Marlies Bar

Marlies Bar is an Assistant Professor at the Erasmus School of Health Policy & Management (Erasmus University Rotterdam), specializing in Health Economics. Her research focuses on healthcare inequalities, long-term care systems, and the epidemiological impacts of pandemics. She holds a doctoral degree from Erasmus University, completing her thesis Living longer, caring better: Equality and efficiency in health and care at old age in 2024.

Her work examines topics such as nursing home mortality during the COVID-19 pandemic, socioeconomic disparities in health outcomes, and cross-national mortality comparisons. Recent studies include analyses of excess mortality trends in Dutch nursing homes and the role of case mix adjustments in healthcare value measurement. Collaborations span institutions globally, emphasizing policy-relevant research.

Key contributions include studies on pandemic-related health inequities and the health value added by nursing homes, using advanced econometric methods. Her research has been cited in policy documents and widely shared in academic networks.