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Welfare & Healthcare

Research to promote a technologically advanced and sustainable welfare and healthcare system.

Analysis of excess mortality during the pandemic: preliminary findings

What’s the situation with excess mortality during the corona pandemic in the Netherlands? This is a question posed by Pieter Omtzigt in a motion he filed calling for a scientific inquiry into the issue. Researchers ...

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‘Non-biological mother’s educational level a determinant of children’s test scores’

Professor in Economics Erik Plug discovered that the educational level of non-biological mothers is a significant determinant of their children’s educational level, while there is no such link between the educational ...

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Impact Story: Where to build those hospitals? PISA knows

Routing delivery vans to bring hundreds of packages to consumers, isn’t all that different from deciding where to set up and route mobile medical outposts so hundreds of patients can get proper treatment in time.

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'We staan aan het begin van een ingrijpende transitie'

Voor het werk van professionals, managers en bestuurders in de zorg wordt data science steeds belangrijker. Jeroen de Mast, hoogleraar en docent van de MBA in Healthcare Management van de Amsterdam Business School ...

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Enhancing access to cancer treatments: unraveling the impact of transparency

Cancer treatments are sold at relatively high prices and markups. Especially if you compare them to their production costs. Assistant Professor in Economics Giorgia Romagnoli feels she can contribute by researching ...

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The impact of a higher life expectancy on our economic system

We keep getting older. A development that has major consequences for, among other things, the economic system as we know it today. In order to study its impact, Professor Michel Vellekoop established a research ...

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Can R&D cost transparency make anti-cancer drugs affordable?

Lowering the price of anti-cancer drugs without reducing investments in research and development (R&D)? It’s possible if governments and pharmaceutical companies are completely transparent about their pricing ...

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About Welfare & Healthcare

We conduct research that helps address pressing issues in healthcare. Our researchers study the optimal use of technologies such as big data, analytics and AI in healthcare. They explore ways to increase productivity and provide more care with fewer staff. We also study effective manners to reduce the healthcare system's negative environmental impacts.

Impact Centres

To create real impact, our researchers collaborate on this theme in several transdisciplinary Impact Centres.

Amsterdam Centre for Responsible Leadership
The Amsterdam Centre for Responsible Leadership (ARLead) aims to support leaders and organisations in dealing with the ethical challenges facing organisations today. For more information, please contact Annebel de Hoogh.
Amsterdam Research Centre for Health Economics
The Amsterdam Research Centre for Health Economics (ARCHE) serves as a hub for collaborations with organisations in the Dutch healthcare system. For more information, please contact Jeroen de Mast.
Analytics for a Better World
Research from Analytics for a Better World (ABW) contributes to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through the application of analytics, combining the power of non-profit organisations, academics and businesses. For more information, please contact Dick den Hertog.