I am a Lecturer in Health Economics at the University of East Anglia (UEA), Norwich Medical School. 

My research interests lie in using micro-econometric techniques in health economics, while part of my research is also relevant to public economics and behavioural economics. Specifically, my research covers a range of topics such as the determinants of health, health care demand, utilisation of health services and health care costs, the economics of obesity, disability, and socio-economic inequalities in health. Part of my research also focuses on the survey measurement of health, and particularly the use of blood-based and nurse-collected biomarkers as health indicators for social science and health (economics) research. 

My research has been published in the Journal of Health Economics (2 papers), Health Economics, Social Science & Medicine, Economics & Human Biology (2 papers), and in high impact interdisciplinary journals (PLOS One and Scientific Reports). 

My work on the economics of obesity has been used by the Congressional Budget Office, Washington, D.C. to shape and inform anti-obesity policy; the relevant reports are available here and here. My work on the income-health gradient is acknowledged by Public Health England on a recent report about the health profile of the population in England. 

Media coverage of my research includes an in-depth feature article in The Guardian, an interview at Politico.com and Newsweek on health policy, an opinion article at the Society Now magazine (winter 2016) and several departmental press releases. 
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I worked as a Research Fellow (and, previously, Senior Resaerch Officer) at the Institute for Social and Economic Research, University of Essex (2013-2019). I am also affiliated to the Health, Econometrics and Data Group  (HEDG), University of York. 

I obtained my PhD from the University of Patras, Greece in March 2014. Prior to my PhD I completed an MSc in Health Economics at the University of York, U.K. a BA (Hons) in Economics and a BA (Hons) in Business Administration at the University of Patras, Greece. 

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Contact

Health Economics Group
Norwich Medical School
University of East Anglia
Norwich, NR4 7TJ

A.Davillas@uea.ac.uk
0044 (0) 1603 591208
https://people.uea.ac.uk/a_davillas
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