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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
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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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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 → 17/12/23
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 → 17/03/24
Project: Research
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Personal Insolvencies and the Availability of Neighbourhood Gaming Venues
Badji, S., Black, N. & Johnston, D., Oct 2019, North Melbourne Vic Australia: Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation. 37 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned Report › Other › peer-review
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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
4 Citations (Scopus) -
Handedness, health and cognitive development: Evidence from children in the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth
Johnston, D., Nicholls, M. E. R., Shah, M. & Shields, M. A., 2013, In: Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series A-Statistics in Society. 176, 4, p. 841 - 860 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
18 Citations (Scopus) -
Long-term health effects of Vietnam-era military service: A quasi-experiment using Australian conscription lotteries
Johnston, D. W., Shields, M. A. & Siminski, P., 1 Jan 2016, In: Journal of Health Economics. 45, p. 12-26 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
6 Citations (Scopus) -
Climbing the job ladder: New evidence of gender inequity
Johnston, D. & Lee, W-S., 2012, In: Industrial Relations. 51, 1, p. 129 - 151 23 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
18 Citations (Scopus)