Benjamin Chartock

Benjamin Chartock is currently serving as an Assistant Professor in the Economics Department at Bentley University, located in Waltham, Massachusetts. His main area of research expertise lies in Health Economics, although he has also made significant contributions to the fields of Industrial Organization and Information Economics.

He earned his PhD from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and graduated magna cum laude with a BA from Cornell University. Before pursuing his graduate studies, he gained valuable experience working at the Bureau of Economics within the Federal Trade Commission.

Education

• Ph.D., The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, 2022
• B.A. Economics, magna cum laude, Cornell University, 2014

Research Interests

Health Economics, Industrial Organization, Economics of Information

Teaching Experience

Bentley University, Department of Economics
Instructor,

• Intermediate Microeconomics (UG), Fall 2022
• Health Economics (UG), Spring 2023
• Microeconomic Foundations of Health Care (MBA), Spring 2023

University of Pennsylvania, Wharton
Teaching Assistant,

• Economics of Pharmaceutical and Biotech Industries (MBA & UG), 2019-2020
• Health Care Entrepreneurship (UG), Fall 2020
• Health Care Systems 101 (UG), Spring 2018
• Summer Undergraduate Minority Research (SUMR) program, Mentor/Supervisor

Cornell University
Teaching Assistant,

• Introductory Statistics (UG), Fall 2013, Spring 2014

Publications

Journal Articles

• Duffy, E., Adler, L., Chartock, B., Trish, E. (2022). Dispute Resolution Outcomes for Surprise Bills in Texas. JAMA.
• Gordon, A., Liu, Y., Chartock, B., Chi, W. (2022). Provider Charges and State Surprise Billing Laws: Evidence from New York and California. Health Affairs.
• Chartock, B., Adler, L., Ly, B., Duffy, E., Trish, E. (2021). Arbitration Over Out-of-Network Medical Bills: Evidence from New Jersey Payment Disputes. Health Affairs.
• Biener, A., Chartock, B., Garmon, C., Trish, E. (2021). Emergency Physicians Recover a Higher Share of Charges from Out-of-Network Care Than From In-Network Care. Health Affairs.
• Chartock, B., Garmon, C., Schutz, S. (2019). Consumers Responses to Surprise Medical Bills. Health Affairs.
• Garmon, C., Chartock, B. (2017). One in Five Inpatient Emergency Department Cases May Lead to Surprise Bills. Health Affairs.

Book Chapters

• Pauly, M., Winston, F., Naylor, M., Burns, L. R., Muller, R., Asch, D., Werner, R., Volpp, K., Desai, B., Chaiyachati, K., Chartock, B. (2022). Seemed Like a Good Idea: Evidence versus Alchemy-Based Approaches to Healthcare Management Innovation In , (Eds.) . Cambridge: Cambridge University Press