ExpertiseMy research is primarily in the fields of public economics and health economics. In particular, I am interested in household behavior, social influences, and decision making under uncertainty. I do not regularly maintain this website, please my personal website Key words PublicationsMost recent publications - Binswanger, J., & Carman, K.G. (2012). How real people make long-term decisions: The case of retirement preparation. Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 81(1), 39-60. Further information
- Bruine de Bruin, W., & Carman, K.G. (2012). Measuring risk perceptions: What does the excessive use of 50% mean? (Online First). Medical Decision Making. Further information
- Carman, K.G., & Zhang, L. (2012). Classroom peer effects and academic achievement: Evidence from a Chinese middle school. China Economic Review, 23(2), 223-237. Further information
- Binswanger, J., & Carman, K.G. (2011). The Role of Desicion Making Processes in the Correlation between Wealth and Health. (CentER Discussion Paper, 2011-005, 2011-005) Further information
- Carman, K.G., & Mosca, I. (2011). Who Takes Advantage of Free Flu Shots? Examining the Effects of an Expansion in Coverage. (TILEC Discussion Paper, 2011-011, 2011-011) Further information
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Education
- Stanford University, Ph.D., Economics, September 2003, Advisors: B. Douglas Bernheim, Tim Bresnahan, Antonio Rangel, John Shoven
- University of Michigan, B.A. with Honors and High Distinction, Economics, May 1996
Career
Current employment: - Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Netspar, and CentER, Tilburg University, September, 2005 -Present
Previous Employment: -
Research Fellow, Robert Wood Johnson Scholars in Health Policy Research Program, Harvard University, August 2003 ? July 2005 -
Research Assistant for B. Douglas Bernheim, Stanford University, January 1999 - June 2003 -
Assistant for course on Strategic Issues in Philanthropy, Stanford Graduate School of Business, April -December 2002 -
Teaching Assistant, Environmental Economics and Policy, Stanford University, Spring 2001 -
Economic Counselor, Sebago Associates, June 2000 - June 2002
PublicationsMost recent publications - Binswanger, J., & Carman, K.G. (2012). How real people make long-term decisions: The case of retirement preparation. Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 81(1), 39-60. Further information
- Bruine de Bruin, W., & Carman, K.G. (2012). Measuring risk perceptions: What does the excessive use of 50% mean? (Online First). Medical Decision Making. Further information
- Carman, K.G., & Zhang, L. (2012). Classroom peer effects and academic achievement: Evidence from a Chinese middle school. China Economic Review, 23(2), 223-237. Further information
- Binswanger, J., & Carman, K.G. (2011). The Role of Desicion Making Processes in the Correlation between Wealth and Health. (CentER Discussion Paper, 2011-005, 2011-005) Further information
- Carman, K.G., & Mosca, I. (2011). Who Takes Advantage of Free Flu Shots? Examining the Effects of an Expansion in Coverage. (TILEC Discussion Paper, 2011-011, 2011-011) Further information
Click here for the complete list of publications (Tilburg University Repository Publications only) CollaborationFellowships: Research Fellow, Robert Wood Johnson Scholars in Health Policy Research Program, Harvard University, August 2003- July 2005 NBER Nonprofit Fellowship Award, 2002-2003 Graduate Fellowship, Stanford Economics 1997-1998
External accreditationAcademic Honors: - Arrillaga Family Foundation Grant, to support research on charitable giving, 2002-2004
- Participant, Summer School in Experimental Economics, Max Planck Institute, 2002
- Phi Beta Kappa, Alpha of Michigan, 1996
- Harold D. Osterweil Prize in Economics, Most Promising Graduating Senior 1996
- Michigan Journal of Economics, 1994-1996
- Editor-in-Chief, 1995-1996
ConferencesPresentations: - September, 2007, American Economic Association, January 2008.
- ABP/VU/Netspar Workshop, January 2007, Utrecht School of Economics, May 2007, IHEA World Congress July 2007, Conference on Subjective Probabilities and Expectations: Methodological Issues and Empirical Applications to Economic Decision-making, September 2007, RAND
- Allied Social Sciences Association Meetings, January 2006, American Economic Association Annual Meeting, January 2007
- Robert Wood Johnson Scholars in Health Policy Research Annual Meeting, May 2005
- University of California at Santa Cruz, Brandeis University, Notre Dame University, Government Accountability Office, US Department of Treasury, February, 2005
- University of North Carolina Department of Public Policy, Federal Reserve Board of Governors, Clemson University Department of Economics, Mathematica, Tilburg University, January 2005
- University of New Hampshire, Public Economics Seminar, November 2004
- Robert Wood Johnson Scholars in Health Policy Research Annual Meeting, May 2004
- Harvard University/MIT Public Economics Seminar, February 2004
- Harvard University Applied Statistics Seminar, November 2003
- Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action, November 2003
Teaching
Teaching experiences: Courses: Comparative Public Economics (Bachelors) Spring 2007- Health Economics and Aging (Masters) Spring 2006- Institutions and Incentives (Bachelors) Spring 2006
K.G. (Katherine) Carman teaches the following subjects:
Teaching activities elsewhere
Other activities
Professional Activities: Referee for: American Economic Review, Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, Social Forces, Social Science & Medicine.
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