Projects

Health Economics Research Programme at the University of Oslo has a wide range of active research projects in various issues in health economics. When it comes to projects that are funded by HERO with support from the NRC, they are numbered by a key consisting of 9 different topics. In addition we have other programs and projects supported by EU and NFR.

Overview of active project

In the spring of 2011, we have over 80 titles in our project portfolio, including completed projects. See list of HERO active projects.

HERO - Health Economics Research Program at the University of Oslo was established in 1998 and has over the years built up an extensive project portfolio, with many active projects, but also many projects that are completed. The projects are divided into 9 different topics in health economics. Unfortunately most of the projects descriptions are in Norwegian. See list of HERO closed projects on this page.

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International socio-economic studies demonstrate large differences in health in the Nordic countries. This despite the fact that the Nordic countries are egalitarian societies where we according to economic theory would expect a more equal level of health in the population than in less egalitarian societies. In this project we want to elucidate the reasons for these results.  

The general practitioner plays a central role in primary health care for people in Norway. A key question is to what extent a GP’s behaviour is influenced by economic incentives, and how this affect the amount and quality of the services.