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Charles Courtemanche , PhD
Director of the Institute for the Study of Free Enterprise, Professor

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244
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(859) 323-7990
Email
courtemanche@uky.edu

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Education

  • PhD, Washington University in St. Louis, 2008
  • MA, Washington University in St. Louis, 2003
  • BS, Centre College, 2002

Dr. Courtemanche is an Associate Professor of Economics in the Gatton College of Business and Economics at the University of Kentucky and Director of the Institute for the Study of Free Enterprise. He is a health economist and applied microeconomist with particular research interests in the economics of obesity and nutrition, health insurance, COVID-19, and big box retailers. He has published 50 papers in a variety of journals including the Economic Journal, Journal of Public Economics, Journal of Health Economics, Health Affairs, Journal of Urban Economics, Journal of Economic History, Journal of Risk and Uncertainty, and Journal of Policy Analysis and Management. According to Research Papers in Economics, he is the top-ranked economist in Kentucky in terms of research productivity over the past ten years. He has received research funding from the National Institutes of Health, United States Department of Agriculture, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, and Food and Drug Administration. Dr. Courtemanche is also lead editor of the Southern Economic, a Research Associate in the Health Economics Program at the National Bureau of Economic Research, and a Research Affiliate with the Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA).

Selected Publications

  • C. Courtemanche, R. Tchernis, and B. Ukert. The Effect of Smoking on Obesity: Evidence from a Randomized Trial . Journal of Health Economics, 2018
  • C. Courtemanche, J. Marton, B. Ukert, A. Yelowitz, and D. Zapata. Early Impacts of the Affordable Care Act on Health Insurance Coverage in Medicaid Expansion and Non-Expansion States. Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2017
  • C. Courtemanche, G. Heutel, D. Bradford, P. McAlvanah, and C. Ruhm. Time Preferences and Consumer Behavior. Journal of Risk and Uncertainty, 2017
  • C. Courtemanche, S. Barbaresco, and Y. Qi. Impacts of the Affordable Care Act Dependent Coverage Mandate on Health-Related Outcomes of Young Adults. Journal of Health Economics, 2015
  • C. Courtemanche, G. Heutel, and P. McAlvanah. Impatience, Incentives, and Obesity. Economic Journal, 2015
  • C. Courtemanche and D. Zapata. Does Universal Coverage Improve Health? The Massachusetts Experience. Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2014
  • C. Courtemanche and A. Carden. Supersizing Supercenters? The Impact of Walmart Supercenters on Body Mass Index and Obesity. Journal of Urban Economics, 2011
  • C. Courtemanche and K. Snowden. Repairing a Mortgage Crisis: HOLC Lending and its Impact on Local Housing Markets. Journal of Economic History, 2011
  • C. Courtemanche and D. He. Tax Incentives and the Decision to Purchase Long-Term Care Insurance. Journal of Public Economics, 2009
  • C. Courtemanche Rising Cigarette Prices and Rising Obesity: Coincidence or Unintended Consequence?. Journal of Health Economics, 2009

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