Personal profile
Research interests
Arthur E. Attema is an Associate Professor at the Health Economics department of ESHPM. His main research interests include behavioral and experimental health economics, utility theory and measurement, and intertemporal choice. Arthur obtained an MSc degree in Economics at the University of Amsterdam (cum laude) and an MSc degree in Health Economics at Erasmus University Rotterdam. He holds a PhD degree from the Erasmus School of Economics in Rotterdam, for his dissertation on intertemporal preferences with applications to health economics, under supervision of Prof. Han Bleichrodt and Prof. Peter P. Wakker. Arthur is associate editor for Journal of Health Economics, coordinator editor of Theory and Decision, and management board member of the Behavioral Experiments in Health Network (BEHnet). Arthur has won the NVTAG MTA award, an EUR Fellowship, and an NWO Open Competition L Grant. In 2015, 2017, and 2021, he was listed in ESB's Top 40 of economists located in the Netherlands, based on quality-weighted publications, and in 2024 he was listed 20th in ESB's Top 25 of Assistant/Associate Professor.
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, Studies on intertemporal preferences with applications to health economics, Erasmus School of Economics
Award Date: 25 Jan 2008
Keywords
- HB Economic Theory
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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The Effect of Perspective, Duration, and Views on Death on the Valuation of Severe Health States
Lang, Z., Lipman, S. A., Roudijk, B., Stalmeier, P. & Attema, A. E., 26 Nov 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Value in Health.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Is episodic future thinking effective in mitigating the influence of time preference in time trade-off?
Lang, Z., Zhang, L., Lipman, S. A., Sugden, B., Rand, K. & Attema, A. E., 12 Sept 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: European Journal of Health Economics. 26, 9, p. 1683-1704 22 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Time preferences and COVID-19 vaccination uptake
Attema, A. E., Antonini, M., Genie, M., Torbica, A. & Paolucci, F., 14 Jun 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: European Journal of Health Economics. 27, 1, p. 47-63 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Are we ready for the next pandemic? Public preferences and trade-offs between vaccine characteristics and societal restrictions across 21 countries
Antonini, M., Genie, M. G., Attwell, K., Attema, A. E., Ward, J. K., Melegaro, A., Torbica, A., Kelly, B., Berardi, C., Sequeira, A. R., McGregor, N., Kellner, A., Brammli-Greenberg, S., Hinwood, M., Murauskienė, L., Behmane, D., Balogh, Z. J., Hagen, T. P. & Paolucci, F., Feb 2025, In: Social Science and Medicine. 366, 117687.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic
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A systematic review of unique methods for measuring discount rates
Lipman, S. A. & Attema, A. E., 10 Oct 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Risk and Uncertainty. 69, 2, p. 145-189 45 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Datasets
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Data for: Measuring multivariate risk preferences in the health domain
Attema, A. E. (Creator), l'Haridon, O. (Contributor) & van de Kuilen, G. (Contributor), 9 Jan 2019
DOI: 10.17632/j36vwzxzyc.1, https://data.mendeley.com/datasets/j36vwzxzyc
Dataset
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Data for: Living up to expectations: Experimental tests of subjective life expectancy as reference point in time trade-off and standard gamble
Lipman, S. A. (Creator), Brouwer, W. (Contributor) & Attema, A. E. (Contributor), 27 Mar 2020
DOI: 10.17632/bn898ws4jm.1, https://data.mendeley.com/datasets/bn898ws4jm
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Replication data for: Measuring Discounting without Measuring Utility
Attema, A. E. (Creator), Bleichrodt, H. (Creator), Gao, Y. (Creator), Huang, Z. (Creator) & Wakker, P. P. (Creator), 2016
DOI: 10.3886/e113040v1, https://www.openicpsr.org/openicpsr/project/113040
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Prizes
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Open Competition L Grant
Attema, A. (Recipient) & Brouwer, W. (Recipient), 20 Jul 2024
Prize: Fellowship awarded competitively
Activities
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Journal of Health Economics (Journal)
Attema, A. (Editor)
1 Jul 2020 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editorial work › Academic
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Theory and Decision (Journal)
Attema, A. (Member of editorial board)
1 Dec 2022Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editorial work › Academic
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Hitotsubashi University
Attema, A. (Visiting researcher)
10 Feb 2020 → 20 Feb 2020Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting an external academic institution › Academic
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Universidad Pablo de Olavide
Attema, A. (Visiting researcher)
5 Mar 2012 → 15 Mar 2012Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting an external academic institution › Academic
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École normale supérieure de Cachan
Attema, A. (Visiting researcher)
7 Jul 2006 → 14 Jul 2006Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting an external academic institution › Academic