Policymakers tend to love economists. This is partly because they support decision making around trade-offs and the allocation of scarce resources, but also because they offer unambiguous answers to ...

Junius Olivier attended the same school as life-long inspiration Arthur Lewis. Here, he discusses their shared field of development economics and the rewards of teaching. For 125 years, research has ...

Economic evaluation is used to compare health and social care interventions and treatment options in terms of both costs and outcomes in order to assess value for money and support decision makers.

This chapter describes the role of economics in developing NICE guidelines, and suggests possible approaches to use when considering and incorporating economic evidence. It also sets out the ...