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HCHE Young Researcher Award

Science thrives on the ideas of young researchers. To support the work of our doctoral candidates, the HCHE Scientific Advisory Board has been awarding a prize every two years since 2021 for the best health economics paper by young researchers at the HCHE.

Young Researcher Award

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The idea

Prof. Dr. Mathias Kifmann, a core member of the HCHE, explains that the purpose of the award is to encourage young researchers to maintain their curiosity, pursue academic growth, and engage in research. The idea for the Young Researcher Award emerged as part of the activities surrounding the HCHE’s 10th anniversary in 2021.

Information

The next awards ceremony will take place in September 2027.

The call for entries will be issued in the spring of 2027.

All HCHE members who have not yet earned a doctorate or who earned one last year are eligible to apply. Those who have already received this award may not apply again.

Each submitted paper will be evaluated based on the following criteria:

  • Academic quality
  • Contribution to health economics research+
  • Innovativeness

 The HCHE Scientific Advisory Board serves as the jury. It evaluates the submitted papers based on the criteria and presents the award during the HCHE Center Day.

As part of the HCHE Young Researcher Award, the HCHE Scientific Advisory Board recognizes the best paper in health economics. It is possible that more than one award will be presented. The award recipient(s) will receive the following:

  • Award ceremony with a certificate
  • Travel expense support for a research visit with a jury member
    (The research visit must be completed by the end of the following year.)

Impressions 2025

Gewinner:innen mit Jury

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Award winners with the jury at the 2025 awards ceremony

f. l. t. r.: Prof. Dr. Aleksandra Torbica, Benedicta Hermanns, Fabian Grünwald, Prof. Dr. Werner Brouwer, Prof. Dr. Carolin Brinkmann, Jona Frasch, Prof. Dr. Dorte Gyrd-Hansen, Prof. Dr. Friedrich Breyer, Prof. Dr. Mathias Kifmann (Scientific Director of the HCHE for the Young Researcher Awards), Prof. Dr. Mark Sculpher

Young Researcher Award

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Enthusiasm from the audience

Gewinner:in mit Jury-Mitglied

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1. Place

Fabian Grünwald won first place for his paper “Harmonizing Regulatory Market Approval of Products with High Safety Requirements: Evidence from the European Pharmaceutical Market.”

Pictured here with Prof. Dr. Dorte Gyrd-Hansen.

Gewinner:in mit Jury-Mitglied

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2. Place

Benedicta Hermanns received the 2025 Young Researcher Award for her paper on the influence of risk-taking and prosocial behavior on preventive health behaviors.

Pictured here with jury member Prof. Dr. Aleksandra Torbica.

Gewinner:in mit Jury-Mitglied

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3. Place

Carolin Brinkmann was honored for her research on the topic “From Health to Well-Being: Toward a Monetary Valuation of a Well-Being-Adjusted Life-Year.”

Pictured here with jury member Prof. Dr. Friedrich Breyer.

Award Gewinner Jona Frasch

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3. Place

Jona Frasch was also awarded third place for his paper “Effects of extreme temperature on morbidity, mortality, and case severity in German emergency care.”

Pictured here with Prof. Dr. Mark Sculpher.

Zentrumstag

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Members, the Scientific Advisory Board, and guests engaging