Why does every department try to hire in health economics at the same time? Coordination failure? Administrators naively prioritizing funding for a field where many universities can't attract good faculty? Or smartly, because the money will flow regardless of quality of research / programs? 5 years out of grad school. 3 JHE, 1 JpubE, and some other minor publications. I see nothing special. No top 5 or even 2nd tier general interest (Restat, EJ, etc). Almost all papers are co-authered. His tenure case is borderline in a top 50 school. He changed schools in 2011 and now at GSU. Obviously, he will get tenure there. ^ http://aysps.gsu.edu/econ/faculty/chuck-\\... 5 years out of grad school. 3 JHE, 1 JpubE, and some other minor publications. I see nothing special. No top 5 or even 2nd tier general interest (Restat, EJ, etc). Almost all papers are co-authered. His tenure case is borderline in a top 50 school. He changed schools in 2011 and now at GSU. Obviously, he will get tenure there. High standards. I would be happy with such a record 5 years out of grad school, and I'm in top 20.