Affiliated Ph.D. Fellow, Cohort 2018

Research Interests

Primary Focus:
My research investigates the intersection of political economy, international organizations, and welfare state transformation, with a particular emphasis on health care systems in transitioning economies.

Specific Research Areas:

• Transformation of health care systems in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) following the collapse of communism, focusing on institutional change and policy outputs.
• The influence of international financial institutions, such as the World Bank and the IMF, on health care reforms in low- and middle-income countries, including transitional economies in CEE.
• The political economy of health care financing reforms in Central and Eastern Europe, exploring the interplay between domestic politics, fiscal constraints, and external actors.

Dissertation topic
Social Health Insurance in Albania: Examining the World Bank’s role in health care financing reforms (1990-2022). Activities and Strategies.

Academic Supervisors
Monika Ewa Kaminska
Heinz Rothgang
Hilde van Meegdenburg