Exploring the allocation of healthcare resources, the field aims to improve efficiency, equity, and impact. It focuses on five key areas: evaluating the cost-effectiveness of interventions (e.g. through HTA), understanding healthcare markets and market failures, analysing financing systems like insurance models, identifying economic drivers of health behaviour, and addressing health inequality.
Today, its importance has grown with the integration of behavioural insights and econometric methods—shaping smarter policies, influencing behaviour change, and translating evidence into action for better health outcomes. Discover more...
Prof. Frikkie Booysen on Being a Health Economist
An insightful introduction to health economics - It gives viewers a strong foundation in how economics supports more efficient and equitable health systems.
An insightful introduction to health economics
The launch of the PPS Chair in 2023
The launch established four pillars: Advancing health economics research; Expanding local and global expertise through training; Mentoring emerging researchers; Translating research into policy for societal impact.
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