Laia Maynou
Lecturer Serra Hunter, Universitat de Barcelona
Master’s in Public Policy Co-coordinator
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Biography
Laia Maynou is a Lecturer Serra Hunter at the Department of Econometrics, Statistics and Applied Economics at the Universitat de Barcelona. She is also a Visiting Fellow at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) - Department of Health Policy and an Associate Researcher at the Center for Research in Economics and Health (CRES). Laia Maynou is the Second Vice-President of the Spanish Health Economics Association (AES). Her research focuses on the field of Health Economics in three particular areas: 1) Public Policy Evaluation, 2) Innovation and hospital efficiency and 3) Health Systems.
Background and education
- (2013) PhD. Health and economic convergence in the European Union (1990-2010): an econometric approach, Universitat de Girona
- (2011) Advanced Master in European Economic Integration and Development, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB)
- (2010) Degree of Economics, Universitat de Girona
Awards
- 2021. LSE Class Teacher Award at the Department of Health Policy awarded by the LSE Eden Center for Education Enhancement.
- 2014. Ph.D. Extraordinary Award in Law, Economics and Business 2013, Universitat de Girona, Spain
- 2013. Awarded with the National Price of University Degree 2010, Ministry of Education, Spain
- 2010. Prize for Highest Overall Mark in BSc Economics 2010, College of Economists of Catalonia
Professional memberships & affiliations
- Spanish Health Economics Association
Research
Research interests
- Public Policy and evaluation
- Health Economics
- Innovation and hospital efficiency
- Health systems
Research projects
NIHR project: “Identifying models of care to improve outcomes for older people with emergency and urgent care needs”. The PI: Prof. Simon Conroy (University of Leicester) (2018-2021)
Health Foundation project: “Health care technology diffusion in the NHS and workforce impact”. PI: Prof. Alistair McGuire (LSE) and Dr. Victoria Serra-Sastre (City, University of London)
Selected publications
- 2022.Convergence and determinants of young people Not in Employment, Education or Training: An European regional analysis.Economic Modelling,105808Link
- 2022.The diffusion of robotic surgery: examining technology use in the English NHS.Health Policy,126(4):325-336Link
- 2021.Using linked routine data to optimise calculation of the Hospital Frailty Risk Score based on prior hospital admissions: an observational cohort study.The Lancet Healthy Longevity,2(3) e154-e162Link
- 2021.Patterns of adoption of robotic radical prostatectomy in the United States and England.Health Service Research,56(S3):1441-1461Link
- 2021.Opioid Abuse and Austerity: Evidence on Health Service Use and Mortality in England.Social Science & Medicine,Volume 298, April 2022, 114511Link
- 2019.What is driving HTA decision-making? Evidence from cancer drug reimbursement decisions from 6 European countries.Health Policy,123(2):130-139Link
- 2019.The effects of copayment in primary health care: evidence from a natural experiment.The European Journal of Health Economics,20(8):1237-48Link
- 2016.The impact of cohesion funds on convergence of the eurozone (1990-2010).Regional Studies,50(7):1127-1139Link
- 2015.Another look at the comparisons of the health systems expenditure indicators.Social Indicators Research,121:149–175Link
- 2015.Health Inequalities in the European Union: an Empirical Analysis of the Dynamics of Regional Differences.The European Journal of Health Economics,16:543–559Link