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Laia Maynou

Laia Maynou

Lecturer Serra Hunter, Universitat de Barcelona

Master’s in Public Policy Co-coordinator

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

Courses

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

  • Maynou, Laia; Ordóñez, Javier; Silva, José Ignacio

    .    2022.Convergence and determinants of young people Not in Employment, Education or Training: An European regional analysis.Economic Modelling,105808LinkLogo open access

  • Maynou, Laia; Pearson, Georgia; McGuire, Alistair; Serra-Sastre, Victoria

    .    2022.The diffusion of robotic surgery: examining technology use in the English NHS.Health Policy,126(4):325-336LinkLogo open access

  • Street, Andrew; Maynou, Laia; Gilbert, Thomas; Stone, Tony; Mason, Suzanne; Conroy, Simon

    .    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-e162LinkLogo open access

  • Maynou, Laia; Mehtsun, Winta; Serra-Sastre, Victoria; Papanicolas, Irene

    .    2021.Patterns of adoption of robotic radical prostatectomy in the United States and England.Health Service Research,56(S3):1441-1461Link

  • Friebel, Rocco; Yoo, Katelyn Jison; Maynou, Laia

    .    2021.Opioid Abuse and Austerity: Evidence on Health Service Use and Mortality in England.Social Science & Medicine,Volume 298, April 2022, 114511LinkLogo open access

  • Maynou, Laia; Cairns, John

    .    2019.What is driving HTA decision-making? Evidence from cancer drug reimbursement decisions from 6 European countries.Health Policy,123(2):130-139Link

  • Maynou, Laia; Coll de Tuero, Gabriel; Saez, Marc

    .    2019.The effects of copayment in primary health care: evidence from a natural experiment.The European Journal of Health Economics,20(8):1237-48Link

  • Maynou, Laia; Saez, Marc; Bacaria, Jordi; Kyriacou, Andreas

    .    2016.The impact of cohesion funds on convergence of the eurozone (1990-2010).Regional Studies,50(7):1127-1139Link

  • Lopez-Casasnovas, Guillem; Maynou, Laia; Saez, Marc

    .    2015.Another look at the comparisons of the health systems expenditure indicators.Social Indicators Research,121:149–175LinkLogo open access

  • Maynou, Laia; Saez, Marc; Bacaria, Jordi; Lopez-Casasnovas, Guillem

    .    2015.Health Inequalities in the European Union: an Empirical Analysis of the Dynamics of Regional Differences.The European Journal of Health Economics,16:543–559LinkLogo open access

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