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Barton H. Hamilton

Robert Brookings Smith Distinguished Professor · Washington University in St. Louis (Olin Business School)

Robert Brookings Smith Distinguished Professor of Economics, Management and Entrepreneurship at Washington University's Olin Business School. Works on entrepreneurship, health economics, labor economics and econometrics.

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Published Review of Economic Dynamics Published Aug 2026

Medical innovation and health disparities

Barton H. Hamilton · Andrés Hincapié · Emma C. Kalish · Nicholas W. Papageorge

This paper asks why medical innovation can widen health disparities even when it unambiguously improves health for everyone who takes it. The authors argue that the standard access-versus-preferences …

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