PhD Defence Merel van Hulsen
In her dissertation, 'Wait for Others? Social and Intertemporal Preferences in Allocation of Healthcare Resources', ERIM’s Merel van Hulsen studied the joint effect of peoples' social and intertemporal preferences on allocation decisions, focusing on decision-making in healthcare. Most countries' budgets for healthcare is limited; therefore, decisions must be made on how to spend this budget, who receives treatment, and when, which may have significant temporal and social consequences.