Dr. René Van Vliet

Associate Professor

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Biography

René van Vliet is an associate professor of statistics in the Department of Health Policy and Management at Erasmus University Rotterdam. He holds a doctoral degree and his main research interests encompass health insurance and health economics. His work has been published in esteemed international journals, including Social Science Medicine, Journal of Risk Insurance, Health Economics, and Health Affairs. Van Vliet's research primarily focuses on the impact of insurance coverage on medical consumption and healthcare costs. A significant aspect of his research involves disentangling the 'pure' insurance effect, examining moral hazard, and exploring risk adjustment mechanisms that are essential for financing health plans fairly to avoid risk selection. His latest research specifically centers on the use of diagnostic information derived from hospitalizations related to specific medications to enhance the risk adjustment system for Dutch health care insurers.

Research Interests

Requirements for Erasmus University Rotterdam

Master Program
Requirements
IELTS
Listening
Required:6.5
Reading
Required:6.5
Writing
Required:6.5
Speaking
Required:6.5
Overall
Required:6.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:22
Reading
Required:22
Writing
Required:22
Speaking
Required:22
Total
Required:91
Prerequisites
Bachelor degree in Econometrics, Mathematics, Statistics or Industrial Engineering Advanced Mathematics (Calculus, Linear Algebra) Applied Statistics Econometrics and Time-series analysis
Application Checklist
  • Bachelor diploma or graduation statement
  • Official academic transcript
  • Curriculum Vitae
  • Proof of English proficiency
  • Course descriptions for Mathematics prerequisites
Specialization Notes

Department of Econometrics / MSc Econometrics and Management Science.