Health Economics
June 15, 2009
Seventh Annual Southeastern Health Economics Study Group Conference
Location: Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Dates: October 23-24, 2009
Abstract submission deadline: June 15, 2009
Sponsored by Emory University
The purpose of this invitational conference is to present and promote active exchange and discussion of the latest health economics research among senior and junior economists. Some meals will be provided. All other expenses, including transportation and lodging, are the participants’ responsibility. Ten papers will be accepted for presentation. The conference will consist of a full day of presentations on Friday, October 23 and a half-day of presentations on Saturday, October 24.
Each paper will be allotted 60 minutes, including 30 minutes for presentation and 30 minutes for discussant comments and discussion from the participants. The number of participants in the conference will be limited. While submissions are invited from any geographical location, preference will be given to presenters from the Southeastern region of the United States.
If you would like to participate, please submit an abstract (maximum of two pages) in electronic format (.pdf preferred) to shesg@emory.edu by June 15. Submissions should be unpublished.
Decisions will be made by July 17; completed papers must be received by the conference organizers by September 15. For further information, please contact David Frisvold, (404) 727 - 7833, or david.frisvold@emory.edu.
Steering Committee:
- W. David Bradford (University of Georgia)
- Marisa Domino (University of North Carolina)
- Alvin Headen (North Carolina State University)
- Richard Lindrooth (Medical University of SC)
- Michael Morrisey (University of Alabama at Birmingham)
- Christopher Ruhm (University of North Carolina at Greensboro)
- Frank Sloan (Duke University)
Organizing Committee at Emory University: David Frisvold, David Howard, Sara Markowitz
June 15, 2009: Health Economics
March 31, 2009
New Directions in Welfare: A conference for economists and policy makers
Location: Oxford, England, UK
Conference dates: 29 June - 1 July 2009
Abstract submission deadline: 31 March 2009
Venue: St Catherine’s College, Oxford University, Oxford
The final deadline for receipt of abstracts and session proposals is 31st March 2009. The final deadline for payment is 1st May - thereafter the programme will be compiled and no further registrations or payments will be accepted.
Welfare economics and more broadly economists’ contributions to our understanding of human welfare have changed radically over the past decade or more. Amartya Sen’s capabilities approach has already shaped the evolution of the UN’s Human Development Index and suggests additional theoretical criteria by which economic outcomes might be modelled and judged. On the other hand, empirical analyses of data on human happiness are now widespread and are beginning to provide insights driven by behaviour which often complement the foundational concerns that lie at the heart of welfare economics.
Policy-makers are increasingly exploring the implications of these theories and empirical analyses for the measurement of welfare and progress as well as the design and evaluation of policies in health, development, environment and social policy (broadly defined). In addition there will be a second track of sessions economic theory focusing on new approaches to welfare economics. The event will bring these areas together, in some cases for the first time to explore the implications both for theory and evidence and for practical use and public understanding of modern economic ideas. We hope this will be a stimulating and friendly event which continues to explore themes discussed at recent events in Harvard and Delhi and that people will join us with a view to carrying the debates forward.
Details of supporting organisations and any related journal special issues will follow in due course.
More Information: http://www.open.ac.uk/socialsciences/welfareconomicstheory/