Professor Yuting Zhang

Melbourne Institute: Applied Economic & Social Research

Professor Zhang is a professor of health economics at the Melbourne Institute at the University of Melbourne. She obtained her PhD in health economics and MS in health policy & management, both from Harvard University. She develops and evaluates novel strategies to improve health insurance design, health system productivity, and population health. Her work uses advanced economic modelling and quantitative analyses of large data sets to study the impact of health policy and the choices of individuals.

Her research has been published prestigious medicine, health policy, and economics journals, and featured in media outlets including ABS and the New York Times. She has led many projects funded by prominent organizations including Australian Research Council, and the US National Institutes of Health.

Her contributions to the field have been recognized with awards including ARC Future Fellowship, the Australian-American Health Policy Fellowship. She serves on advisory and editorial boards for leading international journals including the Lancet and JAMA series, has provided advice to government agencies including the Australian Department of Health & Aged Care, Victorian’ Department of Health, and the US Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.