Mag. Dr. Michael Berger
Postdoctoral Researcher
Phone: +43 1 40160 - 34851
E-Mail: michael.a.berger@meduniwien.ac.at
Location: Kinderspitalgasse 15, 1st floor, room 137
Michael Berger joined the Department of Health Economics in July 2020. He works as a post-doc scientist on the European H2020 project PECUNIA and the iLIVE Project Live well – die well.
Michael holds a PhD in Economics from the Vienna University of Economics and Business (WU) and a master’s (MSc equivalent) and bachelor’s degree (BSc equivalent) in Economics from the University of Vienna. His doctoral thesis deals with the topic of financial sustainability of healthcare systems. His current research interests include health policy analysis, health economic evaluation and efficiency issues in healthcare systems.
Prior to his appointment at the Medical University of Vienna, Michael has worked in the field of Health Economics and Health Policy since 2012 at the Institute for Advanced Studies (IHS) and imehps.research in Vienna, contributing to both international research projects like the EU 7th framework project CEPHOS-Link as well as various national projects like the Comet K-project dexhelpp.
Publications
2022
- Mayer S, Berger M, Konnopka A, Brodszky V, Evers SMAA, Hakkaart-van Roijen L, et al. on behalf of the PECUNIA Group. In search for comparability: The PECUNIA reference unit costs for health and social care services in Europe. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Mar 16;19(6):3500. DOI:10.3390/ijerph19063500
2021
- Simon J, Anees AA, Wolstenholme J, Berger M, Goodwin GM, Geddes JR. The costs of bipolar disorder in the United Kingdom. Brain Behav. 2021 Oct;11(10):e2351. DOI: 10.1002/brb3.2351
- Berger M, Czypionka T. Regional medical practice variation in high-cost healthcare services: Evidence from diagnostic imaging in Austria. Eur J Health Econ. 2021 Jul;22(6):917-929. DOI: 10.1007/s10198-021-01298-w
2020
- Berger M, Sommersguter-Reichmann M, Czypionka T. Determinants of soft budget constraints: How public debt affects hospital performance in Austria. Soc Sci Med. 2020 Mar;249:112855. DOI:
10.1016/j.socscimed.2020.112855
2019
- Katschnig H, Straßmayr C, Endel F, Berger M, Zauner G, Kalseth J, et al. Using national electronic health care registries for comparing the risk of psychiatric re-hospitalisation in six European countries: opportunities and limitations. Health Policy. 2019 Nov;123(11):1028-1035. DOI:10.1016/j.healthpol.2019.07.006
2018
- Czypionka T, Berger M. Über-, Unter- und Fehlversorgung im Gesundheitswesen: Nutzung der MRT in Österreich. Soziale Sicherheit. Health System Watch 2. 2018 Jun;265-280 p.
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