Keynote Speakers

Paul Gertler
Paul Gertler
is the Li Ka Shing Professor of Economics at the University of California Berkeley where he holds appointments in the Haas School of Business and the School of Public Health. He is also the Director of UC Berkeley’s Graduate Program in Health Management and Scientific Director of the UC Center for Effective Global Action. He is an expert on impact evaluation and development economics.
Pedro Pita Barros
Pedro Pita Barros
is Professor of Economics at Universidade Nova de Lisboa. He is also a research fellow at the Centre for Economic Policy Research at London. His research focuses on issues on health economics and on regulation and competition policy.

Call for Papers

LACEA’s health economics network will hold its second annual workshop in Lima (Peru) on the premises of the Faculty of Economics and Finance, Universidad del Pacífico, on the 3rd and 4th of October 2019. We will have around 14 presentations and discussions of high quality papers in health economics, selected by a scientific committee, and two keynote talks: Paul Gertler (UC, Berkeley) and Pedro Pita Barros (Nova School of Business and Economic).

Submissions

Both empirical and theoretical contributions are welcome. Submissions will be judged on their academic merit, where a clear identification strategy will be favoured. Those papers which work on topics relevant for the Latin American context are highly encouraged. A non-comprehensive list of proposed topics is:

  • health prevention and health related behaviours
  • objective and subjective health outcomes
  • public health, mixed private-public health care systems
  • health expenditures
  • market regulation and incentives
  • insurers'/providers' competition and choice
  • national, social and private insurance
  • risk adjustment
  • high cost drugs and long term care
  • policy evaluation and assessment

Papers must be submitted in English, in PDF format without any specific length limit, and no later than June 28th 11:55 PM (UTC-5) to be considered for the workshop. Papers should be submitted to:

health.economics@up.edu.pe

If you have any question please contact to: health.economics@up.edu.pe

Authors of accepted papers will be notified by july 19th

Organising committee

Dolores de la Mata
(CAF)
Ana Balsa
(Universidad de Montevideo)
Noelia Bernal
(Universidad del Pacífico)
Oswaldo Molina
(Universidad del Pacífico)

SCIENTIFIC Committee

Pïa Basurto
(Universidad del Pacífico)
Arlette Beltrán
(Universidad del Pacífico)
Juan Francisco Castro
(Universidad del Pacífico)
Pablo Celhay
(Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile)
Joan Costa-i-Font
(London School of Economics)
Damian Clarke
(Universidad de Santiago de Chile)
Javier Olivera
(LISER y Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú)
Alán Sánchez
(GRADE)
Nieves Valdés
(Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez)
Diego Winkelried
(Universidad del Pacífico)

IMPORTANT DATES

Call for Paper
June 28th
Final Paper
July 19th
Download call for papers

USEFUL INFORMATION ABOUT PERú

POPULATION
Peru has a population of over 30 million, of whom almost 9 million live in the capital Lima. Languages.
LANGUAGES
The official language is Spanish. Nonetheless in the Andean and Amazonian areas Quechua, Aymara and other native languages are also spoken.
CURRENCY
The currency in Peru is the Peruvian Sol (PEN); 1 USD = 3.25 PEN (April, 2016). We suggest that you only change money at the airport, hotels, banks and exchange agencies.
CREDIT CARDS
All credit cards are used and accepted for withdrawing money and commercial transactions. Check with your bank if charges and commissions fees may apply.
BANKING HOURS
09:00 / 18:00 Monday to Friday
09:00 / 12:00 Saturdays
ATM tellers are available 24/7 at several locations in Lima.
LOCAL WEATHER
The temperature in Lima in April and May are decreasing in ranges from 25 °C to 20 °C (77°F to 68°F)
ELECTRICITY
The electricity supply in Peru is 220 Volts AC, 60 Hz. Most outlets are two-pin (European standard) but also accept the US type (with two flat parallel blades). Major hotels have 110 volt outlets for electric razors.
CABS SERVICES
Always take the taxis from the hotels. Taxis do not have a meter. You must ask for the price of the ride before boarding the vehicle.
Available at the airport:
CMV Servicio Ejecutivo S.A.
Phone: (51-1) 219-0266 / (51-1) 219-0277
Mitsoo S.A.
Phone: (51-1) 261-7788
SHOPPING
Shopping hours are open everyday, Sunday to Saturday from 11:00 to 22:00 hours.
Shops and markets in Lima offer a selection of most of Peru’s fine handicrafts, such as hand textiles, alpaca and llama rugs, sweaters and shawls, pottery, straw and basketwork and elegant woodwork. The quality of the gold and silver jewelry is excellent.
HOTELS
Hosting Information
Hotel: COSTA DEL SOL
Phone: (511) 200-9200
www.costadelsolperu.com
Hotel: ATTON
Phone: (511) 208-1222
www.atton.com/latam/peru
Hotel: SUITES ANTIQUE
Phone: (511) 222-1094
www.suites-antique.com
Hotel: MELIÁ
Phone: (511) 411-9000
www.melia.com
Hotel: LIBERTADOR
Phone: (511) 712-7000
www.libertador.com.pe
Hotel: LOS DELFINES
Phone: (511) 215-7000
www.losdelfineshotel.com
GASTRONOMY
Peruvian cuisine is delicious and diverse with jungle fruits, succulent fish and seafood, hot peppery sauces. There are traditional restaurants specializing in the famous “cebiche” -fresh fish marinated in lime juice-, or “anticuchos”, shish-kebabs of spicy marinated meat cooked over charcoal, or Chifa restaurants which provide Peru’s exotic alternative to Chinese cuisine. Peruvian beer is excellent and the wine very good, but the national drink, of course, is the “Pisco Sour”, made from grape brandy with lime juice and our secret formula. Also try the delicious, non-alcoholic “Chicha Morada” made from local purple corn.
Tipping,
In restaurants, a 18% VAT and a 10% service charge are included, but you should give to the waiter an extra 5% or 10% for a tip. Bell captain services are normally tipped with a few soles or dollars. Taxi drivers do not expect a tip.
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