Terence Cheng

Assoc Professor

Accepting PhD Students

20112024

Research activity per year

Personal profile

Biography

I am a health economist and an Associate Professor at the Centre for Health Economics, Monash University. My broad research interest is on the economics of health systems, with an emphasis on how public and private health care systems interact. My work focuses on the roles that public and private sectors play in financing and delivering health care, and on the implications of this public-private interface for health system outcomes and performance.

My research has been published in leading journals in economics, health economics, and health policy, covering topics such as public & private healthcare and insurancemedical labor marketsinternet health markets, and health & well-being. My work spans Australia and the broader Asia region, including China, India and Singapore.

Prior to joining Monash, I was a Research Scientist of Health Systems and Policy at the Department of Global Health and Population of the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. I have also held teaching and research appointments at the University of Adelaide, University of Melbourne, and Singapore Management University. I am currently on the editorial board of Health Systems and Reform.

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):

  • SDG 1 - No Poverty
  • SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
  • SDG 4 - Quality Education
  • SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth
  • SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
  • SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities
  • SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities
  • SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Education/Academic qualification

Health Economics, PhD, Australian National University (ANU)

Master of Social Science (Economics), National University of Singapore

Research area keywords

  • Health Financing
  • Health Insurance
  • Medical Labour Markets
  • Digital Markets
  • Long-term Care
  • Ageing
  • Wellbeing

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