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William N. Evans, Ph.D.<br />

Professor, Economics and Econometrics<br />

Biography<br />

William Evans received his Ph.D. in economics in 1987 from Duke University, and for 20 years<br />

was a faculty member in the Department of Economics at the University of Maryland. In 2007,<br />

he joined the faculty at the University of Notre Dame as the Keough-Hesburgh Professor<br />

of Economics in the Department of Economics and Econometrics. His research covers a<br />

broad range of areas, including labor economics, public finance, health economics, and the<br />

economics of education. His papers have appeared in the top journals in the profession, and<br />

his research is frequently cited in multiple disciplines. Much of his research uses natural and<br />

quasi-experimental variation to identify economic relationships. His work has been supported<br />

by grants from the National Science Foundation, the National Institutes of Health, and a variety<br />

of private foundations. Currently he is the editor of the Journal of Human Resources, a research<br />

associate of the National Bureau of Economic Research, and a member of the National Advisory<br />

Committee for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Health Policy Scholars <strong>Program</strong>.<br />

Lecture<br />

The Obama Health Care Reform Plan<br />

This lecture does three things: First, it outlines the four key issues that any comprehensive health care reform package should<br />

address. Second, it outlines the Obama plan and discusses how it addresses these four key issues. Third, it suggests some likely<br />

impacts of the proposed health care reform.<br />

40 The Hesburgh Lecture Series, <strong>2012</strong> <strong>Program</strong><br />

Categories<br />

Economics, Government

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