Richard J. Butler

Department of Economics

Brigham Young University

Professor

Email: richard_butler@byu.edu

Qualifications

1979 Ph.D., University of Chicago, Economics

Publications (selected)

1. Butler, Richard J., Harold H. Gardner), “Moral hazard and Benefits consumption Capital in Program Overlap: The Case of Workers’ Compensation,” inFoundations and Trends in MicroeconomicsVol. 6, No. 1 (2011) 1–52.
2. Butler, Richard J., William Johnson, Barbara Wilson), "A Modified Measure of Health Care Disparities Applied to Birth Weight Disparities and Subsequent Mortality"Health Economics,Volume 21, Issue 2, pages 113–126, February 2012.
3. Butler, Richard J. Taylor Davis, William Johnson, Harold Gardner (2011) “The Effects of Non-Adherence with Prescription Drugs Among Older Adults”,American Journal of Managed Care, 2011 Feb;17(2):153-60.
4. Ruser, John, Richard J. Butler (2010), "The Economics of Occupational Safety and Health", Foundations and Trends® in Microeconomics: Vol. 5: No 5, pp 301-354.
5. McShane, Michael, Larry Cox (2010) “Regulatory competition and forbearance: Evidence from the life insurance industry”,Journal of Banking and Finance, March 2010 34(2): 522-32.

Profile Details

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