Reports and Working Papers

Reports and Other Publications

  • 2021

    Scott A. 2021.  ANZ - Melbourne Institute Health Sector Report: The evolution of the medical workforceMelbourne Institute: Applied Economic & Social Research. The University of Melbourne.

  • 2020

    Scott A. 2020. The impact of COVID-19 on GPs and non-GP specialists in private practiceMelbourne Institute: Applied Economic & Social Research. The University of Melbourne.

    ANZ-Melbourne Institute Health Sector Report Launch Webinar recordingMelbourne Institute: Applied Economic & Social Research. The University of Melbourne.

  • 2019

    Scott A. 2019. ANZ - Melbourne Institute Health Sector Report: The future of the medical workforceMelbourne Institute: Applied Economic & Social Research. The University of Melbourne.

  • 2018

    Munir V. 2018. Keep an eye out for MABEL – Your opinion matters. Queensland Prevocational Medical Accreditation, Newsletter, Issue 36: June 2018.

    Munir V. 2018. MABEL: doctors shouldn't work in excess of 50 hours per week.MJA InSight. 19 February 2018

    Scott A. 2018. ANZ - Melbourne Institute Health Sector Report: SpecialistsMelbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research. The University of Melbourne.

  • 2017

    Munir V. 2017. Medicine, employment and life: The MABEL study. Canberra Doctor, Newsletter of the AMA (ACT) Limited, November 2017.

    Munir V. 2017. Maintaining a Healthy Workforce. Pulse,  eNews of the AMA Queensland, November 2017.

    Munir V. 2017. Families come first for GPs thinking about rural practice. MJA InSight, 13 November 2017.

    Munir V. 2017. Are doctors reporting worse health? MJA InSight, 18 September 2017.

    Fraser S. 2017. Building regional specialist service hubs. MJA InSight, Issue 26, 10 July 2017.

    Fraser S. 2017. Putting doctors under a data microscope. Business & Economics, Exchange (and Pursuit), The University of Melbourne, Winter Edition, 2017.

    Nelson S. 2017. The myth of workplace flexibility. Medical Journal of Australia - MJA InSight. Issue 16,  1 May 2017

    Scott A & Taylor T. 2017. ANZ - Melbourne Institute Health Sector Report: General practice trendsMelbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research. The University of Melbourne.

    McGrail M, O'Sullivan B, Russell D & Scott A. 2017. Solving Australia’s rural medical workforce shortage. Policy Brief, Issue 3, Centre for Research Excellence in Medical Workforce Dynamics.

  • 2016

    Scott A, Araújo EC, Menkulasi G & Cohen R. 2016. Chapter 2. Data Requirements for the Economic Analysis of Health Labor Markets. In: Health Labor Market Analyses in Low- and Middle-Income Countries. An Evidence-Based Approach. Scheffler RM, Herbst CH, Lemiere C, Campbell J. (Eds). Directions in Development. Washington, DC: World Bank.

    Nelson S & Hills D. 2016. Don't Stand So Close To Me: Making sense of issues of aggression in a medical workplace.  Surgical News - The Royal Australian College of Surgeons, 17(7): 52, August 2016.

  • 2015

    Liu M & Scott A. 2015. Radiologists In Australia: Insights from the Medicine in Australia: Balancing Employment and Life (MABEL) Survey. Inside News 12(1): 26. Quarterly publication of The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists.

    Nelson S & O'Sullivan B. 2015. Getting the balance right: Specialist outreach in the outback. RACP News -  Journal of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians, 35(4), September 2015.

    Taylor T, Scott A & Leahy A. 2015. MABEL User Manual: Wave 7 Release. October 2015.

    Taylor T, Yan W, Li J, Scott A, Cheng T & Leahy A. 2015. MABEL User Manual: Wave 6 Release. January 2015.

  • 2014

    McIsaac M. 2014. Location Choice of General Practitioners: Exploring Supply, Mobility and Equity in Australia, PhD Thesis, Medicine in Australia: Balancing Employment and Life (MABEL). December 2014.

    McPake B, Scott A & Edoka I. 2014. Analyzing Markets for Health Workers: Insights from Labor and Health Economics. The World Bank, June 2014.

    O'Sullivan BG. 2014. Gaining from outreach in Australia. Rural Specialist Group Newsletter, Rural Doctors Association of Australia, June 2014.

    O'Sullivan B. 2014. Comment in response to "Aniello lannuzzi: Flying  blind, 22 September 2014" on the MJA In Sight online forum. 23 September 2014.

    O'Sullivan B. MABEL PhD student tackles rural outreach. Rural Pulse,  Summer Magazine. Rural Doctors Association of Australia, January 2014.

    Scott A. 2014. Life as an Intern. In: Australian Medical Students Association. Internship and Residency Guide 2014. Australian Medical Students Association.

    Scott A, Joyce C, Cheng T & Wang W. 2014. A Fork in the Road? A Review of Factors Influencing Medical Career Choices.Policy Brief Issue 2,  Centre for Research Excellence in Medical Workforce Dynamics.

    Scott A, Joyce CM, Cheng TC & Wang W. 2014. Medical career path decision making: a rapid review. Evidence Check Review. Sax Institute, Sydney 2014.

    Taylor T, Yan W, Li J, Scott A, Cheng TC & Leahy A. 2014. MABEL User Manual: Wave 5 Release. January 2014.

  • 2013

    Hills D. 2013. In harm's way: workplace aggression in Australian clinical medical practice. PhD Thesis, Medicine in Australia: Balancing Employment and Life (MABEL), 31 October 2013.

    Joyce C. Key issues in medical workforce policy. Policy Brief Issue 1, Centre for Research Excellence in Medical Workforce Dynamics.

    McGrail M & Scott A. 2013. MABEL an Update. Rural Roundup. Member magazine of the Rural Doctors Association of Australia, June 2013.

    McGrail M & Scott A. The rural medical workforce: an important theme for MABEL. Rural Pulse, Member magazine of the Rural Doctors Association of Australia. Page 20, January 2013.

    Yan W, Li J, Scott A, Cheng T, Sivey P & Leahy A. MABEL User Manual: Wave 4 Release. January 2013.

  • 2012

    Scott A &  Li J. The effects of medical graduate expansion on doctor's working patternsHealth Workforce Australia: Adelaide, March 2012.

    Scott A, Sivey P & Cheng TC. Patterns and determinants of medical and nursing workforce exits. Health Workforce Australia: Adelaide, March 2012.

    Yan W, Sivey P, Scott A, Kuehnle D, Cheng T, Leahy A & Jeon SH. MABEL User Manual: Wave 3 Release. March 2012.

  • 2011

    Hills D. Submission to the Parliament of Victoria inquiry into violence and security arrangements in Victorian hospitals. 27 June 2011.

    McGrail M, Humphreys J & Scott A. Submission to the Partyline newsletter (National Rural Health Alliance). Number 42, November 2011, pp 26-27.

    Yan W, Cheng T, Scott A, Kuehnle D, Jeon SH, Sivey P & Leahy A. MABEL User Manual: Wave 2 Release. March 2011.

  • 2010

    Schurer S, Scott A. Focus on Queensland. PMCQ, Brisbane, 2010.

    Shrestha D, Joyce C & Scott A. 2010. Medicine in Australia: Balancing Employment and LifeFocus of Anaesthetists. ASA News, July.  Australian Society of Anaesthetists.

    Kuehnle D, Scott A, Cheng T, Jeon SH, Sivey P & Leahy A. MABEL User Manual: Wave 1 Release. April 2010.

    Cheng T, Scott A. Medicine in Australia: Balancing Employment and LifeSurgical News, 2010;11(1):32-33

Published Working Papers

  • 2022

    Jun D  & Scott A. The impact of value-based payment reform on medical expenditures, fees and volume of services. Early evidence from a large-scale fee schedule reform in Australia. Melbourne Institute Working Paper No. 4/22.

  • 2018

    Yong J, Scott A, Gravelle H, Sivey P & McGrail M. Do Rural Incentives Payments Affect Entries and Exits of General Practitioners? Melbourne Institute Working Paper No. 13/218( Abstract only).

  • 2017

    Scott A & Sivey P. 2017. Motivation and competition in health care. Melbourne Institute Working Paper No. 5/17.

  • 2016

    Broadway B, Kalb G, Li J & Scott A. 2016. Do Financial Incentives Influence GPs' Decisions to Do After-Hours Work? A Discrete Choice Labour Supply Model. Melbourne Institute Working Paper No. 12/16.

    Broadway B, Kalb G, Li J & Scott A. 2016. Do Financial Incentives Influence GPs' Decisions to Do After-Hours Work? A Discrete Choice Labour Supply Model. IZA Discussion Paper No. 9910, April 2016.

  • 2015

    Kalb G, Kuehnle D, Scott A, Cheng TC & Jeon SH. 2015. What factors affect doctors' hours decisions: Comparing structural discrete choice and reduced form approaches. Melbourne Institute Working Paper No. 10/15.

    Kalb G, Kuehnle D, Scott A, Cheng TC & Jeon SH. 2015. What factors affect doctors' hours decisions: Comparing structural discrete choice and reduced-form approaches. IZA Discussion Paper No. 9054.

  • 2014

    Cheng TC & Trivedi PK. 2014. Attrition bias in panel data: A sheep in wolf's clothing? A case study based on the MABEL Survey. Melbourne Institute Working Paper No. 14/14.

    Cheng TC, Powdthavee N & Oswald A.  2014. Longitudinal evidence for a midlife nadir human well-being: Results from four data sets. IZA Discussion Paper Series No. 7942.

    Cheng TC, Powdthavee N & Oswald A.  2014. Longitudinal evidence for a midlife nadir human well-being: Results from four data sets. Warwick Economics Research Papers Series (TWERPS), Volume 2014, Number 1037.

  • 2013

    Cheng TC, Kalb G & Scott A. 2013. Public, private or both? Analysing factors influencing the labour supply of medical specialists. Melbourne Institute Working Paper No. 40/13.

    Gravelle H, Scott A, Sivey P & Yong J. 2013. Competition, prices and quality in the market for Physician Consultations. Melbourne Institute Working Paper No. 23/13.

  • 2012

    Schurer S, Kuehnle D, Scott A, Cheng TC. 2012.  One Man's Blessing, Another Woman's Curse? Family Factors and the Gender-Earnings Gap of Doctors. IZA Discussion Paper No. 7017, November 2012.

    Schurer S, Kuehnle D, Scott A, Cheng TC. 2012. One Man's Blessing, Another Woman's Curse? Family Factors and the Gender-Earnings Gap of Doctors. Melbourne Institute Working Paper No. 24/12.

    Scott A, Witt J, Humphreys J, Joyce C, Kalb G, Jeon S & McGrail M. 2012. Getting Doctors into the Bush: General Practitioners' Preferences for Rural Location. Melbourne Institute Working Paper No. 13/12.

  • 2010

    Sivey P, Scott A, Witt J, Joyce C & Humphreys J. 2010. Why Junior Doctors Don't Want to Become General Practitioners: A Discrete Choice Experiment from the MABEL Longitudinal Study of Doctors. Melbourne Institute Working Paper No. 17/10.

    Cheng TC, Scott A, Jeon SH & Kalb G. 2010. What factors influence the earnings of GPs and medical specialists in Australia? Evidence from the MABEL survey. Melbourne Institute Working Paper No. 12/10.