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Biography
Michael Shields is a Professor at the Centre for Health Economics.
Michael joined Monash University in 2011.
His research is in the areas of applied health, labour and public economics. He has worked on a range of topics including life satisfaction, child health and development, mental illness, substance abuse, measuring health status, intra-household allocation, labour market discrimination, nursing labour markets and immigration.
He has a particular interest in the socio-economic determinants and dynamics of health and happiness. 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, and Demography.
Keywords
- Health Economics
- Labour Economics
- Economics of Happiness
- Applied Econometrics
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Projects 2010 2020
Econometric Studies of the Dynamics of Loneliness and Social Isolation
Shields, M. A. & Pudney, S.
6/03/18 → 31/12/20
Project: Research
Research Output 2006 2018
Victimisation, wellbeing and compensation: using panel data to estimate the costs of violent crime
Johnston, D. W., Shields, M. A. & Suziedelyte, A. Jun 2018 In : The Economic Journal. 128, 611, p. 1545-1569 25 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Who provides inconsistent reports of their health status? The importance of age, cognitive ability and socioeconomic status
Black, N., Johnston, D. W., Shields, M. A. & Suziedelyte, A. 1 Oct 2017 In : Social Science and Medicine. 191, p. 9-18 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Assaults, murders and walkers: The impact of violent crime on physical activity
Janke, K., Propper, C. & Shields, M. A. 1 May 2016 In : Journal of Health Economics. 47, p. 34-49 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Editors' Introduction
Jones, A., O'Donnell, O., Scott, A. & Shields, M. 1 Sep 2016 In : Health Economics. 25, 9, p. 1055 1 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial
Financial decision-making in the household: Exploring the importance of survey respondent, health, cognitive ability and personality
Johnston, D. W., Kassenboehmer, S. & Shields, M. A. 1 Dec 2016 In : Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization. 132, Part A, p. 42-61 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article