Health Economics Seminar

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Tuesday June 25, 2026 – 11am-12.00, Unisanté, Building Valine, Vennes, Auditoire

  • Dr. Sara Evans-Lacko (London School of economics and political science)
  • title tbd
  • on-site and online

Tuesday May 19, 2026 – 2pm-3pm, Unisanté, Building Valine, Vennes, Auditoire

  • Dr. Clotilde Noémie Mahé (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)
  • title tbd
  • on-site and online

Tuesday April 21, 2026 – 2pm-3pm, Unisanté, Building Valine, Vennes, Auditoire

  • Dr. Peter Nilsson (IIES, Stockholm University)
  • title tbd
  • On-site and online

Wednesday February 25, 2026 – 11am-12.30pm, Dorigny campus, Extranef 109

  • Dr. Amy Finkelstein (Massachusetts Institute of Technology – MIT Economics)
  • title tbd
  • on-site and online

Tuesday February 10, 2026 – 2pm-3pm, Unisanté, Building Valine, Vennes, Gastlosen

  • Dr. Michael Stucki (ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences)
  • “Disease expenditure tracking in Switzerland – methodology and use cases”
  • Flyer
  • on-site and online

Tuesday January 20, 2026 – 2pm-3pm, Unisanté, Building Valine, Vennes, Mont-Chesau – in collaboration with Unisanté | Global and Environmental Health Sector

  • Dr. Emma Clarke Deelder (Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute)
  • “Can patient reviews help mothers find better care for their children? Evidence from a randomized controlled trial in Laos.”
  • Flyer
  • on-site and online

Take a look back at our 2025 seminar series :

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

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

Thursday October 23rd, 2025 at 4 pm

  • Unisanté, (Vennes), Building Proline
  • Prof. Giacomo Pasini, Professor of Econometrics and Head of Department at the Department of Economics at Ca’ Foscari University of Venice.
  • The Health Burden of Job Strain: Evidence from Europe
  • Flyer

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”.
  • Flyer

Take a look back at our 2024 seminar series :