Health Economics Seminar

Upcoming Conferences – New Semester
We’re pleased to announce the dates for our upcoming conference series this semester. There will be three events in total. Two titles and speakers have already been confirmed:

Monday October 27th , 2025 at 3 pm, at Unisanté (Vennes)

  • 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, at Unisanté (Vennes)

  • Andreas Stoller, PhD student, University of Freiburg
  • “Impact of Tobacco Advertising Restrictions in Switzerland: A Staggered DiD Study”.

The third 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


Take a look back at our 2024 seminar series :