Extremely well organised and had an impressive line up of presenters. I really enjoyed meeting new people and getting an opportunity to discuss our research. Also, the location was beautiful.

At the Ireland Masterclasses in Health Economics, internationally prominent senior researchers share their cutting-edge research with early-career health economists (assistant professors, post-doctoral researchers, and PhD students). The event also includes professional development sessions, such as a “Meet the Editors” event to discuss publication strategies with the editors of health economics journals.

The event is run on a strictly non-profit basis. Generous support from sponsors allows us to cap delegate fees. Those fees cover all classes as well as lunches, tea/coffee during breaks, and a dinner to be held during the week.

Organizers:

• Ciaran O’Neill, Queens University Belfast & University of Galway
• John Mullahy, University of Wisconsin & University of Galway
• John Cawley, Cornell University & University of Galway

Fourth Ireland Masterclass in Health Economics: 2024

Venue: University College, Cork
Dates: March 19-21, 2024

Faculty:

• Michele Belot, Cornell University 

• John Cawley, Cornell University

• Edel Doherty, University of Galway 

• Marty Gaynor, Carnegie Mellon University 

• Stephanie von Hinke, University of Bristol  

• Ann Kirby, University College, Cork 

• Kathleen McGarry, UCLA 

• John Mullahy, University of Wisconsin

• Aileen Murphy, University College, Cork

• Ciaran O’Neill, Queens University, Belfast  

• Kosali Simon, Indiana University 

• Jeff Smith, University of Wisconsin

• Noel Woods, University College, Cork

Past Masterclasses

2022: Third Ireland Masterclass in Health Economics

Venue: University College, Dublin
Dates: March 14-16, 2022

Faculty:

• Kasey Buckles, University of Notre Dame 
• John Cawley, Cornell University 
• Scott Cunningham, Baylor University 
• Liam Delaney, London School of Economics 
• Orla Doyle, University College Dublin 
• John Mullahy, University of Wisconsin 
• Aileen Murphy, University College Cork 
• Sean Nicholson, Cornell University
• Owen O’Donnell, Erasmus University Rotterdam
• Ciaran O’Neill, Queens University Belfast
• Stephen O’Neill, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine 

2022 Post-event participant evaluations:

• How satisfied were you with the event?  Average of responses:  4.84 / 5.0
• 100% would recommend the class to a friend or colleague
• 91.3% would attend the event again in the future
• 100% thought the event represented value for money

2022 Open-ended feedback on participant evaluations:

• Really enjoyed the range of topics/speakers
• I loved all the sessions, the agenda was great in my opinion.
• Friendly egalitarian atmosphere. Time and space for speakers to speak authoritatively and thoughtfully on issues.
• The speakers were excellent – really relevant and engaging.
• At the right level, engaged audience, lots of chances to interact outside of the sessions
• Thanks a lot for putting so much thought into the schedule: it was noticed and appreciated!
• Very grateful to the organisers, as it was a great event and I very much enjoyed.
• I really enjoyed the event. Well done.

2018: Second Ireland Masterclass in Health Economics

Venue: Queens University Belfast
Dates: April 3-6, 2018

Faculty:

• John Mullahy, University of Wisconsin
• Ciaran O’Neill, Queens University Belfast
• Cathy Bradley, University of Colorado
• Joe Doyle, MIT
• Ellen Meara, Dartmouth
• Andrew Street, London School of Economics
• Emma McIntosh, University of Glasgow
• Ted Joyce, City University of New York
• David Bradford, University of Georgia
• John Cawley, Cornell University

2018 Post-event participant evaluations:

• How satisfied were you with the event?  Average of responses:  4.91 / 5.0
• 100% would recommend the class to a friend or colleague
• 100% would attend the event again in the future
• 100% thought the event represented value for money

2018 Open-ended feedback on participant evaluations: 

• Extremely well organised and had an impressive line up of presenters. I really enjoyed meeting new people and getting an opportunity to discuss our research. Also, the location was beautiful.
• I thought the speakers were excellent – very engaging and very interesting content. It was also very useful in generating research ideas and meeting colleagues that I would otherwise not have the opportunity to meet.
• Excellent! Perfect amount of time and great mix of topics.
• Great event overall, wonderful opportunity to meet so many great people in a similar research field.
• Really fantastic job; very well-organized.
• Great job, looking forward to the next one.
• Great location, fantastic atmosphere, feel very lucky to have attended, thank you.
• Excellent, I learnt a great deal, good networking opportunity.
• Well done to all involved for organising an excellent conference. I would highly recommend it.
• Really great venue, speakers, food, and topics!

2016: First Ireland Masterclass in Health Economics

Venue: National University of Ireland, Galway
Dates: March 21-24, 2016

Faculty:

• Mark McClellan, Duke University
• Mark Pauly, University of Pennsylvania
• Jonathan Skinner, Dartmouth
• John Cawley, Cornell University
• Dave Madden, University College Dublin
• Jody Sindelar, Yale
• John Mullahy, University of Wisconsin
• Ciaran O’Neill, National University of Ireland, Galway
• Anne Nolan, ESRI & Trinity College Dublin
• Eamon O’Shea, National University of Ireland, Galway

2016 Post-event participant evaluations:

• How satisfied were you with the event?  Average of responses: 4.52 / 5.0
• 92% would recommend the class to a friend or colleague
• 88% would attend the event again in the future
• 92% thought the event represented value for money

2016 Open-ended feedback on participant evaluations: 

• The event was very well organised and informative and provided many opportunities for networking which are always invaluable, particularly for researchers at early stages of their careers.
• I enjoyed the range and depth of topics covered by the contributors. It was an excellent opportunity to meet with other researchers and discuss current and future work.
• Great job. I hope it’s offered again next year!
• It was well-organised, the speakers were among the best in the field and generally the event was a good combination of learning new things, improving skills, and networking.
• Very well organised, and relaxed atmosphere facilitated participants interaction.
• Well done all. Very inspiring.
• I liked that many informal and formal networking opportunities were provided with many high-calibre speakers and also with peers in this field in Ireland and abroad.
• The balance between lectures and informal time was great. The size of event was conducive to easy exchanges between faculty and attendees.
• Great few days. Would definitely attend if run in future. The venue and facilities were great and overall was very well organised.
• Excellent masterclass – thoroughly enjoyed it all.

We thank our sponsors for defraying costs of the event: AbbVie Limited, GSK, Novartis, Pfizer and Roche.