Prof. Ulf-G Gerdtham

Lunds University, Sweden

Email: ulf.gerdtham@nek.lu.se

Qualifications

1991  Ph.D., Linköping University, Sweden

1987  B.A., Högskolan i Örebro, Sweden

Publications (Selected)

1. Jarl, J, Gerdtham, U-G. Does Drinking Affect Job Performance? A Heckman Analysis of the effect of Current and Past Alcohol Consumption on sickness absenteeism. Applied Economics 2011. In Press.
2. Combe, J-B., Gerdtham, U-G, Jarl, J. Equalization of alcohol participation among socioeconomic groups over time: an analysis based on the total differential approach and longitudinal data from Sweden. International Journal for Equity in Health. 2011, 10,2-15.
3. Kjellsson, G, Gerdtham, U-G., Lyttkens, C.H. Breaking bad habits by education – Smoking dynamics among Swedish woman. Health Economics Letters 2011, 20,xx. Saha, S, Gerdtham, U-G, Johansson, P,. Economic Evaluation of Lifestyle Interventions on prevention of diabetes and cardiovascular diseases. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2010, 7, 3150-3195; doi:10.3390/ijerph7083150
4. Jarl, J, Gerdtham, U-G, Ludbrook, A, Pietri, D. On Measurement of Avoidable and Unavoidable Cost of Alcohol: An Application of Method for Estimating Costs Due To Prior Consumption. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2010, 7;  2881-2895; doi:10.3390/ijerph7072881.
5. Ljungvall, A, Gerdtham, U-G. More equal but heavier: a longitudinal analysis of income-related obesity inequality in an adult Swedish cohort. Social Science & Medicine 2010, 70; 221-231.
6. Allanson, P, Gerdtham, U-G, Petrie, D. Longitudinal analysis of income-related health inequality. Journal of Health Economics. 2010, 29; 78-86.
7. Islam, K, Gerdtham, U-G, Clarke, C, Burström, K. Does socioeconomic health inequality change as the population ages? Evidence from Swedish panel data. Health Economics. 2010, 19; 334-349.
8. Jarl, J, Gerdtham, U-G. Wage Penalty of Abstinence and Wage Premium of Drinking - A misclassification bias due to pooling of drinking groups? Addiction Research & Theory 2010, 18; 284–297.
9. Axelson, H, Ekman, B, Anh Duc, H, Nguyen Thanh, L, Gerdtham, U-G. Health financing for the poor produces positive immediate effects on utilization and out-of-pocket expenditure: evidence from Vietnam. International Journal for Equity in Health 2009, 8:20 (27 May 2009).
10. Jarl, J, Gerdtham, U-G, Hradilova Selin, K. Medical net cost of low alcohol consumption: a cause to reconsider improved health as the link between alcohol and wage? Cost-Effectiveness and Resource Allocation 2009, 7.