20th European Health Economics Workshop (EHEW)

The 20th European Health Economics Workshop (EHEW) will take place at the Department of Economics of the University of Verona, May 16th – 17th, 2019. The workshop is jointly organized by the Department of Economics of the University of Verona and CRIEP (Inter-university Research Centre on Public Economics). The EHEW brings together international researchers in the field of Health Economics. It provides a forum that encourages the development, critical appraisal and dissemination of research related to the health domain.

The workshop focuses primarily on the discussion of microeconomics models applied to health economics, with a strong emphasis on applications of industrial organization, contract theory, insurance economics, and public economics. Submissions of empirical and experimental papers making substantial use of a theoretical model will also be considered.

Format: The workshop is run over two days and comprises around fifteen papers. There are no parallel sessions and one hour will be devoted to each paper, with presentations by the author and a nominated discussant. The number of participants is limited to around 30 people. Participants are expected to attend the entire meeting and take an active part as either author or discussant.

Scientific Committee: Francesca Barigozzi (Università di Bologna, Italy), Paula González (Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Seville, Spain), Izabela Jelovac (GATECNRS, Lyon, France), Oddvar Kaarbøe (Universitetet i Oslo, Norway), Mathias Kifmann (Universität Hamburg, Germany), Albert Ma (Boston University, USA), Pau Olivella (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain), Luigi Siciliani (University of York, UK).

Submissions: The deadline to submit a paper is February 17th, 2019. Preliminary versions of papers are accepted, but full papers will be given priority. Young researchers are especially encouraged to apply. Please send your paper to the following email address in pdf format: ehew-2019@dse.univr.it

Notification of acceptance: March 15th, 2019. Registration: March 31st, 2019.

Accommodation and travel expenses: Accommodation for active participants for up to three nights is provided by the conference. All participants have to cover their own travel expenses.

Information: All relevant information will be made available on the workshop website (https://www.criep.eu/healthworkshop-2019/) in due time. If necessary, you may also contact the local organizers at ehew-2019@dse.univr.it.

Local organizers: Simona Gamba (Università di Verona, Italy), Paolo Pertile (Università di Verona, Italy).