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Assistant Professor Li-Lin Liang

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lliang@mail.nsysu.edu.tw

Education

  • PhD in Health Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science 2004.10-2011.3
  • MSc Health Management, Imperial College London 2002.10-2003.6

Employment

  • Assistant Professor 2014.8-present National Sun Yet-San University, Department of Business Management
  • Post-doctoral fellow 2013.8-2014.7 National Yang-Ming University, Institute of Hospital and Health Care Administration
  • Assistant Professor of Health Economics 2011.6-2013.7 Peking University, China Centre for Health Development Studies
  • Project Manager 2003.10-2004.9 Chung-Jen Orthopaedic Hospital, Taiwan

Publication

  • Liang, L. and A. Mirelman (2014). “Why Do Some Countries Spend More for Health? An Assessment of Sociopolitical Determinants and International Aid for Government Health Expenditures,”Social Science & Medicine 114:161-168 (SSCI).
  • Liang, L (2014). “Do DRG-Based Payments Incentivize Hospitals to Adjust Output Mix? The Own-Price and Cross-Price Effects.”Health Economics. doi: 10.1002/hec.3033 (SSCI, SCI, SCIE).
  • Liang, L. and J. C. Langenbrunner (2013). The Long March to Universal Coverage: Lessons from China. UNICO Studies Series No. 9. Washington DC: The World Bank. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/01/17207313/long-march-universal-coverage-lessons-china
  • Liang, L. and J. C. Langenbrunner (2013). “The Long March to Universal Health Coverage: Outside Looking in.”Chinese Journal of Health Policy 6 (2):1-3 [in Chinese].
  • Chen, G and L. Liang (2012). “Measuring Health System Efficiency: A Cross-country Comparison Using Non-parametric Methods.” Chinese Journal of Health Policy 5 (3): 61-66 [in Chinese].

Research Interests

Health Economics; Applied Econometrics; China Health Reform; Hospital Management; Doctor Behaviour; Health Policy; Health Systems Research; Health Services Research

Teaching

  • Health Economic Evaluation, Introduction to Business