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Erik Grönqvist is a Professor of Health Economics at the Department of Medical Sciences, Uppsala University, and serves as Director of the Center for Health Economic Research (hefuu). He is also affiliated with the Department of Medical Cell Biology via the Peter Bergsten Research Group and holds a Senior Lecturer position at the Department of Economics.
- University: Uppsala University
- Departments: Medical Sciences (Health Economics), Medical Cell Biology, Economics
- Contact: erik.gronqvist@uu.se, erik.gronqvist@nek.uu.se
His research focuses on health economics, examining the formation and socioeconomic determinants of health and human capital, their consequences for life success, and the role of incentives in healthcare access and preventive behaviors. He specializes in quasi-experimental methods applied to observational data. Key themes include education, labor markets, clinical trials, and public health policy.
Recent publications highlight quasi-experimental analyses of diabetes impacts on parental income, educational interventions like 'Lesson Study,' clinical care outcomes for myocardial infarction, and behavioral economics in healthcare incentives. His work spans economics journals such as American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, Journal of the American Heart Association, and Review of Economics and Statistics.
As Director of hefuu, he leads health economics research initiatives. He has collaborated with institutions like IFAU and Stockholm School of Economics, contributing to policy evaluations in education, labor, and public health.
