"Economics in the health system?"

Lectures School conferences
MARCH 1, 2022
Only in Frencch | On Tuesday 1 March, Bruno Ventelou (AMSE / CNRS) gave a Sciences Echos conference entitled "Economics in the health system?"
La science économique repose sur un corps de doctrines et de méthodes aux caractéristiques bien précises (rappelées lors de la conférence). Ces doctrines et méthodes semblent difficilement applicables aux questions de santé car « la santé n’a pas de prix », entendons-nous dire souvent. Nous discuterons pourtant de l’intérêt potentiel (et des limites !) du regard de l’économiste dans le champ des pratiques médicales

 

Bruno Ventelou est chercheur au CNRS et membre d'Aix-Marseille School of Economics. Spécialiste de l'économie de la santé, il s'intéresse aux différents systèmes de santé et a travaillé sur les crises sanitaires du VIH sida et de la Covid-19.

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