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Personal profile
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, 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, 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.
Most recent publication:
Johnston, DW., Kung, C., Shields, MA., Sun, E. and Xi, C. (2021). The link between health and economic preferences. Health Economics, forthcoming.
Most cited publication:
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
Network
Projects
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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 → 30/05/21
Project: Research
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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 (Australia)
1/08/13 → 31/12/16
Project: Research
Research Output
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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
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The causal effect of education on chronic health conditions in the UK
Janke, K., Johnston, D. W., Propper, C. & Shields, M. A., Mar 2020, In : Journal of Health Economics. 70, 15 p., 102252.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
3 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
5 Citations (Scopus) -
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
7 Citations (Scopus)