Richard Hirth PhD

Dr. Richard Hirth received his Bachelor's degree in Economics from Carleton College and his PhD in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Hirth has received several awards, including the AcademyHealth Health Services Research Impact Award, the Kenneth J. Arrow Award in Health Economics, awarded annually by the International Health Economics Association to the best paper in health economics, the University of Michigan School of Public Health Excellence in Research Award, the Excellence in Research Award in Health Policy from the Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Michigan Foundation, and the Thompson Prize for Young Investigators from the Association of University Programs in Health Administration. His work has also been recognized by Health Affairs as a Top 20 Most Read Article, and was selected as Outstanding Abstract (consumer decision-making theme) at the AcademyHealth Annual Meeting, and Outstanding Abstract (long-term care theme) at the Academy for Health Services Research and Health Policy Annual Meeting.