BEST THESIS IN HEALTH ECONOMICS 2026

The Swedish Institute for Health Economics (IHE) and the Bengt Jönsson Foundation for Health Economics Research are hereby pleased to announce the recipient of the scholarship for this year’s student thesis in health economics.

Recipient of this year’s scholarship is Thomas Lane for his thesis “Do Price Increases Actually Prevent Generic Pharmaceutical Supply Issues Like Shortages and Market Withdrawals?” presented at KI, Karolinska Institutet.

The assessment committee has consisted of Professor Peter Lindgren, Associate Professor Katarina Steen Carlsson and Professor Linus Jönsson. The decision has been taken by the Board of the Bengt Jönsson Foundation for Health Economic Research.