World's Best Scientists 2026 revealed!
Award Badge
Economics and Finance
Netherlands
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Economics and Finance

D-Index
82
Citations
37270
World Ranking
249
National Ranking
4

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Economics and Finance in Netherlands Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Economics and Finance in Netherlands Leader Award
  • 2024 - Research.com Economics and Finance in Netherlands Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Economics and Finance in Netherlands Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Economics and Finance in Netherlands Leader Award
  • 2013 - Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences

Overview

Eddy van Doorslaer is affiliated with Erasmus University Rotterdam in the Netherlands. Their research portfolio spans primarily the Health Professions and Social Sciences, with a substantial portion of work focused on General Health Professions and related subfields such as Health, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Sociology and Political Science, and Economics and Econometrics.

The main topics addressed in van Doorslaer's work include Global Health Care Issues, Health disparities and outcomes, Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes, Healthcare Systems and Reforms, Global Maternal and Child Health, Employment and Welfare Studies, and Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving.

Van Doorslaer has contributed multiple papers to scholarly literature. Some recent publications include:

  • Inequality in mortality between Black and White Americans by age, place, and cause and in comparison to Europe, 1990 to 2018 (2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences)
  • Better off at home? Effects of nursing home eligibility on costs, hospitalizations and survival (2020, Journal of Health Economics)
  • Death by austerity? The impact of cost containment on avoidable mortality in Italy (2020, Health Economics)
  • Does geographic spending variation exacerbate healthcare benefit inequality? A benefit incidence analysis for Indonesia (2021, Health Policy and Planning)
  • The health impact of free access to antiretroviral therapy in South Africa (2022, Social Science & Medicine)

Frequent collaborators in van Doorslaer's research include Tom Van Ourti, Bram Wouterse, Pieter Bakx, Marlies Bär, and Carlos Riumalló-Herl.

Van Doorslaer has published predominantly in venues such as SSRN Electronic Journal, Health Economics, Journal of Health Economics, Social Science & Medicine, and Health Systems & Reform.

In recognition of contributions to the academic community, van Doorslaer was elected to the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2013.

Best Publications

  • Analyzing Health Equity Using Household Survey Data: A Guide to Techniques and their Implementation

    Owen O'Donnell;Eddy van Doorslaer;Adam Wagstaff;Magnus Lindelow

  • Analyzing Health Equity Using Household Survey Data: A Guide to Techniques and Their Implementation

    Owen O'Donnell;Eddy Van Doorslaer;Adam Wagstaff;Magnus Lindelow

  • On the measurement of inequalities in health

    Adam Wagstaff;Pierella Paci;Eddy van Doorslaer

  • Socioeconomic inequalities in health: Measurement, computation, and statistical inference

    Nanak Kakwani;Adam Wagstaff;Eddy van Doorslaer

  • Catastrophe and impoverishment in paying for health care: with applications to Vietnam 1993–1998

    Adam Wagstaff;Adam Wagstaff;Eddy van Doorslaer

  • On decomposing the causes of health sector inequalities with an application to malnutrition inequalities in Vietnam

    Adam Wagstaff;Adam Wagstaff;Eddy van Doorslaer;Naoko Watanabe

  • Inequalities in access to medical care by income in developed countries

    Eddy van Doorslaer;Cristina Masseria;Xander Koolman

  • Analyzing Health Equity Using Household Survey Data

    Unknown

  • Income-related inequalities in health: some international comparisons.

    E van Doorslaer;A Wagstaff;H Bleichrodt;S Calonge

  • Effect of payments for health care on poverty estimates in 11 countries in Asia: an analysis of household survey data.

    Eddy van Doorslaer;Owen O'Donnell;Ravi P Rannan-Eliya;Aparnaa Somanathan

  • Explaining income-related inequalities in doctor utilisation in Europe.

    Eddy van Doorslaer;Xander Koolman;Andrew M. Jones

  • Equity in the delivery of health care in Europe and the US

    Eddy Van Doorslaer;Adam Wagstaff;Hattem Van Der Burg;Terkel Christiansen

  • Catastrophic payments for health care in Asia

    Eddy van Doorslaer;Owen O'Donnell;Ravindra P. Rannan-Eliya;Aparnaa Somanathan

  • Income Inequality and Health: What Does the Literature Tell Us?

    Wagstaff A;van Doorslaer E

  • Explaining the differences in income-related health inequalities across European countries.

    Eddy van Doorslaer;Xander Koolman

  • Equity in the finance of health care: some further international comparisons

    Adam Wagstaff;Eddy Van Doorslaer;Hattem Van Der Burg;Samuel Calonge

  • Cut-point Shift and Index Shift in Self-reported Health

    Maarten Lindeboom;Eddy van Doorslaer

  • Equity in the finance and delivery of health care: some tentative cross-country comparisons

    Adam Wagstaff;Eddy Van Doorslaer;Pierella Paci

  • Equity in the finance and delivery of health care : an international perspective

    Eddy K. A. van Doorslaer;Adam Wagstaff;F. F. H. Rutten

  • Inequalities in self-reported health: validation of a new approach to measurement

    Eddy van Doorslaer;Andrew M. Jones

  • Income-Related Inequality in the Use of Medical Care in 21 OECD Countries

    Eddy van Doorslaer;Cristina Masseria

  • Analyzing Health Equity Using Household Survey Data

    Owen O’Donnell;Eddy van Doorslaer;Wagstaff Wagstaff;Magnus Lindelow

  • Coping with health‐care costs: implications for the measurement of catastrophic expenditures and poverty

    Gabriela Flores;Jaya Krishnakumar;Owen O'Donnell;Eddy van Doorslaer

  • Measuring and Testing for Inequity in the Delivery of Health Care

    Adam Wagstaff;Eddy van Doorslaer

Frequent Co-Authors

Owen O'Donnell
Owen O'Donnell Erasmus University Rotterdam
Adam Wagstaff
Adam Wagstaff World Bank
Maarten Lindeboom
Maarten Lindeboom Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Marc A. Koopmanschap
Marc A. Koopmanschap Erasmus University Rotterdam
Ulf-G. Gerdtham
Ulf-G. Gerdtham Lund University
Carol Propper
Carol Propper Imperial College London
Nigel Rice
Nigel Rice University of York
Brian Nolan
Brian Nolan University of Oxford
Jonathan S. Skinner
Jonathan S. Skinner Dartmouth College
Jane Hall
Jane Hall University of Technology Sydney

If you think any of the details on this page are incorrect, let us know.

Report an issue

We appreciate your kind effort to assist us to improve this page, it would be helpful providing us with as much detail as possible in the text box below:

Related Online Degrees & Career Pathways

Studying Economics and Finance in the USA opens the door to a wide array of related online degrees, each offering distinct career pathways. For those interested in leadership roles within the workplace, a masters in human resource management equips graduates with advanced skills in talent management and organizational development.

In today’s data-driven economy, specialized programs like an online masters in analytics or a masters business intelligence are valuable for those looking to turn complex datasets into actionable strategies for business growth. These degrees are ideal for finance professionals aiming to harness big data for smarter investment decisions.

Another promising option is the best online master's in organizational leadership, which preps graduates for high-level decision-making and change management roles. Exploring these related degrees can provide a crucial edge in today’s competitive job market, expanding your expertise beyond traditional finance roles and fostering adaptability across industries.

Best Scientists Citing Eddy van Doorslaer

Trending Scientists

Recently Published Articles