Terence Cheng

Biography

Terence Cheng is a Senior Lecturer with the School of Economics. Before joining the University of Adelaide in January 2015, Terence was a research fellow at the University of Melbourne, where he remains a honorary senior fellow. Terence’s research interests are in the fields of Health Economics, Applied Econometrics, and Labour Economics. He has published in international peer-reviewed journals including the Journal of Health Economics, The Economic Journal, Health Economics, and Social Science and Medicine. His research is regularly featured in Australian and international media. Terence has also consulted for and worked on commission research by both governmental and international organisations clients including the World Bank, Victorian Department of Health, and the National Health Workforce Taskforce. He has worked extensively with the MABEL Longitudinal Survey of Australian medical doctors, and is a honorary fellow of the Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research. He is also a research fellow of the Centre for Research on the Economics of Ageing (CREA) at the Singapore Management University. Terence is also an affiliate of the Health, Econometrics and Data Group (HEDG) at the University of York. Terence obtained his PhD from the Australian National University. Terence Cheng is a Senior Lecturer with the School of Economics. Before joining the University of Adelaide in January 2015, Terence was a research fellow at the University of Melbourne, where he remains a honorary senior fellow. Terence’s research interests are in the fields of Health Economics, Applied Econometrics, and Labour Economics. He has published in international peer-reviewed journals including the Journal of Health Economics, The Economic Journal, Health Economics, and Social Science and Medicine. His research is regularly featured in Australian and international media. Terence has also consulted for and worked on commission research by both governmental and international organisations clients including the World Bank, Victorian Department of Health, and the National Health Workforce Taskforce. He has worked extensively with the MABEL Longitudinal Survey of Australian medical doctors, and is a honorary fellow of the Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research. He is also a research fellow of the Centre for Research on the Economics of Ageing (CREA) at the Singapore Management University. Terence is also an affiliate of the Health, Econometrics and Data Group (HEDG) at the University of York. Terence obtained his PhD from the Australian National University.

Research Interest

Health care demand and insurance. Economics of the medical labour market (e.g. doctors’ labour supply, professional networks).  Health care financing and provision in mixed public-private systems Applied microeconometrics (e.g. count, LDV variables; simulation methods) and panel data (e.g. attrition).  Happiness and well-being.