Jose Pagan

Chair and Professor of the Department of Public Health Policy and Management

Professional overview

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.

Areas of research and study

Applied Economics

Health Economics

Population Health

Public Health Policy

Publications

Publications

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

Pagan, J. (n.d.).

Publication year

1995

Journal title

Ceteris Paribus (Revista de Investigaciones Socio-Económicas, Universidad de Puerto Rico)

Volume

5

Issue

2

Page(s)

61-73