Tanja Saxell

I am a postdoctoral researcher at Aalto University, senior researcher at VATT Institute for Economic Research, and a member of Helsinki Graduate School of Economics (GSE).

My research focuses on empirical industrial organization and applied microeconomics, particularly in health care markets. I study policies to affect the efficiency of health care provision, physician decision-making, and overuse of medical services. I am also interested in the economics of intellectual property rights, pharmaceutical innovation, and competition. 

I received a PhD in economics from the University of Helsinki, Finland, in 2014. I was a visiting post-doc researcher at the Department of Economics of Stanford University and at NYU Stern in the U.S. In addition to research, I have advised the Finnish government on various issues related to competition and reforms in health care. 

Email: tanja.saxell@vatt.fi

Office address: Arkadiankatu 7, P.O.Box 1279, FI-00101 Helsinki