Tanja Saxell

I am a postdoctoral researcher at Aalto University, senior researcher at VATT Institute for Economic Research and 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