2024
2024
BEST THESIS IN HEALTH ECONOMICS 2024
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.
Recipients of this year’s scholarship are Rasmus Eriksson and Ludvig Olsson for their thesis ”Do physicians serving as managers influence the turnover of physicians and nurses at primary care centers in Sweden?” presented at the University of Gothenburg.
The assessment committee has consisted of Professor Peter Lindgren, Associate Professor Katarina Steen Carlsson and Dr Linus Jönsson. The decision has been taken by the Board of the Bengt Jönsson Foundation for Health Economic Research.
HONORABLE MENTION
We also award an honorable mention to Johan Hellmark, Faculty of Medicine, Lund University for the essay “The effect of Sugar-sweetened beverage taxes on Obesity prevalence in the USA – A Difference in Difference event study”.
The assessment committee has consisted of Professor Peter Lindgren, Associate Professor Katarina Steen Carlsson and Dr Linus Jönsson. The decision has been taken by the Board of the Bengt Jönsson Foundation for Health Economic Research.
SCHOLARSHIP ANNOUNCEMENT 2024
The nomination period for the scholarship expired on June 30, 2024
The Swedish Institute for Health Economics and the Bengt Jönsson Foundation for Health Economics Research are pleased to announce a scholarship of 50,000 SEK awarded to the best bachelor’s or master’s thesis in health economics and related topics for the academic year 2023/2024.