CHSR Faculty
Associate Professor, J. Mack Robinson College of Business,
Georgia State University
Department of Economics
Ph.D., Economics, University of California, Berkeley
M.A., Economics, University of California, Berkeley
B.A., Economics, Union College, Schnectady, New York
ecopgf@langate.gsu.edu
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· Cost-benefit analysis of healthcare prevention strategies
· Economic analysis of the AIDS epidemic
· Impact of healthcare reforms and policies on business
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As an experienced, senior health economist, Dr. Farnham has been
involved in many research projects which examine a diversity of
economic and public policy issues stemming from the impact of HIV/AIDS.
Dr. Farnham has served as an Associate Professor of Economics at
Georgia State University and Visiting Senior Health Economist at
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. His numerous research
projects and publications on economics, public health policy, HIV/AIDS,
and the impact on business include a study of the costs and effectiveness
of interventions to prevent perinatal transmission of HIV; a study
of the cost-effectiveness of rapid screening tests for HIV prevention;
a study of the costs to business for an HIV-infected worker; and
a study of the knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, and behavior of the
business community relative to HIV/AIDS. Dr. Farnham has published
in the American Economic Review, Inquiry, New England Journal
of Medicine, Pharmacoeconomics, Public Finance Review, Social Science
Quarterly, Southern Economic Journal, Public Health Reports, and
the American Journal of Preventive Medicine. In addition to
other publications published in edited works and presentations,
Dr. Farnham coauthored the second edition of a textbook of collected
cases in public policy analysis.
He teaches a variety of economics courses including Health Economics,
Disease Prevention and Control, and Economics of the Public Sector.
Dr. Farnham is a member of several professional associations including
the American Economic Association, the American Public Health Association,
and the Association for Health Services Research.
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