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Personal profile
Biography
David is a Professor in the Centre for Health Economics, Faculty of Business and Economics.
His broad research interests are in health economics, labour economics, and microeconometrics; but he has a particular interest in the economics of mental health and wellbeing, and the economic impacts of people's environment.
His current research is funded by an ARC Discovery Project titled "Microeconomic Impacts of Australian Natural Disasters" (2017-2019) and a Wellcome Trust grant titled "Health and Economic Benefits of Water-Sensitive Revitalisation in Informal Urban Settlements" (2017-2022).
Before joining Monash University in February 2011, David was a senior lecturer at Queensland University of Technology, and before that, a research fellow at University of Melbourne. He completed his PhD in Economics at the University of Melbourne in December 2007.
A list of up-to-date publications can be found at:
https://sites.google.com/site/davewjohnston/
Research area keywords
- Mental Health and Wellbeing
- Child Development
- Natural Disasters
- Applied Econometrics
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Projects
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Microeconometric Analysis of Socioeconomic Inequity in Mental Healthcare
Johnston, D., Shields, M., Black, N., Harris, A., Lubman, D. & Knapp, M.
18/03/21 → 17/03/24
Project: Research
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Health and economic benefits of environmentally sensitive watercycle management in informal urban settlements
Brown, R., Chown, S., Clasen, T., Deletic, A., El Sioufi, M., Forbes, A., Johnston, D., Leder, K., Luby, S., McCarthy, D., Ramirez, D., Santoso, A., Weber, E., Wong, T. & Greening, C.
11/07/17 → 11/07/22
Project: Research
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Early in life outcomes of children of mothers with child protection system involvement. What factors are protective and what factors predict poorer infant outcomes?
Segal, L., Armfield, J., Johnston, D., Amos, J. & Haddad, L.
1/01/20 → 31/12/20
Project: Research
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The impacts of increased gambling opportunities on gambling behaviour and related harms among older Victorians
23/02/18 → 26/04/20
Project: Research
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Microeconomic Impacts of Australian Natural Disasters
Johnston, D., Mendolia, S., Savage, D., Siminski, P. & Torgler, B.
Australian Research Council (ARC), Monash University – Internal University Contribution, Queensland University of Technology , University of Wollongong, University of Newcastle
15/03/17 → 30/06/20
Project: Research
Research output
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The link between health and economic preferences: evidence from 22 OECD countries
Cen, X., Johnston, D. W., Kung, C. S. J., Shields, M. A. & Sun, E. C., Apr 2021, In: Health Economics. 30, 4, p. 915-920 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Association between density of gaming venues in a geographical area and prevalence of insolvency: longitudinal evidence from Australia
Badji, S., Black, N. & Johnston, D., Dec 2020, In: Addiction. 115, 12, p. 2349-2356 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
1 Citation (Scopus) -
Macroeconomic shocks, job security, and health evidence from the mining industry
Johnston, D. W., Shields, M. A. & Suziedelyte, A., 2020, In: American Journal of Health Economics. 6, 3, p. 348-371 24 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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The causal effect of education on chronic health conditions in the UK
Janke, K., Johnston, D. W., Propper, C. & Shields, M. A., Mar 2020, In: Journal of Health Economics. 70, 15 p., 102252.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
3 Citations (Scopus) -
The effect of school sports facilities on physical activity, health and socioeconomic status in adulthood
Black, N., Johnston, D. W., Propper, C. & Shields, M. A., 1 Jan 2019, In: Social Science and Medicine. 220, p. 120-128 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
7 Citations (Scopus)