John Cairns MA MPhil
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John Cairns graduated MA(Hons) in Economic Science from the University of Aberdeen. After a year of graduate study at the University of York he spent two years as a research fellow in the Institute for Social and Economic Research. This was followed by a return to the University of Aberdeen where he spent eleven years as a lecturer in the Department of Economics. In 1989 he took up a post as senior research fellow in the Health Economics Research Unit and was appointed director in 1993. He was awarded a personal chair in 2002. He took up his current post in May 2004.
Affiliation
Teaching
In 2011-12 lecturer on Introduction to Health Economics (for HPPF students), Economic Evaluation, and Economic Analysis for Health Policy modules. Deputy module co-ordinator on the distance learning module Economic Evaluation.
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Selected publications
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Descriptive Validity of Alternative Intertemporal Models for Health Outcomes: An Axiomatic Test
van der Pol, M.; Cairns, J.
Health Economics, 2011; 20(7):770-782
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Think Twice before You Book? Modelling the Choice of Public Vs Private Dentist in a Choice Experiment
Kiiskinen, U.; Suominen-Taipale, A.L.; Cairns, J.
Health Economics, 2010; 19(6):670-682
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Cost Utility Evaluation of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation as a Bridge to Transplant for Children With End-Stage Heart Failure due to Dilated Cardiomyopathy
Brown, K.L.; Wray, J.; Wood, T.L.; Mc Mahon, A.M.; Burch, M.; Cairns, J.
Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation, 2009; 28(1):32-38
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Comparison of two methods of eliciting time preference for future health states
van der Pol, M.; Cairns, J.
Social Science & Medicine, 2008; 67(5):883-889
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Measurement of risk perception in the offshore oil and gas industry
Cairns, J; Adie, W; Osman, L;
Risk Management, 2008; 10:205-217
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Time preferences for health in northern Tanzania : an empirical analysis of alternative discounting models.
Robberstad, B.; Cairns, J.;
Pharmacoeconomics, 2007; 25(1):73-88
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Preferences over dental restorative materials among young patients and dental professionals.
Espelid, I.; Cairns, J.; Askildsen, J.E.; Qvist, V.; Gaarden, T.; Tveit, A.B.;
Eur J Oral Sci, 2006; 114(1):15-21
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Developments in discounting: With special reference to future health events
Cairns, J.
Resource and Energy Economics, 2006; 28(3):282-297
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