Magdalena Walbaum

Magdalena Walbaum is a Research Fellow at the Care Policy and Evaluation Centre (CPEC) within the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), specializing in health and social care economics, mental health, and long-term care policy.

Her academic background includes:

• MSc in Cardiorespiratory Rehabilitation from University College London
• PhD in Epidemiology, Public Health, and Health Economics from University College London
• MSc in Health Economics from the University of York

Her research bridges economic theory and policy implementation, with extensive experience in public health economic evaluations and non-communicable disease modeling. She has collaborated with Chilean stakeholders to translate evidence into health policy, focusing on mental health systems and long-term care financing. Her work emphasizes practical applications of health economics to address real-world policy challenges.

She operates within LSE's Care Policy and Evaluation Centre, a dedicated research hub analyzing health and social care systems through rigorous economic frameworks.