The Centre for Health Economics & Policy Innovation (CHEPI) is a vibrant research hub that brings together faculty from the Department of Economics & Public Policy, the Department of Management, and the Department of Analytics, Marketing & Operations at Imperial Business School.
We welcome doctoral applicants from diverse academic backgrounds who share a commitment to conducting cutting-edge research that shapes health policy and practice at global, national, and local levels.
Our Research Approach
CHEPI’s faculty and PhD students employ a wide range of analytical methods, drawing from:
- Health economics and policy analysis
- Technology and innovation management
- Organisational behaviour and management information systems
We support both quantitative and qualitative research and provide exceptional learning opportunities through partnerships across the health sector, including collaborations with industry, policymakers, and healthcare providers.
Key Research Areas
Our PhD students contribute to high-impact research in areas such as:
- Health system regulation, financing, and incentives
- Innovation and organisational change in healthcare
- Economic and social determinants of health and quality of life
- Health-related behaviours and interventions
As part of CHEPI, you will join a dynamic, interdisciplinary environment where research is directly translated into real-world policy solutions.
Potential projects
Research Interests |
Possible Supervisor(s) |
|---|---|
The impact of pharmaceutical regulation on prescription behaviour |
Dr Marisa Miraldo |
The impact or networks on the uptake of generics |
Dr Marisa Miraldo |
Pharmaceutical regulation and market launch incentives |
Dr Marisa Miraldo |
Behavioural determinants of health risky behaviour |
Dr Marisa Miraldo |
Corporate governance, organisation structure and performance in healthcare markets |
Dr Marisa Miraldo & Dr Renata Kosova |
The impact of outsourcing on hospital performance and patient outcomes |
Dr Marisa Miraldo & Dr Renata Kosova |
The responses of healthcare suppliers to changes in incentives and policy shocks |
Prof. Carol Propper |
The effect of competition and choice |
Prof. Carol Propper |
Networks in healthcare |
Prof. Carol Propper |
The determinants of health and lifestyle |
Dr Laure de Preux |
The evaluation of climate change related policies |
Dr Laure de Preux |
The health impacts and co-benefits of climate change policies and environmental shocks |
Dr Laure de Preux |
Optimal surveillance strategies for patients with head and neck cancer after definitive therapy: patient and healthcare system perspectives |
Dr Reza Skandari |
Building and validating models for predicting diabetes type 2 morbidity and mortality from observational data: an econometrics approach |
Dr Reza Skandari |
Using data analytics to identifying, manage and mitigate cardiovascular exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
Dr Reza Skandari |
The impact of fiscal measures to support fuel and living costs on winter health in England: a nationwide analysis from 1997 to 2025 |
Dr Laure de Preux & Dr Bethan Davies |
Current projects
Name |
Thesis Title |
Supervisor(s) |
|---|---|---|
Petya Atanasova |
Food Environments and Noncommunicable Diseases. Evidence from South Asia Biobank |
Prof Marisa Miraldo/Prof Gary Frost |
Natalia Kovalevskaya |
Impact of school meals in conflict and post-conflict settings on child nutrition, health and local food security |
Prof Franco Sassi/Prof Gary Frost |
Narges Mohammadi |
Optimal Hearing Loss Monitoring and Infection Treatment Planning for Patients with Chronic Lung Disease |
Dr Reza Skandari/Dr Anand Shah |
Shutian Liu |
The roots of health inequality from behavioural and neuroeconomics view |
Prof Franco Sassi |
Jiajia Zhan |
Platform design in online healthcare markets |
Prof Carol Propper |
Zhengnan Zhu |
Patient movement, prescription behaviour and innovation diffusion |
Prof Marisa Miraldo/Prof Renata Kosova |
Maxime Roche |
Essays on the Drivers of Unhealthy Dietary Choices |
Prof Franco Sassi/Dr Laure de Preux |
Practical experience
Doctoral students are also offered the opportunity to engage in teaching activities within the Business School’s programmes, such as MSc Global Health Management.