The Garfield Economic Impact Award annually recognizes outstanding research that illustrates how medical or health research impacts the economy.
The 2011 Garfield Economic Impact Award will be presented December 8, 2011 in Washington, DC.
Established in 2002, the Garfield Economic Impact Award annually recognizes the outstanding work of one or more early-career economists that demonstrates how medical and health research impacts the economy. Over the years, Garfield awardees have become well recognized by their peers, policy makers and influential media. Download a fact sheet (PDF) about the award and its past winners.
This initiative is supported by a grant from Merck & Co., Inc.
Founding support for the Garfield Economic Impact Award was provided by the Eugene Garfield Foundation.
According to former U.S. Surgeon General C. Everett Koop, MD, ScD, Garfield Award winners "clearly and unequivocally illustrate that research for health is worth the cost."
Award Winners:
- 2011 - Douglas Almond, PhD; Joseph J. Doyle, Jr., Amanda E. Kowalski, and Heidi Williams
- 2010 - Frank R. Lichtenberg, PhD
- 2009 - Darius N. Lakdawalla, PhD; Dana Goldman, PhD; Pierre-Carl Michaud, PhD; Neeraj Sood, PhD; Robert Lempert, PhD; Ze Cong; Han de Vries; and Italo Gutierrez
- 2008 - Amitabh Chandra, PhD and Douglas O. Staiger, PhD
- 2007 - Tomas J. Philipson, PhD and Anupam B. Jena, PhD
- 2006 - Amy Finkelstein, PhD, MPhil
- 2005 - Kevin M. Murphy, PhD and Robert H. Topel, PhD
- 2004 - Sherry A.M. Glied, PhD
- 2003 - David Cutler, PhD
- 2002 - David Meltzer, MD, PhD