Health Economics Group GES
Academic Unit: Faculty of Economics
Colombian Ministry of Science
OECD
Discipline
Social sciences
Subdiscipline
Economics and business
Strategic Focus
The GES seeks to develop research, undergraduate and graduate training, and community outreach in the field of Health Economics. The group’s objectives are 1) to participate in the academic development of the discipline through permanent updating and the conservation of bonds with other universities and research centers, 2) to guide the teaching of Health Economics as a discipline of emphasis in Economics and as a part of training or specialization of other disciplines, 3) to train researchers for the continuous growth of this academic discipline 4) to develop research projects that contribute to the development of health systems, and 5) to disclose the acquired knowledge about theoretical topics of health economics and the development of health systems.
Research Areas and Topics
- Health policies and systems.
- Economic evaluation.
- Financing.
- Industrial organization and regulation.
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)