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AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, Centre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics (CAPPE), Incentives for Global Health (IGH), Canberra, Australia I1 Public Health Economics
Full-time Senior Researcher; three years. Spanning three universities, ARC-funded Special Research Centre
CAPPE is the largest applied-ethics centre in the world. Within CAPPE and with a generous grant from the UK-based BUPA Foundation, IGH works to increase access to medicines worldwide by complementing existing
innovation incentives. We seek to pioneer a second kind of patent, optional for innovators, that rewards holders
through treaty-backed payments proportioned to the global health impact of their inventions. In exchange,
patent2 holders allow the open manufacture, distribution and sale of their products (www.patent2.org). The
successful candidate will develop a mechanism to determine the rewards attributable to the various patent2
holders, and will have: PhD in health economics or possibly another field in economics; ability to pursue
independent research in cooperation with global interdisciplinary team; interest (and ideally expertise) in global
public health; strong understanding of cost-effectiveness analysis, methods of estimating benefits of quasi-public goods, and contingent valuation methods. Remuneration: A$81,171-93,181, depending on qualifications,
plus employer superannuation contributions of 17%. Deadline: 30 September 2007 or until filled. Email
thomas.pogge@anu.edu.au for more information.
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