Fabrice Kampfen

Fabrice Kampfen is an Assistant Professor in Economics at the School of Economics, University College Dublin, with research affiliations at the Population Studies Center (University of Pennsylvania), Health Econometrics and Data Group (University of York), and Lausanne Center for Health Economics. His work bridges Health Economics, Development Economics, and Applied Microeconomics.

• PhD in Economics (University of Lausanne, 2019)
• MA in Economics (Brown University, 2015)
• MSc in Economics (University of Lausanne, 2014)
• BSc in Economics (University of Geneva, 2010)

Research interests focus on chronic disease impacts in low-income settings, reporting heterogeneity in health data, and policy evaluation for health interventions. He leads the Swiss-funded Research for Development (r4d) project assessing chronic illness effects in India, Sri Lanka, Philippines, and Malawi. His methodological work includes anchoring vignettes for Visual Analogue Scale validity and regression discontinuity designs for hypertension screening effectiveness.

Key publications span journals like American Economic Review: Insights, Demography, BMJ Global Health, and World Development, with recent emphasis on gender disparities in healthcare access, economic shocks' intergenerational effects, and pandemic response mechanisms. He serves on the editorial board of Nature - Scientific Reports and co-chairs the Network of Irish-based Development Economists (NIDE).

Scientific awards include the Young Academy of Ireland membership, Swiss National Science Foundation Early Post-Doc Mobility Grant, and multiple conference/travel grants from institutions like RAND and Venice International University.

Teaching includes Advanced Econometrics, Advanced Microeconomics, and European Economy modules. He also supervises PhD theses and co-led the 2024 Internal Seminar Series at UCD's School of Economics.

Labs/Teams: Active in the Health Econometrics and Data Group (HEDG) at York, Malawi Longitudinal Study of Families and Health (MLSFH) team, and r4d project consortium.