Dr Victoria Serra-Sastre
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About
Overview
My main research interests are health economics and applied microeconometrics. My research focuses on technology diffusion of health care technologies, in particular looking at the impact of technology on health outcomes, hospital performance and changes in workforce composition. I also work on issues related to staff retention in the NHS and efficiency, adaptation to health states and reporting of subjective health measures. I am currently doing research on the impact of Intimate Partner Violence on children's outcomes, maternal labour supply and children's health.
Qualifications
- PhD Health Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, United Kingdom
Employment
- Visiting Research Fellow, Office of Health Economics, United Kingdom, October 2019 - present
- Member of the Research for Patient Benefit (RfPB) London Regional Advisory Panel, Nationa Institue for Health Research, September 2016 - August 2021
- Visiting Fellow, London School of Economics and Political Science, United Kingdom, September 2009 - present
Teaching
Modules I teach or taught in the past are:
ECM304 Quantitative Methods (Health)
ECM165 Health Economics
EC3020 Topics in Health Economics
EC3017 Applied Econometrics
ECM210 Advanced Economic Evaluation
I have also been the coordinator of EC3009 Economics Projects for UG dissertation and I supervise a number of MSc dissertations every year.
Publications
Publications by category
Chapters (6)
- McGuire, A., Serra-Sastre, V. and Raikou, M. (2012). How are rising health care expenditures explained? In McGuire, A. and Costa-font, J. (Eds.), The Lse Companion to Health Policy UK: Edward Elgar. ISBN 9781781004234.
- Serra-Sastre, V. and McGuire, A. (2012). Technology diffusion in health care: conceptual aspects and evidence. In McGuire, A. and Costa-font, J. (Eds.), The Lse Companion to Health Policy UK: Edward Elgar. ISBN 9781781004234.
- Serra-Sastre, V. and McGuire, A. (2012). Technology diffusion and substitution of medical innovations. In Bolin, K. and Kaestner, R. (Eds.), The Economics of Medical Technology Emerald Group Publishing. ISBN 9781781901298.
- McGuire, A. and Serra-Sastre, V. (2009). What do we know about the role of health care technology in driving health care expenditure growth? In Costa-Font, J., Courbage, C. and McGuire, A. (Eds.), The Economics of New Health Technologies Oxford University Press, USA. ISBN 9780199550685.
- Serra-Sastre, V. and McGuire, A. (2009). Diffusion of Health Technologies: evidence from the Pharmaceutical Sector. In Costa-Font, J., Courbage, C. and McGuire, A. (Eds.), The Economics of New Health Technologies Oxford University Press, USA. ISBN 9780199550685.
- Gemmill, M., Serra-Sastre, V. and Costa-Font, J. (2009). Health Insurance and the Uptake of New Drugs in the United States. In Costa-Font, J., Courbage, C. and McGuire, A. (Eds.), The Economics of New Health Technologies Oxford University Press, USA. ISBN 9780199550685.
Journal articles (22)
- Serra‐Sastre, V., Pinilla, J. and Kalansooriya, W. (2026). The Mental Health Impact of the COVID‐19 Pandemic on Health and Social Care Workers. Health Economics, 35(6), pp. 960-977. doi:10.1002/hec.70090
- Kalansooriya, W., Serra-Sastre, V. and Jofre-Bonet, M. (2026). Non-communicable diseases, COVID-19 and labour market outcomes. The European Journal of Health Economics. doi:10.1007/s10198-026-01913-8
- Bäker, A., Goodall, A.H. and Serra‐Sastre, V. (2026). Managing to Stay: Does Line‐Manager Quality Affect Employees’ Intention to Quit in the NHS? British Journal of Industrial Relations, 64(1), pp. 196-209. doi:10.1111/bjir.70023
- Jofre-Bonet, M., Rossello-Roig, M. and Serra-Sastre, V. (2025). Maternal labor supply and children's emotional well-being. Journal of Demographic Economics, 91(4), pp. 549-595. doi:10.1017/dem.2024.19
- Jofre-Bonet, M., Roig, M.R. and Serra-Sastre, V. (2025). Intimate partner violence and children’s cognitive development. Empirical Economics, 69(2), pp. 1001-1046. doi:10.1007/s00181-025-02746-9
- Jones, A.M., Serra-Sastre, V. and Kim, H. (2024). The Impact of Generic Entry of Pharmaceuticals in Australia. Value in Health Regional Issues, 43. doi:10.1016/j.vhri.2024.101008
- Maynou, L., McGuire, A. and Serra‐Sastre, V. (2024). Efficiency and productivity gains of robotic surgery: The case of the English National Health Service. Health Economics, 33(8), pp. 1831-1856. doi:10.1002/hec.4838
- Maynou, L., McGuire, A. and Serra-Sastre, V. (2024). What happens when the tasks dry up? Exploring the impact of medical technology on workforce planning. Social Science & Medicine, 352. doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2024.117014
- Jofre-Bonet, M., Rossello-Roig, M. and Serra-Sastre, V. (2024). Intimate partner violence and children's health outcomes. SSM - Population Health, 25, pp. 101611-101611. doi:10.1016/j.ssmph.2024.101611
- Serra-Sastre, V. (2024). Workplace violence and intention to quit in the English NHS. Social Science & Medicine, 340. doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2023.116458
- Maynou, L., Pearson, G., McGuire, A. and Serra-Sastre, V. (2022). The diffusion of robotic surgery: Examining technology use in the English NHS. Health Policy, 126(4), pp. 325-336. doi:10.1016/j.healthpol.2022.02.007
- Maynou, L., Mehtsun, W.T., Serra‐Sastre, V. and Papanicolas, I. (2021). Patterns of adoption of robotic radical prostatectomy in the United States and England. Health Services Research, 56(S3), pp. 1441-1461. doi:10.1111/1475-6773.13706
- Serra-Sastre, V., Bianchi, S., Mestre-Ferrandiz, J. and O’Neill, P. (2021). Does NICE influence the adoption and uptake of generics in the UK? The European Journal of Health Economics, 22(2), pp. 229-242. doi:10.1007/s10198-020-01245-1
- DeVolder, R., Serra-Sastre, V. and Zamora, B. (2020). Examining the variation across acute trusts in patient delayed discharge. Health Policy, 124(11), pp. 1226-1232. doi:10.1016/j.healthpol.2020.06.017
- Camilleri, C., Jofre-Bonet, M. and Serra-Sastre, V. (2018). The suitability of a DRG casemix system in the Maltese hospital setting. Health Policy, 122(11), pp. 1183-1189. doi:10.1016/j.healthpol.2018.08.002
- Jofre-Bonet, M., Serra-Sastre, V. and Vandoros, S. (2018). The impact of the Great Recession on health-related risk factors, behaviour and outcomes in England. Social Science & Medicine, 197, pp. 213-225. doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2017.12.010
- Cubí‐Mollá, P., Jofre‐Bonet, M. and Serra‐Sastre, V. (2017). Adaptation to health states: Sick yet better off? Health Economics, 26(12), pp. 1826-1843. doi:10.1002/hec.3509
- Clarke, C.S., Hunter, R.M., Shemilt, I. and Serra-Sastre, V. (2017). Multi-arm Cost-Effectiveness Analysis (CEA) comparing different durations of adjuvant trastuzumab in early breast cancer, from the English NHS payer perspective. PLOS ONE, 12(3), pp. e0172731-e0172731. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0172731
- Serra-Sastre, V. and McGuire, A. (2013). Information and diffusion of new prescription drugs. Applied Economics, 45(15), pp. 2049-2057. doi:10.1080/00036846.2011.648321
- Costa-Font, J., Mcguire, A. and Serra-Sastre, V. (2012). The "Weisbrod Quadrilemma" revisited: Insurance incentives on new health technologies. Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance Issues and Practice, 37(4), pp. 678-695. doi:10.1057/gpp.2012.37
- Serra-Sastre, V., Saka, O., Samyshkin, Y., McGuire, A.J. and Wolfe, C. (2008). Cost-effectiveness of stroke unit care followed by early supported discharge. Stroke (Journal of the American Heart Association)
- McGuire, A.J. and Serra-Sastre, V. (2005). The Cost of Care. Is There an Optimal Level of Expenditure? Harvard International Review, 27(1)
Working paper
- McGuire, A.J., Raikou, M., Windmeijer, F. and Serra-Sastre, V. Technology diffusion and health care productivity: angioplasty in the UK. The London School of Economics and Political Science.