Our program for the second half of 2026 is currently under development. Please check back soon for updates.
Discover our past Events from 2026
Tuesday July 7th, 2026 – 2pm-3pm, Unisanté, Building Valine, Vennes
- Dr. Clotilde Noémie Mahé (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)
- “What standard surveys miss: Health insurance effects in weekly data from Kenya”
- Flyer
- on-site and online
Thursday June 25, 2026 – 11am-12.00, Unisanté, Building Valine, Vennes, Auditoire
- Dr. Sara Evans-Lacko (Indiana University)
- «What We Count, What We Miss: Rethinking Mental Health Service Evaluation»
- Flyer
- on-site and online
Tuesday April 21, 2026 – 2pm-3pm, Unisanté, Building Valine, Vennes, Auditoire
- Dr. Peter Nilsson (IIES, Stockholm University)
- “Prenatal Conditions and Midlife Mental Health:Evidence from an Alcohol Policy Experiment”
- Flyer
- On-site and online
Wednesday February 25, 2026 – 11am-12.30pm, Dorigny campus, Extranef 109
- Dr. Amy Finkelstein (Massachusetts Institute of Technology – MIT Economics)
- “Trading Goods for Lives: NAFTA’s Mortality Impacts and Implications”
- Flyer
- 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 :