
Yihan Xu
Yihan is a senior health economist and behavioural scientist. She specialises in evaluating complex health and educational interventions and... | London, London, United Kingdom
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Yihan Xu’s Expertise Yihan is a senior health economist and behavioural scientist. She specialises in evaluating complex health and educational interventions and policies using robust research frameworks. She is passionate about tackling important social challenges and delivering solutions that have a positive, lasting impact on society. She synthesises scientific evidence in combination with rigorous, rapid online or field trials to inform and improve the delivery of government services in public health and education, for clients like the Department of Health and Social Care, the NHS, the Education Endowment Foundation, the Health Foundation, and the Ministry of Defense. Apart from impact evaluation projects, she has also led several economic evaluations, designing social cost benefit analysis to evaluate and improve the NHS 111 service models and conducting costing analysis to help inform GambleAware what gambling treatment services to commission. In her earlier academic endeavours, she investigated how to develop effective nudges to improve laypeople’s health and financial decision-making during her PhD in Nanyang Technological University (Singapore) and conducted epidemiological research during her Master in Pompeu Fabra University (Barcelona). Yihan’s research contributions have appeared in reputable journals including the Lancet, the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, the Cochrane Database of Systematic Review, and International Journal of Human - Computer Studies. She is currently advancing her expertise in health economics, pursuing a part-time Master's in Health Economics at Barcelona School of Management. Currently she lives in Southwest London and loves to wander in Richmond Park and Kew gardens.
Yihan Xu’s Current Industry The Health Economics Unit
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Xu’s Prior Industry
Un Standing Committee On Nutrition World Health Organization
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Health Systems Financing Department World Health Organization
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Hisci Science Communication Center
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Lgt Venture Philanthropy
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Corporate Citizenship In Action
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The Behavioural Insights Team
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The Health Economics Unit
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Work Experience

The Health Economics Unit
Senior Health Economist
Sun May 01 2022 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) — Present
The Behavioural Insights Team
Research Advisor
Tue Oct 01 2019 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) — Sun May 01 2022 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Corporate Citizenship In Action
Consultant
Thu Aug 01 2013 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) — Wed Oct 01 2014 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Lgt Venture Philanthropy
Researcher
Wed May 01 2013 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) — Fri Nov 01 2013 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Hisci Science Communication Center
Project Manager
Wed Feb 01 2012 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) — Fri Feb 01 2013 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Health Systems Financing Department World Health Organization
Intern
Mon Aug 01 2011 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) — Thu Dec 01 2011 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Un Standing Committee On Nutrition World Health Organization
Intern
Fri Jul 01 2011 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) — Mon Aug 01 2011 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)