The Centre for Health Economics and Policy Innovation hosts faculty from the Department of Economics & Public Policy, the Department of Management, and the Department of Analytics, Marketing & Operations. The Centre welcomes doctoral applicants from a wide variety of academic disciplines who are united by a desire to conduct innovative research that aims to inform policy and practice at global, national and local levels.
Faculty and doctoral students use analytical methods from health economics, health policy analysis, technology and innovation management, organisational behaviour and management information systems. We offer opportunities for both quantitative and qualitative research as well as learning through partnerships across the health sector, including its various industries, health policy makers and healthcare provider organisations. Research areas include:
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Health system regulation, payment and incentivisation
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Innovation and organisational change across the healthcare supply chain
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Economic and social determinants of health and quality of life
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Health related behaviours
| Research Interests | Possible Supervisor(s) |
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| 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 |
| Name | Thesis Title | Supervisor(s) |
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| Mathilde Gressier | Impact of food product reformulation on population health | Professor Franco Sassi Professor Gary Frost |
| Christa Hansen | Economic impacts of HIV in sub-saharan Africa | Dr Marisa Miraldo Dr Katharina Hauck |
| Narges Mohammadi | Optimal Hearing Loss Monitoring and Infection Treatment Planning for Patients with Chronic Lung Disease | Dr Reza Skandari |
| Dheeya Rizmie | Environmental risk factors, health systems and healthy lifestyle factors | Dr Marisa Miraldo Dr Laure de Preux |
| Alexa Segal | Impact of childhood obesity on future human capital development | Professor Franco Sassi Dr Marisa Miraldo |
| Zhengnan Zhu | Patient movement, prescription behaviour and innovation diffusion | Dr Marisa Miraldo Dr Renata Kosova |
Practical experience
Doctoral students are also offered the opportunity to engage in teaching activities within the Business School’s programmes, such as MSc International Health Management.