HCHE Young Researcher Award

Science thrives on the ideas of young researchers. In order to promote the work of our doctoral candidates, the Scientific Advisory Board of the HCHE will award a prize every two years from 2021 onward for the best health economic paper by young researchers at the HCHE. In 2023, even three prize winners could be awarded.

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Malte Griebenow (Winner 2023)

Malte Griebenow was awarded the Young Researcher Award 2023 for his paper “Should physicians team up to treat chronic diseases?” (Journal of Health Economics).

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Robert Messerle (Winner 2023)

Robert Messerle was honored with the Young Researcher Award 2023 for his research on “Country-level effects of diagnosis-related groups: Evidence from Germany's comprehensive reform of hospital payments”.

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Vanessa Ress (Winner 2023)

Vanessa Ress receives the Young Researcher Award 2023 for her paper “Examining the causal relationship between integrated care and healthcare utilization and costs in a socially deprived urban area in Germany using difference-in-difference analysis”.

Shushanik Margaryan (Winner 2021)

Shushanik Margaryan received the Young Research Award for the paper “Low emission zones and population health”.

Further information

The next award ceremony is planned for the 16.05.2025:

Submission deadline: 01.01.2025
Award ceremony: 16.05.2025

The award is open to all HCHE members who have not yet received their doctorate or who completed their doctorate in the previous year. The prize can be received only once.

Each paper submitted will be evaluated according to the following criteria:

Academic quality
Contribution to health economics research
Innovativeness

The Pre-Selection Committee reviews all submissions; the award jury determines the winner based on the evaluation criteria and awards the award.

Pre-Selection Committee:

Prof. Dr. Mathias Kifmann
Prof. Dr. Hans-Helmut König
Prof. Dr. Petra Steinorth

Award Jury:

Scientific Advisory Board

The scientific advisory board will award a prize for the best paper from young researchers at the HCHE. It is possible that more than one prize will be awarded. The award winners will receive the following award:

Award ceremony and certificate
Travel grant for a research stay with a jury member

We would be very pleased if this award supports the winner in his oder her further career and acts as an encouragement for further research.

Prof. Dr. Mathias Kifmann, core member of the HCHE, formulates the center's aim of the Young Researcher Award: to encourage young researchers to pursue constant curiosity, scientific development and research. The idea for the Young Researcher Award was born in the context of the activities surrounding the 10th anniversary of the HCHE.