New CHE research using unique monthly survey data show important changes in wellbeing can be completely missed if surveys are administered annually, emphasizing the need for higher frequency measurement. #WellBeingDynamics #PolicyEvaluation Read more: bit.ly/3WKgG21

Calling potential domestic (AU & NZ) students interested in pursuing at PhD in health economics. Melbourne is a pretty liveable city, come and explore! The deadline for submitting an Expression of Interest is Mon 23rd Sep. Learn more: bit.ly/3zNe6Q0

Happy to be part of the expert review panel - exciting times ahead Monash CHE Monash University

Thank you Monash CHE for having me last week to speak on 'Incorporating Equity in Economic Evaluation and HTA for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People''. It was an honour to share insights and connect with such an engaged audience. Dennis Petrie Deakin Health Economics

Join the CHE Seminar Series on Wednesday at midday on the Caulfield campus when we welcome Prof Kaveh Majlesi from our own Monash Business School to present his work on severe health shocks and financial well-being. More details: bit.ly/3WRjkmW

New study uncovers stark inequities in child mental healthcare in Australia. Low income significantly reduces access to psychological therapy, likely driven by high out-of-pocket costs. Learn more about how economic barriers impact children's health: tinyurl.com/3hj9tuhw

Our paper on ‘Children’s Time Allocation and the Socioeconomic Gap’ is now published in the European Economic Review! 📄✨ We find that shifting children's time from digital media 📺 to enrichment activities 📚 improves numeracy skills for low SES children. A short 🧵👇

Are you interested in investigating the economic causes & consequences of child maltreatment? We have a #PhD opportunity working with Nicole Black & David Johnston on policy-relevant research. Current round EOIs due 23 Sept (AU/NZ students). More info: monash.edu/business/che/s…

Extreme heat, which is more frequent due to #climatechange, can impair our ability to think clearly, making us prone to irrational choices, the impacts of which can accumulate long-term, particularly for poorer households. Read more: tinyurl.com/4znh2jpk #CHEresearchbites

Happy to have contributed to this:‘Physician behaviour and equity of access’ with Dr. Mylene Lagarde

Excess time spent on digital media, in place of enrichment activities, was a key reason for lower academic performance of children from low socioeconomic families. Read Danusha Jayawardana Nicole Black's new research findings: sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Are you interested in investigating the economic causes & consequences of child maltreatment? We have a #PhD opportunity working with Nicole Black & David Johnston. Scholarship covering tuition & stipend of $47-57K pa. Apply by 23 Sept (AU/NZ students): tinyurl.com/3btdb4p9

This week we welcomed our newest staff member, A/Prof Terence C Cheng! Terence works on the economics of health systems, with an emphasis on how public and private #healthcare systems interact. Read more about his work here: terencechaicheng.wordpress.com

📢New research on China's long-term care insurance shows how benefit design impacts #HouseholdBehaviour. Both in-kind services & cash allowances increase consumption & reduce medical expenses. Mixed benefits boost spending on food/housing. Read it now: tinyurl.com/42ydvdy3

New study shows education is crucial for mental healthcare access. Among people in psychological distress, university graduates are more likely to get professional help. Improving #MentalHealth literacy could be an important policy goal. 📊: tinyurl.com/2s4duwrt #HealthEquity

Today we welcome Daniel Suryadarma (Asian Development Bank Institute) for a Monash CHE seminar: "Who benefits and loses from making top schools less selective? Evidence from an admissions policy change that greatly altered student composition in Indonesian schools". Join here: tinyurl.com/47hvwamt

Are you interested in the #economics of preventing future #HealthInequalities? We have a #PhD opportunity working with Dennis Petrie & Gawain Heckley. Scholarship covering tuition & stipend up to $50K pa. Apply by 23 Sept (AU/NZ students): tinyurl.com/44tu72he

Congratulations to Lihini de Silva, who represented Monash Business School at the Monash University #3MT final! Lihini's talk 'Social equity in community disaster relief' revealed while some vulnerable communities secured 2019/20 Black Summer Bushfire grants, others received less than needed.

This week's Monash CHE seminar guest is ali furkan from MUCHE: 'Social Interactions and Private Health Insurance Demand: Insights from linked employer-employee data'. Join here on Wed 4 Sept @ 12noon: tinyurl.com/yera5tpx

Congrats Dennis Petrie & team who were awarded $3mil to establish the NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence in Achieving Health Equity for All People with Disabilities (AHEAD), to address the social determinants of health for people with disabilities nhmrc.gov.au/about-us/news-…