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Biography
Michael Shields is a Professor at the Centre for Health Economics.
His research is in the areas of applied health and labour economics. He has worked on a wide range of topics including life satisfaction, socioeconomic inequalities, mental illness, measuring health status, intra-household allocation and decision-making, labour market discrimination, nursing labour markets and immigration.
He has a particular interest in the socioeconomic determinants and dynamics of health and wellbeing. Some of his most recent studies have focused on the links between local area economic conditions and health, the characteristics of individuals who are resilient, socioeconomics gradients in social health, the effect of spousal bereavement on loneliness and social isolation, the impact of job insecurity on health, and how economic preferences are related to health status.
His research has been published in leading international journals such as the American Economic Review, the Journal of Economic Literature, the Journal of Business and Economics Statistics, the American Economic Journal: Applied, the Economic Journal, Journal of Applied Econometrics, and Demography.
Michael is a Fellow of the Academy of Social Science in Australia (FASSA); a Professorial Fellow at the Melbourne Institute; and a Research Fellow of the IZA.
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
- Health Economics
- Labour Economics
- Economics of Happiness
- Applied Econometrics
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Towards a holistic priority setting approach for chronic disease management to tackle loneliness and social isolation in Australia
Mihalopoulos, C., Engel, L., Berk, M., Lim, M. H., Sanci, L. A., Zoungas, S., Skouteris, H., Dow, B., Shields, M., Earnest, A., Hamilton, M., Ayton, D., Le, L., Barker, S., Reavley, N. J., Jennings, G., Birrell, E., Wild, J., Hayes, L. & Kunz, J.
1/09/23 → 31/08/28
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 → 17/12/23
Project: Research
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Econometric Studies of the Dynamics of Loneliness and Social Isolation
Shields, M. & Pudney, S.
Australian Research Council (ARC), Monash University – Internal School Contribution, University of Sheffield
30/05/18 → 31/12/22
Project: Research
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Effect of in utero exposure to air pollution on adulthood hospitalizations
Martin-Bassols, N., de New, S. C., Shields, M. A. & Johnston, D. W., 2024, In: Journal of Urban Health. 101, p. 92-108 17 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
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COVID-19 lockdowns and changes in loneliness among young people in the U.K.
Kung, C. S. J., Kunz, J. S. & Shields, M. A., Mar 2023, In: Social Science & Medicine. 320, 6 p., 115692.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Economic conditions and health: local effects, national effect and local area heterogeneity
Janke, K., Lee, K., Propper, C., Shields, K. & Shields, M. A., Oct 2023, In: Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization. 214, p. 801-828 28 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review