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Danusha Jayawardana

@Danusha_Jay

Health Economist | Research Fellow @CHE_Monash

 Melbourne, Australia
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Joined July 2019
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Our paper on ‘Children’s Time Allocation and the Socioeconomic Gap’ is now published in the European Economic Review! 📄✨ We find that shifting children's time from digital media 📺 to enrichment activities 📚 improves numeracy skills for low SES children. A short 🧵👇
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Who actually gets to see a psychologist, even after getting a mental health treatment plan from their GP? Our new piece shows that it depends on your income and where you live!
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Medicare rebates are meant to make psychologist visits cheaper and more accessible. But data shows those on the lowest incomes are missing out. @Danusha_Jay @MonashUni theconversation.com/seeing-a…
Seeing a psychologist is becoming more unequal – and our map shows the gap

Seeing a psychologist is becoming more unequal – and our map shows the gap

Medicare rebates are meant to make psychologist visits cheaper and more accessible. But data shows those on the lowest incomes are missing out.

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Medicare rebates are meant to make psychologist visits cheaper and more accessible. But data shows those on the lowest incomes are missing out. @Danusha_Jay @MonashUni theconversation.com/seeing-a…
Seeing a psychologist is becoming more unequal – and our map shows the gap

Seeing a psychologist is becoming more unequal – and our map shows the gap

Medicare rebates are meant to make psychologist visits cheaper and more accessible. But data shows those on the lowest incomes are missing out.

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Younger siblings also spend less time per day on 'enrichment activities', such as music practise or reading. @NicAuBlack @Danusha_Jay @MonashUni theconversation.com/our-stud…
Our study shows younger siblings spend more time on screens than big sisters and brothers

Our study shows younger siblings spend more time on screens than big sisters and brothers

Younger siblings also spend less time per day on ‘enrichment activities’, such as music practise or reading.

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Is the iPad a younger-sibling thing? 🤔📱 Our new @ConversationEDU article digs into how birth order shapes kids’ daily time use. theconversation.com/our-stud… via @ConversationEDU
Our study shows younger siblings spend more time on screens than big sisters and brothers

Our study shows younger siblings spend more time on screens than big sisters and brothers

Younger siblings also spend less time per day on ‘enrichment activities’, such as music practise or reading.

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Elcin Tuzel@ElcinTuzel9 Feb 2025
📣📣Our online seminar series “Economics of Mental Health” starts in March this year with A/Prof Jonas Fooken of @MUCHE_Macquarie 📚Topic: Pharmacist workload, subjective and physiological stress, and the risk of unsafe practice 📅Date: 6th of March ⏰ Time: 12-1 pm AEDT 📷 Sign up here for the Zoom link: AHES Economics of Mental Health SIG - Seminar Series (rb.gy/y4hayz) #MentalHealth #EconTwitter
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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
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Ashani Amarasinghe@ashaniamar20 Jan 2025
New WP! “Getting along or getting ahead? The domestic roots of status-seeking in international relations” By @ashaniamar @USydneyEcon @KathrynBaragwa @UniMelb ideas.repec.org/p/syd/wpaper… Comments welcome!
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Just 3 weeks until our Feb 13 short course. Led by Profs Tony Scott & Bob Elliott, Economics of the Health Workforce will give professionals working in #humanservices & #healthpolicy the knowledge they need to build a better health workforce. Register: bit.ly/3OE4Y48
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Congratulations to @CHE_Monash 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.
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Visit & work with us in one of the best cities in the world, #Melbourne. Our international visiting fellowship program is accepting applications from experienced international researchers & ECRs. Apply by 15 Jan: tinyurl.com/y25sfvzs
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Our new short-course "Economics of the #HealthWorkforce" (13 Feb) will outline economic solutions to current/future shortages of health/aged care workers. Explore how healthcare labour markets can be better designed for the Australian population. Register: bit.ly/3OE4Y48
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📢CALL FOR PAPERS: 14th Australasian Workshop on #Econometrics & #HealthEconomics 📅16-18 July 2025 📍@MonashMalaysia 📜≤14 papers will be accepted 👶Doctoral students/ECRs strongly encouraged to apply ✉️Submit by 20 Jan 2025: tinyurl.com/2ms8bu4n
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New #CHEWorkingPaper: PERM (Parameter Estimation by Raw Moments) estimates how policies shape inequality by extending standard empirical tools to averages of polynomial transformations of the outcomes. Neat method for studying distributional effects! 🔎tinyurl.com/yfx7skku
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Introducing Adam Akmal Dzulkipli (@itsadamakmal), who is on the #EconJobMarket from @CHE_Monash. Adam's research interests lie at the intersection of #HealthEconomics, #LabourEconomics, & the economics of #education. Learn more about Adam at his website: sites.google.com/view/adzulk…
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Jessica Arnup@JessicaArnup13 Nov 2024
So excited to share this just published work 📣 Using PISA data from 38 OECD countries over 18 years, we show that student’s aspirations (technically expectations) to attend university *decrease* during hard economic times
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Would you return to work after a health crisis? Your education could be the deciding factor. While people’s health post-illness recovers similarly across education levels, their work is quite different tinyurl.com/ye9t2zkb #CHEResearchBites @terenceccheng @DennisJPetrie
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This week in our November seminar series, we welcome Prof Jan van Ours (@erasmusuni) with a talk titled "High temperatures and workplace injuries". Join 13 Nov @ noon in-person or online: monash.edu/business/events/c…
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Applications are now OPEN for our international visiting fellowship program! Calling experienced international researchers & all ECRs: come visit & work with us for 2-6 months in 2025. Apply here by 15 Jan: tinyurl.com/y25sfvzs
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This November, @CHE_Monash are hosting a seminar series featuring our world-renowned staff & adjuncts. Don’t miss this opportunity to engage with cutting-edge research and network with experts in the field. Join on Weds, in-person or online. More info: tinyurl.com/3a42hhjc
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How did the #BetterAccess Initiative change mental healthcare in Australia? Our new study finds it increased the psychology workforce, raised psychologists' incomes & led to more practices in regional areas. Read: tinyurl.com/w2dsb436 #MentalHealth #HealthPolicy #Medicare
Column graph titled "% change in number of workers". The y-axis is "% change relative to 2001". On the x-axis, there are the years 2001, 2006, 2011 and 2016. The graph shows two groups, psychologists (0, 17.7, 143, 187.4 for the respective years) and other allied health workers (0, 19.4, 53.9, 96.2 for the respective years).

ALT Column graph titled "% change in number of workers". The y-axis is "% change relative to 2001". On the x-axis, there are the years 2001, 2006, 2011 and 2016. The graph shows two groups, psychologists (0, 17.7, 143, 187.4 for the respective years) and other allied health workers (0, 19.4, 53.9, 96.2 for the respective years).

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