Jose Pagan
Chair and Professor of the Department of Public Health Policy and Management
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Professional overview
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Dr. Pagán received his PhD in economics from the University of New Mexico and is a former Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health & Society Scholar with expertise in health economics and population health. He has led research, implementation, and evaluation projects on the redesign of health care delivery and payment systems. He is interested in population health management, health care payment and delivery system reform, and the social determinants of health. Over the years his research has been funded through grants and contracts from the Department of Defense, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, the National Institutes of Health, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, the European Commission, and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, among others.
Dr. Pagán is Chair of the Board of Directors of NYC Health + Hospitals, the largest public healthcare system in the United States. He also served as Chair of the National Advisory Committee of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Health Policy Research Scholars and was a member of the Board of Directors of the Interdisciplinary Association for Population Health Science and the American Society of Health Economists.
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Areas of research and study
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Applied EconomicsHealth EconomicsPopulation HealthPublic Health Policy
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Publications
Publications
Foreign direct investment and economic growth in East Asia and Latin America
Gender pay and occupational-attainment gaps in Costa Rica and El Salvador: A relative comparison of the late 1980s
Immigration reform, the INS, and the distribution of interior and border enforcement resources
Occupational attainment and gender earnings differentials in Mexico
Changes in employment status across demographic groups during the 1990-1991 recession
Employer sanctions on hiring illegal labor: An experimental analysis of firm compliance
On the regional variability of minority/non-minority wage differentials
The impact of IRCA on the job opportunities and earnings of Mexican-American and Hispanic-American workers
Obesity, occupational attainment, and earnings
The effect of selective INS monitoring strategies on the industrial employment choice and earnings of recent immigrants
The role of occupational attainment, labor market structure, and earnings inequality on the relative earnings of Mexican Americans: 1986-1992
Uncertainty and human capital accumulation along the U.S./Mexico Border
La estructura ocupacional y la diferencia salarial entre el hombre y la mujer en Mexico
On-the-job training, immigration reform, and the true wages of native male workers
The Impact of the 1990-1991 recession on the employment status of Puerto Rican men and women in the U.S.
Explaining the effects of changes in labor market structure on the relative wages of Puerto Rican workers: 1982-1992