University of Melbourne Health Economics Group:
Our Projects

Against the odds: Understanding the factors influencing wellbeing among Indigenous youth in the Northern Territorys

Funding Source: National Health and Medical Research Council
Type: Targeted Call
Investigator: Prof. Lisa Cameron and Prof. Guyonne Kalb, Melbourne Institute

Laos Impact Evaluation of Community-Led Total Sanitation

Funding Source: World Bank
Investigator: Prof. Lisa Cameron, Melbourne Institute

Theoretical explanations for socioeconomic inequalities in multi-morbidity among adults

Funding Source: The University of Melbourne
Type: ESPRIt Hallmark Seed Funding Scheme, Early Career Researcher Grant for multidisciplinary research
Investigator: Dr. Diana Contreras Suarez, Melbourne Institute

Does More Information Results in Better Health Care? Evidence from NBN Expansion in Australia

Funding Source: The University of Melbourne
Type: ESPRIt Hallmark Seed Funding Scheme, Early Career Researcher Grant for multidisciplinary research
Investigator: Dr. Diana Contreras Suarez and Dr. Arezou Zaresani, Melbourne Institute.

Prescribing Behaviours and the Diffusion of Innovations

Funding Source: The University of Melbourne
Type: Faculty research grant
Investigator: Dr Susan J. Méndez, Melbourne Institute

Impact of Insurance Benefit Design on Patient Outcomes: Evidence from the Medicare Part D Coverage Gap Closure

Funding Source: National Institute of Health
Investigator: Prof. Yuting Zhang, Melbourne Institute

Claims Data Mining to Predict Side Effects of Anti-Dementia Drugs

Funding Source: Alzheimer's Association Research Grant to Promote Diversity (AARG-D)
Investigator: Prof. Yuting Zhang, Melbourne Institute

Capacity-building of urban and rural grass-roots health care under the national strategy of Healthy China: theories and mechanisms

Funding Source: National Natural Science Foundation of China
Investigator: Prof. Yuting Zhang, Melbourne Institute

Empowering Migrant Workers to Access Quality Overseas Placement Services

Funding Source: J-PAL South East Asia, Indonesia IRF Fund
Investigator: Prof. Lisa Cameron, Melbourne Institute

Social Protection and Violence Against Women

Funding Source: Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT)
Type: Engagement Research
Investigator: Prof. Lisa Cameron and Dr. Diana Contreras Suarez, Melbourne Institute. Dr. Victoria Baranov, Department of Economics

Illicit Drug Use in Indonesia

Funding Source: J-PAL Southeast Asia
Investigator: Prof. Lisa Cameron, Melbourne Institute and Prof. Jenny Williams, Department of economics

Disability in Indonesia

Funding Source: Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade - administered through the Australia Indonesia Partnership for Economic Governance
Type: Engagement Research
Investigator: Prof. Lisa Cameron, Dr. Diana Contreras Suarez, Melbourne Institute

Financial shocks and stress: the role of mental health

Funding Source: The University of Melbourne
Type: Faculty Research Grant
Investigator: Dr Victoria Baranov, Department of Economics

The Long-term Consequences of a Major Reduction in Heroin Availability

Funding Source: The University of Melbourne
Type: Early Career Researcher Grant
Investigator: Dr. Tim Moore, Department of Economics

Building a Simulation Model to Improve Cardiovascular Disease Risk Prediction and Treatment for Indigenous Australians

Funding Source: BUPA Foundation
Type: Project Grant
Investigator: Prof. Philip Clarke, Centre for Health Policy

Economic Evaluation of Policies to Manage and Prevent Cardiovascular Disease and Diabetes in Australia

Funding Source: National Health and Medical Research Council
Type: Project Grant
Investigator: Prof. Philip Clarke, Centre for Health Policy

Public Health and Health Care Cost Implications of Disease and Injury Prevention

Funding Source: National Health and Medical Research Council
Type: Early Career Fellowship
Investigator: Dr Linda Cobiac, Centre for Health Policy

The Application of Health Economic Principles to Clinical Trial Dosing and Evaluation: Working Exemplars Across Disease Areas including Kidney Disease and Diabetes

Funding Source: The University of Melbourne
Type: McKenzie Post-Doctoral Fellowship Program
Investigator: Dr. Kim Dalziel, Centre for Health Policy

Development and Validation of a Health Policy Simulation Model for Cardiovascular Disease

Funding Source: National Health and Medical Research Council
Type: Project Grant
Investigator: Prof. Philip Clarke, Centre for Health Policy

Understanding the Dynamics of Socioeconomic Related Health Inequalities

Funding Source: Australian Research Council
Type: Early Career Researcher Grant
Investigator: Dr. Dennis Petrie, Centre for Health Policy

Excellence in Non-Communicable Disease Research (ENCORE) between Australia and India

Funding Source: The University of Melbourne
Type: Early Career Researcher Grant
Investigator: Prof. Barbara McPake, Nossal Institute for Global Health

Australia Indonesia Partnership for Health Systems Strengthening

Funding Source: COFFEY International Development
Type: Research Contract
Investigator: Prof. Philip Clarke, Centre for Health Policy

Improving Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Childhood Vaccines in Low and Middle Income Countries: Incorporating Equity and Budgetary Considerations

Funding Source: The University of Melbourne
Type: McKenzie Post-Doctoral Fellowship Program
Investigator: Dr. Natalie Carvalho, Centre for Health Policy

Social Health Protection

Funding Source: University Research Co, LLC
Type: Research Contract
Investigator: A/Prof. Peter Annear, Nossal Institute for Global Health

Reducing Binge Drinking among Disadvantaged Men

Funding Source: University of Dundee
Type: Research Grant
Investigator: Dr. Dennis Petrie, Centre for Health Policy

An Econometric Analysis of the Impact of Education on Health in Developing Countries

Funding Source: Australian Research Council
Type: Discovery Project
Investigators: Prof. Jenny Williams, Prof. Jan van Ours and Dr. Liana Jacobi, Department of Economics

Reducing Disparities in Diabetes through Expanded Insurance Coverage

Funding Source: Harvard School of Public Health
Type: Research Project Grant
Investigator: Prof. Philip Clarke, Centre for Health Policy