Dr. Malina Müller heads the research field Health Economics at WifOR Institute, specializing in statistics, health policy, and alternative economies. Her aim is to achieve health for all by making the significance of health interventions visible.

She envisages a society in which the medical and socioeconomic benefits of innovations in healthcare are valued according to their true worth – by making the Social Impact of health interventions visible. Alongside her Health Economics team, Dr. Müller enables stakeholders from politics and business to recognize the value of health to society, where gaps in healthcare exist, and which measures can effectively deliver better, more resilient health.

Dr. Malina Müller holds a PhD on the determinants of healthcare utilization in German social health insurance (SHI) and is a guest lecturer at various universities across Germany. She covers topics including Health Economic Decision Modelling, Labor Market and Alternative Economics, and Institutional Economics. Since joining the Health Economics team at WifOR in 2016, Dr. Müller has lead research projects analyzing the Social Impact of medical innovations and the long-term benefits of preventative approaches for populations at a macro level. Her research models the efficacy and return on investment (ROI) of innovative medicines using advanced econometrics, statistical methodologies, and simulations.