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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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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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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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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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Insecure Work and the Mental Health of Workers and their Families
Johnston, D., Shields, M., Cobb-Clark, D., de New, S. & Mutch, R.
18/12/20 → 30/06/24
Project: Research
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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
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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
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Heat and worker health
Ireland, A., Johnston, D. & Knott, R., Sept 2023, In: Journal of Health Economics. 91, 15 p., 102800.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Importance of religion after adversity
Frijters, P., Johnston, D. W., Knott, R. J. & Torgler, B., 2023, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion. 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Long-term health effects of a school construction program
Rizal, M. F., Black, N., Johnston, D. W. & Sweeney, R., 2023, (Accepted/In press) In: Health Economics. 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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