June 16–17, 2026
Auditoriums A3-A4
Scope and objectives
The Center for Economic Policy Research (CEPR) and the TSE Health Center are pleased to invite submissions to the 4th Health Economics Conference, taking place on June 16th and 17th, 2026, in Toulouse.
This conference aims to explore recent contributions in understanding the organization and regulation of healthcare and pharmaceutical sectors. It provides a platform for exchanging views on research findings that offer valuable insights for shaping health policies, particularly in connection with health investment and innovation.
Organizing committee
Angie Acquatella (TSE)
Pierre Dubois (TSE, CEPR)
Jean Tirole (TSE, CEPR)
Two keynotes speakers
"Does Baumol Plague U.S. Healthcare?"
Neale Mahoney (Stanford University)
Tuesday, June 16th, 2026 | 9:00am - 10:00am
"What is Universal Health Coverage?"
Jonathan Gruber (MIT)
Wednesday, June 17th, 2026 | 9:15am - 10:15am
Roundtable
Tuesday, June 16th, 2026 | 1:00pm - 2:15pm
Chair: Pierre Dubois (Toulouse School of Economics)
“Challenges of the US Most Favored Nation Policy for Pharmaceutical Pricing and Innovation”
• Virginie Beaumeunier (President CEPS)
• Pedro Pita Barros (Nova School of Business, Lisbon)
• Catherine Raynaud (Head of international policy & communication, Pfizer France)
• Nicolas Schlumberger (Head of Market Access at Sanofi France)
• Moritz Suppliet (DG SANTE, European Commission)
• Jean Tirole (Toulouse School of Economics and CEPR)
Research themes
We welcome research papers in the domain of financing of innovation, R&D, intellectual property rights, patents, orphan disease financing, organization and access of health care, competition, regulation of pharmaceutical markets, diagnostic, clinical trials regulation, international aspects of competition and regulation, parallel trade, reference pricing, performance pay systems, precision medicine, telemedicine, digital technologies,
Travel and Funding
The conference will follow a pay-your-own-way model, so all participants will need to cover their own travel and accommodation expenses. See a list of hotels in Toulouse.
Conference Venue
Toulouse School of Economics (TSE)
1, Esplanade de l’Université
31080 Toulouse Cedex 06 - France
Useful information
• Start on the morning of Tuesday, June 16th and conclude on the evening of Wednesday, June 17h
• In person conference in Toulouse.
• Attendance is free but registration is mandatory.
• Registration to the conference will be possible within the limit of available seats.
Contact
Conference secretariat: Marie-Hélène Dufour & Valérie Nowaczyk
E-mail: healthconf@tse-fr.eu
Partners
We thank the "Investment for the Future Program" (Bpifrance for ARPEGE), the European Research Council (ERC) as well as the partners of the TSE Health Center for their support.
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