Profile

Biography

Eugenio is a Research Fellow in the Health, Econometrics and Data Group (HEDG) at the Centre for Health Economics. He was previously a visiting scholar at Monash University, Melbourne.

He holds a PhD in Economics and an MSc in Public Economics both awarded by the University of York. He also holds an MSc in International Economic Integration (Pavia, Italy).

His research interests encompass health economics, labour economics and applied microeconometrics. His current research includes the economics of addiction, health and labour supply, structural modelling of health behaviours and methods for ex-ante and ex-post policy evaluation.

Research

Overview

• The economics of addiction
• Health and labour supply
• Applied microeconometrics
• Impact evaluation of public health interventions
• Microsimulation applied to health economics
  

Research group(s)

• HEDG

Publications

Full publications list

2012

• Zucchelli E, Harris M, Zhao X. Ill-health and transitions to part-time work and self-employment among older workers. Health Economics and Data Group (HEDG), University of York 2012;working paper 12/04. Download from HEDG 

• Zucchelli E, Jones AM, Rice N. The evaluation of health policies through dynamic microsimulation methods. International Journal of Microsimulation 2012;5(1):2-20.

2011

• Jones AM, Laporte A, Rice N, Zucchelli E. A model of the impact of smoking bans on smoking with evidence from bans in England and Scotland. Health Economics and Data Group (HEDG), University of York 2011;working paper 11/05. Download from HEDG 

2010

• Zucchelli E, Harris A, Jones AM, Rice N. Health shocks and labour market exits: evidence from the HILDA Survey. Australian Journal of Labour Economics 2010;13(2).
• Zucchelli E, Jones AM, Rice N. The evaluation of health policies through microsimulation methods. Health Economics and Data Group (HEDG), University of York 2010;working paper 10/03. Download from HEDG

2009

• Zucchelli E. Income-related health inequalities in Italy and in the rest of Europe: an empirical analysis using SHARE In: Brandolini A, Saraceno C, Schizzerotto A, editors. Dimensioni della disuguaglianza in Italia: poverta, salute, abitazione (Dimensions of inequality in Italy: poverty, health housing). Bologna, il Mulino; 2009 (in Italian).

2007

• Zucchelli E, Harris A, Jones AM, Rice N. Health and retirement among older workers. Health Economics and Data Group (HEDG), University of York 2007;working paper 07/19. Download from HEDG

Teaching

Other teaching

• Introduction to applied health economics: Methods for the analysis of panel data in health and health care. University of York, 20th - 22nd April 2010 (course lecturer and tutor)
• Introduction to applied health economics. Methods for the analysis of health care utilisation and expenditure.  University of York, 21st - 23rd April 2009 (course tutor).
  

External activities

Memberships

• Affiliated to the Health, Econometrics and Data Group (HEDG), Centre for Health Economics, University of York
• International Health Economics Association (iHEA)

Referee work

Applied Economic Perspective and Policy, Economic Journal, European Economic Review, Health Economics, International Journal of Public Health, International Journal of Simulation and Process Modelling, Journal of Health Economics.

Invited talks and conferences

• Conference of  the Spanish Health Economics Association, Bilbao, Spain, May 2012
• University of Rotterdam, Department of Economics, The Netherlands, Feb 2012
• Conference of the Italian Association of Health Economics (AIES), Naples, Italy, Sept 2011
• 8th International Health Economics Association (iHEA) Congress, Toronto, Canada, Jul 2011
• Canadian Health Economics Study Group Conference, London, Canada, Jul 2011
• University of Brescia, Department of Economics, Italy, Jun 2011
• University of Sheffield, Department of Economics, UK, Nov 2010
• 7th European Conference on Health Economics (ECHE), Rome, Italy, Jul 2008
• 6th International Health Economics Association (iHEA) Congress, Copenhagen, Denmark, Jul 2007 

Previous appointments 

• I have been visiting academic at Monash University, Melbourne, on various occasions (July-September 2006; July-September 2007; November-December 2008)