The Call for Papers for Essen Health Conference 2026 is out now, with an excellent line-up of keynote speakers Melanie Wasserman @uclaanderson.bsky.social and Stephanie Von Hinke @bristoluni.bsky.social 🗓️Deadline for paper submissions is 31 January 2026 🚨 Details here - udue.de/ehc26

📈 Once niche, health economics is now central to the field. A new study shows its share in top journals tripled since the 1990s—driven not by conformity, but by innovative, high-quality research. Health is shaping the future of economics.

✨ Välkommen till Svenska Skolan i Düsseldorf! Undervisning i svenska för barn 6–18 år – nu öppet för anmälan till läsåret 2025/26. 👉 www.svenskaforeningen.de #svenskaskolan #utlandssvenskar #flerspråkighet #Düsseldorf

Simple, lifelong contracts in German #privatehealthinsurance almost reach the economic optimum – this is shown by an international study by #UDE- Prof Dr @drdemant.bsky.social and colleagues published @jpolecon.bsky.social. www.uni-due.de/2025-06-17-h... 📸 iHumnoi - stock.adobe.com

#econsky #healthecon You research and teach health economics? You want to come visit us / be in Germany during the winter-term? Look no further: cinch.uni-due.de

Thanks to your generous support at #EHC2025, HEAL-Ukraine will add 2 key health questions to a national survey this summer—supporting KSE’s frontline research on the war’s health impacts 🙏 Donations still welcome ahead of the Sept wave: 👉 www.paypal.com/pools/c/9f95...

Our frequent guest and affiliated colleague Martin Berg Karlsson @drdemant.bsky.social has co-authored a paper on German health insurance that is forthcoming in @jpolecon.bsky.social. Congratulations! doi.org/10.1086/734781

The Essen Health Conference 2025 promises to delve into some interesting topics!

As always, we wrapped up Day 1 of the EHC with a thought-provoking tour of Essen city, and a stunning sunset over the Baldeneysee — one of the city's finest views.

Great to have Prof. Dr. Barbara Albert, Rector of the University of Duisburg-Essen (@unidue.bsky.social), with us! She highlighted the university's support for health economics research, with the Essen Health Conference as a prime example

Just 5 days until the Essen Health Conference 2025 kicks off! We're excited to welcome an exceptional assembly of participants and plenary speakers—leading voices in health, education, and labour economics

Trump has diverted media attention from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine to his fake "peace" process. In fact, American weakness enables Russian aggression as a new offensive looms. Useful corrective here. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Call for Applications: DAAD Guest Professorship in Health Economics Spend winter term 2025/26 at CINCH in Essen – collaborate, teach, and enjoy a vibrant research environment. Deadline: May 1, 2025 Questions? Contact @danielkuehnle.bsky.social #healtheconomics #econsky #teachecon

🔈 Call for Papers 🔈 Join us for the first NU-DE Workshop on Applied Microeconomics 📍Nuremberg | 🗓️ Oct 1–2, 2025 For more information, see the call for papers. Interested? Submit your paper! We are looking forward to seeing you in October! #econsky #healtheconomics Thanks for sharing widely!

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Which party should be blamed for your country being an attractive place to live and work?

📢Last chance to submit your papers to the Essen Health Conference 2025! 🚨 Submit your work in fields of health, labour or education by 31 January (today)! Find all information here: udue.de/ehc25

Friendly Reminder! 🚨6 days left to apply for the Essen Health Conference 2025 ⏰ Submit your work in fields of health, labour or education by 31 January! Find all information about the conference at: udue.de/ehc25

📰CINCH's new working paper: "The Economy, the Gosh in Your Gene, and the Escape from Premature Mortality" by Dora Costa, Lars Olov Bygren, Benedickt Graf, Martin Karlsson, and Joseph Price. #CINCH #prematuremortality #multigenerationaltransmisssion 👉 bit.ly/cinchwp

How did the West escape from premature mortality? Economic growth reduced harvest swings, triggering multigenerational epigenetic effects. Variance kills your descendants, from Dora Costa, Lars Olov Bygren, Benedikt Graf, Martin Karlsson, and Joseph Price https://www.nber.org/papers/w33343