Do androids dream of EQ-5D?
Dr Panik discusses how the EQ-5D handles some key issues and how these relate to another analysis of life, the film Blade Runner.
Reviews
Book reviews etc
Review: The Right Price (Peter Neumann et al)
The Right Price: A Value-Based Prescription for Drug Costs Paperback, 272 pages, ISBN: 9780197512876, published 12 October 2021 You can support the blog by buying books through one of our affiliate links. If you’re in the UK, visit our shop on… Read More »Review: The Right Price (Peter Neumann et al)
Review: Health Econometrics Using Stata (Partha Deb et al)
Health Econometrics Using Stata Partha Deb, Edward C. Norton, Willard G. Manning Paperback, 264 pages, ISBN: 978-1-59718-228-7, published 31 August 2017 Amazon / Google Books / Stata Press This book is the perfect guide to understanding the various econometric methods available… Read More »Review: Health Econometrics Using Stata (Partha Deb et al)
Review: The Passionate Economist (Sally Sheard)
The Passionate Economist: How Brian Abel-Smith shaped global health and social welfare Hardcover, 581 pages, ISBN: 9781447314844, published 21 November 2013 Amazon / Google Books / Policy Press I enjoy reading about the lives of effective academics. Sally Sheard’s biography of… Read More »Review: The Passionate Economist (Sally Sheard)
Review: Thrive (Richard Layard, David Clark)
Thrive: The Power of Evidence-Based Psychological Therapies Hardcover, 384 pages, ISBN: 9781846146053, published 3 July 2014 Amazon / Google Books / Allen Lane Mental illness reduces national income by about 4%, and yet we only spend about 13% of our health… Read More »Review: Thrive (Richard Layard, David Clark)
Review: Happiness by Design (Paul Dolan)
Happiness by Design: Finding Pleasure and Purpose in Everyday Life Hardcover, 256 pages, ISBN: 9780241003107, published 28 August 2014 Amazon / Google Books / Allen Lane Many economists balk at the mention of happiness research. I consider myself a sceptic. But people… Read More »Review: Happiness by Design (Paul Dolan)
Review: Drugs – Without the Hot Air (David Nutt)
Drugs – Without the Hot Air: Minimising the Harms of Legal and Illegal Drugs Paperback, 368 pages, ISBN: 9781906860165, published 31 May 2012 Amazon / Google Books / UIT Cambridge In 2009, Professor David Nutt was rather unceremoniously asked by the… Read More »Review: Drugs – Without the Hot Air (David Nutt)
Review: Credit Crunch Health Care (Cam Donaldson)
Credit Crunch Health Care – How economics can save our publicly funded health services Paperback, 160 pages, ISBN: 9781847427526, published 16 February 2011 Amazon / Google Books / The Policy Press Cam Donaldson has chosen to use his powers of prophecy for good in his new book… Read More »Review: Credit Crunch Health Care (Cam Donaldson)