New research chair
McMaster University is seeking applicants for an Ontario Research Chair in Markets for Health Professionals. The chair, to be based in the Department of Economics, will lead the challenge to produce the research necessary to improve Ontario’s ability to forecast and plan the province’s health human resources needs. Responsibilities will include establishing a strong, quantitative research program analysing the markets for health professionals and contributing to graduate training in economics and health policy. For full details, click here.
Study shows extra year of school increased likelihood of living longer
A novel approach in the field of study that looks at how education affects health will be discussed at the CHEPA Monthly Seminar on May 21.
Laurent Lequien, an economist with the National Institute for Statistics and Economic Studies in France, will present the results of his work that examined how the level of education among residents of France during the Second World War affected the likelihood of them living to the age of 65.
Entitled Return to education on mortality: Evidence from World War II, the seminar will describe a project that involved developing methods to measure and compare how differences in education levels had a significant effect on living to the age of 65. The German occupation of France in two stages during the years of the Second World War led to a decrease in the age at which students left school. Statistics from this time frame were used as the basis for the study.
Results indicate that one extra year of schooling increases the probability of still being alive at age 65 by four per cent.
Laurent, who is also an affiliated researcher at France’s Centre for Research in Economics and Statistics, has master’s degrees in economics, statistics and applied mathematics. His research interests include labor economics, evaluation of public policies, health economics and the economics of education.
The seminar will be held in Room 4N55A of the Health Sciences Centre from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. All are welcome to attend.