Lars Schwettmann appointed

Dr Lars Schwettmann has been appointed Professor of Health Economics at the Department of Health Services Research. Before coming to Oldenburg, he led several research projects at Helmholtz Zentrum München – German Research Centre for Environmental Health (HMGU) and taught at the Martin Luther University (MLU) Halle-Wittenberg.

Schwettmann studied economics at the University of Osnabrück and earned a Master's degree in economics at the University of Birmingham. He completed his PhD in Osnabrück in 2008 and earned his habilitation at the MLU Halle-Wittenberg in 2015. In 2016, he moved to HMGU, where he led the research group Quantitative Methods in Health Economics.

Schwettmann’s research examines various aspects of health services, with special attention to regional inequality and vulnerable groups. He also investigates methods for measuring the costs and effects of public health measures., Another research focus is on behavioural economics, prevention, and health behaviour.