Arthur Attema

Arthur Attema is an Associate Professor at the Health Economics department of Erasmus School of Health Policy & Management, Erasmus University Rotterdam. His research focuses on behavioral and experimental health economics, utility theory, and intertemporal choice. He holds a PhD in Economics from Erasmus School of Economics (2008), with a dissertation on intertemporal preferences in health economics under Prof. Han Bleichrodt and Prof. Peter Wakker. He has also earned MSc degrees in Economics (cum laude) from the University of Amsterdam and Health Economics from Erasmus University Rotterdam.

• Editorial Roles: Associate Editor of Journal of Health Economics and Coordinator Editor of Theory and Decision.
• Professional Networks: Member of the Behavioral Experiments in Health Network (BEHnet) management board.

His research interests include discount rate measurement, health state valuation, and pandemic policy analysis, with contributions to understanding public preferences for vaccination strategies and societal restrictions. He has been recognized with awards such as the NVTAG MTA Award, EUR Fellowship, and NWO Open Competition L Grant. Notably, he ranked 20th in ESB's 2024 Top 25 Assistant/Associate Professors list.

Recent Research Focus: His work addresses pandemic preparedness, vaccine preferences, and intertemporal decision-making frameworks in healthcare. Key topics include the role of reference-dependent discounting, utility theory applications, and behavioral insights in health policy.

Awards and Grants: NVTAG MTA Award (2014), EUR Fellowship (2016), NWO Open Competition L Grant (2024), and Chorafas Prize (2006).

Grants and Collaborations: Active in international collaborations on pandemic response strategies and health economics methodologies, including the VaxPref database project across 21 countries.

Labs/Teams: Involved in BEHnet, fostering behavioral experiments in health economics research.