Projects per year
Personal profile
Biography
David is a Professor in the Centre for Health Economics, Monash Business School, Monash University.
His broad research interests are in health economics, labour economics, and applied microeconometrics; but he has a particular interest in the economics of mental health and wellbeing, resilience, and the impacts of people's environment. New research on these topics can be found on David's Google Scholar page.
His current research is funded by an ARC Discovery Project titled "Microeconometric Analysis of Socioeconomic Inequity in Mental Healthcare", an ARC Linkage Project with Beyond Blue titled "Insecure Work and the Mental Health of Workers and their Families", the Revitalising Informal Settlements and their Environments (RISE) program, and the Fire to Flourish program.
Recently completed projects include an ARC Discovery Project titled "Microeconomic Impacts of Australian Natural Disasters", and a Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation grant to explore "The impacts of increased gambling opportunities on gambling behaviour and related harms".
Before joining Monash University in 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/
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
- Resilience
- Wellbeing
- Natural Disasters
- Disadvantaged populations
- Inequalities in Health
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Economic analysis of child maltreatment and child protection
Black, N., Johnston, D., Trinh, A. & Segal, L.
22/03/24 → 21/03/27
Project: Research
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Fire to Flourish - Impacts of the Black Summer Bushfires and Effectiveness of Community-Led Recovery Programs
Johnston, D., Rogers, B., Werbeloff, L., Brown, R. & Wilkinson, C.
1/07/21 → 31/12/25
Project: Research
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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 → 31/12/24
Project: Research
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High inflation and implications for health
Black, N., Harris, A., Johnston, D. & Jayawardana, D.
12/09/23 → 30/06/24
Project: Research
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Climate, labour supply and productivity
Johnston, D., Knott, R. & Ireland, A.
Department of the Treasury (Australia)
20/06/23 → 30/11/23
Project: Research
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High inflation and implications for health: a framework to examine the potential pathways through which high inflation may impact on health
Black, N., Harris, A., Jayawardana, D. & Johnston, D., 2024, 11 p. Melbourne Vic Australia : Victorian Health Promotion Foundation.Research output: Other contribution › Other
Open Access -
Temperature's toll on decision-making
Escobar Carias, M., Johnston, D. W., Knott, R. & Sweeney, R., Oct 2024, In: The Economic Journal. 134, 663, p. 2746-2771 26 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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The importance of sampling frequency for estimates of well-being dynamics
Hoskins, S., Johnston, D. W., Kunz, J. S., Shields, M. A. & Staub, K. E., Sept 2024, In: Economics Letters. 242, 4 p., 111880.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Cognitive activity at work and the risk of dementia
Martin-Bassols, N., de New, S. C., Johnston, D. W. & Shields, M. A., Jul 2023, In: Health Economics. 32, 7, p. 1561-1580 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open AccessFile1 Citation (Scopus) -
Economic, health and behavioural consequences of greater gambling availability
Badji, S., Black, N. & Johnston, D. W., Jun 2023, In: Economic Modelling. 123, 15 p., 106285.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open AccessFile4 Citations (Scopus)
Press/Media
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Undernourished, stressed and overworked: cost-of-living pressures are taking a toll on Australians’ health
Nicole Black, Anthony Harris, Danusha Jayawardana & David Johnston
14/03/24
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Article/Feature