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European Health Economics Association conference in Vienna in 2024

The HEP Group is glad to announce that WU and the Insitute for Higher Studies (IHS) will host the 2024 EUHEA conference in Vienna. Thus, save the dates, 30th June - 3rd July 2024, to explore different perspectives on health economics.
Follow the link to watch the video presenting some first insights into the conference and the organisational team.
Financial incentives and antibiotic prescribing patterns

New study investigates prescribing behavior of physicians in Austria with a public healthcare system.
Our findings show a causal effect of financial incentives on raising antibiotic prescriptions. For instance we find that general physicians with an on-site pharmacy have 9.2% higher antibiotic dispensing rates.
Neue Specialization Health and Social Policy ab Sommersemester 2021!
für Studierende in BBE, BW, IBW und WIRE
interdisziplinär – international – interaktiv
komplett auf Englisch unterrichtet
30 Studierende pro Semester
Für mehr Informationen, einschließlich Information über Kursstrukturen, Bewerbung für die Spezialisierung und FAQs finden Sie hier.
Contact: hsp@wu.ac.at
Was uns besser altern lässt

Lesen Sie den Artikel von Patricia Mcallister-Käfer vom 13.November 2020 in der Presse als Teil der Junge Forschung Reihe über Daniela Weber's Forschung.
WU Researcher of the Month

Marcel Bilger - Researcher Of The…
Bevorstehende Konferenzen
Publikationen
Weber D., Loichinger E. (2020), Live longer, retire later? Developments of healthy life expectancies and working life expectancies between age 50–59 and age 60–69 in Europe, European Journal of Aging
Weber, D., Scherbov, S. Prospects of activity limitations among older adults in 23 low and middle income countries. Sci Rep 10, 10442 (2020).
Spitzer S & Weber D (2019), Reporting biases in self-assessed physical and cognitive health status of older Europeans, PLOS One
Renner, AT. Inefficiencies in a healthcare system with a regulatory split of power: a spatial panel data analysis of avoidable hospitalisations in Austria. Eur J Health Econ (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10198-019-01113-7
Spitzer S & Weber D (2019). Who is telling the truth? Biases in self-reported physical and cognitive health status of older Europeans. IIASA Working Paper. IIASA, Laxenburg, Austria: WP-19-002
Loichinger E., Weber D. (in print) „Combining working life and health expectancies” Chapter 18 in “International Handbook of Health Expectancy” (editors: Carol Jagger, Eileen M. Crimmins, Herman Van Oyen, Jean Marie Robine and Yasuhiko Saito)
Miraldo, M., Shaikh, M., Barrenho, E. Atun, R. et al. Funding for Malaria control 2006-2010: Assessing vertical and horizontal equity. Forthcoming BMJ Global Health
Gandjour, A. & Shaikh, M. Pharmaceutical expenditure and GDP: Evidence on simultaneous effects from an instrumental variable approach. Revise and Resubmit Health Economics
Elke Loichinger and Daniela Weber: "Trends in Working Life Expectancy in Europe"
Zuletzt besuchte Konferenzen
Daniela Weber, International Workshop on the Socio-Economics of Ageing 2019, Lissabon, Portugal, Oktober, “Reporting biases in self-assessed physical and cognitive health status of older Europeans”
Anna-Theresa Renner, Research Visit, Bocconi University, Mailand, Italien, September bis Oktober 2019, Centre for Research of Health and Social Care Management (CERGAS)
Daniela Weber, Vienna Health Care Lectures 2019, Wien, Österreich, September, Chair of a World Café table discussion
Anna-Theresa Renner, Conference of the European Regional Science Association (ERSA), Lyon, France, August 2019
Anna-Theresa Renner, Research Visit, Bocconi University, Mailand, Italien, April bis Juni 2019, Centre for Research of Health and Social Care Management (CERGAS)
Anna-Theresa Renner, 4th ATHEA Conference for Health Economics, Wien, Österreich, März, 2019
Daniela Weber, 4th ATHEA Conference for Health Economics, Wien, Österreich, März, 2019
Anna-Theresa Renner, Winterseminar organized by the German speaking section (GfR) of the European Regional Science Association (ERSA), Matrei, February 2019
Mujaheed Shaikh, EuHEA Conference 2018, Maastricht, Niederlande, Juli,(Titel der Talks "Too sticky to switch? Retirement and health plan choices of the elderly" und "The impact of organizational change on firm efficiency: Evidence from the healthcare sector")
Anna-Theresa Renner, EuHEA Conference 2018, Maastricht, Niederlande, Juli, (Titel der Talks "Availability and spatial accessibility of outpatient healthcare supply – what are the effects on utilization?" und "A Spatial Panel Data Analysis of Avoidable Hospitalisations in Austria")
Mujaheed Shaikh, European Economic Association Meeting, Deutschland, Köln, August, (Titel des Talks "The impact of organizational change on firm efficiency: Evidence from the healthcare sector")
Mujaheed Shaikh, American-European Health Economics Study Group, Harvard, Boston, USA, Juni (Titel des Talks “The Impact of Organizational Change on Firm Efficiency: Evidence from the Healthcare Sector”)
Anna-Theresa Renner, Nationalökonomischen Gesellschaft in Wien, Annual Meeting & 100th Anniversary of the Austrian Economic Association, Mai (Titel des Talks “What are the Drivers of Regional Variations in Avoidable Hospitalisations in Austria? A Spatial Panel Data Analysis”)
Mujaheed Shaikh, Regional Science Association International Conference, Goa, Indien, Mai (Titel des Talks “ Child Malnutrition in Uganda: Regional disparities and socio-economic inequalities”).
Mujaheed Shaikh, Scottish Economic Society Annual Conference, Perth, Schottland, April 2018 (Titel des Talks“The Impact of Organizational Change on Firm Efficiency: Evidence from the Healthcare Sector”)
Mujaheed Shaikh, Centre for Research on Health and Social Care Management, Bocconi Universiät, Mailand, Italien, März 2018 (Titel des Talks “Too Sticky to Switch? Retirement and Health Plan choices of the elderly”).
Anna-Theresa Renner, Winterseminar organized by the German speaking section (GfR) of the European Regional Science Association (ERSA), Igls/Innsbruck, February 2018
Anna-Theresa Renner und Mujaheed Shaikh, Austrian Health Economics Association, Wien, November 2017
Anna-Theresa Renner, 28th IUSSP International Population Conference, Kapstadt, Südafrika, Oktober/November 2017
Daniela Weber, 5th International Workshop on the Socio-Economics of Ageing, Lissabon, Oktober 2017
Mujaheed Shaikh, 15ª Conferência Nacional de Economia da Saúde | APES, Oktober 2017
Daniela Weber, Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration under the President of the Russian Federation (RANEPA) (Invited talk & stay) - organised by research group: International Laboratory on Demography and Human Capital, Oktober 2017
Anna-Theresa Renner, 22nd Annual Conference of the Italian Health Economics Association (AIES), Pavia, Italien, Oktober 2017
Daniela Weber, Jahrestagung der DGD und der Deutschen Statistischen Gesellschaft (DStatG), Rostock, September 2017
Anna-Theresa Renner und Mujaheed Shaikh, Jahrestagung des Vereins für Socialpolitik, Wien, September 2017
Anna-Theresa Renner und Daniela Weber, Vienna Health Care Lectures, Wien, September 2017
Daniela Weber, 6th Lindau Meeting on Economic Sciences, Lindau, August 2017
Anna-Theresa Renner, Summer School of the European Regional Science Association in Lesbos, Griechenland, Juli 2017
Mujaheed Shaikh, International Health Ecnomics Association Conference, Boston
Anna-Theresa Renner, Winter Seminar of the German Speaking Section of the European Regional Science Association, Spital am Pyhrn, Februar 2017
Anna-Theresa Renner, International Health Policy Conference at the London School of Economics, London, Februar 2017
Daniela Weber, 6. Berliner Demografie-Forum, Berlin, Februar 2017
Mujaheed Shaikh, Australian Health Economics Society Conference 2016, Perth, September 2016
Mujaheed Shaikh, Strategic Management Society Conference 2016, Berlin, September 2016