Resources for Health Economists

Data Sources

The following is a partial list of Canadian data sources that may be relevant to health economics researchers.

• Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS)
• Canadian Tobacco, Alcohol and Drugs Survey (CTADS)
• National Population Health Survey (NPHS)

You may also find more health survey information at either: Statistics Canada or <ODESI>.

The following is a partial list of American data sources of possible relevance:

• Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS)
• Current Population Survey (CPS)
• Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS)
• National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES)

Health Economics Journals

The following is a partial listing of academic health economics journals publishing peer-reviewed research.

• Journal of Health Economics
• Health Economics
• Applied Health Economics and Health Policy
• Economics & Human Biology
• European Journal of Health Economics
• Forum for Health Economics and Policy
• Health Economics, Policy and Law

Health Economics Organizations

The following is a partial listing of national and international health economics organizations. They will provide some sense as to the global reach of health economics research and health economists.

• Canadian Health Economists’ Study Group (CHESG)
• Canadian Centre for Health Economics (CCHE)
• American Society for Health Economists (ASHEcon)
• European Health Economics Association
• International Health Economics Association (iHEA)