Victor R. Fuchs
Henry J. Kaiser, Jr. Professor of Economics (Emeritus)
Contact Info:
fuchs@newage3.stanford.edu
Page in Stanford Directory
Phone: 650-326-7639
Office: NBER
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Interests
- Research: Economics of health and medical care, family economics, future of American society, economics of aging
- Current Research: Economics of health and medical care, role of values in economic policy, individual and social responsibility for human services
- Teaching: Economics of health and medical care; economics and social policy
- Professional Affiliations: AEA, American Philosophical Society, Institute of Medicine, American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Recent Publications
(1) “Economics, Values, and Health Care Reform,” The American Economic Review, 86 (1), pp. 1-24, March, 1996 (Note: This is the Presidential Address at the January 1996 meetings)
(2) “Health and Medical Care” (with Alan M. Garber), Agenda for the Nation, Henry J. Aaron, James M. Lindsay, and Pietro S. Novola, editors, Washington DC: The Bookings Institution Press, 2003
(3) “Reflections on the Socio-Economic Correlates of Health,” Journal of Health Economics, 2004
List of Stanford Working Papers
Current Courses
Education
Ph.D., M.A., Columbia University; B.S., New York University