Health Economics Workshop
The Health Economics Workshop (HEW) is an interdisciplinary workshop that features participants from the Social and Biological Sciences Divisions, several professional schools (Business, Law, Public Policy, and Social Service Administration), and faculty from outside the University of Chicago.
Held weekly, HEW is an important venue to present research in the areas of health economics, medical decision-making, health services research, health policy, and topics related to population health. It also provides a forum for professional development and mentoring of students and junior faculty.
Funding for the series is provided by CHeSS, the Department of Public Health Sciences, the Harris School of Public Policy Studies, and the UCANU Health Services Research Program.
Workshops are held on Thursdays from 3:30-5:00 pm, in-person, located at the Sky Suite at the Harris School.*
Stay tuned for our Autumn 2024 Schedule
Spring 2024
April 4, 2024
Benjamin Vatter, PhD
Assistant Professor, MIT Sloan School of Management
Vertical Integration between Hospitals and Insurers, joint work with Ignacio Cuesta and Carlos Noton
April 18, 2024
Diane Alexander, PhD
Assistant Professor of Healthcare Management, Wharton University of Pennsylvania
Provider Payments and the Direction of Innovation: The Case of the Wearable Artificial Kidney
April 25, 2024 – Will Manning Memorial Lecture
Lindsey J. Leininger, PhD
Clinical Professor of Business Administration, Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth
Standing Up for Science: A Communication Playbook for the Next Health Emergency
May 9, 2024
Matt Grennan, PhD
Associate Professor in the Economic Analysis & Policy and Innovation & Entrepreneurship groups, Berkeley Haas
Are Hospital “Vertical” Mergers with Physicians Anticompetitive?
With Zack Cooper, Stuart Craig, Joseoh Martinez, Fiona Scott Morton and Ashley Swanson
May 23, 2024
Amanda Starc, PhD
Associate Professor of Strategy at the Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern
Multidimensional Screening and Menu Design in Health Insurance Markets
*This event is open to all invitees regardless of vaccination status and, because of ongoing health risks to the unvaccinated, those who are unvaccinated are expected to adopt the risk mitigation measures advised by public health officials (masking and social distancing, etc.). Public convening may not be safe for all and carries a risk for contracting COVID-19, particularly for those unvaccinated. Participants will not know the vaccination status of others, including venue staff, and should follow appropriate risk mitigation measures.
