Health Economics and Social Policy : Department of Socioeconomics : University of Hamburg

Teaching & Research

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Teaching

We regularly offer courses with topics in Health Economics and Social Policy in the programs

B.A. Sozialökonomie
M.Sc. Health Economics & Health Care Management

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Research

The research activities of Prof. Kifmann and his team focus on the following topics

Design of health insurance contracts
Financing and design of health insurance systems
Payment systems for hospitals and physicians

News

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14 July 2022|oegss-en

Mathias Kifmann takes over EUHEA presidency

Mathias Kifmann has become president of the European Health Economics Association. The association is a federation of national health economics associations. It organizes a major conference every two years as well as annual conferences for young scientists. The aim of EUHEA is to promote and develop collaboration among...

1 July 2022|New research result

Diagnostics and Treatment

On the Division of Labor between Primary Care Physicians and Specialists HCHE Research Paper No. 2021/25

1 June 2021|Internationales

Guest researcher Dr. Songul Cinaroglu

Dr. Songul Cinaroglu (Associate Professor at Hacettepe University, Ankara) will be visiting the HCHE from June through August 2021. Her research interests and activities are primarily empirical (i.a. reform analyses, inequality studies).

23 October 2018|Event

„Gesundheit, Pflege, Care-Arbeit – Sozialökonomische Perspektiven“. Themensemester am Fachbereich Sozialökonomie startet.

Gesellschaftlich relevante Fragen und Problemlagen gebündelt aufzugreifen und Lösungen zu diskutieren, ist Ziel des „Themensemesters“ am Fachbereich Sozialökonomie – getreu dem Leitbild unserer Universität „wissenschaftliche Freiheit in...

8 May 2017|Maintenance

Redesign of UHH's web site

A complete redesign of Universität Hamburg's web site has gone live on May 08, 2017.

21 June 2016|Maintenance

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