the health care market. I talk to economist Bart Wilson about the potential pitfalls. A couple of days ago I fell to talking about price-setting in health care with a certified
Feb. 22nd, Jordi Brandts Bernad, Ph.D. – Let’s Talk: How communication affects contract design. The IFREE/ESI Lecture Series is free and open to the public. For more information on future lectures, please visit our website. A video of the lecture will be posted here soon. Abstract: We study experimentally how the ability to communicate affects
The Argyros School of Business and Economics takes pride in the success of our alumni. Mike Wetterling, a graduate of our MBA program in Prague, was promoted to Vice President of Global Business Operations and a member of the Executive Board of Lux International. In this interview he talks to us about his career, his
This blog regularly profiles students at the Argyros School of Business and Economics. This week, we talk to Scott Shaffstall, who was awarded the “Tomorrow’s Leader” scholarship this year. Name: A: Scott Duane Shaffstall Graduating Year: A: 2014 Program here at the Argyros
The Argyros School of Business and Economics at Chapman University regularly hosts the Distinguished Speaker Series. This event brings a selection of accomplished business leaders to campus to share their varied professional and personal insights. Beginning with a dinner reception, the students are provided the opportunity to network with fellow attendees from the local business
This blog regularly profiles students at the Argyros School of Business and Economics. This week, we talk to Onur Saltturk, an MBA student from Istanbul, Turkey. Graduating Year: May 2013 Program here at the Argyros School of Business and Economics (ASBE): Full time MBA Hometown: Istanbul, Turkey Undergraduate Degree: International Business & Economics Undergraduate Institution:
Two dozen students from the Argyros School of Business and Economics (ASBE) at Chapman University enjoyed an informative – if nippy – trip to New York City this winter to meet with some of the top executives and representatives of the Wall Street financial world. “Walk on Wall Street,” taught by Terry Burnham, associate professor,
Feb. 1st, Ron Siegel, Ph.D. – Large Contests Abstract: We consider contests with many, possibly heterogeneous, prizes and players that include many existing contest models as special cases. We show that the outcome of such contests is approximated by an appropriately defined set of incentive-compatible individually-rational single-agent mechanisms. Bio: Ron Siegel is an assistant professor
Chapman University alumnus Paul Anderson ’96 , R-Las Vegas, was elected Nov. 6 to the Nevada State Assembly. He graduated Sigma Beta Delta from Chapman in 1996 with a degree in business administration. That same year, he started a technology consulting company called AndersonPC. The company offers services throughout the western United States, with clients