Douglas
Hough
,
PhD

Senior Associate
Douglas Hough

Departmental Affiliations

Health Policy and Management
Affiliated
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Contact Info

624 N. Broadway, Hampton House 511
Baltimore
Maryland
21205
US        
410-502-2886
Douglas.Hough@jhu.edu
Experiences & Accomplishments
Education
PhD
University of Wisconsin
1976
MS
University of Wisconsin
1974
Overview

Behavioral Economics and Health


Economics of Physician Organizations

Select Publications

My work historically has been devoted to the analysis of physician practices.  In the past five years or so, my interests have migrated to behavioral economics, and applications to health care.

  • Hough, D. (2013).  Irrationality in Health Care:  What Behavioral Economics Reveals About What We Do and Why.  Palo Alto, CA: Stanford University Press.

  • Hough, D., Cohn, K. H., eds. (2007). The Business of Healthcare (3 vols.). Westport, CT: Praeger Publishing.

  • Hough, D. (2007). Can Pay-for-Performance Really Pay for Performance? In Kenneth H. Cohn and Douglas E. Hough (Eds.), The Business of Healthcare (vol. 1 of 3, pp. 175-200). Westport, CT: Praeger Publishing.

  • Hough, D., Bazzoli, G. J. (1985). The Economic Environment of Resident Physicians. Journal of the American Medical Association, 253(12), 1758-1762.

  • Hough, D., Kratz, C. G. (1983). Can "Good" Architecture Meet the Market Test? Journal of Urban Economics, 14(1), 40-54.