Biography

Michael Shields is Associate Professor and Reader in the Department of Economics at the University of Melbourne. He is also Adjunct Professor in the Research School for Social Sciences (RSSS) at the Australian National University. His research is in the areas of applied health and labour economics, with particular interest in the socio-economic determinants of health and happiness. He is also a Research Fellow in the Centre for the Research and Analysis of Migration (CReAM) at University College London, and an affiliate of the Health Econometrics Data Group (HEDG) at the University of York. He joined the department in 2001.

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Research Interests

• Labour Economics
• Health Economics
• Microeconometrics

Publications

• 1995 - 2001
• 2002-2007
• 2008 and forthcoming
• Selected other publications

Working Papers

• 1997 - 2001
• 2002
• 2003-2007

Teaching/Co-ordinating Responsibilities

• 316-475 Economics Research Essay (Fourth Year)

• 316-326 Economic Analysis & Policy (Third Year)