This is the webpage of the Call for Papers of the Essen Health Conference 2026.

The application process will open soon.

About the conference

The Essen Health Conference is a forum where economists present work on the nexus between health, human capital and socio-economic outcomes. We invite submissions in the any of the fields health, education and labour economics, and especially at the intersections between them. 

The Essen Health Conference has been held annually since 2010. We select around 40 papers and invite their authors to Essen for a three-day conference. Each participant presents their own paper and discusses another within a session. Participants are expected to stay for the entire duration of the conference.

There is no registration fee for the conference. Attendees will also be able to take advantage of discounted hotel rates at the conference venue.

Find the summary of the Essen Health Conference 2025 here. 

Keynote speakers

Stephanie von Hinke 
University of Bristol

Melanie Wasserman
UCLA Anderson School of Management                                                 

Application process 

Follow this link and fill out the form for your submission: https://forms.gle/v8RZczDvf8wBHTsM9

The deadline for submissions is 31 January 2026.

Contributions from early career researchers are encouraged. 

Contact and Updates

If you have any questions, please contact our organising team: contact.conference (at) ibes.uni-due.de 

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Scientific Committee

• Farzana Afridi, Indian Statistical Institute (Delhi)
• Diego Ascarza Mendoza, Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education
• Jesús Buren, Católica Lisbon
• Benjamin Chartock, University in Waltham
• Alison Cuellar, George Mason University
• Orla Doyle, University College Dublin
• Davide Dragone, University of Bologna
• Meghan Esson, The University of Iowa
• Amanda Gaulke, Kansas State University
• Martin Karlsson, University of Duisburg-Essen
• Melanie Lührmann, University of London
• Jesse Matheson, University of Sheffield
• Teresa Molina, University of Hawaii at Manoa
• Therese Nilsson, Lund University
• Analisa Packham, Vanderbilt University
• Martin Salm, Tilburg University
• Marcos Vera-Hernandez, University College London
• Jenny Williams, University of Melbourne
• Nicolas Ziebarth, ZEW Mannheim, University of Mannheim

Organising Team

• Martin Karlsson, University of Duisburg-Essen
• Therese Nilsson, Lund University
• Sergej Bechtoldt, University of Duisburg-Essen (Communications)
• Nisha Vernekar, University of Duisburg-Essen (Communications)
• Zoé Saalfeld, University of Duisburg-Essen (Communications)
• Eva Zielke, University of Duisburg-Essen (Secretariat)

Code of conduct

The Essen Health Conference subscribes to the principles outlined in the Code of Ethics of the German Economic Association. We cherish values of professional and intellectual integrity, honesty, care, and transparency — and oppose any discriminatory behaviour or harassment.