The Erasmus Centre for Health Economics Rotterdam (EsCHER) is involved in top quality bachelor and (research) master programmes, summer schools, masterclasses, and Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) at:
Bachelor programme
During this minor you will be introduced to the key concepts from behavioural and health economics, with examples related to health and healthcare. We will apply these concepts to i) understand health behaviour, both rational and non-rational, and ii) explore what this means for individuals, organisations and governments aiming to promote healthier behaviour (e.g., through nudging, boosting, incentives and regulation). Using these insights, you will select an actual health issue of your interest (e.g., excessive drinking, smartphone use in traffic), design an intervention, and reflect on it critically.
This minor is open to incoming exchange students.
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Rationing healthcare is as contentious as it is inevitable. Healthcare resources are ever growing but nonetheless remain limited and insufficient to meet all demands and needs of populations. In this minor, you will learn about the efficiency and equity aspects of rationing healthcare, and international differences in doing so. This includes topics like waiting lists, limiting the basic benefits package, solidarity, and health behaviour. Special attention will be given to links to behavioural economics and illustrations will include expensive medicines and lifestyle interventions. After this minor, students will be acquainted with different forms of rationing and priority setting, mainly from an economic perspective.
This minor is open to incoming exchange students.
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Master programmes
The master programme Health Economics is a joint venture between Erasmus School of Health Policy & Management and the Erasmus School of Economics. It is specially designed for students who are interested in economic evaluation, modelling and decision making in healthcare.
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The master programme Health Economics, Policy & Law (HEPL) is a unique multidisciplinary master programme. It is specially designed for students who are interested in fully understanding the context of health and healthcare issues.
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Chasing excellence in health economics and management, the joint European Master’s programme EU-HEM is taught in the fields’ top four European universities. Based on international research we equip students to take on national health challenges. World wide.
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The international research master programme Health Sciences specialisation Health Economic Analsyis, in cooperation with NIHES, focuses on broad economical issues in health care. Worldwide, the costs of health care keep increasing rapidly. Due to these rising costs, the sustainability of the health care system is a serious concern for health care decision makers in many countries. The research master gives you the possibility to learn more about and tackle these issues, based on solid research minded education.
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Scholarship
EsCHER offers a scholarship for the master programmes:
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Tinbergen Institute summer school
EsCHER professors offer the summer school Inequalities in Health and Healthcare as part of the Tinbergen Institute Summer School Opens external program.
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