Best thesis in health economics

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.

The nomination period for the scholarship expired on June 30, 2026

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 for the academic year 2025/2026.

Please submit the thesis (in PDF format) together with a nomination letter no later than June 30th, 2026. Supervisors, examiners, and students are all welcome to submit nominations for the scholarship.

Scholarship announcement best thesis in health economics 2026