Thomas Barnay

Thomas Barnay is a Full Professor of Economics at Université Paris-Est Créteil Val de Marne (UPEC), France. He serves as the Head of the Master's Degree in Health Economics and co-leads the Health Economics and Public Health pillar at EUR LIVE. Previously, he held visiting professorships at Harvard University (2021-2022) and Northeastern University (2022-2024) and was a French Harkness Fellow in Health Care Policy. His research focuses on health-labor linkages, disability economics, aging, and healthcare access. He has led significant policy analyses on topics like pandemic restrictions' health impacts and medical resource distribution.

Education:

• 2013 - HDR (Accreditation to Supervise PhDs), UPEC
• 2004 - PhD in Economics, UPEC
• 1999 - Master's in Economics (Human Capital and Social Policy Evaluation), UPEC

Research Interests: Health Economics, Labor Economics, Disability Policies, Aging, Public Health, and Healthcare Policy. He has published extensively in peer-reviewed journals and policy briefs, addressing topics like the economic impacts of health policies and workforce integration of disabled individuals.

Awards: Recipient of the Prime d'encadrement doctoral (2014-2022) and Prime d'excellence scientifique (2010-2014), among others.

Roles: Former Director of ERUDITE (2018-2021), Scientific Advisor at Drees (2012-2015), and founder of the Master's in Health Economics. Active in policy advocacy and public debates on healthcare and aging challenges.