Health Economics Seminar

New Semester :

Seminar Series Launch – 30 September 2025

Tuesday September 30th, 2025 at 11 am

  • Unisanté, (Vennes), Building Proline
  • Dr. Anais Cheneau, Postdoctorante en économie de la santé, Chaire Aging-Up (Université Paris-Cité)
  • “Jusqu’où veulent-ils aider? Préférence des descendants de personnes âgées dans l’implication d’aide et les configurations d’aide à partir d’une expérience de choix discret en France.”
  • In collaboration with colloques DESS, in French

Monday October 27th , 2025 at 3 pm

  • Unisanté (Vennes) *** New building : Valine***
  • Prof. Gian Luca Di Tanna, Scuola universitaria professionale della Svizzera italiana
  • “Demystifying Bayesian Meta-Analysis: A Practical Tool for Evidence Synthesis and Economic Evaluations”
  • Flyer

Monday November 10th, 2025 at 2 pm

  • Unisanté (Vennes) *** New building : Valine***
  • Andreas Stoller, PhD student, University of Freiburg
  • “Impact of Tobacco Advertising Restrictions in Switzerland: A Staggered DiD Study”.

The fourth conference is scheduled for December 2nd, 2025 and details will be announced soon. Stay tuned!

Tuesday January 21st , 2025 at 12.30 pm, at Unisanté (Vennes)

  • Prof. Diana Pacheco, University of Lucerne
  • “Economics of Disability The Challenges of Long-term Care and the Role of Family Caregivers in Switzerland”

Tuesday February 4th , 2025 at 2pm, at Unisanté (Vennes)

  • Dr. Igor Francetic, SUPSI and University Manchester
  • “Disorderly queues: How does unexpected demand affect queue prioritisation in emergency care?”

Tuesday March 18th , 2025 at 2pm, at Unisanté (Vennes)

  • Prof. Carine Milcent, Paris School of Economics
  • Hospital access and Hospital location: the socio-economic déterminants

Tuesday April 29th , 2025 at 2pm, at Auditoire Mayor (BHO8)

  • Prof. Tom Van Ourti, Erasmus University Rotterdam
  • Do social preferences explain health inequality aversion?

Tuesday May 6th, 2025 at 2pm, at Unisanté (Vennes)

  • Prof. Orla Doyle, University College Dublin
  • “The Effectiveness of Early Life Investments: Evidence from the Preparing for Life Trial”

Canceled !!!! : Thursday May 22nd, 2025 at 11am, On Unil Campus (Dorigny)

Prof. Amy Finkelstein ( Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

  • Paternalistic Social Assistance:
    Evidence and Implications from Cash vs. In-Kind Transfers”
  • Flyer

Thursday June 12th , 2025 at 2pm, at Unisanté (Vennes)

  • Prof. Hans van Kippersluis, Erasmus University Rotterdam
  • Intergenerational Education Persistence: Evidence from Molecular Genetic Data
  • Flyer

Wednesday August 27th, 2025 at 2pm, at Unisanté (Vennes)

  • Prof. Paolo Pertile, University of Verona
  • Pricing Without Borders: Spillovers of External Reference Pricing in Pharmaceutical Regulation
  • Flyer


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