Southampton Health Economics
About us
Find out more about our history and research.
Economists explore the choices individuals, organisations and governments make when faced with scarce resources. They look to answer questions about what, how and for whom to produce. Economists are interested in the health sector because of:
- the size of national spending on health.
- the role of private sector businesses.
- the impact health plays on other sectors of the economy.
We are a group of health economists doing applied research to help inform decisions about allocating available resources to promote health and provide health care.
We work across the University in the following faculties:
Faculty of Medicine
- Primary Care, Population Sciences and Medical Education
- Southampton Health Technology Assessment Centre
Faculty of Social Sciences
Faculty of Environmental and Life Sciences
Methodological strengths within Southampton Health Economics
- evidence synthesis
- within trial economic evaluation
- health economic modelling
- Outcome Measurement including Discrete Choice Experiments (DCEs), Contingent valuation studies and studies examining measurement properties
- mixed-methods research
- experimental economics
- equity or distributional issues in economics of health and care economics
We are experienced in applying these techniques to a wide range of health and care contexts.