Willard G. Manning, PhD

Professor, Harris School and the Department of Health Studies

Willard G. Manning is a professor in the Harris School and the Department of Health Studies in the Division of the Biological Sciences. Manning’s primary area of interest is the effects of health insurance. He has studied the demand for various health services under both fee-for-service cost-sharing and prepaid insurance, as well as the impact on the appropriateness of care and health status. In recent work, he has examined the optimal insurance coverage for preventive care and treatment, considering the trade-off between the costs from moral hazard and the gains from risk-pooling across medical services and over time in health insurance. He has also been examining the health effects of insuring the formerly uninsured when the near-elderly become Medicare-eligible at age 65.

Manning has also examined statistical, measurement, and economic issues in modeling the use of health services and health care expenditures. Recently he has been developing a robust method for dealing with censored cost data. His research interests further include the economics of poor health habits, such as smoking and heavy drinking.

Manning is a member of the Institute of Medicine. He received his BS in 1968 from the California Institute of Technology, MA in 1971 from Stanford University, and PhD in 1973 from Stanford University.

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Willard Manning

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1155 E. 60th Street, Chicago, IL 60637
Suite 193
E-mail: w-manning@uchicago.edu
Phone: 773-702-2067


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