Projects per year
Personal profile
Research interests
Health economics, health care labour markets, financial incentives, physician behaviour, economics of primary care and hospitals
Biography
My goal is to influence health policy using high quality research. I am a Professor in the Centre for Health Economics, Monash Business School. I am an elected Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia, immediate Past President of the Australian Health Economics Society, and was a Board Director of the International Health Economics Association. I have been an ARC Future Fellow and NHMRC Principal Research Fellow. My research interests are in the health care labour markets, physician behaviour, and healthcare financing and incentives.
Consulting
World Bank, Commonwealth and State governments, Medibank Private, ANZ Health, Independent Hospital and Aged Care Pricing Authority, Productivity Commission, Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Economics, PhD, University of Aberdeen
1 Jan 1995 → 1 Jul 2000
Award Date: 3 Jul 2000
Health Economics, MSc, University of York (United Kingdom)
1 Oct 1989 → 30 Jun 1990
Award Date: 2 Jul 1990
Economics, BA(Hons), Northumbria University
1 Oct 1986 → 30 Jun 1989
Award Date: 4 Jul 1989
Research area keywords
- Health Economics
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Physician Preferences for Medical Innovation
Avdic, D. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Scott, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Propper, C. (Partner Investigator (PI))
9/02/23 → 8/02/26
Project: Research
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Supporting increased bilateral cooperation between Indonesian and Australian nursing professions
Sebastian, E. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Millott, M. (Project Manager), Jones, T. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Innes, K. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Aniway, H. S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Yani, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Scott, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Fitriani, E. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Meliala, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Morphet, J. (Supervisor) & Gani, A. (Supervisor)
23/10/23 → 31/05/24
Project: Research
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Author reply to Iqbal et al.
La Brooy, C., Sabanovic, H., Méndez, S. J., Yong, J., Scott, A., Elshaug, A. & Prang, K.-H., Jul 2025, In: Internal Medicine Journal. 55, 7, p. 1220 1 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › Other
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Evolution of the health workforce: lessons from the past for the future
Scott, A. & Brooks, P., Oct 2025, In: Australian Health Review. 49, 5, 3 p., AH25107.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Other › peer-review
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Junior doctors’ specialty choice: stated and revealed preferences over more than a decade
Méndez, S. J., Scott, A. & Sivey, P., Jun 2025, In: Labour Economics. 94, 12 p., 102697.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
2 Citations (Scopus) -
‘Charge what you think you're worth’: a qualitative study exploring the gender pay gap in medicine and the role of price transparency
La Brooy, C., Sabanovic, H., Méndez, S. J., Yong, J., Scott, A., Elshaug, A. G. & Prang, K. H., Mar 2025, In: Internal Medicine Journal. 55, 3, p. 384-392 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open AccessFile2 Citations (Scopus) -
Associations between corporate ownership of primary care providers and doctor wellbeing, workload, access, organizational efficiency, and service quality
Scott, A., Taylor, T., Russell, G. & Sutton, M., Apr 2024, In: Health Policy. 142, 8 p., 105028.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open AccessFile8 Citations (Scopus)
Activities
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Department of Health, Disability and Ageing (Australia) (External organisation)
Scott, A. (Member)
1 Feb 2024 → 1 Sept 2024Activity: Industry, Government and Philanthropy Engagement and Partnerships › Membership of an advisory panel/policy group/ board
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Department of Health, Disability and Ageing (Australia) (External organisation)
Scott, A. (Member)
1 Jul 2024 → 30 Mar 2025Activity: Industry, Government and Philanthropy Engagement and Partnerships › Membership of an advisory panel/policy group/ board
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National Nursing Workforce Strategy Steering Committee, Department of Health and Aged Care
Scott, A. (Fellow)
21 Jun 2023Activity: External Academic Engagement › Committees and working groups
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Strengthening Medicare Implementation and Oversight Comittee
Scott, A. (Fellow)
1 Nov 2023 → 30 Jun 2025Activity: External Academic Engagement › Committees and working groups
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Social Science & Medicine (Journal)
Scott, A. (Associate editor)
2018Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial responsibility