The 9th edition of the EHEW workshop will focus on evaluations of current or past health policies and on analyses which shed light on important health policy questions.
The University of Milano-Bicocca, Brunel University London, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, and ALTEMS – Alta Scuola di Economia e Management dei Sistemi Sanitari dell’Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore are happy to announce the IX Empirical Health Economics Workshop (EHEW 2026).

Hosted by: University of Milan-Bicocca
Dates: 9th – 10th – 11th of July 2026
Venue: University of Milan-Bicocca, U6 Building, Piazza dell’Ateneo Nuovo 1, 20126, Milan.
Programme
The workshop will consist of plenary sessions only. Plenary sessions will host keynote speakers along with the presentation of selected papers submitted through the call for papers.
Keynote speakers
• GIUSEPPE ARBIA | Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome
• BADI H. BALTAGI | Syracuse University, University of Leicester
• JOHN MULLAHY | University of Wisconsin
• IRENE PAPANICOLAS | Brown University

Objectives
The workshop welcomes research empirical (applied econometrics) papers that evaluate current or past health policies;
undertake analyses that shed light on important health policy questions.

Important dates
Paper submissions: from 7 January 2026 to 31 March 2026.  
Acceptance decision: 30 April 2026. Authors of accepted papers need to register by 12 June 2026 to confirm participation.
Fees: 500 euros
Registration for resident in Italy: LINK   
Registration for non-residents in Italy: LINK 
Programme: available soon

Scientific Committee
• John Mullahy, University of Wisconsin – Chair
• Giuseppe Arbia, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome
• Badi H. Baltagi, Syracuse University and University of Leicester
• Paolo Berta, University of Milano-Bicocca
• Agar Brugiavini, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice
• Cinzia Di Novi, University of Pavia
• Simone Ghislandi, Bocconi University of Milan
• Andrew Jones, University of York
• Francesco Moscone, Brunel University London and Ca’ Foscari University of Venice
• Catia Nicodemo, University of Oxford and Brunel University London
• Irene Papanicolas, Brown University
• Giacomo Pasini, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice
• Luigi Siciliani, University of York
• Rita Santos, University of York
• Elisa Tosetti, University of Padua
• Giorgio Vittadini, University of Milano-Bicocca

Accommodation
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Journal special Issue
The conference organisers, in collaboration with the editors of the journal Social Science and Medicine, will invite the authors of submitted papers to present their manuscript to the journal. The editors will ensure that the papers undergo the normal review process on a fast-track basis, in liaison with the conference organisers. Details for participating in the Special Issue will be sent at the end of the workshop.