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 :