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Economics of Social and Health Care Research Unit

Introduction

The Economics of Social and Health Care Research Unit is a joint collaboration between the Centre of Health Economics (CHE) at the University of York and the Personal Social Services Research Unit (PSSRU) at the London School of Economics and the University of Kent.

ESHCRU is supported by a grant awarded by the English Department of Health: Policy Research Unit in Economics of Health and Social Care Systems.

Work programme

Our work programme is organised under three main work-streams:

Aims

The aim of the ESHCRU is to inform and guide policy-making in the health and social care sectors (H&SC) by undertaking high quality, robust and policy-relevant research, based on the discipline of economics. This research will help to improve the health and well-being of the population, reflecting distributional concerns and population diversity.

Our research:

  • addresses policy and research issues of enduring importance regardless of changes that take place in the organisational and political context;
  • builds on rigorous theoretical frameworks;
  • features strong empirical work, employing econometric techniques and exploiting our extensive knowledge of linked administrative and socio-economic datasets 

Publications

  • Daidone S, Street A (2011). Estimating the costs of specialised care: updated analysis using data for 2009/10. Centre for Health Economics, University of York; CHE Research Paper 71 December 2011. CHE Research Paper 71 (PDF , 325kb) 
  • Wittenberg R, Hu B, Hancock R, Morciano M, Comas-Herrera A, Malley J, King D (2011). Projections of Demand for and Costs of Social Care for Older People in England, 2010 to 2030, under Current and Alternative Funding Systems
    REPORT OF RESEARCH FOR THE COMMISSION ON FUNDING OF CARE AND SUPPORT PSSRU Discussion paper 2811/2
    December 2011. Download from LSE 
  • Snell T, Wittenberg R, Fernandez J L, Malley J, Comas-Herrera A and King D (2011) Future Demand for Social Care, 2010 to 2030: Projections of Demand for Social Care and Disability Benefits for Younger Adults in England: Report to the Commission on Funding of Care and Support, PSSRU Discussion Paper 2800/2 October 2011. Download from PSSRU  
 

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Personnel

Management team and work-stream leads