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Lina Maria Ellegård serves as Assistant Professor of Economics at the Faculty of Economics within the Department of Law and Economics. She is also the Subject Representative for Economics and part of the Governance Regulation Internationalization and Performance (GRIP) research group.
Her research focuses on healthcare economics using Swedish register data to analyze healthcare reforms and governance models. Key interests include physician continuity in primary care, private practice dynamics, digital care implementation, patient care choices, competition, and reimbursement systems across primary and hospital care settings. Her work consistently addresses socioeconomic disparities and health equity implications.
Analysis of her recent publications reveals concentrated expertise in primary care economics (100% of works), with strong emphasis on Swedish healthcare (64%), health service delivery (49%), and private provider dynamics (37%). Her research bridges health policy analysis with empirical economic evaluation.
She actively supervises doctoral students and participates in grading committees while serving as opponent for academic examinations. Her external position as Associate Professor in the Department of Economics demonstrates cross-institutional engagement.
Current research projects include Öre-Sund (2023-2026) as Principal Investigator and the completed "Study together" pedagogical development project (2022). She has presented findings at events like the Essen Health Conference (2024) and delivered invited talks on risk adjustment and health inequalities.
Her media presence includes radio appearances discussing healthcare technology prioritization, reflecting engagement with public policy discourse.
