The growing pressure on health budgets has meant that those with health economics skills are increasingly being sought after by government, industry and the non-for-profit sector. Academics at the School supervise a number of PhD students in the area of health economics. Current PhD projects include the use of mathematical models to predict the health impact and cost of health programs. This type of research, assessing the value for money offered by health interventions, plays an important role in informing decision makers about which programs offer the biggest ‘bang for the buck’.