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SUMMARY:Equity Informative Economic Evaluation: Networking and Mentoring Event
DESCRIPTION:Add to Calendar! \nThis one-hour\, informal session is designed to give us a chance to connect\, share what we’re working on and our research interests\, and receive feedback from group members on next steps and possible collaborations or connection.
URL:https://healtheconomics.org/event/equity-informative-economic-evaluation-networking-and-mentoring-event/
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SUMMARY:The Introduction of PrEP on HIV: Incidence\, Mortality and Heterogeneity
DESCRIPTION:Add to Calendar! \nSpeaker: \n \nSebastian Tello – Associate professor of public policy and economics at the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy at the University of Virginia and a research associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER).  \nSebastian’s fields of specialization are Public Economics\, Health Economics\, and Applied Microeconomics. He has researched topics related to health insurance\, mental health\, Medicaid\, health behaviors\, and HIV. I am interested in health policy in the U.S. and Latin America. With Alex Hollingsworth\, he is the co-host of the podcast “The Hidden Curriculum”\, a podcast on topics of productivity in the economics profession. He is also involved with EconThaki\, an organization that’s helping decrease the barriers of the path for PhD in Econ by providing information and classes.
URL:https://healtheconomics.org/event/the-introduction-of-prep-on-hiv-incidence-mortality-and-heterogeneity/
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SUMMARY:10th Workshop in Behavioral and Experimental Health Economics at Erasmus University Rotterdam
DESCRIPTION:Dear colleagues\, \nWe are pleased to invite submissions for the 10th Workshop in Behavioral and Experimental Health Economics at Erasmus University Rotterdam on December 11th and 12th\, 2025. The workshop is part of the activities of the Behavioral Experiments in Health Network and brings together economists and behavioral scientists who apply behavioral-economics insights and experimental methods to study health-related decision making. \nWe welcome contributions on all topics related to economic aspects of health-related decision making (e.g.\, preferences\, incentives\, institutions) applying experimental methods\, be it online\, laboratory or field experiments. We expect to have both long talks (30 min or more plus discussion) and lightning talks (5 min) that will be accompanied by a poster presentation. \nSubmissions: Please submit either the full paper\, or an extended abstract of up to 500 words that addresses each of the following: objectives\, methods\, results\, and conclusions. Preference will be given to full-paper submissions\, particularly for long talks. \nDeadline for submissions is August 30\, 2025. Submissions should be uploaded via: https://www.eur.nl/en/eshpm/events/10th-workshop-behavioral-and-experimental-health-economics-2025-12-11. \nAuthors will be notified regarding the acceptance of their paper early October 2025. \nThe keynote speaker will be W. David Bradford (University of Georgia). \nParticipation fee: There are no additional participation fees for participants with accepted presentations or posters. Accompanying persons and other interested parties should contact the event office regarding the costs. Participation is subject to availability. \nScientific committee: Silvia Angerer (UMIT Tirol)\, Arthur Attema (Erasmus U Rotterdam)\, Robert Böhm (U Vienna)\, Matteo M. Galizzi (LSE)\, Glenn W. Harrison (Georgia State U)\, Wanda Mimra (ESCP Paris)\, Matthew Robson (Erasmus U Rotterdam)\, Kirsten Rohde (University of Maastricht)\, and Daniel Wiesen (U Cologne) \nIn case you have any questions about the submisison or the event\, please contact us: behnet@eshpm.eur.nl. \nAt the same\, we also like to announce our BEHnet Winter School for PhD students\, taking place right before the Workshop\, from 8-10 December\, 2025. Please check this website for more details: https://www.eur.nl/en/eshpm/events/4th-behnet-graduate-course-behavioural-and-experimental-health-economics-2025-12-08 \nWe are looking forward to welcoming you in wonderful Rotterdam in December 2025. \nBest regards\, \nArthur\, Matthew\, and Daniel
URL:https://healtheconomics.org/event/10th-workshop-in-behavioral-and-experimental-health-economics-at-erasmus-university-rotterdam/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260202T153000
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SUMMARY:State recreational cannabis laws and racial disparities in the criminal legal system
DESCRIPTION:Add to Calendar! \nWe estimate the direct and spillover effects of cannabis legalization on longstanding racial disparities in criminal justice outcomes. We find that legalization reduces cannabis possession and sales arrests for White and Black populations\, narrowing but not eliminating disparities. We also find spillover increases in hospitalizations involving cannabis and other illegal drugs. However\, spillovers on arrests\, incarcerations\, and crimes involving serious violent or property offenses are insignificant or even decrease. Other illegal drug sales arrests decrease across populations\, while illegal drug incarcerations decrease only among White populations. Spillovers on other low-level offenses are insignificant for White but mixed for Black populations. \nSpeaker: Angélica Meinhofer – Assistant Professor at Weill Cornell Medicine’s Department of Population Health Sciences.  \nShe specializes in health economics and applied microeconomics. Her research examines the impact of public health interventions and drug policies on the market for controlled substances. To do so\, she employs quasi-experimental methods and analyze large administrative datasets.
URL:https://healtheconomics.org/event/state-recreational-cannabis-laws-and-racial-disparities-in-the-criminal-legal-system/
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SUMMARY:Teaching Health Economics SIG Networking Event
DESCRIPTION:Add to Calendar! \nAn interactive networking event for SIG members to exchange ideas\, discuss current themes and challenges in higher education\, and help shape future SIG activities and events. \n 
URL:https://healtheconomics.org/event/teaching-health-economics-sig-networking-event/
LOCATION:Zoom
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SUMMARY:Endogenous Screening and Health Behaviors
DESCRIPTION:Add to Calendar! \nBecause 80% of lung cancers are caused by cigarette smoking\, we build a dynamic structural model in which screening and smoking are chosen simultaneously. We estimate the model from a variety of data sources\, including novel survey information and EHR data from over 100 hospital systems. In a survey experiment\, we randomly frame screening and smoking questions\, highlighting stigma\, belief\, and price mechanisms. Informing respondents of their eligibility for free lung cancer screening under USPSTF guidelines increases intention to screen by 68.1%. We find limited effects of interventions that target a.) stigma and b.) beliefs regarding the rate of false positives. We also statistically rule out moral hazard effects with respect to screening – the idea that a clean scan may encourage further smoking. \nSpeaker: \n \nDr. Michael Darden is an Associate Professor at the Carey Business School at Johns Hopkins University. He is also a Research Faculty Fellow at the National Bureau of Economic Research and a Co-Editor at the Journal of Human Resources. Dr. Darden conducts research in health economics and health econometrics. His research has appeared in numerous academic journals\, including the Journal of Political Economy and all three major health economics journals.
URL:https://healtheconomics.org/event/endogenous-screening-and-health-behaviors/
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SUMMARY:Building a Data System for Health and Labor Economics Research: The U.S. National Dementia Workforce Study
DESCRIPTION:Add to Calendar! \nThe growing prevalence of dementia in the United States underscores an urgent need to understand and strengthen the workforce providing this specialized care. This seminar presents findings from the National Dementia Workforce Study\, sponsored by the U.S. National Institute on Aging. This is the first large-scale\, annual survey program systematically tracking the dementia care workforce in America. \nThrough comprehensive annual surveys and linked administrative and clinical data sources\, this research initiative provides unprecedented insights into workforce composition\, training\, turnover\, retention\, and quality of life among dementia care workers across multiple care settings. We will discuss emerging findings on how workforce characteristics and practices influence care quality\, person-centered outcomes\, and financial sustainability of dementia care services. \nCritically\, this seminar highlights opportunities for health services researchers\, health economists\, and policy analysts to advance the field. All survey data and linked data sources are freely available to the research community\, enabling investigators to address key questions about workforce determinants of care quality\, cost-effectiveness of different staffing models\, and evidence-based strategies to build a sustainable dementia care workforce. \nWe welcome researchers and stakeholders interested in understanding how investment in workforce development translates to better health and economic outcomes for people living with dementia and their families. \nSpeaker: \n \nDr. Joanne Spetz – Professor\, University of California – San Francisco. Joanne Spetz is Director and Brenda and Jeffrey L. Kang Presidential Chair in Health Care Financing at the Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies (IHPS)\, University of California San Francisco. IHPS is a 50-year-old organization that conducts innovative research to support\, guide\, and enable policymakers\, communities\, and clinicians in making evidence-informed decisions that improve health and health care for individuals and families. \nDr. Spetz’s research focuses on the economics of the health care workforce\, organization of health care services\, and quality of health care. She directs the federally funded UCSF Health Workforce Research Center on Long-Term Care\, which generates evidence to ensure an adequate workforce to provide patient-centered care to individuals with long-term care needs across the lifespan. She is an internationally known expert on the nursing workforce\, leading studies of nurse supply\, demand\, education\, earnings\, and contributions to the quality of care across healthcare settings. Her current research includes serving as the co-Principal Investigator for the National Dementia Workforce Study\, and leading a study of the nurse practitioners and midwives in California.
URL:https://healtheconomics.org/event/building-a-data-system-for-health-and-labor-economics-research-the-u-s-national-dementia-workforce-study/
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SUMMARY:Teaching Health Economics SIG Networking Event
DESCRIPTION:Add to Calendar! \nAn interactive networking event for SIG members to exchange ideas\, discuss current themes and challenges in higher education\, and help shape future SIG activities and events. \n 
URL:https://healtheconomics.org/event/teaching-health-economics-sig-networking-event-2/
LOCATION:Zoom
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260318
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SUMMARY:Fifth Ireland Masterclass in Health Economics
DESCRIPTION:See more details here! \nVenue: University of Galway\, Ireland.\nAt the Ireland Masterclass in Health Economics\, internationally prominent senior researchers share their cutting-edge research with early-career health economists (assistant professors\, post-doctoral researchers\, and PhD students). The event also includes professional development sessions\, such as a “Meet the Editors” event to discuss publication strategies with the editors of health economics journals and “Meet Employers” event to hear about opportunities in industry.
URL:https://healtheconomics.org/event/fifth-ireland-masterclass-in-health-economics/
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SUMMARY:Showcasing ECR Research in Health Economics: BRCA Screening Webinar
DESCRIPTION:Add to Calendar! \nThis webinar will feature presentations from Dr Xia Wei (Postdoctoral Researcher\, Peking University)and Mackenzie Bourke (PhD Candidate and Research Fellow\, University of Melbourne). They will present their research on the economic evaluation of BRCA screening strategies\, including implications for prevention policy and resource allocation. \nEconomic evaluation of genetic testing and management strategies for breast and ovarian cancer\nThis presentation will present cost-effectiveness evidence on genetic testing and management strategies for breast and ovarian cancer. It will cover economic evaluations of unselected and population-based genetic testing\, and gene-specific prevention options (including cancer screening\, medical prevention\, and risk-reducing surgery) across different risk groups and settings. The analysis considers long-term health outcomes\, costs\, and quality-of-life impacts\, and discusses the implications for management pathways and resource allocation decision-making for breast and ovarian cancer. \nIntegrating individual-level preferences into an economic evaluation of genomic screening\nSuccessful implementation of genomic screening for the management of breast and ovarian cancer depends on uptake of genetic testing\, preventative therapies\, and intensified surveillance programs. Where economic evaluations have incorporated patient preferences\, these have typically been applied inconsistently and primarily at the cohort level. This study integrates discrete choice experiment data within a discrete-event simulation to predict individual-level preferences and estimate their impact on costs and health outcomes. Preliminary results suggest that incorporating individual preferences has only a marginal impact on average cost-effectiveness outcomes\, but a larger effect on subgroup-level cost-effectiveness results\, which may have important distributional implications. \nSpeakers:  \nXia Wei – Postdoctoral fellow\, School of Public Health\, Peking University\nXia Wei is a postdoctoral fellow at the School of Public Health\, Peking University. She received her PhD from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine. Her research focuses on health economics\, health technology assessment\, and evidence-based decision-making in cancer prevention and control. She has published more than 26 full-text publications in peer-review journals\, including JAMA Oncology and JAMA Network Open. \n  \n  \n  \n  \nMackenzie Bourke – PhD Candidate\, Economics of Genomics and Precision Medicine Unit\, University of Melbourne\nMac is a PhD candidate and research assistant in the Economics of Genomics and Precision Medicine Unit at the Melbourne School of Population and Global Health\, University of Melbourne. His research focuses on the economic modelling of genomic technologies for cancer and on advancing methodological approaches to better capture the value of genomic medicine in health economic evaluation. His work also examines quality-of-life outcomes among people living with rare conditions and their careers\, with the aim of improving how these impacts are measured and incorporated into economic evaluations and policy decisions relating to genomic and precision medicine.
URL:https://healtheconomics.org/event/showcasing-ecr-research-in-health-economics-brca-screening-webinar/
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SUMMARY:Culture and Health
DESCRIPTION:Add to Calendar! \nThis webinar explores the multifaceted relationship between culture and health from an economic perspective\, integrating insights from anthropology\, psychology\, and political science. It begins by examining how culture provides meaning to illness and suffering and explores how culturally grounded “disease theory systems” influence beliefs about what causes illness\, how and whether suffering should be remedied\, and the appropriate role of the state in allocating health care resources. The importance of culture in defining the boundary between normal and abnormal pathology is highlighted via case studies. The chapter next reviews evidence on how health behaviors such as smoking\, firearm ownership\, dietary practices\, and reproductive decisions are influenced by cultural norms of masculinity and religiosity. Lastly\, it examines how firms\, governments\, and civil society leverage and advance cultural narratives to influence individual behavior and public policy. Thus\, culture in relation to health both naturally evolves and is actively constructed\, with implications for health inequality and health policy. \nSpeaker:  \nMarcella Alsan is a physician-economist studying the economics of health inequality domestically and internationally. She is Associate Editor at the Journal of Economic Literature and Co-Chair of the Health Care Delivery Initiative of Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab at MIT. She is co-recipient of the 2019 Arrow Award for Best Paper in Health Economics\, the 2021 William G. Manning Memorial Award for the Best Research in Health Econometrics\, recipient of a MacArthur Fellowship and was elected into the National Academy of Medicine in 2022. She co-directs the Health Inequality Lab at Harvard Kennedy School of Government.
URL:https://healtheconomics.org/event/culture-and-health/
LOCATION:Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260428T140000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260428T150000
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SUMMARY:A new approach to comparing EQ-5D-5L value sets: What really makes a difference to people?
DESCRIPTION:Add to Calendar! \nBackground\nEQ-5D-5L value sets play a vital role worldwide in health technology assessment and measuring population health. However\, it is difficult to compare the impact of using different value sets\, for example if an older value set is replaced by a new one\, or if two or more value sets are available. \nObjectives\n1) Reformulating the standard EQ-5D-5L health-state utility model in terms of meaningful\, interpretable parameters: range of utility from best to worst state\, relative importance of each dimension\, and decrements associated with levels 2-4 as a fraction of the level 5 decrement;\n2) Providing formulae for the marginal effects of the reformulated model’s parameters on utilities;\n3) Empirically estimating marginal effects for several value sets and patient groups. \nData and Methods\nThe 2017/8 Health Surveys for England collected EQ-5D-5L responses from around 13\,000 people. Participants with a long-term condition were divided into patient groups according to how the condition affected them (vision/mobility/mental health/etc.). Participants with long-lasting pain were divided into groups of varying severity using the Chronic Pain Grade Scale (CPGS). The marginal effects of parameters from 48 EQ-5D-5L value sets were calculated for each patient group. In countries with multiple value sets available\, differences in parameters were compared to differences in mean utility. \nResults\nParameters representing value set range had consistently large marginal effects across value sets and patient groups. Increased importance of self-care relative to other dimensions always increased utility\, though with variable effect sizes. The direction and magnitude of the marginal effects of other dimensions’ relative importance varied across value sets and patient groups. The magnitude of all parameters’ marginal effects increased with condition severity.\nIn within-country comparisons the magnitudes of parameter differences were related to utility differences\, with the smallest and largest differences for both seen when comparing the Japanese and Peruvian value sets respectively. Utility differences were increasing in disease severity: the utility of people with the worst chronic pain level differed by 0.425 depending on which Peruvian value set was used. \nConclusion\nThis study presents innovative methods for comparing EQ-5D-5L value sets and assessing what aspects have the biggest impact on patient utilities. Value set range was a major driver of utility differences\, and people with more severe conditions were most likely to be impacted by using alternative value sets. \nSpeaker: \nEd Webb is an associate professor at the Academic Unit of Health Economics\, University of Leeds. He studies preferences and decision-making in a wide variety of contexts and using a range of methods. His other research interests include the measurement and valuation of health\, as well as interactions between health\, work and wellbeing.
URL:https://healtheconomics.org/event/a-new-approach-to-comparing-eq-5d-5l-value-sets-what-really-makes-a-difference-to-people/
LOCATION:Zoom
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SUMMARY:Biobanks and Genomics in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Emerging Opportunities for Research and Health Economics Webinar & Panel Discussion
DESCRIPTION:Add to Calendar! \nThis panel discussion will feature short presentations from Professor Segun Fatumo (Chair of Genomic Diversity at Queen Mary University of London and Head of Non-Communicable Disease Genomics at the MRC Uganda Research Unit) and Professor Zhu Chen (College of Economics and Management\, China Agricultural University\, Beijing). The speakers will highlight emerging opportunities in biobanks and genomics\, particularly in low- and middle-income country (LMIC) settings. The panel discussion will then explore how biobank and genomic platforms and data can be leveraged to inform health economic analysis and policy decision-making in LMICs\, followed by an open discussion and concluding remarks. \nModerator: Professor Zanfina Ademi\, Monash University \nPresentation 1:\nName: Professor Segun Fatumo\nRole & organization: Chair of Genomic Diversity at Queen Mary University of London and Head of Non-Communicable Disease Genomics at the MRC Uganda Research Unit\nBio: Professor Segun Fatumo is a globally recognised genomic epidemiologist advancing equitable human genomics research. He is Professor and Chair of Genomic Diversity at Queen Mary University of London and Head of Non-Communicable Disease Genomics at the MRC Uganda Research Unit. His work focuses on genetic determinants of cardiometabolic disease and kidney disease in diverse ancestry populations. He leads major initiatives including KidneyGenAfrica\, BCX-Africa and the Nigerian 100K Genome Project\, supported by international funders such as the MRC\, NIH and Wellcome Trust. Professor Fatumo is widely published\, serves on global advisory boards\, contributes to genomics policy and capacity building in Africa\, and is a frequent keynote speaker and media commentator\nAbstract: The Uganda Genome Resource (UGR) is a well-characterized genomic biobank derived from the long-standing Uganda General Population Cohort\, comprising genotype data (~5\,000 individuals) and whole-genome sequencing (~2\,000 individuals) across 10 ethno-linguistic groups. With rich phenotypic data spanning communicable and non-communicable diseases\, UGR provides a unique platform for advancing genomics\, multi-omics integration\, and precision medicine in African populations. It enables discovery of population-specific variants\, improved disease risk prediction\, and deeper biological insights across diverse ancestries. These opportunities position UGR as a critical resource not only for scientific discovery but also for generating evidence to inform cost-effective health economic strategies and policy decisions in LMICs. \nPresentation 2:\nName: Professor Chen Zhu\nRole & organization: College of Economics and Management\, China Agricultural University\, Beijing\nBio: Chen Zhu is a Professor at the College of Economics and Management\, China Agricultural University. She received her Ph.D. in Agricultural and Resource Economics from the University of Connecticut and her B.S. in Biology from Nanjing University. She currently serves as an Associate Editor for Agribusiness and an Editorial Board Member of Scientific Reports. Dr. Zhu has published more than 50 peer-reviewed articles in economics\, public health\, and interdisciplinary journals. Her research focuses on genoeconomics\, integrating genetic and socioeconomic data to better understand human capital formation\, health behaviors\, and economic decision-making\, with particular interest in applications to rural development and health policy in China. Website: https://zhuchencau.wordpress.com/cv/\nAbstract: This talk introduces a pilot Human Capital and Genoeconomics Survey conducted among rural households in China since 2019. The survey combines rich socioeconomic information\, including human capital\, health behaviors\, fertility\, and household decision-making\, with individual genetic data for about 800 participants in rural China. Using this dataset\, she will explore how genomic variation interacts with environmental conditions\, nutrition\, and local economic contexts to shape health and socioeconomic outcomes. She will argue that small- and medium-scale genomic surveys linked to detailed socioeconomic data can complement large biobanks\, offering a practical framework for advancing genoeconomics research and informing health and development policy in low- and middle-income country settings.
URL:https://healtheconomics.org/event/biobanks-and-genomics-in-low-and-middle-income-countries-emerging-opportunities-for-research-and-health-economics-webinar-panel-discussion/
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SUMMARY:ASHEcon 2026 Annual Conference
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URL:https://healtheconomics.org/event/ashecon-2026-annual-conference/
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