Dr Terence Cheng
Research Fellow
Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research
Location:
Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research
Level 5, Faculty of Business and Economics Building, 111 Barry Street,
The University of Melbourne
Biography
Terence Cheng is a Research Fellow at the Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, Faculty of Business and Economics, The University of Melbourne. A health economist by training, Terence’s research interest are in the fields of Health Economics and Applied Econometrics. At the institute, Terence is developing a program of research on the “Economics of Mixed Public and Private Health Systems”. His current research activities are in the areas of the economics of demand for health care and insurance, and the economics of physician labour markets.
Terence has a keen interest in the application of advanced econometric techniques to address research questions with a strong public policy focus. He is currently working on issues related to the financing of private health care, and private health insurance in Australia. His research has been featured in the media outlets such as The Sydney Morning Herald, The Conversation and The Australian Doctor.
Terence is a member of the Australian Research Council (ARC) Centre of Research Excellence in Medical Workforce Dynamics and the MABEL Australian Longitudinal Survey of Doctors Study (mabel.org.au). He is also an affiliate of the Health, Econometrics and Data Group (HEDG) at the University of York. He received his B.Soc.Sci and M.Soc.Sci from the National University of Singapore and obtained his Ph.D from the Australian National University.
Research Interests
Applied Microeconomics; Health and Labour Economics; Microeconometric Analysis using Simulations
Current Projects
The demand for health care and insurance in mixed public-private health systems
Labour supply, earnings and productivity of physicians
Dual practice of physicians
Dr Terence Cheng's SSRN Author Page
Published & Working Papers
What factors influence the earnings of GPs and medical specialists? Evidence from the MABEL survey” (with A Scott et al.). Health Economics 21(11), 1300-1317.
“Measuring the effects of removing subsidies for private insurance on public expenditure for health care” Health, Econometrics Data Group, Working Paper 11/32. November 2011.
“Demand for hospital care and health insurance in a mixed public-private system: empirical evidence using a simultaneous equation modeling approach”. (with F Vahid) Melbourne Institute Working Paper Series 22/11. September 2011
“An empirical analysis of public & private practice by medical specialists in Australia” (with A Scott, C Joyce)
“Hospital utilisation in a mixed system” (with A Palangkaraya, J Yong)
Other Papers
W Yan, TC Cheng, A Scott, G Kalb, J Humphreys, C Joyce, A Leahy. (2011) “Medicine in Australia: Balancing Employment and Life (MABEL)”. Australian Economic Review, 44(1), 102-112.
Government Reports & Non-Peer Reviewed Publications
“Patterns and determinants of medical and nursing workforce exits” (with A Scott, P Sivey) National Health Workforce Planning and Research Collaboration, December 2011.“Workload measures for allied health workforce” (with A Scott), National Health Workforce Taskforce, Melbourne Australia, May 2010.
“MABEL User Manual” (2010, 2011)
“Medicine in Australia: Balancing Employment and Life” (with A Scott). Surgical News, 11(1) p.32-33.