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Joan Madia
Senior Researcher in Health Economics
Joan is a Senior Research Fellow in Health Economics and Policy Evaluation at the Center for Health Economics Services and Organisation (CHSEO) and the Health Economics group in the Nuffield Department of Primary Health Care Sciences.
His research spans health economics, causal inference, and policy evaluation, with particular interest in health inequalities, healthcare systems and performance, and the use of large-scale administrative and clinical data to study population health.
Recent publications
The economic burden of COVID-19 undervaccination: costs of hospitalisation, ICU admission, and death in Scotland
Journal article
Kerr S. et al, (2026), Health Economics Review, 16
Economic roots of cognitive decline: Tracing early-life shocks to late-life health
Journal article
Madia JE. et al, (2026), Economics and Human Biology, 62
Burden and economic impact of RSV hospitalisations among English adults, 2023/24
Journal article
Truong T. et al, (2026), Journal of Infection, 93
Factors influencing UK medical students' choice of general practice: a systematic review
Journal article
Savelkoul C. et al, (2026), British Journal of General Practice the Journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners, 76, e504 - e512
Epidemiology of virologically confirmed RSV, influenza and COVID-19 in adults in England, 2023–2024: Primary Care Observational Study of Acute Respiratory Infection (ObservatARI)
Journal article
Ordóñez-Mena JM. et al, (2026), Journal of Infection, 92