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Harrell W. Chesson, PhD
Health Economist

Biography

Dr. Chesson’s current research includes evaluating the impact of STD prevention activities and estimating the reduction in costs of STDs attributable to prevention.

His research interests include modeling the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of STD and HIV prevention programs and policies, alcohol and substance abuse and risky sexual behavior, and decision making under uncertainty.

Dr. Chesson received his undergraduate degree in economics at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and received a PhD in economics from Duke University.

Selected Publications

Chesson HW, Harrison P, Scotton CR, and Vargheese B. Does funding for HIV and sexually transmitted disease prevention matter? Evidence from panel data. Evaluation Review 2005;29(1):3-23.
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Chesson HW, Blandford JM, Gift TL, Tao G, and Irwin KL. The estimated direct medical cost of sexually transmitted diseases among American youth, 2000. Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health 2004;36(1):11-19.
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Chesson HW, Dee TS, Aral SO. AIDS mortality may have contributed to the decline in syphilis rates in the United States in the 1990's. Sexually Transmitted Diseases 2003;30(5):419-424.
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Chesson H, Harrison P, Kassler WJ. Sex under the influence: the effect of alcohol policy on sexually transmitted disease rates in the US. Journal of Law and Economics 2000. XLIII(1):215-238.

Chesson HW, Pinkerton SD. STDs and the increased risk for HIV transmission: Implications for cost-effectiveness analyses of STD prevention interventions. Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2000;24(1):48-56.
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