Joan Costa-i-Font

Who is Joan Costa-i-Font?

Joan Costa-i-Font is a Barcelona born, British naturalised economist specializing in health economics, social economics and political economy. He holds a PhD in Economics and an MSc from the London School of Economics and Political Science and undergraduate degrees in economics, law and political science from the University of Barcelona. He works as a Reader in Political Economy at the London School of Economics and Political Science and has held teaching and/or research appointments at Oxford University, the University of Barcelona, the University of Munich and the Interamerican University in Mexico. His research broadly covers the political economy of health and social protection, and more specifically examines how markets, society and government influence health, health care and health insurance. He is an editor of the journal 'Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, member of the editorial board of Social Policy and Administration, editor of the LEQS Discussion Paper Series and has edited special issues for the Oxford Review of Economic Policy and the CESIfo Economic Studies among other journals