Research Interests

Erin Johnson is an applied microeconomist whose research focuses on the economics of healthcare. She is particularly interested in labor market issues in healthcare, and she has recently studied the role of market learning in the referral relationship. She is currently studying physician report cards, physician incentives, and skill diffusion in healthcare. Erin holds a PhD in economics from the University of California, Berkeley. She previously worked at the Boston Consulting Group.

Working Papers

Ability Learning and the Career Path of Cardiac Specialists (R & R),

Draft

Physicians Treating Physicians: Information and Incentives in Childbirth (Submitted),

with M. Marit Rehavi. Draft Supplementary Tables

Provider Continuity and Patient Outcomes,

with M. Marit Rehavi, Daniela Carusi, M.D. and David Chan, M.D.

Physician Induced Demand,

Forthcoming in the Online Encyclopedia of Health Economics.