Personal profile
Research summary
Marc Suhrcke heads the cross-departmental Research Programme on ‘Health and Health Systems’ at LISER and is a Professor of Global Health Economics at the Centre for Health Economics (CHE) at the University of York, UK.
Previously, he was Professor for Public Health Economics at the University of East Anglia (UEA), UK and held research positions with the World Health Organization, the UNICEF Innocenti Research Centre, the University of Hamburg, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the Centre for European Policy Studies (Brussels), the European Commission (Brussels), and the Hamburg Institute for International Economics.
His research revolves around a wide range of health economic aspects, including the socio-economic determinants and consequences of health and health inequalities, as well as the evaluation of the impact of population- and system-level policies on health and related outcomes. Most of his work seeks to use observational data to uncover relevant, ideally causal relationships.
His work has been funded by the World Bank, WHO, the European Commission, DFID, the Department of Health (England), the Global Fund to fight AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, the NIHR, the MRC, the ESRC, the Gates Foundation, the Newton Fund, and others.
Among other current roles, Marc is an Honorary Professorial Fellow with the Norwich Medical School at the University of East Anglia (UK), an Honorary Senior Visiting Fellow in the School of Clinical Medicine at the University of Cambridge (UK), and a member of the WHO Europe’s Scientific Expert Advisory Group on Health Equity.
For a more complete list of his publications, please see his Google Scholar page here: www.scholar.google.co.uk/citations?user=PjkKsoUAAAAJ&hl=en
Education/Academic qualification
PhD
External positions
Professor of Global Health Economics, University of York (UK)
Jun 2014 → …
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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EasyHealth: Impact and cost-effectiveness of the benefits packages of national health insurance scheme in Senegal
Tenikue, M. (PI), Suhrcke, M. (CoI), Diagne, A. (Contracting Partner), Diene, M. (Contracting Partner), Cisse, F. (Contracting Partner) & Mama Chika, M. (Contracting Partner)
1/09/25 → 31/12/28
Project: Research
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SOC-INC-HET: Social inclusion of people with disabilities taking into account and explaining heterogeneity
Schroeder, M. (PI) & Suhrcke, M. (CoI)
Luxembourg National Research Fund (FNR)
1/10/23 → 30/09/26
Project: Research
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REDICO: REducing DIsparities in Cancer Outcomes
Moran, V. (PI), Faguerazzi, G. (Partner PI), Suhrcke, M. (CoI) & Pilleron, S. (Partner PI)
1/01/23 → 31/03/28
Project: Research
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3E: Experiments, Ethics and Economics
Suhrcke, M. (PI), Martin, L. (CoI), Nosenzo, D. (CoI), Reuben, E. (CoI), Van Kerm, P. (CoI), Neugebauer, T. (CoI), Koenig, V. (CoI), Schiltz, C. (CoI), Mantin, B. (CoI), Vögele, C. (CoI), Muller, N. (CoI), Jiang-Wang, A. (CoI), Cristelo, D. (CoI) & Kotek, M. (CoI)
Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research (LISER), Luxembourg National Research Fund (FNR)
1/10/21 → 31/03/28
Project: Research
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Identification des barrières à l'accès aux soins des populations vulnérables
Moran, V. (PI), Suhrcke, M. (CoI), Villeret, A. (CoI) & Vanni, L. (CoI)
18/11/24 → 31/12/24
Project: Research
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Returning to work after breast cancer diagnosis: a cross-sectional study of socioeconomic and clinical factors associated with return to work in Luxembourg
Mafra, A., Talbi, M., Cassells, G., Lavalle, S., Suhrcke, M., Georges, M., Majery, N. & Backes, C., 22 Jan 2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: BMC Women's Health.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Using Health Information Systems to Support Behavioral Interventions in Local Contexts: Scoping Review
Yang, X., Dijst, M., Daams, J. G., Suhrcke, M., Yang, H. & Cornet, R., 25 Feb 2026, In: JMIR Medical Informatics. 14, p. e77296Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Consumption of commercial and traditional sugar-sweetened beverages among adolescents in Pakistan: evidence from a national survey
Afaq, S., Chandrasenage, D., Ashfaq, U., Farzeen, M., Iqbal, R., Suhrcke, M., Siddiqi, K., Kanaan, M. & Zavala, G. A., 26 Nov 2025, In: Frontiers in Nutrition. 12Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Did the Referring Doctor Policy in Luxembourg make a difference to utilisation and quality of care for people with type 2 diabetes?
Moran, V. & Suhrcke, M., 14 Feb 2025, 5 p. Esch-sur-Alzette : LISER.Research output: Other contribution
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Exploring self-determination and satisfaction with life and services of people with disabilities
Blaise, M., Schroeder, M., Suhrcke, M., Komenda, S., Zeilinger, E. & Weber, G., 13 Mar 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: International Journal of Developmental Disabilities. 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access