International advisory board

The objective of the CHEGU International Advisory Board is to propose and follow research at CHEGU in view of the international development of the health-economics discipline. It is appointed jointly by the CHEGU steering group and the CHEGU director. It presently consists of the following four members:

Michael Grossman is a distinguished professor of economics at the Graduate Center, City University of New York, and a research associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), where he also directs the Health Economics Program. He has been the President of the American Society of Health Economists, and he was the first to receive the Victor Fuchs Award for lifetime contributions to the field of health economics. His research has focused on economic models of the determinants of health and the economics of substance use and abuse. His 1972 monograph introduced the concept of the individual as producer of his or her own health. It was a major achievement and a seminal contribution to economic theory. The “Grossman model” has been extremely influential on the development of health economics. He has published over 60 journal articles and over 30 book-chapters. Webpage of Michael Grossman

Dorte Gyrd-Hansen is a professor of health economics at the Centre of Health Economics Research (COHERE), University of Southern Denmark, Odense. She is a member of the board of directors of the International Health Economics Association (iHEA). Her main research interest is economic evaluation in health care – theory, methodological issues and applications – and she has published over 70 papers on this theme in economics-, policy- and medical journals. Webpage of Dorte Gyrd-Hansen.

Tor Iversen is a professor of health economics at the Department of Health Management and Health Economics, University of Oslo. He is a member of the board of directors of the International Health Economics Association (iHEA). He presently leads the Norwegian participation in the EU-funded project EuroHOPE (European Health Care Outcomes, Performance and Efficiency). His main research interest is in the impact of market conditions and economic instruments in the health-care sector. He has published a number of papers in economics and medical journals on non-price rationing mechanisms in health care and on incentives for health-care providers. Webpage of Tor Iversen.

Jody Sindelar is a professor of public health and a health economist at the Yale School of Public Health, a research associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), and a research fellow at the Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit (IZA). She has been the President of the American Society of Health Economists. Her main research interest is the economics of substance abuse, and she has published over 100 papers on this theme in economics-, policy-, addiction-, health- and medical journals. Webpage of Jody Sindelar.