HEARING ECONOMICS - AMYN AMLANI, EDITOR
Amyn Amlani
Hearing Economics discusses the forces steering hearing healthcare markets toward equilibrium through massive and/or rapid shifts in consumer demands, professional training, technological advancement, capital investment, industry consolidation, regulatory control, product and service distribution, and strategic pricing. Comment Policy
LATEST POSTS
A Perfunctory Peep at the Economic Value of Direct-to-Consumer Hearing Devices
by Vinaya Manchaiah, PhD, and Amyn M Amlani, PhD Most professionals are aware... Read More
US Ear Device Patents in August 2018
Sometimes it’s the little things in life that require attention, such as how to... Read More
The Metaphor Monologues: Treatment Options for Chronic Cost Disease of Hearing Healthcare
This series’ first post introduced William J Baumol’s theory of economic cost disease, manifest... Read More
US Ear Device Patents in July 2018
Telecommunications have come a long way since the days of party lines when Ernestine... Read More
The Metaphor Monologues: Unhealthy Practices
A previous post described Baumol’s “cost disease” as a metaphorical affliction of personal services... Read More
Hearing Aid Flexible Elongated Member Prompts Patent Probe
Hearing aid manufacturers are pursuing market power with a vengeance, if you credit the comment... Read More
Hearing Healthcare: Fish or Fowl?
March Phonak-Costco Madness ushered in urgency to the health of hearing healthcare providers. March... Read More