THOMAS
RESCH
Thomas Resch is a public health researcher, sociologist and empirical social scientist based in Austria.
I examine how social inequalities, institutional arrangements and policy preferences influence health, access to healthcare and the allocation of public resources. My work combines sociology, public health, health economics and applied quantitative research.
Project Researcher at the Centre for Security of Supply, University for Continuing Education Krems.
Public health researcher and sociologist
Thomas Resch is a sociologist and public health researcher based in Austria. His research concerns health equity, healthcare access, health policy, redistribution, resource allocation and empirical social research. He has worked at the University of Vienna, the Medical University of Vienna and the University for Continuing Education Krems.

Research areas
Institutional work
Project Researcher
University for Continuing Education Krems · Centre for Security of Supply
Senior Scientist
Medical University of Vienna · Department of Health Economics, Centre for Public Health
Research Project Assistant
University of Vienna · Department of Economic Sociology · Austrian Corona Panel Project
Lecturer
University of Vienna · Economic Sociology – Introduction
University Assistant
University of Vienna · Department of Economic Sociology
Featured project
Vienna Public Health Equity Project
ViePHEP is a survey-based research project examining health, socioeconomic position, healthcare access, affordability, provision, justice, policy preferences, solidarity and reciprocity among adults in Vienna.
Selected outputs
Vienna Public Health Equity Project, 2023
Research dataset · UK Data Service · DOI 10.5255/UKDA-SN-856794
Private health insurance and redistribution preferences
Preprint · 1 February 2022 · DOI 10.21203/rs.3.rs-1302302/v1
Selected activities
European Health Economics Association Conference
Vienna · July 2024 · Presentation of own research
EuHEA Seminar Series
Online · December 2023 · Presentation on healthcare accessibility
Contact
Enquiries concerning research collaboration, datasets, quantitative social research, academic events or policy analysis can be sent by email.