News11 June 2025|EventNew: Research4TalentsPhoto: HCHE/HöhneOn 11 June 2025, the Hamburg Center for Health Economics, together with Hashtag Gesundheit, invites to a new afterwork format: Research4Talents. The...28 April 2025|EventIs suicide contagious?Photo: Martin Halla (WU Wien)Suicide is a leading cause of death worldwide and a critical public health concern. Professor Martin Halla from the WU Wien examines the hypothesis of...28 April 2025|EventHCHE´s Research Runners at the Hamburg MarathonPhoto: www.johannes-c-schmidt.deCongratulations to our “Research Runners”, the athletic doctoral students in our DFG Research Training Group! Three teams of four runners each...4 April 2025|InterviewTackle reforms early on that promise a high level of reliefPhoto: HCHE/Gregor Schläger“We are heading towards one of the biggest deficits in the SHI system in history. The new German government should tackle reforms with high potential...26 March 2025|PublicationThe HCHE Annual Report 2024Photo: HCHEWhat were the highlights in 2024? What events and lectures took place last year? Which new projects were acquired? If you would like to find out more...18 March 2025|Publication“Public Health Care” – new book published by Cambridge ElementsPhoto: Cambridge ElementsIn March 2025, “Public Health Care”, a new book on the topic of public health financing, was published. HCHE member Prof. Dr. Mathias Kifmann is one...4 March 2025|EventLecture program for summer semester 2025 outPhoto: Photowall (various)The HCHE's research seminar series will kick off the upcoming summer semester on April 14, 2025 with a varied program. National and international...27 February 2025|ResearchWhich factors influence the decision of hospitals to provide procedures on an outpatient basis?Photo: Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-EppendorfA research team from the Hamburg Center for Health Economics at the University of Hamburg has gained new insights into the factors that influence the...17 February 2025|PublicationMore than 200 publications in 2024Photo: The European Journal of Health Economics (Springer)Members of the Hamburg Center for Health Economics published over 200 papers in around 60 journals in 2024. The topics range from the financing of the...5 February 2025|PublicationHow heat and cold affect inpatient emergency carePhoto: AdobeStockExtreme temperatures lead to more emergencies, according to an analysis of inpatient hospital data from 2010 to 2019: compared to days with moderate...30 January 2025|ResearchKristina Hagenström receives German Acne Tarda AwardPhoto: Augustin (UKE)Dr Kristina Hagenström (UKE / HCHE) received the German Acne Tarda Award for an epidemiological secondary data analysis on the prevalence and disease...29 January 2025|InterviewHealth and care challenges: Interview with Iris KesternichPhoto: ZDF/WISOOn ZDF, HCHE member Professor Iris Kesternich speaks about the challenges in the German healthcare system and takes a look at the Netherlands, where a...13 January 2025|InternationalHumboldt Foundation sponsors joint research with Harvard UniversityPhoto: Harvard Kennedy SchoolProf. Marcella Alsan from Harvard University receives the Humboldt Research Award. Together with Prof. Dr. Jonas Schreyögg and Dr. Esra Bayindir from...1 January 2025|ResearchHCHE Young Researcher Award: Call for Papers from January 2025Photo: HCHE/HöhneScience thrives on the ideas of young researchers. In order to promote the work of our doctoral students, the HCHE Scientific Advisory Board awards...26 November 2024|EventClimate & Health: Opportunities and Challenges for Politics & SocietyPhoto: HCHE/LöperAs part of the Research Results live event “Climate & Health: Opportunities and Challenges for Politics & Society” on 26 November 2024, Dr. Claudia...10 October 2024|Conference9th BEHnet workshop in HamburgPhoto: HCHE/LöperFrom October 7-8, 2024 the 9th Workshop in Behavioral and Experimental Health Economics (BEHnet) took place at the HCHE. The BEH workshop brought...1 October 2024|ResearchOne year Research Training GroupPhoto: HCHEAt the first Research-in-Progress workshop, the doctoral students of the GRK “Managerial and economic dimensions of health care quality” presented the...26 September 2024|InterviewNew professor at HCHE: Three questions to Biliana YontchevaPhoto: Susanne Schmidt-DominéA very warm welcome to Professor Biliana Yontcheva, who will join the Universität Hamburg (Faculty of Business, Economics and Social Sciences) in...11 September 2024|ResearchStrengthening the Link with Rotterdam’s Erasmus School of Health Policy & ManagementPhoto: Carolin Brinkmann & Job van ExelHCHE’s Carolin Brinkmann visits the Erasmus University Rotterdam for the last project of her dissertation between August and October 2024. The project...19 July 2024|InterviewAbout the skilled labor situation in the healthcare sectorPhoto: HCHE/Gregor SchlägerThe shortage of skilled workers is strongly felt in Germany and also in the healthcare system. Federal Health Minister Karl Lauterbach therefore...Show all news