Centre for Health Economics, Monash Business School
@che-monash.bsky.social
Centre for Health Economics, Monash Business School
An unrelenting commitment to innovative and rigorous research that improves community's health
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An unrelenting commitment to innovative and rigorous research that improves community's health
Follow us: https://linktr.ee/CHE_Monash
A new analysis suggests the #NDIS, by providing personalised social care, reduces use of Medicare-funded mental health and allied health services, especially among people living in major cities, males and children and young people. Read the #CHEResearchBite: go.monash.edu/6vjmsz
November 25, 2025 at 10:41 PM
A new analysis suggests the #NDIS, by providing personalised social care, reduces use of Medicare-funded mental health and allied health services, especially among people living in major cities, males and children and young people. Read the #CHEResearchBite: go.monash.edu/6vjmsz
At #Blood2025 conference in Perth, Sara Carrillo de Albornoz, Adam Irving & Rainier Arnolda presented on:
💲 Intro to #HealthEconomics for clinicians
💉 Economic evaluation of immunoglobulin therapy
🦴 Predicting serious infections in multiple myeloma
🏥 Cost analysis of treating serious infections
💲 Intro to #HealthEconomics for clinicians
💉 Economic evaluation of immunoglobulin therapy
🦴 Predicting serious infections in multiple myeloma
🏥 Cost analysis of treating serious infections
November 12, 2025 at 4:36 AM
At #Blood2025 conference in Perth, Sara Carrillo de Albornoz, Adam Irving & Rainier Arnolda presented on:
💲 Intro to #HealthEconomics for clinicians
💉 Economic evaluation of immunoglobulin therapy
🦴 Predicting serious infections in multiple myeloma
🏥 Cost analysis of treating serious infections
💲 Intro to #HealthEconomics for clinicians
💉 Economic evaluation of immunoglobulin therapy
🦴 Predicting serious infections in multiple myeloma
🏥 Cost analysis of treating serious infections
📣 CALL FOR PAPERS📣
15th Australasian Workshop on Econometrics & Health Economics 2026
📅15-17 April 2026
📍Port Stephens
📄≤14 papers will be accepted
👶PhD students/ECRs encouraged to apply
⏰Submit by 19 December 2025 (full draft/structured abstract)
📤More info/apply: www.monash.edu/business/eve...
15th Australasian Workshop on Econometrics & Health Economics 2026
📅15-17 April 2026
📍Port Stephens
📄≤14 papers will be accepted
👶PhD students/ECRs encouraged to apply
⏰Submit by 19 December 2025 (full draft/structured abstract)
📤More info/apply: www.monash.edu/business/eve...
November 4, 2025 at 12:20 AM
📣 CALL FOR PAPERS📣
15th Australasian Workshop on Econometrics & Health Economics 2026
📅15-17 April 2026
📍Port Stephens
📄≤14 papers will be accepted
👶PhD students/ECRs encouraged to apply
⏰Submit by 19 December 2025 (full draft/structured abstract)
📤More info/apply: www.monash.edu/business/eve...
15th Australasian Workshop on Econometrics & Health Economics 2026
📅15-17 April 2026
📍Port Stephens
📄≤14 papers will be accepted
👶PhD students/ECRs encouraged to apply
⏰Submit by 19 December 2025 (full draft/structured abstract)
📤More info/apply: www.monash.edu/business/eve...
Many countries face a shortage of GPs as more doctors choose to become specialists. Understanding why junior doctors make these career choices is crucial for health policy planning. A new study investigates how preferences influence specialty choices. Read the #CHEResearchBite: go.monash.edu/drdnoa
October 1, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Many countries face a shortage of GPs as more doctors choose to become specialists. Understanding why junior doctors make these career choices is crucial for health policy planning. A new study investigates how preferences influence specialty choices. Read the #CHEResearchBite: go.monash.edu/drdnoa
New research finds #unemployment increases the risk of #loneliness by 19%. Even the fear of losing a job raises loneliness, showing that economic insecurity itself erodes social well-being. These effects persist for years after an unemployment spell. Read the #CHEResearchBite: go.monash.edu/62yj11
September 12, 2025 at 2:42 AM
New research finds #unemployment increases the risk of #loneliness by 19%. Even the fear of losing a job raises loneliness, showing that economic insecurity itself erodes social well-being. These effects persist for years after an unemployment spell. Read the #CHEResearchBite: go.monash.edu/62yj11
Why does language matter for child health? Children born to migrant mothers often face disadvantages from the start. A new study examines how an often-overlooked factor—whether mothers can communicate easily with health services—shapes infant health. Read the #CHEResearchBite: go.monash.edu/74avnc
September 1, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Why does language matter for child health? Children born to migrant mothers often face disadvantages from the start. A new study examines how an often-overlooked factor—whether mothers can communicate easily with health services—shapes infant health. Read the #CHEResearchBite: go.monash.edu/74avnc
How does birth order shape how children spend their time & ultimately, how they develop? A new #CHEWorkingPaper suggests that later-born children spend less time on enrichment activities, more time on digital media compared to first-borns. Read: go.monash.edu/cv7hab
August 5, 2025 at 11:23 PM
How does birth order shape how children spend their time & ultimately, how they develop? A new #CHEWorkingPaper suggests that later-born children spend less time on enrichment activities, more time on digital media compared to first-borns. Read: go.monash.edu/cv7hab
When a child is diagnosed with cancer, the devastating news affects the entire family, including parents' ability to work and earn money. But workplace culture plays a crucial role in determining the severity of the impact. Read the #CHEResearchBite: go.monash.edu/sr6jz8
July 16, 2025 at 12:13 AM
When a child is diagnosed with cancer, the devastating news affects the entire family, including parents' ability to work and earn money. But workplace culture plays a crucial role in determining the severity of the impact. Read the #CHEResearchBite: go.monash.edu/sr6jz8
Introducing @che-monash.bsky.social Policy Symposium 2025: Improving equity & value in the health & care economy. Designed for policymakers, researchers & sector leaders to share evidence, challenges, innovations.
📅2 Sep, 9a-5p
📍National Portrait Gallery
Info/register: www.monash.edu/business/eve...
📅2 Sep, 9a-5p
📍National Portrait Gallery
Info/register: www.monash.edu/business/eve...
July 15, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Introducing @che-monash.bsky.social Policy Symposium 2025: Improving equity & value in the health & care economy. Designed for policymakers, researchers & sector leaders to share evidence, challenges, innovations.
📅2 Sep, 9a-5p
📍National Portrait Gallery
Info/register: www.monash.edu/business/eve...
📅2 Sep, 9a-5p
📍National Portrait Gallery
Info/register: www.monash.edu/business/eve...
A new #CHEworkingpaper examines how hospitals adapt when new specialised competitors enter the market for heart attack treatment in Sweden: opening new cath labs in local hospitals shifted patients to cath-based care, even when bypass surgery may have been more appropriate. Read go.monash.edu/zowryp
July 8, 2025 at 11:33 PM
A new #CHEworkingpaper examines how hospitals adapt when new specialised competitors enter the market for heart attack treatment in Sweden: opening new cath labs in local hospitals shifted patients to cath-based care, even when bypass surgery may have been more appropriate. Read go.monash.edu/zowryp
Analysing Australian public reimbursement decisions for pharmaceuticals, a new #CHEWorkingPaper suggests while longer negotiations may deprive some patients of clinical benefit, the wider public interest may be enhanced through improving value for money & reducing risk. Read: go.monash.edu/5nb7qt
July 1, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Analysing Australian public reimbursement decisions for pharmaceuticals, a new #CHEWorkingPaper suggests while longer negotiations may deprive some patients of clinical benefit, the wider public interest may be enhanced through improving value for money & reducing risk. Read: go.monash.edu/5nb7qt
Has the NDIS affected the overall use of formal services or caring hours? A new study found no significant improvements for carers in the 3 years after the NDIS arrived, suggesting that whilst the NDIS may have helped some people, others are missing out. Read #CHEResearchBite: go.monash.edu/nimat2
June 16, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Has the NDIS affected the overall use of formal services or caring hours? A new study found no significant improvements for carers in the 3 years after the NDIS arrived, suggesting that whilst the NDIS may have helped some people, others are missing out. Read #CHEResearchBite: go.monash.edu/nimat2
Applications NOW OPEN for our International Visiting Fellowship 2026. If you'd like to visit Melbourne for 2-6 months in 2026 to work with our researchers, we have up to AUD$10,000 available to support travel/accomm. Academics at all levels are welcome. Apply by 1 Sept: go.monash.edu/kzz8f7
May 19, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Applications NOW OPEN for our International Visiting Fellowship 2026. If you'd like to visit Melbourne for 2-6 months in 2026 to work with our researchers, we have up to AUD$10,000 available to support travel/accomm. Academics at all levels are welcome. Apply by 1 Sept: go.monash.edu/kzz8f7
Boys in disadvantaged communities in Indonesia & Fiji are falling behind girls academically, reflecting a trend seen in many countries globally. A study of 1400+ children in 24 informal settlements found boys averaged 3 hrs less on education vs girls. Read the #CHEResearchBite: go.monash.edu/x4s5jr
May 6, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Boys in disadvantaged communities in Indonesia & Fiji are falling behind girls academically, reflecting a trend seen in many countries globally. A study of 1400+ children in 24 informal settlements found boys averaged 3 hrs less on education vs girls. Read the #CHEResearchBite: go.monash.edu/x4s5jr
Prof @tony40.bsky.social spoke to ABC Radio Newcastle about the viability of the private hospital sector, the impact of policy, and the lasting changes from the COVID-19 pandemic. After recent worker strikes, is it time for a major restructuring of the sector? 🎧: go.monash.edu/rmy7mj
April 29, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Prof @tony40.bsky.social spoke to ABC Radio Newcastle about the viability of the private hospital sector, the impact of policy, and the lasting changes from the COVID-19 pandemic. After recent worker strikes, is it time for a major restructuring of the sector? 🎧: go.monash.edu/rmy7mj
In a study of new cancer treatments funded by the #PBS, doctors & patients behaved differently to the clinical trials the funding was based on. These real-world differences led to higher costs & lower benefits, reducing the value for money in practice. Read the #CHEResearchBite: go.monash.edu/brthji
April 11, 2025 at 12:45 AM
In a study of new cancer treatments funded by the #PBS, doctors & patients behaved differently to the clinical trials the funding was based on. These real-world differences led to higher costs & lower benefits, reducing the value for money in practice. Read the #CHEResearchBite: go.monash.edu/brthji
The social expectation to work has a substantial negative impact on mental well-being of unemployed men in mid-life (as impactful as being widowed). However, as peers retire, their mental well-being improves significantly. Read the #CHEWorkingPaper: go.monash.edu/sfv1xx
April 8, 2025 at 11:13 PM
The social expectation to work has a substantial negative impact on mental well-being of unemployed men in mid-life (as impactful as being widowed). However, as peers retire, their mental well-being improves significantly. Read the #CHEWorkingPaper: go.monash.edu/sfv1xx
Our director, Prof @tony40.bsky.social was interviewed on ABC Radio Sydney Afternoons about the potential impacts of US #tariffs on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS), the Australian pharmaceutical industry, and drug supplies. Listen to the full interview🎧: go.monash.edu/hegeeu
April 2, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Our director, Prof @tony40.bsky.social was interviewed on ABC Radio Sydney Afternoons about the potential impacts of US #tariffs on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS), the Australian pharmaceutical industry, and drug supplies. Listen to the full interview🎧: go.monash.edu/hegeeu
Do temperature fluctuations & prolonged heatwaves influence educational outcomes? Nation-wide data on nearly one million Australian students reveals that both heat & cold affect student test scores, with some evidence that heatwaves intensify effects. Read the #CHEWorkingPaper: go.monash.edu/rqe6vr
April 1, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Do temperature fluctuations & prolonged heatwaves influence educational outcomes? Nation-wide data on nearly one million Australian students reveals that both heat & cold affect student test scores, with some evidence that heatwaves intensify effects. Read the #CHEWorkingPaper: go.monash.edu/rqe6vr
How did the Netherlands’ 1976 #cannabis #decriminalisation impact use? A new analysis by @janvanours.bsky.social reconstructs cannabis consumption patterns using retrospective survey data, to find little impact on prevalence of cannabis use. Read the #CHEWorkingPaper: go.monash.edu/f0u6r6
March 25, 2025 at 10:37 PM
How did the Netherlands’ 1976 #cannabis #decriminalisation impact use? A new analysis by @janvanours.bsky.social reconstructs cannabis consumption patterns using retrospective survey data, to find little impact on prevalence of cannabis use. Read the #CHEWorkingPaper: go.monash.edu/f0u6r6
Using a global panel dataset covering subnational areas in 137 countries, a 1°C rise in temperature led to a 17% increase in poverty & a 1% rise in inequality. Colder temps also increased poverty/inequality to a lesser extent. #CHEWorkingPaper: go.monash.edu/exya2k #ClimateChange #GlobalInequality
March 18, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Using a global panel dataset covering subnational areas in 137 countries, a 1°C rise in temperature led to a 17% increase in poverty & a 1% rise in inequality. Colder temps also increased poverty/inequality to a lesser extent. #CHEWorkingPaper: go.monash.edu/exya2k #ClimateChange #GlobalInequality
Childhood experiences shape adult success, but do they impact future generations? An analysis of Dutch admin data using birth order as a proxy for parental investment suggests ~20% of income disadvantages are passed down, & impacts on education & crime.
#CHEWorkingPaper: 🔗tinyurl.com/4d998v5f
#CHEWorkingPaper: 🔗tinyurl.com/4d998v5f
March 12, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Childhood experiences shape adult success, but do they impact future generations? An analysis of Dutch admin data using birth order as a proxy for parental investment suggests ~20% of income disadvantages are passed down, & impacts on education & crime.
#CHEWorkingPaper: 🔗tinyurl.com/4d998v5f
#CHEWorkingPaper: 🔗tinyurl.com/4d998v5f
A new study of medical specialists found that gender norms influence pay for equal skills/education & that these implicit biases are shared by men & women. These biases & the lack of transparent fee-setting practices contributed to women specialists setting lower fees. 🔗go.monash.edu/rcijvs #IWD2025
March 11, 2025 at 6:54 AM
A new study of medical specialists found that gender norms influence pay for equal skills/education & that these implicit biases are shared by men & women. These biases & the lack of transparent fee-setting practices contributed to women specialists setting lower fees. 🔗go.monash.edu/rcijvs #IWD2025
How do historical gender imbalances shape present-day #entrepreneurship in Australia? Using convict-era data, men in areas with historically high ratio men:women are more likely to become entrepreneurs today, likely due to family transmission of gender norms.
#CHEWorkingPaper:🔗tinyurl.com/4tpzaxzu
#CHEWorkingPaper:🔗tinyurl.com/4tpzaxzu
March 4, 2025 at 10:19 PM
How do historical gender imbalances shape present-day #entrepreneurship in Australia? Using convict-era data, men in areas with historically high ratio men:women are more likely to become entrepreneurs today, likely due to family transmission of gender norms.
#CHEWorkingPaper:🔗tinyurl.com/4tpzaxzu
#CHEWorkingPaper:🔗tinyurl.com/4tpzaxzu
Do price transparency initiatives, which help people understand costs before treatment & encourage provider competition, actually work to make healthcare more affordable? #TerenceCCheng et al. look at evidence from telemedicine services in China to find out. #CHEResearchBites tinyurl.com/2bcfxtfe
February 27, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Do price transparency initiatives, which help people understand costs before treatment & encourage provider competition, actually work to make healthcare more affordable? #TerenceCCheng et al. look at evidence from telemedicine services in China to find out. #CHEResearchBites tinyurl.com/2bcfxtfe