Yiu-Shing Lau

Yiu-Shing Lau is a Research Fellow at the University of Manchester's Institute of Population Health, based in the Division of Population Health, Health Services Research & Primary Care. His work focuses on evaluating healthcare policies and health system reforms using econometric techniques. Key projects include analyzing the effects of Greater Manchester's devolution on healthcare budgets, investigating formal/informal care dynamics, and assessing primary care models. He holds memberships in major health economics associations (HESG, iHEA, EuHEA).

Education:

• Bachelor's in Economic Science (University of Manchester, 2008)
• MSc Economics (University of Manchester, 2010)
• PhD in Medicine (University of Manchester, 2015)

Research Interests: Health economics, healthcare policy evaluation, econometric modeling of healthcare systems, resource allocation, and care integration. His work contributes to UN Sustainable Development Goals on global inequalities and health equity.

Recent Article Trends: Focuses on evaluating healthcare system reforms (e.g., devolution impacts), analyzing care dynamics (formal/informal care interactions), and optimizing resource allocation through data-driven approaches. His studies often employ large-scale observational datasets to assess policy outcomes.

Awards: None explicitly stated.

Advising & Collaborations: Supervised doctoral thesis on hospital quality under financial incentives. Collaborates with Matt Sutton, Sean Urwin, and other health economics experts on projects like CLASSIC (comprehensive integrated care evaluation).

Labs & Teams: Affiliated with the Manchester Centre for Health Economics and collaborates across multidisciplinary teams within the Institute of Population Health.