EcoEchoes

In this episode, Alexander Ahammer , an applied microeconomist, chats with and Prithvi and Andrea after his presentation about his working paper "The labor and health economics of breast cancer" co-authored with Gerald J. Pruckner and Flora Stiftinger. The paper uses Austrian microdata to study how a breast cancer diagnosis impacts health expenditures and labor market outcomes. They find that a di...

Happy New Year and welcome back!  In this short episode, Fanny and Prithvi share their own experience at the Lowlands Health Economists' Study Group (lolaHESG) conference, outlining how the program is structured and highlighting key activities and tips on how to make the best of the experience.  This episode marks the start of a series of conference reviews, so stay tuned for more firsthand insigh...

This episode features Sofía Fernández-Guerrico, assistant professor of Economics at the University of Konstanz, discussing her research on the intersection of labor markets, technology, and health. The conversation revolves around her studies on the effects of broadband Internet on mental health, trade liberalization's impact on health in Mexico, and the broader implications of work-related and so...

This episode's guest is Carlos Riumallo Herl, who is an assistant professor at the Erasmus School of Economics. His research focuses on healthy ageing and the role of prevention, especially in low- and middle income countries. We discuss one of his most recent publications, shared work with Mylene Lagarde, which explores the impact of individual and group incentives to encourage cardiovascular che...

In this episode, Mario Macis discusses his research on trust and healthcare-seeking behavior. He provides insights into the challenges and implications of trust in the healthcare system, linking it to topics like COVID-19, the role of public institutions, and differences in healthcare trust across political lines. Mario also shares his career experiences and advice for junior scholars on publishin...

In this episode, Marco Varkevisser delves into the Dutch healthcare system and its sustainability, providing an helpful overview and insights from his most recent research on the topic. He discusses practical case studies, including the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, and highlights the current challenges within healthcare. Marco also offers valuable advice for teachers and aspiring students base...

In this episode, we are chatting to Lisa Voois about her PhD thesis on health-related expectations and behaviours. We are also joined for the first time by our new co-host, Andrea! We first talk about her single authored paper "When the sun goes down: Effects of sunset time on adolescent sleep, mental health and education". We then discuss research of beliefs and expectations more generally. In he...

In this episode, Marlies discusses her research on delayed nursing home admissions, how they impact the hospitalization sector and other spillover effects. She also reflects upon her PhD, sharing useful tips around how to survive your PhD and the importance of research visits. Guest: Marlies Bär (Assistant professor at the Erasmus School of Health Policy & Management)  Hosts: Fanny Tallgren an...

In this episode Bram explains key elements of the economics of prevention and long-term care, highlighting applied research in the Dutch context. He also shares his experience working in the policy-advice and academic environments and finally some words of advice for PhD students and recent graduates.  Guest: Bram Wouterse (Associate professor at the Erasmus School of Health Policy & Managemen...

In this episode Francisca Vargas discusses with us about the research she conducted during her PhD at Erasmus University Rotterdam: " Income inequalities beyond access to mental health care” and “Patient cost-sharing, mental health care and inequalities". In addition, she shares about her experience of having roles in academia, at OECD and as the Vice President of the Portuguese Association of Hea...

Guest: Jannis Stöckel  Hosts: Fanny Tallgren and Prithviraj Basu Mallik    In this episode we are happy to have Jannis Stöckel chatting with us about his working paper titled "Staying Sick but Feeling Better? – The Impact of Health Shocks on Health Perceptions and Behaviors" co-authored with Pieter Bakx and Bram Wouterse. Draft is available upon request. He is working both at Erasmus University Ro...

Guest: Ava Hoogenboom (PhD student at ESHPM) Hosts: María-José Mendoza and Karen Trujillo Jara Short description: On this episode, Ava discusses her research titled “Loss aversion in EQ-5D-Y-3L: does it explain differences in willingness to trade-off life duration in adult and child perspectives?”, which was awarded at the 4th EuroQol Early Career Researcher Meeting. Timestamps (4:35) - Gap addres...

Guest: Nikkil Sudharsanan (Assistant Professor at the Technical University of Munich) Hosts: María-José Mendoza and Fanny Tallgren Short description:  On this episode Prof. Nikkil Sudharsanan shares some insights related to his paper on patient's influence on clinician behavior in the context of hypertension screening in India. Timestamps (03:29)- Research summary (motivation, set-up, findings) (1...

Guest: Callum Brindley Hosts: Fanny Tallgren and Karen Trujillo Jara Short description:  In this episode Callum discusses with us about his paper on the effect of hospital spending on waiting times and findings from the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study. Timestamps: (2:09) - Paper on waiting times. How changes in hospital spending might affect hospital activity (i.e. admission of patients). (7:...

Guest: Padmaja Ayyagari (Associate Professor at University of South Florida)   Hosts: Prithviraj Basu Mallik and Fanny Tallgren  Short description:  In this episode Professor Padmaja Ayyagari discusses with us her paper about the Medicaid program applied in the United States.  Timestamps: (01:38)- Medicaid (public insurance program in the United States) and paper scope (understand how Medicaid aff...

In this episode, Professor Ana Balsa is chatting to us about her latest working paper titled "Mental Health Spillovers in Primary Schools". The paper studies the peer effects of students with mental health problems using longitudinal Danish register data.  We also touch upon her work on the parenting behavioural change communication intervention "Crianza Positiva" in Uruguay. On top of discussing...

In today's episode Emeritus Professor Michael Drummond  converses with us about the origins of HE; its relevance; perspectives commonly used in economic evaluation; aspects such as equity in health care and tips for the PhD path. Guests:  M. Drummond (Emeritus professor at University of York) , Pieter van Baal & Vivian Reckers-Droog (Professors at ESHPM) Hosts:  Prithviraj Basumallik, María Jo...

Today's guest is our colleague and PhD candidate Jawa Issa. We discuss the main findings in her recent publication about income inequality in COVID-19 mortality in the Netherlands and, more broadly, her research about income inequality in mortality using data from other high-income countries like the US.  We also share some of our experiences at different health econ conferences! Guest: Jawa Issa...

In this episode, Sander discusses his recent publication about a preference elicitation method called ‘Participatory Value Evaluation - PVE’ and his ongoing applied research. Guest: Sander Boxebeld (PhD candidate, ESHPM) Hosts:  Fanny Tallgren & Karen Trujillo Timestamps:  (01:37) - PVE as a tool for researchers and policy makers and characteristics of the method  (17:44) - Research ongoing us...

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