Emma Olin

Emma Olin is a Researcher at the Macquarie Business School, Macquarie University, with expertise in health economics, cost-benefit analysis, and healthcare policy. Her research focuses on the economic evaluation of medical interventions, particularly cochlear implants and outcomes-based funding models.

Education:

• Master of Medical Science in Health Economics, Policy and Management from Karolinska Institutet (2011–2013)
• Bachelor of Science in Political Science from Lund University (2007–2011)

Emma's work applies machine learning to map patient-reported outcomes to health state utility values, and she has led studies on the cost-effectiveness of cochlear implants in the UK and Sweden. Her research outputs include high-impact articles in journals like Health Economics and European Journal of Health Economics, alongside commissioned reports and conference abstracts.

She has presented on topics such as public hospital selection and quality information usage at events in 2017–2018. Her collaborations span institutions in the UK and Sweden, with citations in Scopus and policy references.

Contact: emma.olin@mq.edu.au