Current Scholar Bios
KYNA FONG received a Ph.D. in Economics from the Stanford Graduate School of Business in Winter 2007-08. Her research interests lie in microeconomic theory and applying microeconomic theory to questions rooted in healthcare. One part of her dissertation work proposes a mechanism for government-funded, market-driven prescription drug procurement that achieves near-universal access while maintaining incentives for innovation. Her dissertation also considers performance reporting in healthcare, focusing on the empirical observation that introducing score cards has led to distortions in physician behavior (for example, some surgeons avoid sick patients). In such settings, she looks at optimal score card design. Her proposed research topics as an RWJF Scholar include performance reporting and pay-for-performance in healthcare, as well as the role of information intermediaries in markets for healthcare goods and services. Dr. Fong will assume a position as Assistant Professor in the Economics Department at Stanford University.
Email: kyna.fong@berkeley.edu