THE 2ND AUSTRALASIAN WORKSHOP ON ECONOMETRICS AND HEALTH ECONOMICS

Abstract

This issue contains a selection of papers from the 2nd Australasian Workshop on Econometrics and Health Economics. This workshop is part of a series, which provides a unique forum for the development and dissemination of applications of econometrics and other quantitative approaches in health economics in the Australasian region. The format of the workshop is modelled on the long running European Workshops run by Andrew Jones and Owen O'Donnell. We strongly encourage submissions from the Asia-Pacific region. The workshop was held at the Gold Coast, Queensland on 27–29 April 2011. The meeting was attended by 40 participants from five countries, and the programme featured 14 papers. The series is organised by Bruce Hollingsworth (Monash University) and Anthony Scott (Melbourne University), supported by a Scientific Committee of Denzil Fiebig (Chair, University of New South Wales), Bill Greene (New York University), Andrew Jones (University of York) and Mike Shields (Monash University). The workshop received support from the Centre for Health Economics (Monash University), Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research (University of Melbourne), the Economic Society of Australia, Queensland Health, the Australian Health Economists' Society, and the Centre for Health Economics Research and Evaluation (University of Technology Sydney). Early career researchers and PhD students were encouraged to attend. A Training Day conducted by Partha Deb and Bill Greene was hosted before the workshop, with 50 attendees. Full paper submissions to the workshop were initially refereed by the organisers and scientific committee, and from 34 submissions, 14 were selected for presentation. All presenters were invited to submit to this special edition. All of the papers published in this issue have gone through the usual process of refereeing for Health Economics, which is edited by Bruce Hollingsworth and Anthony Scott. The refereeing process has been carried out on a very tight publication schedule, and we would like to thank all of the referees for their prompt responses. The 2012 workshop has been held in Sydney, New South Wales, on 11–13 April 2012. The day before the workshop, there was a training day conducted by Maarten Lindeboom. Following his move to Lancaster University in the UK, Bruce Hollingsworth has handed over his role as Series Organiser to Michael Shields at Monash University and now serves in the Scientific Committee. We take this opportunity to thank the Scientific Committee for their help and especially to thank Lynette McGowan for her support and help with the administration of all aspects of the workshop. For more information about the workshop series please contact Lynette McGowan, Centre for Health Economics, Monash University ([email protected]), or Anthony Scott, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, University of Melbourne ([email protected]), or visit the workshop web page:www.buseco.monash.edu.au/centres/che/workshoppage.html.