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Are private patients in public hospitals a problem?

A new report has claimed public patients are worse off with increased numbers of private patients in public hospitals.

Peter Sivey, RMIT University and Terence Cheng, University of Adelaide
Recently, hospital and aged care provider association Catholic Health Australia (CHA) released a report sounding an alarm bell at recent increases in the number of patients in […]

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A closer look at policy downgrades for private health insurance – Terence Cheng

In a recent commentary published in Health Voices, Dr Terence Cheng, Senior Lecturer of the School of Economics at University of Adelaide, takes a closer look at the recent apparent phenomenon of policy downgrades for private health insurance. Dr Cheng examines changes in spending on private health insurance premiums based on data collected in the Household […]

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Gender differences in earnings among Australian GPs – Terence Cheng

New research by University of Adelaide economist Dr Terence Cheng and his collaborators has identified substantial gender differences in earnings in the oldest and most prestigious of professions in Australia: medicine.
The study, published in the international journal Industrial Relations, (and available here), analysed data of over 3,400 Australian general practitioners (GPs) from the Medicine in […]

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Longitudinal Evidence for a Midlife Nair in Human Well-Being: Results from Four Data Sets

Research forthcoming at the Economic Journal has uncovered what is the first longitudinal and multi-country evidence for a midlife low in human happiness and well-being.  There really is a kind of midlife ‘crisis’ in feelings of satisfaction with one’s life.
The new study by University of Adelaide economist Dr Terence Cheng, and his collaborators Nick Powdthavee, […]

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