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==Transparency Scandal== |
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In early January 2010, it was revealed that Gruber did not disclose his financial consulting arrangement with the administration's HHS Department. For both the NYTimes, or the WA Post, while writing opinion pieces in favor of items contained in the ongoing Health Care Reform legislation, Gruber did not inform the newspapers of his financial conflicts of interest. After learning that Gruber did not disclose his financial ties, the NY Times issued a correction, saying "Professor Gruber signed a contract that obligated him to tell editors of such a relationship."<ref>{{Citation |last=NY Times |first=Editor, |date=January 9, 2010 |title=Editor's Note |newspaper=New York Times |url=http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/09/pageoneplus/corrections.html }}</ref> |
In early January 2010, it was revealed that Gruber did not disclose his financial consulting arrangement with the administration's HHS Department. For both the NYTimes, or the WA Post, while writing opinion pieces in favor of items contained in the ongoing Health Care Reform legislation, Gruber did not inform the newspapers of his financial conflicts of interest. After learning that Gruber did not disclose his financial ties, the NY Times issued a correction, saying "Professor Gruber signed a contract that obligated him to tell editors of such a relationship."<ref>{{Citation |last=NY Times |first=Editor, |date=January 9, 2010 |title=Editor's Note |newspaper=New York Times |url=http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/09/pageoneplus/corrections.html }}</ref> The details of the NYT contract, however, are unknown and no one can verify what disclosure obligations it placed on Dr. Gruber. |
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Gruber did disclose for a peer-reviewed journal, the New England Journal of Medicine. Similarly, the Washington Post indicated that Dr. Gruber had satisfied their disclosure requirements.<ref>Smith, Ben [http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/0110/Grubers_disclosure.html Gruber's Disclosure] </ref>. Paul Krugman's column from January 11 also defends Gruber, saying that while more disclosure would have been helpful, he had violated no ethics standard and presented no conflict of interest.<ref>Krugman, Paul [http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/01/11/jonathan-gruber/ Jonathan Gruber] </ref> |
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Gruber did disclose for a peer-reviewed journal, the New England Journal of Medicine. |
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==Notes== |
==Notes== |
Revision as of 21:34, 11 January 2010
Jonathan Gruber | |
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Nationality | United States |
Academic career | |
Institution | MIT |
Field | Health economics |
Alma mater | Harvard University (Ph.D., 1992) MIT (B.Sc., 1987) |
Information at IDEAS / RePEc |
Jonathan Holmes "Jon" Gruber (born September 30, 1965) is an American economist and a professor of economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He was called the Democratic Party's "most influential health-care expert" by the Washington Post.[1]. As such, a scandal, over his lack of transparency, emerged when it was unearthed that he had not been disclosing that the White House had paid him $392,600 for his analysis over the past year, while he was publicly supporting the legislation to reporters and in opinion pieces [2] [3].
Early years
Gruber was born on September 30, 1965. He completed his B.S. in Economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1987 and his Ph.D. in Economics from Harvard University in 1992.
Academic career
Gruber started his career as an assistant professor of economics at MIT. Currently, he is a professor of economics at MIT. He is also a research associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research.
Research
Gruber is known for his research on the areas of public finance and health economics. He is a co-editor of the Journal of Public Economics, an Associate Editor of the Journal of Health Economics, and the author of the widely used textbook, Public Finance and Public Policy.[4] In 2006, he received the American Society of Health Economists Inaugural Medal for the best health economist in the nation aged 40 and under.[5] He was elected a member of the Institute of Medicine in 2005.
Public service
From 1997 to 1998, Gruber served as Assistant Deputy Secretary for Economic Policy in the U. S. Treasury Department.
More recently, Gruber has served as an advisor on health care reform to political candidates and elected officials. He is frequently called upon to provide estimates of how various policy options might affect health insurance coverage. He bases those estimates on a model he developed.
Gruber has generally worked with Democrats, including all three of the leading presidential candidates in 2008, although he has advised some Republicans, as well. He was a key architect of the sweeping health insurance reforms that Massachusetts enacted in 2006, while Mitt Romney was governor. Gruber currently sits on the board of the state's "Connector," which helps oversee the implementation of those reforms.
Transparency Scandal
In early January 2010, it was revealed that Gruber did not disclose his financial consulting arrangement with the administration's HHS Department. For both the NYTimes, or the WA Post, while writing opinion pieces in favor of items contained in the ongoing Health Care Reform legislation, Gruber did not inform the newspapers of his financial conflicts of interest. After learning that Gruber did not disclose his financial ties, the NY Times issued a correction, saying "Professor Gruber signed a contract that obligated him to tell editors of such a relationship."[6] The details of the NYT contract, however, are unknown and no one can verify what disclosure obligations it placed on Dr. Gruber.
Gruber did disclose for a peer-reviewed journal, the New England Journal of Medicine. Similarly, the Washington Post indicated that Dr. Gruber had satisfied their disclosure requirements.[7]. Paul Krugman's column from January 11 also defends Gruber, saying that while more disclosure would have been helpful, he had violated no ethics standard and presented no conflict of interest.[8]
Notes
- ^ Bacon, Perry, Jr. (July 10, 2007), "For Democrats, Pragmatism On Universal Health Care", Washington Post
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(help) - ^ MIT Department of Economics : Jonathan Gruber : Short Biography
- ^ Honors & awards - Fall 2006 Soundings
- ^ NY Times, Editor, (January 9, 2010), "Editor's Note", New York Times
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Published works
- On February 15, 2006, the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities published an article by Dr. Gruber entitled "The Cost and Coverage Impact of the President's Heath Insurance Budget Proposals"[2]
- In his op-ed of December 4, 2008 in the New York Times titled "Medicine for the Job Market", Gruber argued that expanding health insurance, even in this grim financial times, would further stimulate the economy.[3]
He has published over 100 research articles.[4]
Personal Life
- Jonathan Gruber lives in Massachusetts with his wife Andrea Gruber, his sons Samuel and Jack Gruber, and his daughter Ava Gruber.
References
- ^ NY Times, Editor, (January 9, 2010), "Editor's Note", New York Times
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- ^ Gruber, Jonathan (December 4, 2008), "Medicine for the Job Market", New York Times
- ^ NBER Working Papers by Jonathan Gruber