Private healthcare insurance in a public healthcare system

In this seminar, John and Jens will talk about their fascinating research on the development of private health insurance in Sweden.

John Lapidus is an economic historian, and will introduce and discuss the development of private health insurances based on his research and recent books on the privatization of the Swedish welfare state.

Jens Wikström is an economist and will present his ongoing research answering questions such as: who is it that buys private health insurance in Sweden, and how do individuals’ health care utilization change when signing such an insurance? These results is based on novel data that Jens has collected joint with his colleagues.

During the afternoon, John and Jens will provide you with a lot of food for thought about this under-researched, yet extremely timely and policy-relevant topic.