Alexander Olssen

Alexander Olssen is an Assistant Professor of Health Care Management at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. He holds a PhD in Economics from MIT, a Bachelor of Economics (Hons) from the Australian National University, and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Mathematics from Victoria University of Wellington. His research focuses on health economics, industrial organization, and drug pricing, particularly examining insurer behavior and price negotiations in Medicare Part D.

He serves as a Senior Fellow at the Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics and teaches graduate courses like HCMG PhD Research Seminar and Econ & Fincing-Hlthcr Dl, emphasizing health policy and medical market dynamics.

Key research themes include asymmetric information, market failures, and policy impacts on health care productivity.

His work with Mert Demirer on statins in Medicare Part D highlights trends in drug rebate systems and formulary design.