Ties Hoomans

Ties uses economics and management science to help improve health and social care for individuals and families and to reduce inequalities in health, wellbeing, and length of life. His primary work focuses on the organisation and delivery of services, examining how frontline staff collaborate and manage resources under different organisational structures and arrangements.

Employing statistical modelling and experimentation, he has performed studies on the impact of such organisational adjustments as integrating social care into health-services delivery and implementing performance feedback. He commonly works with (local) governments, service providers, and community-based organisations, both to develop research questions and to ensure that studies produce relevant and specific information.

In addition to his evaluation studies, Ties has published articles on methodology and stakeholder engagement in research. He also has won various awards and fellowships, including from the Netherlands Organisation of Scientific Research and ISPOR for work on information and implementation economics.

Before joining LSE CPEC, Ties taught at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, University of Chicago, University of Glasgow, and Maastricht University. He obtained his doctorate in health economics at Maastricht University and his master’s degree in industrial engineering and management at the University of Twente.

Education

• PhD Universiteit Maastricht (2004 — 2008)
• MSc University of Twente (1994 — 2002)

Companies

• Research Consultant The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) (2019)
• Honorary Research Fellow University of Glasgow (2008)
• Assistant Professor of Health Economics London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, U. of London (2016 — 2018)
• Assistant Professor Erasmus University Rotterdam (2012 — 2016)
• Visiting Scholar The University of Chicago (2012 — 2016)
• Research Associate, Assistant Professor University of ChicagoD (2010 — 2012)
• Postdoctoral Research Fellow Maastricht University (2008 — 2010)
• Advisor Dutch Health Care Insurance Board (2008 — 2009)
• PhD Candidate Maastricht University (2004 — 2008)

Skills

• HTA
• Qualitative Research
• Outcomes Research

Other

Public Health, Statistics, Health Economics