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Biography
Danusha Jayawardana is a Research Fellow at the Centre for Health Economics, Monash University.
Her current research focuses on mental health, economics of child and adolescent development and healthcare service use. Her other research interests extend to broad areas of Applied Microeconometrics and Development Economics, with a particular focus on adverse effects of issues such as child labour, child marriage in developing countries, and the effectiveness of social protection programs in addressing such issues.
Danusha received her PhD in Economics from the University of Adelaide in 2020 and was awarded the Dean’s Commendation for Doctoral Thesis Excellence. Prior to joining Monash, Danusha was a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Queensland.
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):
Research area keywords
- Mental Health and Wellbeing
- Child Development
- Social Determinants of Health
- Health Economics
- Applied Econometrics
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Embedding modular data assets in MADIP
Petrie, D., Kunz, J., Jayawardana, D., Black, N. & Badji, S.
Australian Institute of Family Studies (AIFS) (Australia)
1/10/23 → 30/06/24
Project: Research
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High inflation and implications for health
Black, N., Harris, A., Johnston, D. & Jayawardana, D.
12/09/23 → 17/11/23
Project: Research
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Excess healthcare costs of psychological distress in young women: evidence from linked national Medicare claims data
Jayawardana, D., Gannon, B., Doust, J. & Mishra, G. D., Mar 2023, In: Health Economics. 32, 3, p. 715-734 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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The long shadow of child labour on adolescent mental health: a quantile approach
Jayawardana, D., Baryshnikova, N. V. & Cheng, T. C., 2023, In: Empirical Economics. 64, p. 77-97 21 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Do secondary school children stay in school and out of the labour market in the presence of an educational cash transfer?
Wardani, A. N., Baryshnikova, N. V. & Jayawardana, D., 2022, In: Education Economics. 30, 6, p. 612-623 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Global priorities for climate change and mental health research
Charlson, F., Ali, S., Augustinavicius, J., Benmarhnia, T., Birch, S., Clayton, S., Fielding, K., Jones, L., Juma, D., Snider, L., Ugo, V., Zeitz, L., Jayawardana, D., La Nauze, A. & Massazza, A., Jan 2022, In: Environment International. 158, 9 p., 106984.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Happily ever after? Mental health effects of early marriage in Indonesia
Jayawardana, D., 2022, In: Feminist Economics. 28, 4, p. 112-136 25 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
4 Citations (Scopus)
Prizes
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Dean's Commendation for Doctoral Thesis Excellence
Jayawardana, Danusha (Recipient), 2020
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First Prize at the Visualise Your Thesis Competition (VYT)
Jayawardana, Danusha (Recipient), 2019
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Press/Media
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Child marriages in Indonesia increase women’s depression, research shows
16/05/23
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Article/Feature