Should we scrap private health insurance rebates & direct the funding to public hospitals? A/Prof Terence Cheng writes for @aunz.theconversation.com on whether rebates are achieving their aim of reducing pressure on the public hospital system. Read it now: theconversation.com/should-we-sc...

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

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

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...

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

Our research is in today’s Conversation — just $7 extra per person could prevent 300 suicides per year. We break down exactly where that investment should go: 👉 theconversation.com/just-7-extra... @aunz.theconversation.com

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

Next up in the #CHESeminarSeries, we welcome A/Prof Sonia Akter (ANU’s Crawford School of Public Policy): 🎤 Wildfire Exposure, Impact, and Recovery: Climate inequality lessons from Australia’s Black Summer 📅 28 May @ 12 noon 📍 In person or online: www.monash.edu/business/eve...

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

Next week in the #CHESeminarSeries, we hear from Dr Maiken Skovrider Aaskoven (Danish Centre for Health Economics): 🎤 Patient Medication Adherence: Using machine learning to predict vulnerable individuals in risk of non-compliance 📅 21 May @ 12 noon 📍 In person/online: go.monash.edu/jnj8b9

Next week in the #CHESeminarSeries, we will be joined by Dr Christiern Rose (The University of Queensland): 🎤 Patient-Physician Matching: Evidence from heart attacks in England 📅 14 May @ 12 noon 📍 In person or online: www.monash.edu/business/eve...

Congratulations to @andrewireland.bsky.social, who received the Mollie Holman Award for Monash Business School's best thesis of 2025. The thesis, "Impacts of Heat Exposure on Workers’ Health & Productivity", examined how workers are increasingly exposed to high temps at work as global temps rise.

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

Next week, #CHESeminarSeries welcomes @ksaxby.bsky.social: 🎤 The Effects of Gender Affirming Hormone Therapy on Mental Health Treatment Utilisation among Gender Minorities: Evidence from whole-of-population Australian administrative data 📅 7 May @ 12 noon 📍 In person/online: go.monash.edu/gfk4tt

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

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

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

Using #HILDA to the mental health of trans & gender-diverse Australians for >20 years, research from @ksaxby.bsky.social, Dennis Petrie, Sara Hutchinson Tovar & team found a widening gulf from the general population. Read for more detail + recommendations: theconversation.com/we-tracked-t...

Next week in the #CHESeminarSeries, Dr Maryam Naghsh Nejad (Centre for Health Economics Research & Evaluation, UTS) will present "Balancing Work & Care: How workplace factors can mitigate the gendered impacts of caregiving". Join 2 April @ 12:15pm in person or online: www.monash.edu/business/eve...

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

Big Pharma loves the PBS, so why would the Trump administration threaten it? Prof Tony Harris explains why Big Pharma supports the PBS & if the Trump administration's “America First” policy is real threat. Read now: lens.monash.edu/2025/03/24/1...

Will the US trade war push up the price of medicines in Australia? Will there be drug shortages? Read @tony40.bsky.social & colleagues' thoughts on how talks of a trade dispute between the US & Australia over the cost of medicines could play out domestically: go.monash.edu/xhjksh

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

This week in the #CHESeminarSeries, Dr Anna Houštecká (CERGE-EI at the Charles University in Prague) will be presenting "The Unequal Battle Against Infertility: Theory and evidence from IVF success and drop-out". Join 19 March @ 12 noon, in person or online: www.monash.edu/business/eve...

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

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

Next in the #CHESeminarSeries, we have Prof Luke Connelly from The University of Queensland & the University of Bologna, on "Compliance with Clinical Guidelines: The role of incentives and competition between practitioners". Join 12 March @ 12 noon, in person/online: www.monash.edu/business/eve...

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

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

Kicking off Semester 1 of the #CHESeminarSeries, we have Prof Jenny Williams (University of Melbourne) on "Peer effects in recovery from substance use disorder". Join 5 March @ 12 noon, in person or online: www.monash.edu/business/eve...

Hear from @che-monash.bsky.social #PhD candidate Jack Hennessy on his PhD research on Australia's international aid program & his experience presenting at the Australasian AID Conference: devpolicytalks.simplecast.com/episodes/aus...

📢STUDY WITH US📢 Last week to apply to start our new Integrated #PhD program in July 2025. Join the top ranked university in #HealthEconomics in the Asia-Pacific region & work on impactful international research. Domestic & international students apply by 2 March: tinyurl.com/cbj5de4s

📢STUDY WITH US🎓As a candidate in @che-monash.bsky.social's Integrated #PhD Program, receive training in #HealthEconomics at one of the world’s leading research groups in the economic analysis of health/health care. Open to domestic & international students. Apply by 2 March: tinyurl.com/cbj5de4s

Learn to think about the health and aged care workforce through an economics lens. Join Profs Tony Scott & Bob Elliott in the heart of Melbourne for a 1-day short-course on Economics of the Health Workforce on 13 Feb. Register now: bit.ly/3OE4Y48

📢New #CHEWorkingPaper exploring how peer interactions among physicians influence treatment decisions & patient outcomes. Improving efficiency through better teamwork could help curb healthcare costs while enhancing patient care. Read monash-ch-econ-wps.s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/RePEc/mhe/ch...

Join us as we welcome Prof Stephane Hess (University of Leeds) to give a special seminar jointly organised by @che-monash.bsky.social and the Health Economics Group in the School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine. In person or online, 11am on 7 Feb: www.monash.edu/business/eve...

Just three short weeks until our February 13 short course. Led by Professors Tony Scott and Bob Elliott, Economics of the Health Workforce will give professionals working in #humanservices and #healthpolicy the knowledge they need to build a better health workforce. Register now: bit.ly/3OE4Y48

Our new 1-day short course on 13 Feb has been designed for #humanservices & #healthpolicy professionals. Examine how labour markets for health/aged care workers can be re-designed to meet current and future needs of the Australian population. Register: bit.ly/3OE4Y48

Join Profs Tony Scott & Bob Elliot on 13 Feb for a one-day short-course on the Economics of the #HealthWorkforce. They will outline economic solutions to current & future shortages of health/aged care workers. Register: bit.ly/3OE4Y48 #HealthPolicy #HealthEconomics #MedicareAustralia #HumanServices

📢 Just over a week left to apply for our 2025 International visiting fellowship program! 🎓 Collaborate with a senior member of the Centre’s staff on your research 📅 Stay for two to six months ⏰ Closing date for applications: 15 January 2025 tinyurl.com/y25sfvzs

Happy holidays from @che-monash.bsky.social! Wishing everyone a safe and restful break. We will be back in 2025 with more innovative, rigorous research that improves the nation's health.

Apply now for our new Integrated PhD program! Receive rigorous training at the largest #HealthEconomics PhD program in Australia. Opportunities are available across all topics of health economics. Apply by 2 March for a July 2025 start: inomics.com/program/cent...

Congratulations to our office decorating team for taking home the "Most Sustainable" award in the 2024 Monash Business School Office Decorating Competition. Our offices were transformed into a "Gingerbread World", complete with book shop, bakery, travel agent, supermarket & more. Take a peek:

#CHEresearchbites are short, easy to read summaries of new research from @che-monash.bsky.social - look about for them on our social media feeds, and you can check out our archive here: www.monash.edu/business/che...

Congratulations to @che-monash.bsky.social alumni Dr Jessica Arnup, Dr Giovanni van Empel & Dr Andrew Ireland! It was great to have you back for your graduation ceremony today to reflect on & celebrate your accomplishments.