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Seth A. SeaburySanta Monica Office Economist EducationPh.D. in economics, Columbia University |
Biography
Seth Seabury is an Economist at RAND. His research focuses on how law and legal institutions impact health care and labor markets, with a particular emphasis on medical malpractice, workers' compensation, and the health and employment outcomes of the disabled. His research has examined the optimal injury compensation for public safety employees, the effect of disabling workplace injuries on earnings and labor force participation, factors that influence the pre-trial settlement of civil disputes and the impact of liability for medical malpractice on health care costs. Dr. Seabury is currently leading a major effort to evaluate the impact of recent legislative reforms on the disability management practices of employers and employment outcomes for workers. He also serves on the National Occupational Research Agenda (NORA) Services Sector Council.
Research Focus
Labor economics and industrial organization; workers' compensation; medical malpractice; civil litigation; Law and Economics; Health Economics
RAND Research Areas
Civil Justice; Health and Health Care; Workforce and Workplace
Recent Projects
- The Impact of Policies Promoting Return to Work of Disabled Workers in California
- Medical Malpractice Liability and Medical Costs
- Post-Trial Adjustments to Civil Jury Verdicts
- Evaluation of workers' compensation permanent partial disability (PPD) compensation in California
- Study of the impact of liability for medical malpractice on medical cost and technology adoption.
Selected Publications
Lakdawalla, Darius, Reville, Robert T., and Seth A. Seabury, "How Does Health Insurance Affect Workers' Compensation Filing? (forthcoming)", Economic Inquiry, 2006
Seabury, Seth A., Reville, Robert T., and Frank Neuhauser, "Physician Shopping in Workers' Compensation: Evidence from California", Journal of Empirical Legal Studies, 3(1), 2006
Seabury, Seth A., Robert T. Reville, Hilary J. Rhodes and Leslie I. Boden, "How Can Behavioral Economics Inform Research on Workplace Injuries?", Workplace Injuries and Diseases: Prevention and Compensation, 2005
Chandra, Amitabh, Nundy, Shantanu and Seth A. Seabury, "The Growth of Physician Medical Malpractice Payments: Evidence From the National Practitioner Databank", Health Affairs, 2005
Seabury, Seth A., Nicholas M. Pace and Robert T. Reville, "Forty Years of Civil Jury Verdicts", Journal of Empirical Legal Studies, 1(1), 2004
Biography
Seth Seabury is an Economist at RAND. His research focuses on how law and legal institutions impact health care and labor markets, with a particular emphasis on medical malpractice, workers' compensation, and the health and employment outcomes of the disabled. His research has examined the optimal injury compensation for public safety employees, the effect of disabling workplace injuries on earnings and labor force participation, factors that influence the pre-trial settlement of civil disputes and the impact of liability for medical malpractice on health care costs. Dr. Seabury is currently leading a major effort to evaluate the impact of recent legislative reforms on the disability management practices of employers and employment outcomes for workers. He also serves on the National Occupational Research Agenda (NORA) Services Sector Council.
Research Focus
Law and economics; health economics; labor economics; civil justice and litigation; economic consequences of disability; workplace safety and health
RAND Research Areas
Civil Justice; Health and Health Care; Workforce and Workplace
Recent Projects
- The Impact of Policies Promoting Return to Work of Disabled Workers in California
- Medical Malpractice Liability and Medical Costs
- Post-Trial Adjustments to Civil Jury Verdicts
Research Focus
Labor economics; industrial organization; law and economics; workers' compensation; civil justice; medical malpractice; public safety
RAND Research Areas
Civil Justice; Health and Health Care; Workforce and Workplace
Recent Projects
- Evaluation of workers' compensation permanent partial disability (PPD) compensation in California
- Study of the impact of liability for medical malpractice on medical cost and technology adoption
Selected Publications
Lakdawalla, Darius, Reville, Robert T., and Seth A. Seabury, "How Does Health Insurance Affect Workers' Compensation Filing?", Economic Inquiry, 45(2), 2007
Seabury, Seth A., Reville, Robert T., and Frank Neuhauser, "Physician Shopping in Workers' Compensation: Evidence from California", Journal of Empirical Legal Studies, 3(1), 2006
Chandra, Amitabh, Nundy, Shantanu and Seth A. Seabury, "The Growth of Physician Medical Malpractice Payments: Evidence From the National Practitioner Databank", Health Affairs, (June), 2005
Seabury, Seth A., Nicholas M. Pace and Robert T. Reville, "Forty Years of Civil Jury Verdicts", Journal of Empirical Legal Studies, 1(1), 2004
Bhattacharya, Jayanta, Neuhauser, Frank, Reville, Robert T. and Seth A. Seabury, "Using Empirical Data on Earnings Losses to Improve Permanent Disability Ratings", Journal of Risk and Insurance (forthcoming - 2009)
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