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Vivian Ho, Ph.D., is the James A. Baker III Institute Chair in Health Economics, a professor in the Department of Economics at Rice University, and a professor at Baylor College of Medicine. Ho’s research examines the effects of economic incentives and regulations on healthcare quality and costs. Her research has been published in economics, medical, and health services journals. She has over 95 research papers published in peer-reviewed journals and 36 non-peer-reviewed research articles published.

Early Life and Education

Ho was born in Montreal, Canada and moved to Calgary, Alberta at an early age. When she was six, her father took a job in Southern California.

After graduating from high school in Long Beach, California, Ho enrolled at Harvard University and earned her A.B. in Economics magna cum laude. Following graduation, she attended Australian National University and received a Graduate Diploma in Economics, passing with merit. In 1986, she entered Stanford University’s Ph.D. Economics program and completed her coursework in 1992.

Career

Following her Ph.D., Ho became an Assistant Professor at McGill University in the departments of Medicine and Economics. In 1996, she was an assistant professor of Economics and Management at Washington University in St. Louis. From 2000-2005, she worked as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Health Care Organization and Policy at the University of Alabama – Birmingham. She was also named the Center for Aging and Health Policy program director at Alabama-Birmingham. She has been at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy since 2004.

Research

Ho’s research has been funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, and the American Cancer Society and Health Care Service Corporation. She has been the principal investigator in 16 grants and a co-investigator in 9 grants.

Honors and Service

In 2020, Ho was elected to the National Academy of Medicine. She has served on the Board of Scientific Counselors for the National Center for Health Statistics and the NIH Health Services, Outcomes and Delivery study section. She is also a founding board member of the American Society for Health Economists. She is a member of the American Journal of Health Economics Editorial Board. . She is a member of the American Journal of Health Economics Editorial Board.