Overview
Ryan McDevitt is an economist.
Current Appointments & Affiliations
Professor of Business Administration
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2021 - Present
Fuqua School of Business
Professor of Economics
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2021 - Present
Economics,
Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Affiliate Faculty Member, Duke-Margolis Institute for Health Policy
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2024 - Present
Duke-Margolis Institute for Health Policy,
University Institutes and Centers
Recent Publications
The Need for Speed: Demand, Regulation, and Welfare on the Margin of Alternative Financial Services
Journal Article Review of Economics and Statistics · September 11, 2025 We use a nonlinear reduction in a bank’s check-cashing fees and variation in regulated check-clearing times to identify the elasticity of demand for cashing checks rather than depositing them. We find that an extra day of check-clearing time makes account ... Full text CiteFinancial Ties, Market Structure, Commercial Prices, and Medical Director Compensation in Dialysis.
Journal Article JAMA health forum · June 2025 ImportanceGrowing consolidation in the dialysis industry has raised concerns about market power and the potential need for antitrust enforcement, but a lack of data previously prevented a systematic analysis of these issues.ObjectiveTo do ... Full text CiteAmbulance Taxis: The Impact of Regulation and Litigation on Health Care Fraud.
Journal Article The journal of political economy · May 2025 We study the effectiveness of pay-and-chase lawsuits and upfront regulations for combating health care fraud. Between 2003 and 2017, Medicare spent $7.7 billion on 37.5 million regularly scheduled ambulance rides for patients traveling to and from dialysis ... Full text CiteRecent Grants
Effects of Negotiated Price Transparency Regulations: Evidence from Hospital Prices
ResearchMentor · Awarded by Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality · 2023 - 2025Vertical Integration of Specialty Physician Practices and the Association with Private Equity Acquisition of Short-term Acute Care Hospitals
ResearchMentor · Awarded by National Institute for Health Care Management Foundation · 2022 - 2025Can Auctions Fight Fraud? Lessons from Medicare's Durable Medical Equipment Competitive Bidding Program
ResearchCo-Principal Investigator · Awarded by Boston University · 2023 - 2025View All Grants
Education, Training & Certifications
Northwestern University ·
2010
Ph.D.
Williams College ·
2002
B.A.