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University of Manitoba → Economics Department

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Working papers

2021

  1. Alexander Dow & Sheila Dow, 2021, "Coase and the Scottish Political Economy Tradition," Department Discussion Papers, Department of Economics, University of Victoria, number 2005, Oct.

2017

  1. Nirav Mehta & Koffi Ahoto Kpelitse & Rose Anne Devlin & Lihua Li & Sisira Sarma, 2017, "Primary Care Access and Emergency Department Utilization: Theory and Evidence from Canada," Working Papers, Canadian Centre for Health Economics, number 170005, Jun.

2014

  1. Koffi-Ahoto Kpelitse & Rose Anne Devlin & Sisira Sarma, 2014, "The Effect of Income on Obesity among Canadian Adults," Working Papers, Canadian Centre for Health Economics, number 14C002, Aug.

2013

  1. Sisira Sarma & Rose Anne Devlin & Jason Gilliland & Karen Campbell & Gregory Zaric, 2013, "The Effect of Leisure-time Physical Activity on Obesity, Diabetes, High BP and Heart Disease among Canadians: Evidence from 2000/01 to 2005/06," Working Papers, Canadian Centre for Health Economics, number 130001, Nov.

2009

  1. Alexander Dow & Sheila Dow, 2009, "History of economics: Learning from the past," SCEME Working Papers: Advances in Economic Methodology, SCEME, number 029/2009, Jan.
  2. Alexander Dow & Sheila Dow, 2009, "Theories of economic development in the Scottish enlightenment," SCEME Working Papers: Advances in Economic Methodology, SCEME, number 032/2009, Apr.

2001

  1. Sisira K. Sarma, 2001, "Numerical methods for the solution of a human capital model," Computing in Economics and Finance 2001, Society for Computational Economics, number 206, Apr.

Journal articles

2025

  1. Yue Niu & Nazire Begen & Guangyong Zou & Sisira Sarma, 2025, "Predicting Health Utilities Using Health Administrative Data: Leveraging Survey-linked Health Administrative Data from Ontario, Canada," Applied Health Economics and Health Policy, Springer, volume 23, issue 4, pages 661-677, July, DOI: 10.1007/s40258-025-00947-y.
  2. Yihong Bai & Jennifer Reid & Steven Habbous & Rose Anne Devlin & Liisa Jaakkimainen & Sisira Sarma, 2025, "Interprofessional team-based primary care practice and preventive cancer screening: evidence from Family Health Teams in Ontario, Canada," The European Journal of Health Economics, Springer;Deutsche Gesellschaft für Gesundheitsökonomie (DGGÖ), volume 26, issue 5, pages 855-868, July, DOI: 10.1007/s10198-024-01745-4.

2024

  1. Thavam, Thaksha & Hong, Michael & Devlin, Rose Anne & Clemens, Kristin K & Sarma, Sisira, 2024, "Does financial incentive for diabetes management in the primary care setting reduce avoidable hospitalizations and mortality in high-income countries? A systematic review," Health Policy, Elsevier, volume 150, issue C, DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2024.105189.
  2. Michael Hong & Rose Anne Devlin & Gregory S. Zaric & Amardeep Thind & Sisira Sarma, 2024, "Primary care services and emergency department visits in blended fee-for-service and blended capitation models: evidence from Ontario, Canada," The European Journal of Health Economics, Springer;Deutsche Gesellschaft für Gesundheitsökonomie (DGGÖ), volume 25, issue 3, pages 363-377, April, DOI: 10.1007/s10198-023-01591-w.
  3. Michael Situ & Ute I. Schwarz & Guangyong Zou & Eric McArthur & Richard B. Kim & Amit X. Garg & Sisira Sarma, 2024, "Does prescribing apixaban or rivaroxaban versus warfarin for patients diagnosed with atrial fibrillation save health system costs? A multivalued treatment effects analysis," The European Journal of Health Economics, Springer;Deutsche Gesellschaft für Gesundheitsökonomie (DGGÖ), volume 25, issue 3, pages 397-409, April, DOI: 10.1007/s10198-023-01594-7.
  4. Aneeka Hafeez & Lauren E. Cipriano & Richard B. Kim & Gregory S. Zaric & Ute I. Schwarz & Sisira Sarma, 2024, "Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Pharmacogenomics (PGx)-Based Warfarin, Apixaban, and Rivaroxaban Versus Standard Warfarin for the Management of Atrial Fibrillation in Ontario, Canada," PharmacoEconomics, Springer, volume 42, issue 1, pages 69-90, January, DOI: 10.1007/s40273-023-01309-z.
  5. Nibene Habib Somé & Rose Anne Devlin & Nirav Mehta & Sisira Sarma, 2024, "Primary care payment models and avoidable hospitalizations in Ontario, Canada: A multivalued treatment effects analysis," Health Economics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., volume 33, issue 10, pages 2288-2305, October, DOI: 10.1002/hec.4872.

2021

  1. Vu, Thyna & Anderson, Kelly K. & Devlin, Rose Anne & Somé, Nibene H. & Sarma, Sisira, 2021, "Physician remuneration schemes, psychiatric hospitalizations and follow-up care: Evidence from blended fee-for-service and capitation models," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, volume 268, issue C, DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2020.113465.

2020

  1. Rose Anne Devlin & Koffi Ahoto Kpelitse & Lihua Li & Nirav Mehta & Sisira Sarma, 2020, "After-Hours Incentives and Emergency Department Visits: Evidence from Ontario," Canadian Public Policy, University of Toronto Press, volume 46, issue 2, pages 253-263, June, DOI: 10.3138/cpp.2019-046.
  2. Hong, Michael & Thind, Amardeep & Zaric, Gregory S. & Sarma, Sisira, 2020, "The impact of improved access to after-hours primary care on emergency department and primary care utilization: A systematic review," Health Policy, Elsevier, volume 124, issue 8, pages 812-818, DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2020.05.015.
  3. Somé, N.H. & Devlin, R.A. & Mehta, N. & Zaric, G.S. & Sarma, S., 2020, "Team-based primary care practice and physician's services: Evidence from Family Health Teams in Ontario, Canada," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, volume 264, issue C, DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2020.113310.
  4. Thaksha Thavam & Rose Anne Devlin & Amardeep Thind & Gregory S. Zaric & Sisira Sarma, 2020, "The impact of the diabetes management incentive on diabetes-related services: evidence from Ontario, Canada," The European Journal of Health Economics, Springer;Deutsche Gesellschaft für Gesundheitsökonomie (DGGÖ), volume 21, issue 9, pages 1279-1293, December, DOI: 10.1007/s10198-020-01216-6.
  5. Nibene H. Somé & Rose Anne Devlin & Nirav Mehta & Gregory S. Zaric & Sisira Sarma, 2020, "Stirring the pot: Switching from blended fee‐for‐service to blended capitation models of physician remuneration," Health Economics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., volume 29, issue 11, pages 1435-1455, November, DOI: 10.1002/hec.4145.

2019

  1. Nibene H. Somé & Rose Anne Devlin & Nirav Mehta & Greg Zaric & Lihua Li & Salimah Shariff & Bachir Belhadji & Amardeep Thind & Amit Garg & Sisira Sarma, 2019, "Production of physician services under fee‐for‐service and blended fee‐for‐service: Evidence from Ontario, Canada," Health Economics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., volume 28, issue 12, pages 1418-1434, December, DOI: 10.1002/hec.3951.

2018

  1. Malek B. Hannouf & Eric Winquist & Salaheddin M. Mahmud & Muriel Brackstone & Sisira Sarma & George Rodrigues & Peter K. Rogan & Jeffrey S. Hoch & Gregory S. Zaric, 2018, "The Potential Clinical and Economic Value of Primary Tumour Identification in Metastatic Cancer of Unknown Primary Tumour: A Population-Based Retrospective Matched Cohort Study," PharmacoEconomics - Open, Springer, volume 2, issue 3, pages 255-270, September, DOI: 10.1007/s41669-017-0051-2.
  2. Sisira Sarma & Nirav Mehta & Rose Anne Devlin & Koffi Ahoto Kpelitse & Lihua Li, 2018, "Family physician remuneration schemes and specialist referrals: Quasi‐experimental evidence from Ontario, Canada," Health Economics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., volume 27, issue 10, pages 1533-1549, October, DOI: 10.1002/hec.3783.

2016

  1. Anupam Das & Syeed Khan, 2016, "Financial Development and Output: A Synthesis of Time Series Cointegration and Causality Tests for Bangladesh," South Asian Journal of Macroeconomics and Public Finance, , volume 5, issue 2, pages 113-132, December, DOI: 10.1177/2277978716670788.
  2. Larose, Samantha L. & Kpelitse, Koffi A. & Campbell, M. Karen & Zaric, Gregory S. & Sarma, Sisira, 2016, "Does obesity influence labour market outcomes among working-age adults? Evidence from Canadian longitudinal data," Economics & Human Biology, Elsevier, volume 20, issue C, pages 26-41, DOI: 10.1016/j.ehb.2015.09.007.

2015

  1. Sisira Sarma & Rose Anne Devlin & Jason Gilliland & M. Karen Campbell & Gregory S. Zaric, 2015, "The Effect of Leisure‐Time Physical Activity on Obesity, Diabetes, High BP and Heart Disease Among Canadians: Evidence from 2000/2001 to 2005/2006," Health Economics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., volume 24, issue 12, pages 1531-1547, December, DOI: 10.1002/hec.3106.

2014

  1. Alexander Dow & Sheila Dow, 2014, "Economic history and economic theory: the staples approach to economic development," Cambridge Journal of Economics, Cambridge Political Economy Society, volume 38, issue 6, pages 1339-1353.
  2. Shahin Shooshtari & Carol Harvey & Evelyn Ferguson & Tuula Heinonen & Syeed Khan, 2014, "Effects of Remittance Behavior on the Lives of Recent Immigrants to Canada from the Philippines: A Population-Based Longitudinal Study," Journal of Family and Economic Issues, Springer, volume 35, issue 1, pages 95-105, March, DOI: 10.1007/s10834-013-9356-1.
  3. Sarma, Sisira & Zaric, Gregory S. & Campbell, M. Karen & Gilliland, Jason, 2014, "The effect of physical activity on adult obesity: Evidence from the Canadian NPHS panel," Economics & Human Biology, Elsevier, volume 14, issue C, pages 1-21, DOI: 10.1016/j.ehb.2014.03.002.
  4. Mohammad Hajizadeh & M. Karen Campbell & Sisira Sarma, 2014, "Socioeconomic inequalities in adult obesity risk in Canada: trends and decomposition analyses," The European Journal of Health Economics, Springer;Deutsche Gesellschaft für Gesundheitsökonomie (DGGÖ), volume 15, issue 2, pages 203-221, March, DOI: 10.1007/s10198-013-0469-0.

2012

  1. Anupam Das & Murshed Chowdhury & Syeed Khan, 2012, "The Dynamics of Electricity Consumption and Growth Nexus: Empirical Evidence from Three Developing Regions," Margin: The Journal of Applied Economic Research, National Council of Applied Economic Research, volume 6, issue 4, pages 445-466, November, DOI: 10.1177/0973801012462121.
  2. Jesmin, Shammima & Thind, Amardeep & Sarma, Sisira, 2012, "Does team-based primary health care improve patients’ perception of outcomes? Evidence from the 2007–08 Canadian Survey of Experiences with Primary Health," Health Policy, Elsevier, volume 105, issue 1, pages 71-83, DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2012.01.008.
  3. Sarma, Sisira & Devlin, Rose Anne & Thind, Amardeep & Chu, Man-Kee, 2012, "Canadian family physicians’ decision to collaborate: Age, period and cohort effects," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, volume 75, issue 10, pages 1811-1819, DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2012.07.028.

2011

  1. Dow Alexander & Dow Sheila C., 2011, "Animal Spirits Revisited," Capitalism and Society, De Gruyter, volume 6, issue 2, pages 1-25, December, DOI: 10.2202/1932-0213.1087.
  2. Devlin, Rose Anne & Sarma, Sisira & Zhang, Qi, 2011, "The role of supplemental coverage in a universal health insurance system: Some Canadian evidence," Health Policy, Elsevier, volume 100, issue 1, pages 81-90, April.
  3. Sarma, Sisira & Thind, Amardeep & Chu, Man-Kee, 2011, "Do new cohorts of family physicians work less compared to their older predecessors? The evidence from Canada," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, volume 72, issue 12, pages 2049-2058, June.
  4. Sepehri, Ardeshir & Sarma, Sisira & Oguzoglu, Umut, 2011, "Does the financial protection of health insurance vary across providers? Vietnam's experience," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, volume 73, issue 4, pages 559-567, August.

2010

  1. Ryan Compton & Syeed Khan, 2010, "An examination of the stability of short-run Canadian stock predictability," Economics Bulletin, AccessEcon, volume 30, issue 2, pages 1293-1306.
  2. Sarma, Sisira & Devlin, Rose Anne & Belhadji, Bachir & Thind, Amardeep, 2010, "Does the way physicians are paid influence the way they practice? The case of Canadian family physicians' work activity," Health Policy, Elsevier, volume 98, issue 2-3, pages 203-217, December.
  3. Sisira Sarma & Rose Anne Devlin & William Hogg, 2010, "Physician's production of primary care in Ontario, Canada," Health Economics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., volume 19, issue 1, pages 14-30, January, DOI: 10.1002/hec.1447.

2009

  1. Sepehri, Ardeshir & Sarma, Sisira & Serieux, John, 2009, "Who is giving up the free lunch? The insured patients' decision to access health insurance benefits and its determinants: Evidence from a low-income country," Health Policy, Elsevier, volume 92, issue 2-3, pages 250-258, October.
  2. Sarma, Sisira & Hawley, Gordon & Basu, Kisalaya, 2009, "Transitions in living arrangements of Canadian seniors: Findings from the NPHS longitudinal data," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, volume 68, issue 6, pages 1106-1113, March.
  3. Sisira Sarma, 2009, "Demand for outpatient healthcare," Applied Health Economics and Health Policy, Springer, volume 7, issue 4, pages 265-277, December, DOI: 10.1007/BF03256160.

2008

  1. Devlin, Rose Anne & Sarma, Sisira, 2008, "Do physician remuneration schemes matter? The case of Canadian family physicians," Journal of Health Economics, Elsevier, volume 27, issue 5, pages 1168-1181, September.
  2. Sepehri, Ardeshir & Sarma, Sisira & Simpson, Wayne & Moshiri, Saeed, 2008, "How important are individual, household and commune characteristics in explaining utilization of maternal health services in Vietnam?," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, volume 67, issue 6, pages 1009-1017, September.

2007

  1. Sarma, Sisira & Simpson, Wayne, 2007, "A panel multinomial logit analysis of elderly living arrangements: Evidence from aging in Manitoba longitudinal data, Canada," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, volume 65, issue 12, pages 2539-2552, December.
  2. Sarma, Sisira & Basu, Kisalaya & Gupta, Anil, 2007, "The influence of prescription drug insurance on psychotropic and non-psychotropic drug utilization in Canada," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, volume 65, issue 12, pages 2553-2565, December.

2006

  1. Sepehri, Ardeshir & Simpson, Wayne & Sarma, Sisira, 2006, "The influence of health insurance on hospital admission and length of stay--The case of Vietnam," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, volume 63, issue 7, pages 1757-1770, October.
  2. Sisira Sarma & Wayne Simpson, 2006, "A microeconometric analysis of Canadian health care utilization," Health Economics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., volume 15, issue 3, pages 219-239, March, DOI: 10.1002/hec.1057.
  3. Ardeshir Sepehri & Sisira Sarma & Wayne Simpson, 2006, "Does non‐profit health insurance reduce financial burden? Evidence from the Vietnam living standards survey panel," Health Economics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., volume 15, issue 6, pages 603-616, June, DOI: 10.1002/hec.1080.

2005

  1. Alexander C. Dow & Sheila C. Dow, 2005, "The application of development economics: general principles and context specificity," Cambridge Journal of Economics, Cambridge Political Economy Society, volume 29, issue 6, pages 1129-1143, November.

2000

  1. Alexander Dow & Sheila Dow & Alan Hutton, 2000, "Applied Economics in a Political Economy Tradition: The Case of Scotland from the 1890s to the 1950s," History of Political Economy, Duke University Press, volume 32, issue 5, pages 177-198, Supplemen.

1997

  1. Alexander Dow & Sheila Dow & Alan Hutton, 1997, "The Scottish Political Economy Tradition and Modern Economics," Scottish Journal of Political Economy, Scottish Economic Society, volume 44, issue 4, pages 368-383, September, DOI: 10.1111/1467-9485.00065.

1991

  1. Dow, Alexander & Howlett, Peter, 1991, "Decline without a Fall: The British Economy since 1945: Review Article," Scottish Journal of Political Economy, Scottish Economic Society, volume 38, issue 4, pages 402-408, November.

1988

  1. Dow, Alexander C & Dow, Sheila C, 1988, "Idle Balances and Keynesian Theory," Scottish Journal of Political Economy, Scottish Economic Society, volume 35, issue 3, pages 193-207, August.

1984

  1. Alexander Dow, 1984, "Finance and Foreign Control in Canadian Base Metal Mining, 1918-55," Economic History Review, Economic History Society, volume 37, issue 1, pages 54-67, February.
  2. Dow, Alexander, 1984, "The Hauteur of Adam Smith: An Unpublished Letter from James Anderson of Monkshill," Scottish Journal of Political Economy, Scottish Economic Society, volume 31, issue 3, pages 284-285, November.

Chapters

2012

  1. Sheila C. Dow & Alexander Dow, 2012, "Animal Spirits and Rationality," Palgrave Macmillan Books, Palgrave Macmillan, chapter 3, "Foundations for New Economic Thinking", DOI: 10.1057/9781137000729_3.

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