Episode 3: Mike Drummond, Pieter van Baal, & Vivian Reckers-Droog on Health Economics

In today's episode Emeritus Professor Michael Drummond  converses with us about the origins of HE; its relevance; perspectives commonly used in economic evaluation; aspects such as equity in health care and tips for the PhD path.

• Guests:  M. Drummond (Emeritus professor at University of York) , Pieter van Baal & Vivian Reckers-Droog (Professors at ESHPM)
• Hosts:  Prithviraj Basumallik, María José Mendoza

Timestamps:

(08:06) - Health economics in the mid 60s 

(19:52) - First health economic evaluations and motivations to expand its scope

(50:18) - Equity in health care and HEEs in LMICs 

(58:49) - Recommendations for PhD students (writing tips, set of skills, labour market opportunities)

Additional resources:

• "Building a career in Health Economics" by Michael Drummond