Uwe E. Reinhardt
Uwe Reinhardt is a leading authority on healthcare economics. A native of Germany, Reinhardt has taught at Princeton University since 1968, where he is a James Madison Professor of Political Economy and Professor of Economics and Public Affairs at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs. Rising through the ranks from assistant professor of economics to his current position, he has taught courses in both micro- and macro-economic theory and policy, accounting for commercial, private, non-profit, and governmental enterprises, financial management for commercial and non-profit enterprises, and health economics and policy.
Recognized as one of the nation's leading authorities on health care economics, Reinhardt has been a member of the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences since 1978. He is a past president of the Association of Health Services Research.
From 1986 to 1995, Reinhardt served as a commissioner on the Physician Payment Review Committee, established in 1986 by Congress to advise it on issues related to the payment of physicians. He is a senior associate of the Judge Institute for Management of Cambridge University, UK, and a trustee of Duke University, and the Duke University Health System.
Reinhardt has been a member of numerous editorial boards, among them "The Journal of Health Economics," "The Milbank Memorial Quarterly," "Health Affairs," "The New England Journal of Medicine," and "The Journal of the American Medical Association." He received his Ph.D. from Yale University.
Papers & Publications
Amortization Table for Mortgages
That'll Be $135 For Your First Lecture
On the Economics of the Pharmaceutical Industry
An "All-American" Health Reform Proposal
The Art of Siffing Among Seasoned Adults: Can Economists be Trusted?
The Economist's Take on Employer-Provided Health Insurance
Health Care Sails Into a Perfect Storm: Will Obama Come to the Rescue?
Keeping Health Care Afloat: The United States Versus Canada
Living within Limits -- Practical Lessons and Moral Choices: Where Economics meets Ethics
Why any Health Care System, at any Time, Anywhere on Earth, Will Always be a Mishegaz
Why the French are to Blame for America's Banking Crisis

