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Designing health policies for a healthier and equitable future

Health Economics and Management (Spatial and Applied Economics)

Are you interested in how we can create a healthier society and make healthcare smarter, fairer, and more sustainable? The specialisation in Health Economics and Management equips you to help shape that future.

In this specialisation, you will learn how health is shaped by factors such as income, education, work, social security, and the environment—and how healthcare systems respond to these challenges.

The growing need for care raises pressing questions:  

  • How can we safeguard access to affordable, high-quality healthcare—while new, costly treatments emerge, populations grow older, and fewer people are available to support those in retirement? 
  • And what policies are needed to address urgent public health challenges such as mental health problems, pandemics, and climate change? 

You will dive into how healthcare systems are organised, funded, and regulated, and how patients, providers, and insurers make decisions within them. You will analyse how economic incentives and institutional structures shape health outcomes. With solid training in data analysis, you will gain the skills to design and evaluate policies that strengthen healthcare, promote health, and ensure fair access to care, both in the Netherlands and across the globe.

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MSc Spatial and Applied Economics

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Why study Health Economics and Management?

Studying Health Economics and Management allows you to be taught by an expert staff that is leading in research and active in policy debates. The programme is unique that it allows you to choose courses in related fields, such as urban, transport, environmental, real estate, development, and public policy economics. Grounded in real-world data and rigorous empirical methods, the programme equips you to assess and shape policies at the household, local, and national level.

Recognized for its excellence, the programme has been ranked the Best Economics Master’s in the Netherlands by Keuzegids Masters 2025, consistently receives high ratings in the National Student Survey, and earned a bronze medal in Elsevier’s Best Studies 2023.

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