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Personal profile
Academic Background
Research Interests:
Health Economics
Economics of Human Capital
Applied (Health-) Econometrics
Applied Microeconomics
Behavioral Economics
Economics of Risky Health Behaviors
Public Economics
Dr Apostolos Davillas is an Associate Professor (effective from August 2022). Apostolos has published papers in the Journal of Health Economics (3 papers), Health Economics (6 papers), Energy Economics, Economics Letters, Social Science & Medicine, Economics & Human Biology (5 papers), and in high impact interdisciplinary journals.
Dr Davillas has taught (various) modules at the University of Essex, the University of Duisburg-Essen (and the University of East Anglia).
Dr Davillas has been awarded the "Distinguished Author Award" by Health Economics (Wiley) in 2022.
Key Research Interests and Expertise
Dr. Apostolos Davillas research covers a wide range of topics relevant to the social and economic determinants of health, health care demand, utilisation of health services and health care costs, the economics of obesity, the economics of disability, the economics of prevention, the economics of risky behaviours and socioeconomic inequalities in health and healthcare. Apostolos is also interested in the survey measurement of health and the implications of measurement error for the existing (health) economics research.
Further information on his research can be found on his personal:
http://www.apostolosdavillas.com.
Career
Dr. Apostolos Davillas is an Associate Professor (effective from August 2022). Apostolos joined UEA as a Lecturer in Health Economics in February 2020. Before this, he worked as a tenured Research Fellow (and, previously, as a postdoctoral researcher) at the Institute for Social & Economic Research (ISER), University of Essex (2013-2019).
He leads the Health Economics Theme within the School. Apostolos is also the Course Director for the MSc in Health Economics programs.
Currently, Apostolos is the Principal Investigator for a large scale ESRC grant on the survey measurement of health. This is scheduled to begin in June 2021.
Overall, Apostolos has been awarded research funding that exceeds £1.5 million as a Principal Investigator, Co-investigator (or Fellow).
His research has been used to inform health policy, acknowledged in a number of policy reports by the Congressional Budget Office, Public Health England and the Mental Health Research Advisory Group, Scottish Government.
Apostolos research is also frequently featured in national and international media outlets, which among others include: the VoxEU, the Guardian, Politico, Newsweek, inews and Daily Mail.
Apostolos obtained his PhD in Economics from the University of Patras, Greece in March 2014. He also holds an MSc in Health Economics from the University of York, U.K., a BA (Hons) in Economics and a BA (Hons) in Business Administration from the University of Patras, Greece.
External Activities
Associate Editor - Oxford Open Economics
Academic Editor - PLOS Global Public Health
Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA)
Research Fellow, Global Labor Organization (GLO) & RWI- Research Network
Research Affiliate, HEDG, University of York and IZA
Research Associate, ISER, University of Essex.
Apostolos is a Program Chair for the iHEA 2019 Congress at Basel and the iHEA 2021 Congress at Cape Town. He is also an assessor for the Australian Research Council (ARC).
His research has been featured at the voxeu, the Guardian, Politico, Newsweek, and the Society Now magazine (ESRC), among others.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Network
Projects
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Getting warmer: Fuel poverty, objective and subjective health and well-being
Davillas, A., Burlinson, A. & Liu, H-H., Feb 2022, In: Energy Economics. 106, 105794.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Is Inconsistent Reporting of Self-Assessed Health Persistent and Systematic? Evidence from the UKHLS
Davillas, A., De Oliveira Silva, V. H. & Jones, A. M., 23 Feb 2022.Research output: Working paper
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The Covid-19 pandemic and its impact on socioeconomic inequality in psychological distress in the United Kingdom: An update
Gao, X., Davillas, A. & Jones, A. M., May 2022, In: Health Economics. 31, 5, p. 912-920 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Do socioeconomic health gradients persist over time and beyond income? A distributional analysis using UK biomarker data
Sinha, K., Davillas, A., Jones, A. M. & Sharma, A., Dec 2021, In: Economics and Human Biology. 43, 101036.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
1 Citation (SciVal) -
Equality of Opportunity and the Expansion of Higher Education in the UK
Carrieri, V., Davillas, A. & Jones, A. M., 23 Jun 2021.Research output: Working paper
Open Access
Datasets
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Understanding Society: The UK Household Longitudinal Study: Biomarker User Guide and Glossary
Benzeval, M. (Creator), Davillas, A. (Creator), Kumari, M. (Creator) & Lynn, P. (Contributor), University of Essex, 2014
Dataset
Prizes
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Health Economics Distinguished Author Award
Davillas, Apostolos (Recipient), 22 Mar 2022
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Outstanding Impact in Health, Wellbeing and Welfare - Finalist
Davillas, Apostolos (Recipient), 1 Mar 2022
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Socio-economic inequality in health
Apostolos Davillas (Chair)
9 Jun 2022 → 10 Jun 2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Invited talk
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Inequality in Health and Health Care - Online
Apostolos Davillas (Chair)
3 Dec 2021Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Public lecture/debate/seminar
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PLOS Global Public Health (Journal)
Apostolos Davillas (Editor)
13 Jul 2021Activity: Editorial work › Publication editorial role
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Oxford Open Economics (Journal)
Apostolos Davillas (Associate Editor)
1 Jun 2021 → …Activity: Editorial work › Publication editorial role
Press / Media
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Lockdown hit young women the hardest (Feb 2022)
19/02/22 → 26/02/22
6 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Fuel poverty increases risk of physical disease (Feb 2022)
1/02/22 → 24/02/22
12 items of Media coverage
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Covid-19 pandemic has devastating effect on mental health, study shows (Feb 2022)
17/02/22 → 20/02/22
25 items of Media coverage
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Heart lifestyle advice lacking (Feb 2022)
20/02/22
2 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Energy poverty is linked to physical and mental health – our research proves it
4/02/22
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media