Marcello Antonini

Marcello is currently a Research Fellow in Health Economics at The University of Manchester and a visiting Fellow at the LSE Department of Health Policy. His research focuses on a range of topics in the field of health economics, from a comprehensive analysis of the financing of healthcare systems and the cost-sharing designs to the examination of health policies and patients' behaviors. Marcello is the Chief Investigator of the VaxPref project, a global initiative conducted across 22 countries and 14 Universities to explore preferences for vaccination campaigns and attitudes toward vaccination. He served as the Executive Guest Editor for the Special Issue 'Global Health Policies and Vaccination Strategies in The Endemic Phase,' launched by Health Policy and Technology. Prior to commencing his Ph.D., Marcello worked in the economic Health Reforms advisory team for the Chilean Ministry of Health between 2018-19.