Scholars@Duke

• Background
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  Education, Training, & Certifications

  • Ph.D., Northwestern University 2010
  • B.A., Williams College 2002
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  Previous Appointments & Affiliations

  • Associate Professor of Business Adminstration, Fuqua School of Business, Duke University 2017 - 2021
  • Assistant Professor of Business Administration, Fuqua School of Business, Duke University 2013 - 2017
• Recognition
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  In the News

  • OCT 30, 2019

    Fuqua School of Business

    Large Chains Dominate Dialysis Care. This Hurts Patients

  • APR 5, 2017

    Fuqua School of Business

    Fuqua Research Finds Connections Between Public University Alumni in State Legislatures and Funding

  • JUL 7, 2016

    Marketplace

    Ryan McDevitt: Will low interest rates drive up consumer spending?

  • MAY 18, 2016

    News Tip: New Overtime Rules Could Mean Short-Term Boost, Long-Term Pain, Economist Says

  • MAY 10, 2016

    Albany Times Union

    Ryan McDevitt: Banks need to improve and accelerate payment systems

  • APR 20, 2016

    Improving the Check-Cashing Industry For Customers and Businesses

  • APR 6, 2016

    Fox News, AP

    Ryan McDevitt comments: PayPal scraps North Carolina expansion plan over state's LGBT law

  • AUG 7, 2015

    Huffington Post

    Why you should probably never order a pizza online

  • AUG 4, 2015

    Triangle Business Journal

    Duke study: How self-service and human interaction influence consumer choices

  • JUL 28, 2015

    NPR’s “Morning Edition"

    Duke research: Let your fingers stroll down Yellow Pages' listings

  • OCT 29, 2014

    The Huffington Post

    Ryan McDevitt: How ordering food online is making you fat
• Research
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  Selected Grants

  • The Influences of Market Power, Mergers, and Provider Incentives on the Cost and Quality of Healthcare: The Case of Dialysis awarded by  National Science Foundation 2019 - 2022
• Publications & Artistic Works
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  Selected Publications

  • Academic Articles

    • Cerullo, Marcelo, Kelly Kaili Yang, James Roberts, Ryan C. McDevitt, and Anaeze C. Offodile. “Private Equity Acquisition And Responsiveness To Service-Line Profitability At Short-Term Acute Care Hospitals.” Health Affairs (Project Hope) 40, no. 11 (November 2021): 1697–1705. https://doi.org/10.1377/hlthaff.2021.00541.
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    • Lusk, Jay B., and Ryan C. McDevitt. “Backstop Price Caps in Commercial Health Care Markets.” Jama 326, no. 3 (July 2021): 276–77. https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2021.6809.
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    • Eliason, P. J., B. Heebsh, R. C. McDevitt, and J. W. Roberts. “How Acquisitions Affect Firm Behavior and Performance: Evidence from the Dialysis Industry.” Quarterly Journal of Economics 135, no. 1 (February 1, 2020): 221–67. https://doi.org/10.1093/qje/qjz034.
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    • Chatterji, A. K., J. Kim, and R. C. McDevitt. “School spirit: Legislator school ties and state funding for higher education.” Journal of Public Economics 164 (August 1, 2018): 254–69. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpubeco.2018.05.013.
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    • Grieco, P. L. E., and R. C. Mcdevitt. “Productivity and quality in health care: Evidence from the dialysis industry.” Review of Economic Studies 84, no. 3 (January 1, 2017): 1071–1105. https://doi.org/10.1093/restud/rdw042.
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    • Goldfarb, A., R. C. McDevitt, S. Samila, and B. S. Silverman. “The effect of social interaction on economic transactions: Evidence from changes in two retail formats.” Management Science 61, no. 12 (December 1, 2015): 2963–81. https://doi.org/10.1287/mnsc.2014.2030.
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    • Hochberg, Y. V., M. J. Mazzeo, and R. C. McDevitt. “Specialization and Competition in the Venture Capital Industry.” Review of Industrial Organization 46, no. 4 (June 1, 2015): 323–47. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11151-015-9462-3.
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    • Mcdevitt, R. C., and J. W. Roberts. “Market structure and gender disparity in health care: Preferences, competition, and quality of care.” Rand Journal of Economics 45, no. 1 (March 1, 2014): 116–39. https://doi.org/10.1111/1756-2171.12044.
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    • McDevitt, R. C. “"A" business by any other name: Firm name choice as a signal of firm quality.” Journal of Political Economy 122, no. 4 (January 1, 2014): 909–44. https://doi.org/10.1086/676333.
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    • Greenstein, S., and R. C. McDevitt. “The broadband bonus: Estimating broadband Internets economic value.” Telecommunications Policy 35, no. 7 (August 1, 2011): 617–32. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.telpol.2011.05.001.
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    • McDevitt, R. C. “Names and reputations: An empirical analysis.” American Economic Journal: Microeconomics 3, no. 3 (August 1, 2011): 193–209. https://doi.org/10.1257/mic.3.3.193.
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    • Greenstein, S., and R. McDevitt. “Evidence of a modest price decline in US broadband services.” Information Economics and Policy 23, no. 2 (June 1, 2011): 200–211. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.infoecopol.2011.03.002.
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  • Book Sections

    • McDevitt, R. C., and M. Mazzeo. “Business Strategy and Antitrust Economics.” In The Oxford Handbook of International Antitrust Economies, 2014.
    • McDevitt, R. C., and S. Greenstein. “Measuring the Broadband Bonus in Thirty OECD Nations.” In Measuring the Internet Economy, 2012.
    • McDevitt, R. C., and S. Greenstein. “The Global Broadband Bonus: Broadband Internet's Impact on Seven Countries.” In The Linked World: How ICT Is Transforming Societies, Cultures, and Economies, 2011.

  • Other Articles

    • McDevitt, Ryan. “Analysis of Health Care Effectiveness and Outcomes,” n.d.
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  • Scholarly Editions

    • Eliason, Paul J., Paul L. E. Grieco, Ryan C. McDevitt, and James W. Roberts. “Strategic Patient Discharge: the Case of Long-Term Care Hospitals.,” November 2018. https://doi.org/10.1257/aer.20170092.
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• Teaching & Mentoring
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  Recent Courses

  • HLTHPOL 396T: Bass Connections Health Policy & Innovation Research Team 2022
  • HLTHPOL 796T: Bass Connections Health Policy & Innovation Research Team 2022
  • HLTHMGMT 711: Economics and Strategy of Health Sector Management 2021
  • HLTHPOL 395T: Health Policy & Innovation Research Team 2021
  • HLTHPOL 795T: Bass Connections Health Policy & Innovation Research Team 2021
  • MGRECON 899: Independent Study 2021
  • QM 564QB: Empirical Analysis for Business Strategy 2021
  • QM 720QH: Analysis of Healthcare Effectiveness and Outcomes 2021
  • HLTHMGMT 711: Economics and Strategy of Health Sector Management 2020
  • HLTHMGMT 899: Independent Study 2020
  • MGRECON 899: Independent Study 2020
  • QM 779QH: Managerial Economics for Health Care 2020
  • QM 780QB: Managerial Economics 2020
• Scholarly, Clinical, & Service Activities
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  Outreach & Engaged Scholarship

  • Bass Connections Team Leader. Understanding Variations in Hospital Costs in Support of Value-Based Care Decisions. 2021 - 2022  2021 - 2022

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