Education
2010 Economics Department of Economics
George Mason University
2006 Economics Department of Economics
George Mason University
2004 Economics Department of Economics
George Mason University
2000 German Language Department of Applied Linguistics
The University of Warsaw
1997 German Language Teacher Training College
Employment
2004-2005 Interdisciplinary Center for Economic Science
George Mason University
Arlington, VA
2002-2004 Department of Economics
George Mason University
Fairfax, VA
2003-2003 Merrill Lynch Vienna, VA
2003-2003 Atlas Economic Research Foundation Fairfax, VA
2000-2000 Nemetschek Poland Warsaw, Poland
1998-2000 ACO Poland Warsaw, Poland
Research Interests
employment-based health insurance plans, self-insured health plans, determinants of health insurance premiums, hospice care
robust regression models, variance stabilization techniques, categorical regression analysis, instrumental variables methods
Publications
Kicinger, I., "Essays in Health Economics: Empirical Studies on Employment-Based Health Insurance Plans and Hospice Care." Ph.D. Dissertation, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, December 2009.
Kicinger, I., Hanson R., "Determinants of Employers' Contributions towards Health Insurance Premiums." Working Paper.
Kicinger, I., Hanson R., "Price Elasticity of Demand in Employer-Provided Self-Insured Health Plans." Working Paper.
Kicinger, I., Hanson R., and Hadley J., "The Effects of Hospice Ownership and Certification Status on Hospice Use." Working Paper.
Presentations
December 8, 2009 Ph.D. Dissertation Defense
Department of Economics
George Mason University
Fairfax, VA
April 4, 2006 Presentation at the Thirty-First Annual Conference of the Association of Private Enterprise Education Renaissance Las Vegas Hotel
Las Vegas, NV
Awards/Honors/Scholarships/Fellowships
2008-2009 College of Humanities and Social Sciences
George Mason University
Fairfax, VA
2004-2005 Department of Economics
George Mason University
Fairfax, VA
2004 Department of Economics
George Mason University
Fairfax, VA
2003 Department of Economics
George Mason University
Fairfax, VA
2003 Golden Key International Honor Society
George Mason University
Fairfax, VA
2002 Golden Key International Honor Society
George Mason University
Fairfax, VA
2002 The National Society of Collegiate Scholars
George Mason University
Fairfax, VA
2002 Phi Beta Delta Honor Society for International Scholars
George Mason University
Fairfax, VA
Professional Memberships
2003-Present Member Nashville, TN
2003-Present Member Washington, DC
2002-Present Member San Bernandino, CA
2002-Present Member Atlanta, Georgia