Departmental Affiliations
Research Interests
- Health Policy and Management
- Economic impacts
- econometric models
- mental health disability benefits
- mental health insurance
Experiences & Accomplishments
Dr. Salkever’s current research projects include 1) specifying and estimating econometric models of transitions from private long-term disability benefits to SSDI for those suffering from a mental disorder; 2) financing of care for the severely mentally ill; and 3) developing national estimates of the impact of occupational injuries and illnesses on Social Security Disability Insurance.
Dr. Salkever also serves as a technical advisor for the Maryland Citizens Health Initiative to study the feasibility of a Universal Health Plan for the State. He has researched extensively the impacts of pharmaceutical pricing and the cost impacts of hospital treatments and insurance plans.
Honors & Awards
Woodrow Wilson Fellow, 1965-66 Woodrow Wilson Dissertation Fellow, 1967-68 Harvard University Scholarship, 1966-67 U.S.P.H.S. Traineeship Grant, 1968-70 Delta Omega Georgescu-Roegen Prize in Economics, 1992-93
Select Publications
Domino, Marisa Elena and Salkever, David. “Price Elasticity and Pharmaceutical Selection: The Influence of Managed Care,” Health Economics, forthcoming.
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Salkever, David S. “Tickets Without Takers? Potential Economic Barriers to the Supply of Rehabilitation Services to Beneficiaries with Mental Disorders,” in Bell and Rupp (eds.), Paying for Results in Vocational Rehabilitation: Will Provider Incentives Work for Ticket to Work?, Washington, DC: The Urban Institute, forthcoming.
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Slade, Eric and Salkever, David. “Symptom Effects on Employment in a Structural Model of Mental Illness and Treatment: Analysis of Patients with Schizophrenia,” Journal of Mental Health Policy and Economics, Vol. 4, (2001), pp. 25-34.
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Salkever, David S.; Shinogle, Judith A.; Purushothaman, Mohankumar. “Employer Disability Management Strategies and Other Predictors of Injury Claims Rates and Costs: Analysis of Employment-Based Long Term Disability Insurance Claims,” Journal of Safety Research, Vol. 32, (2001), pp. 157-185.
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Salkever, David S., Shinogle, Judith A. and Purushothaman, Mohankumar. “Employers’ Disability Management Activities: Descriptors and an Exploratory Test of the Financial Incentives Hypothesis,” Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation, Vol. 10, No. 3, (2000), pp. 199-214.