Awards

ASHEcon Awards

ASHEcon’s awards honors individuals who have made significant contributions to the field of health economics. The awards given at the conference highlight both burgeoning and established leaders in the health economics field. This is a great opportunity to recognize an outstanding peer, colleague, or student. We hope that by recognizing the work of individuals working in health economics, we will not only help elevate the amazing people in the field, but will continue to enable excellent research and put a spotlight on the field of health economics. ASHEcon invites and encourages diverse nominations that include women, minorities, persons with disabilities and underrepresented groups.

 

Awards 

Victor R. Fuchs Award for Lifetime Contributions to the Field of Health Economics

Description: The Victor R. Fuchs Award for Lifetime Contributions to the Field of Health Economics is awarded annually to an economist who has made significant lifetime contributions to the field of health economics.

Eligibility: Applicants must hold their primary appointment (or be emeritus or retired) at an institution based in the United States, but need not be United States citizen. As a condition of receiving this honor, the recipient must attend the ASHEcon conference. The award will be presented at the conference.

Criteria: The criteria are scholarly contributions to health economics, primarily through publications in economics journals. Contributions may be theoretical, empirical, or methodological.

Materials: A complete submission will include a nominating letter (typically no more than 2 pages) and the candidate’s curriculum vitae. Committee members may also nominate candidates. Submissions must be sent electronically.

ASHEcon Medal

Description: The ASHEcon Medal is awarded to an early career economist who has made the most significant contributions to the field of health economics.

Eligibility: Applicants must be age 40 or younger on January 1 of the year of the ASHEcon conference and/or have completed their terminal research degree within the 10 calendar years prior to the year of the ASHEcon conference. Applicants must hold their primary appointment in an American institution, but need not be citizens of the United States. As a condition of receiving this honor, the recipient must attend the ASHEcon conference. The award will be presented at the conference.

Criteria: The criteria are scholarly contributions to health economics, primarily through publications in economics journals. Contributions may be theoretical, empirical, or methodological.

Materials: A complete submission will include a brief nominating letter from a colleague and the candidate’s curriculum vitae. The brief nominating letter should include a statement confirming that the candidate meets the age criterion (age 40 or younger on January 1 of the year of the ASHEcon conference). Submissions must be sent electronically.

The Willard G. Manning Memorial Award for the Best Research in Health Econometrics

Description: This award memorializes Will Manning’s contributions to the development and application of econometric methods in health economics by recognizing the best published health economics research in econometric methodology or econometric application.

Eligibility: Eligible papers are those for which were published in the year of the conference or the previous year. Self-nominations are encouraged. As a condition of receiving this honor, the recipient must attend the ASHEcon conference. The award will be presented at the conference.

Criteria: The award is intended to recognize the development of econometric methods used in health economics, the application of existing frontier econometric methods to important problems in health economics, or both.

Materials: Nomination process includes submission of a cover letter explaining the relevance of the paper and a PDF copy of the published paper. Submissions must be sent electronically.

Student Paper Award

Description: The ASHEcon Student Paper Award honors the student who wrote the best sole-authored paper.

Eligibility: Applicants must be current Ph.D. students or receiving their Ph.D. from an American institution IN THE CALENDAR YEAR of the upcoming conference. The paper must be sole authored. The paper may be published (or forthcoming) in a peer-reviewed journal. The paper does not have to be on the ASHEcon program, but a condition of receiving this honor is that the recipient must attend the ASHEcon conference. The paper must have been completed after the last ASHEcon conference.

Criteria: The Awards Committee will select the paper that makes the greatest contribution to health economics. The paper’s contributions may be theoretical, empirical, or methodological.

Materials: Nomination process includes submission of a cover letter explaining the relevance of the paper and a PDF copy of the published paper. Submissions must be sent electronically. The award will be presented at the conference.

ASHEcon Mentoring Award (Starting 2024)

Description: The ASHEcon Mentoring Award recognizes an individual who has furthered the status of others in the health economics profession, through example, achievements, and guidance.
 
Eligibility: Applicants must hold their primary appointment (or be emeritus or retired) at an institution based in the United States, but need not be a United States citizen. As a condition of receiving this honor, the recipient must attend the ASHEcon conference. The award will be presented at the conference.
 
Criteria: The criteria are evidence of systematic and consistent efforts to support and develop other scholars throughout their careers.
 
Materials: A complete submission will include a brief nominating letter from a colleague and the candidate’s curriculum vitae. Submissions must be sent electronically
 

ASHEcon Distinguished Service Award (Starting 2025)

Description: The ASHEcon Distinguished Service Award recognizes an individual whose service contributions have impacted the field of health economics in a significant and positive way on a national scale.
 
Eligibility: Applicants must hold their primary appointment (or be emeritus or retired) at an institution based in the United States, but need not be United States citizen. As a condition of receiving this honor, the recipient must attend the ASHEcon conference. The award will be presented at the conference.
 
Criteria: The criteria are service contributions. The length of service time is not as important as the impact of one or several activities. The service to be recognized may comprise a variety of activities, but must be beyond that of a single institution and impactful on a national scale. While this award is conferred by ASHEcon, it is not expected that service be limited to ASHEcon supported activities.
 
Materials: A complete submission will include a brief nominating letter from a colleague and the candidate’s curriculum vitae. Submissions must be sent electronically