Essen Health Conference

Essen Health Conference - Where Health meets Labour and Education Economics

[Hikaru Kawarazaki @h_kawarazaki]

Thank you a lot for the organisers and the scientific committee. It’s a huge honour to have the award at such a wonderful conference!

[Analisa Packham @analisapackham]

Such a great conference! If the Essen Health Conference isn’t on your radar, I hope the pictures speak for themselves.

Until next time!

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The Essen Health Conference is an annual academic conference spanning topics of Education, Health and Labor hosted by @CINCHessen at the @unidue (UDE), in cooperation with @lunduniversity #ehc2026 #EconTwitter #Healthecon

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And that’s a wrap on the Essen Health Conference 2026!

Huge congratulations to our Best Paper Award winners:

🥇 Hikaru Kawarazaki @h_kawarazaki @TheIFS for his paper, "The Rotten Apple: Peer Effects of Criminal Exposure in Schools"
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Farzana Afridi (ISI, Delhi), Jesús Buren (Católica Lisbon), Meghan Esson (University of Iowa), Therese Nilsson (Lund U), Amanda Gaulke (Kansas State U), Martin Salm (Tilburg U), Jenny Williams (U Melbourn)

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Much to learn from this paper, and from Melanie's other work! https://t.co/8RjuynJMUE

#Healthecon #ehc

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A fantastic plenary session from Melanie Wasserman @uclaanderson on the “Effects of Gender Integration on Men”, where she discussed what happens to male job satisfaction and performance when women are integrated into previously restricted occupations

Key findings in the 🧵

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Integration of women into combat occupations that previously restricted their recruitment negatively effected men’s perception of workplace quality, specifically when women were integrated into leadership positions

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Day 2 of the Essen Health Conference begins with new research on opioid policy, healthcare markets, and labor market interventions shaping health and worker outcomes!

[Rashmi Barua @RashmiBaruaEcon]

Lovely hosts, brilliant papers, beautiful city, great food and academics from all over the world. One of the best conferences on health economics. I throughly enjoyed presenting and interacting with co presenters. Thank you @EsHConference for the opportunity.

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The field is reaching a new frontier, "The ideal experiment for genetics × economics is becoming more and more feasible."
An exciting glimpse into a rapidly growing area of research at the intersection of economics, health, and genetics. #EssenHealthConference #HealthEconomics

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Day 1 of EHC concluded with a fascinating plenary by Stephanie von Hinke @bristoluni.bsky.social on 'Health Economics and Genetics'

Key takeaway: as access to genetic data expands, accounting for genetic differences is increasingly important in health & human capital research
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One quote that resonated with many in the audience:
"We can’t change genes, but we can change environments."
The goal is not genetic determinism, but rather a better understanding of how genes and environments interact to shape outcomes.