Department of Economics and Finance
University of Canterbury
Mailing address: Private Bag 4800, Christchurch, New Zealand
E-mail: andrea.menclova@canterbury.ac.nz
Office phone: +64 3 364 2823
Health Economics, Public Economics, Applied Microeconomics
Ph.D., University of New Hampshire, May 2006
M.A., University of New Hampshire, May 2003
B.A., Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic, July 2001
“The Economics of Childbearing: Three Essays”
Committee: Karen S. Conway (Chair), Reagan A. Baughman, Partha Deb, Robert D. Mohr, and Robert S. Woodward
Essay #1: “What about Mom? The Forgotten Beneficiary of the Medicaid Expansions”
Essay #2: “The Effects of Unemployment on Childbearing,” under review
Essay #3: “Paternity Deferments and the Timing of Births: U.S. Natality during the Vietnam War”
"An Empirical Analysis of Health and Safety in Employment Sentencing in New Zealand," (with Alan Woodfield), Asia Pacific Law and Economics Review, 2011, 1, pp. 5-34.
"The Effects of Weather on Crime," (with James Horrocks), New Zealand Economic Papers, 45:3, pp. 231-254.
“The Incidence and Cost of New Onset Hyperlipidemia Claims among US Wait-Listed and Transplanted Renal Allograft Recipients,” (with Robert S. Woodward, Timothy F. Page, Mark A. Schnitzler, and Daniel C. Brennan), The Open Transplantation Journal, 2010, 4, pp. 5-13.
“Paternity Deferments and the Timing of Births: U.S. Natality during the Vietnam War,” Economic Inquiry, 2009, 47:2, pp. 351-365.
"What about Mom? The Forgotten Beneficiary of the Medicaid Expansions,” (with Karen S.
Conway), Southern Economic Journal, 2008, 74:4, pp. 1070-1104.
“Maternal Health: Does Prenatal Care Make a Difference?,” (with
Karen S. Conway), Health Economics, 2006, 15, pp. 461-488.
“The Incidence and Costs of Sepsis and Pneumonia Before and After
Renal Transplantation in the US,” (with Robert S. Woodward,
Jean-Francois Ricci, and Daniel C. Brennan), American Journal of
Transplantation, 2006, 6, pp. 129-139.
“Renal Graft Survival and Calcineurin Inhibitor,” (with Robert S.
Woodward, Mark A. Schnitzler, and Daniel C. Brennan), Transplantation,
2005, 80:5, pp. 629-633.
“Tacrolimus versus Cyclosporine Microemulsion: Immunosuppressive
Regimen Makes a Difference in Living Renal Transplantation,” (with
Robert S. Woodward and Daniel C. Brennan), American Journal of
Transplantation, 2005, 5, Supplement 11, Abstract 1366, pp. 503-504.
“Immunosuppressive Regimen Makes a Difference in Cadaveric Renal
Transplantation: Tacrolimus versus Cyclosporine Microemulsion,” (with
Robert S. Woodward and Daniel C. Brennan), American Journal of
Transplantation, 2005, 5, Supplement 11, Abstract 974, p. 404.
“The Incidence, Costs, and Outcomes of CMV Before and After Renal
Transplantation,” (with Robert S. Woodward, Mark A. Schnitzler, Xiaolan Yang, and Daniel
C. Brennan), American Journal of Transplantation, 2005, 5, Supplement
11, Abstract 1059, p. 426.
“The Incidence and Accumulative Costs of Sepsis and Pneumonia Before
and After Renal Transplantation in the United States” (with Robert S.
Woodward, Jean-Francois Ricci, and Daniel C. Brennan), Transplantation,
2004, 78:2, Supplement, Abstract P840, pp. 495-496.
“The Incidence and Costs of Hepatitis Before and After Renal
Transplantation,” (with Daniel C. Brennan, Gerardo Machnicki, and
Robert S. Woodward), Transplantation, 2004, 78:2, Supplement, Abstract
P798, p. 481.
“Renal Graft Survival With Tacrolimus Versus Cyclosporine Microemulsion
– A Registry Analysis,” (with Robert S. Woodward, Mark A. Schnitzler,
and Daniel C. Brennan), Transplantation, 2004, 78:2, Supplement,
Abstract O288, p. 113.
“Renal Graft Survival and Calcineurin Inhibitor,” (with Robert S.
Woodward, Mark A. Schnitzler, and Daniel C. Brennan), American Journal
of Transplantation, 2004, 4, Supplement 8, Abstract 703, p. 349.
“Did Insurance Reduce Racial Disparities in Kidney Graft Survival?”
(with Robert S. Woodward, Mark A. Schnitzler, and Daniel C. Brennan),
American Journal of Transplantation, 2003, 3, Supplement 5, Abstract
712, pp. 334-335.
“The Economics of Health Reconsidered,” 2nd edition, by Thomas Rice
(with Robert S. Woodward), Inquiry, 2003, 40:2, pp. 210-211.
"Home Heating and Asthma," (with Rachel Webb)
“An Empirical Analysis of Sentencing Severity for Offences under New Zealand’s
Health and Safety Legislation,” (with Alan Woodfield), Supported by a research
grant from the College of Business and Economics, University of Canterbury, December 2007.
"Midwifery in New Zealand: Government Policies, Provider Choice, and Health Outcomes,” (with Rachel Webb)
"Soaking up the Sun: The Role of Vitamin D and Race in the Production of Infant Health,” (with Karen S.
Conway and Jennifer Trudeau)
“Soaking up the Sun: The Role of Vitamin D and Race in the Production of Infant Health,” (with Karen S. Conway and Jennifer Trudeau), presented at the Health Economics Workshop, Wellington, New Zealand, October 2011.
"Home Heating and Asthma in New Zealand," (with Rachel Webb), presented at the iHEA11 Conference, Toronto, Canada, July 2011.
“Midwifery in New Zealand: Government Policies, Provider Choice, and Health Outcomes,” poster presented at the iHEA09 Conference, Beijing, China, July 2009.
“Midwifery in New Zealand: Government Policies, Provider Choice, and Health Outcomes,” presented at the ESAM08 Conference, Wellington, New Zealand, July 2008.
“The Effects of Unemployment on Fertility in New Zealand,” (with Joanne Laban), poster presented at the 5th Health Services and Policy Research Conference, Auckland, New Zealand, December 2007.
“The Effects of Unemployment on Childbearing,” presented at the iHEA Conference, Copenhagen, Denmark, July 2007.
“The Forgotten Beneficiary of the Medicaid Expansions,” (with Karen S. Conway), presented at the Southern Economic Association Meetings, Washington, DC, November 2005.
“Immunosuppression Regimen Makes a Difference in Cadaveric and Living Renal Transplantation: Tacrolimus vs. Cyclosporine Microemulsion,” (with Robert S. Woodward and Daniel C. Brennan), presented at the ASN Conference, Philadelphia, November 2005.
“The Incidence, Cost, and Outcome Effects of Infections Two Years Before and After Kidney Transplantation,” (with Robert S. Woodward, Jean-Francois Ricci, and Daniel C. Brennan), presented at the iHEA Conference, Barcelona, Spain, July 2005.
“The Forgotten Beneficiary of the Medicaid Expansions,” (with Karen S. Conway), presented at the AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting, Boston, MA, June 2005. Selected as one of the “2005 Most Outstanding Abstracts.”
“The Forgotten Beneficiary of the Medicaid Expansions,” (with Karen S. Conway), presented at the Eastern Economic Association Meetings, Washington, DC, February 2004.
“Maternal Health: Does Prenatal Care Make a Difference?” (with Karen
S. Conway), presented at the Eastern Economic Association Meetings, New
York, NY, February 2003.
Lecturer, Microeconomic Theory with Calculus, Department of Economics, University of Canterbury, 2010.
Lecturer, Health Economics Overview, Department of Economics, University of Canterbury, 2008-2009.
Lecturer, Health Economics - Honours, Department of Economics, University of Canterbury, 2007-2011.
Lecturer, Public Economics I., Department of Economics, University of Canterbury, 2007-2009.
Instructor, Principles of Microeconomics, Department of Economics, University of New Hampshire, 2005.
Recipient of the University of Canterbury, College of Business and Economics, Early Career Researcher of the Year Award, 2008.
Recipient of the University of Canterbury, College of Business and Economics, College Teaching Award, 2008.
Postdoctoral Fellow, Novartis Pharma, Basel – Switzerland,
July-September 2006.
Member of Omicron Delta Epsilon, International Honor Society in Economics, April 2006.
Awarded the University of New Hampshire Dissertation Fellowship, academic year 2005-2006.
Received Outstanding Graduate Assistant Award, academic year 2003-2004.
Research Assistant, Departments of Health Management and Policy and Economics, University of New Hampshire, September 2002-July 2005.
Seminar Coordinator, Department of Economics and Finance, University of Canterbury, 2009-2010.
Graduate student supervisor (Joanne Laban, Gemma Mabin, James Horrocks, Darian Woods, Rachel Webb).
Discussant, “Race, Gender, Poverty and Healthcare I” and “Work at Home” sessions at the Southern Economic Association Meetings, Washington, DC, November 2005.
Chair and Discussant, “Health Economics: Hospitals, Prescriptions and National Health Insurance” session at the Eastern Economic Association Meetings, Washington, DC, February 2004.
Discussant, “Tax Policies” session at the Eastern Economic Association Meetings, New York, NY, February 2003.
Referee for Medical Care, the Journal of Economic Psychology, the Journal of General Internal Medicine, The B.E. Journals in Economic Analysis & Policy, the Journal of Economic Surveys, Contemporary Economic Policy, Review of Economics of the Household, the Working Paper Series of the Institute for Economic Studies at Charles University, the Health Services Research Journal, and the New Zealand Economic Papers.
Member of the American Economic Association, the Southern Economic Association, the International Health Economics Association, AcademyHealth, and The Committee on the Status of Women in the Economics Profession.
Czech and English fluent, German good.
Seamus Hogan, PhD; Senior Lecturer in Economics, University of Canterbury (seamus.hogan@canterbury.ac.nz)
Karen S. Conway, PhD; Professor of Economics, University of New Hampshire (ksconway@cisunix.unh.edu)
Robert Reed, PhD; Professor of Economics, University of Canterbury (bob.reed@canterbury.ac.nz)