Laurence C. Baker

Laurence C. Baker
Professor, Health Research and Policy, Stanford University
The Bing Professor of Human Biology, Stanford University
Senior Fellow, Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research
Additional Administrative Titles
Director of the Scholarly Concentration Program, Stanford University
Fellow, Stanford Center for Health Policy
Research Statement
Much of my current research examines the impacts of changing financial incentives, regulations, and organizational structures on health care provision and costs. One aspect of work in this area involves studying impacts of managed care and related insurance arrangements on things like health care costs, the pricing of physician services, prices for health insurance, and the availability and utilization of medical technologies. Other work examines factors influencing the adoption and use of medical technologies more generally, including particular work on imaging equipment. I am also interested in a range of other questions about health care systems, physicians organizations, provider compensation, health care cost growth, and health care quality.
Academic Degrees
- PhD, Princeton University, Economics, 1994
- MA, Princeton University, Economics, 1994
Academic Appointments
- Professor, Health Research & Policy
Professional Experience
- Director of the Scholarly Concentration Program, Stanford University, 2007 - Present
- Chief of Health Services Research, Department of Health Research and Policy, 2001 - Present
- Research Associate, National Bureau of Economic Research, 2002 - Present
- Fellow, Stanford Center for Health Policy, 2000 - Present
Awards and Honors
- ASHE Medal, American Society of Health Economists, 2008
- Alice S. Hersh Young Investigator Award, Academy for Health Services Research and Health Policy, 2000
- NIHCM Research Award, National Institute for Health Care Management, 1999