Elena Prager

Associate Professor of Strategy at Kellogg School of Management

Schools

  • Kellogg School of Management

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Biography

Kellogg School of Management

Elena Prager is an applied microeconomist with research interests at the intersection of industrial organization and health economics. Her work uses empirical analyses of large, detailed datasets to answer policy-relevant questions about strategic behavior among health insurers and health care providers. In recent research, she has examined provider network formation and the effect of M&A activity on workers.

Professor Prager received her PhD in applied economics with a concentration in health economics from the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School in 2016. She also holds an MS from Wharton and an undergraduate degree from York University's Schulich School of Business. Her research has been funded by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, and other agencies.

Education

  • PhD, 2016, Managerial Sciences and Applied Economics, University of Pennsylvania
  • M.S., 2013, Health Care Management, University of Pennsylvania
  • International B.B.A, 2011, Economics, York University

Academic Positions

  • Assistant Professor of Strategy, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, 2016-present
  • Donald P. Jacobs Scholar, Strategy, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, 2016-present
  • Fellow, Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, University of Pennsylvania, 2014-2016

Awards

  • Biennial Student Paper Award, American Society of Health Economists
  • Best Rising Star Paper Prize, Industrial Organization Society

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