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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 in health, 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 socioeconomic determinants and dynamics of health and happiness, and some of his current research is looking at the economic and social origins, and distribution of psychological resilience, and the causes and consequences of loneliness and social isolation.
He recently held an ARC Future Fellowship, and 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.
Most cited paper:
Clark. A., Frijters, P. and Shields, MA. (2008). Relative income, happiness and utility: An explanation for the Easterlin Paradox and other puzzles. Journal of Economic Literature, XLVI, 95-144.
Research area keywords
- Health Economics
- Labour Economics
- Economics of Happiness
- Applied Econometrics
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Projects 2010 2021
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 → 30/05/21
Project: Research
Superannuation Research Cluster
Ralston, D., Clark, G., Giesecke, J., Gomis Porqueras, P., Harris, A., Lajbcygier, P., Taylor, P., Vaz, J., Johnston, D. & Shields, M.
CSIRO Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
1/08/13 → 31/12/16
Project: Research
Research Output 2006 2019
2
Citations
(Scopus)
The effect of school sports facilities on physical activity, health and socioeconomic status in adulthood
Black, N., Johnston, D. W., Propper, C. & Shields, M. A., 1 Jan 2019, In : Social Science and Medicine. 220, p. 120-128 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Mental health and the response to financial incentives: evidence from a survey incentives experiment
Kung, C. S. J., Johnston, D. W. & Shields, M. A., Nov 2018, In : Journal of Health Economics. 62, p. 84-94 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
3
Citations
(Scopus)
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 › Research › peer-review
4
Citations
(Scopus)
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 › Research › peer-review
7
Citations
(Scopus)
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 › Research › peer-review