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NIHR Economics Group Seminar Series

Find out more about the NIHR Economics Group's ongoing series of seminars about health and care economics

What is the seminar series for?

The NIHR Economics Group seminar series aims to showcase the breadth and quality of economics research being conducted across NIHR funded work. We hope that this will help to foster knowledge sharing and collaboration across the NIHR Economics Group sub-groups as well as across institutions.

Seminars will be hosted quarterly on Zoom and will follow the format of a 30-40 minute presentation followed by 10 minutes of comment from a discussant and 10-20 minutes of audience Q&A.

Who can present at our seminars?

We are particularly interested in providing early career researchers with the opportunity to showcase their work, but welcome expression of interest from all career stages. Submission of research in progress is welcome and encouraged. All research presented must be NIHR funded.

If you are interested in presenting your work at an upcoming seminar or would like to be considered for a discussant role, please fill out the expression of interest form for speaker here and for discussant here. 

Seminars

Is Caring Productive? The Effect of Adult Social Care on Paid Production in England

Tuesday 21 April 2026 from 13.00-14.00

Presenter: ​​Dr Francesco Longo, University of York
Francesco is based at the Centre for Health Economics, University of York. His research focuses primarily on estimating marginal productivity in the health and social care sector in England.

Synopsis: 
Publicly funded Adult Social Care (ASC) does more than improve care-related quality of life—it may also support economic activity. Using data from English local authorities (2014/15–2019/20), this study finds that higher ASC spending increases paid production, with effects growing over time. The results highlight the potential for ASC investment to contribute to economic sustainability as well as wellbeing.

Please click here to register.

 

Seminar series organisers

 

Sara McCloskey
University of Southampton
e: s.c.w.mccloskey@soton.ac.uk 

 

Carlos Rojas Roque
University of York
e: carlos.rojasroque@york.ac.uk

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