TY - JOUR
T1 - Health economics in the UK: Capacity, constraints and comparisons to US health economists
AU - Kaambwa, Billingsley
AU - Frew, Emma
PY - 2013/1
Y1 - 2013/1
N2 - This paper presents the results of a survey of the demographics, appropriate training and professional perceptions of UK health economists. In addition, information on what motivates health economists to enter the discipline and views on how to motivate individuals to study health economics were obtained. This was done with the intention of contributing to the debate on ways of increasing capacity for health economics across the UK. Information on appropriate training, the working environment and working activities was revealed by this survey. Where possible, the results are compared to a similar survey (Morrisey and Cawley, 2008) of US health economists.
AB - This paper presents the results of a survey of the demographics, appropriate training and professional perceptions of UK health economists. In addition, information on what motivates health economists to enter the discipline and views on how to motivate individuals to study health economics were obtained. This was done with the intention of contributing to the debate on ways of increasing capacity for health economics across the UK. Information on appropriate training, the working environment and working activities was revealed by this survey. Where possible, the results are compared to a similar survey (Morrisey and Cawley, 2008) of US health economists.
KW - Economists' career decision
KW - Motivation
KW - Training
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84883389237&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.iree.2013.04.004
DO - 10.1016/j.iree.2013.04.004
M3 - Article
SN - 1477-3880
VL - 12
SP - 1
EP - 11
JO - International Review of Economics Education
JF - International Review of Economics Education
ER -