Culyer, Anthony J.

Anthony J. Culyer is a senior scientist at the Institute for Work and Health, a professor of economics (on leave) at the University of York in the United Kingdom, and an adjunct professor in the Department of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation at the University of Toronto. He is recognized internationally for his work in health economics, with special expertise in the appropriate use of health technology from both an economic and clinical perspective, and the effective translation of this knowledge into practice. His interests extend to the economics of social policy, and equity and social justice.

Culyer earned a bachelor's degree in economics from Exeter University in 1964 and received an honorary doctorate degree in economics from the Stockholm School of Economics in 1999. In 1964, he was awarded the Exeter University Leo T. Little Prize for economics, and he received a Fulbright Travel Scholarship to study and work as a teaching assistant at the University of California at Los Angeles in 1964–1965.

During his expansive career, Culyer has held academic positions in both England and Canada and has assumed administrative academic roles at the University of York. In addition, he has held visiting professor positions in Australia, Germany, and New Zealand. His editorial contributions have included being a founding coeditor of the Journal of Health Economics, editor of Nuffield/York Portfolios, advisory editor of Social Science and Medicine, and member of the editorial boards of numerous journals such as The Economic Review, Journal of Medical Ethics, the British Medical Journal, and Clinical Effectiveness in Nursing. He has served the health economics community extensively through his involvement in a variety of professional groups, including the Health Economists' Study Group, the Scientific Committee of the International Institute of Public Finance, the Canadian Institute of Advanced Research, and the Canadian Health Services Research Foundation (CHSRF). He has acted as an advisor, committee member, or chair for many groups, including health authorities, government agencies (in particular the United Kingdom's National Health Service [NHS]), and commissions and advisory groups for research and development. He also served as [Page 275]vice-chair of the United Kingdom's National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE), an organization that provides national guidance on promoting good health and preventing and treating ill health in England and Wales.

Culyer has published over 200 articles, is a contributor to 28 books, and has authored or coau-thored more than 35 monographs or discussion papers. His work is cited extensively. He has written on a variety of health-related topics, with many focusing on public policy and issues of efficiency, effectiveness, and equity. He is also the author of Supporting Research and Development in the NHS (1994), which is commonly known as the Culyer Report.