Search results for: Competition

Pedro Pita Barros

30 August 2023

…Economics and his research career in health economics has a focus on healthcare systems, competition and economic regulation. His research has been widely disseminated in high-impact peer-reviewed journals and has…

An eye on sustainability at the Economist’s Future of Health Europe

30 October 2023

…rather than competition. The panel agreed that improving supply chains is not enough. Ultimately, a system shift in preventative care is required. Birgit Hilberger (Fresnius) noted that with 10% of…

Green Healthcare: Are We Asking the Right Questions?

11 September 2024

…effective combination of incentives is to drive impactful change. Incentives can include: Financial incentives (e.g. tax credits, subsidies, carbon pricing mechanisms) Competition and Markets Authority incentives (e.g. non-appreciable environmental sustainability…

Pedro Pita Barros

2 January 2025

…Economics and his research career in health economics has a focus on healthcare systems, competition and economic regulation. His research has been widely disseminated in high-impact peer-reviewed journals and has…

Economics of Innovation

…to medical innovation?   What role does market competition play in promoting investment in R&D and maximising access to medical innovation? Key objective for this research theme: Promoting innovation in health…

OHE Innovation Policy Prize

…outline a truly innovative economic solution to the problem. There are two rounds in the competition – a 2,500–word entry followed by a 10,000–word entry if shortlisted by the judges. The judges vary each prize year and are specially…

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…the task of investigating how resources should be used and distributed in healthcare to maintain optimal efficiency. Health economists apply the theories of production, efficiency, disparities, regulation, and competition to…

European Union Pharmaceutical Markets: A Case for Differential Pricing?

11 August 2015

This article looks at how theory could be put into practice suggesting ways to implement a differential pricing system for branded medicines in the EU that can enhance overall welfare….

Incorporating Life-cycle Price Modelling into Pharmaceutical Cost-effectiveness Evaluations

25 August 2015

A Research Paper on the topic of incorporating life-cycle price modelling into pharmaceutical cost-effectiveness evaluations has just been published by OHE. Why might the launch price of a new drug…