Health & Mental Health Economics
Mental health, health inequalities, healthcare access and health-related quality of life.
Rubayyat Hashmi
Economist
Health & Mental Health Economics · Labour Economics · Applied Microeconomics · Energy & Environmental Economics
I am an applied economist studying how economic disadvantage and labour-market conditions shape health, mental health, wellbeing and inequality. My research uses longitudinal data, applied econometrics and policy evaluation, with particular interests in mental health, disability, labour-market disadvantage and energy poverty.
Research agenda
Research areas
Health, wellbeing and the distribution of economic disadvantage.
Labour & Disability Economics
Disability employment, labour-market participation and the persistence of employment disadvantage.
Applied Econometrics & Policy Evaluation
Longitudinal data, causal inference, distributional analysis and inequality measurement.
Energy & Environmental Economics
Energy poverty, household energy expenditure and equity in the net-zero transition.
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Health & mental health · Journal article
Socioeconomic mental health disparities and income mobility in Australia: A longitudinal factor decomposition analysis
Decomposes socioeconomic mental-health inequality over time and examines the roles of health and income mobility in observed disparities.
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Labour & disability · Journal article
An investigation of the longitudinal trajectory patterns of health-related quality of life among Australians with disabilities: Explaining disability types and properties
Examines longitudinal health-related quality-of-life trajectories among Australians with disability and their relationship with disability and socioeconomic characteristics.
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Energy & environment · Journal article
Unpacking the mental health effects of energy poverty: Implications of energy poverty metric choice for research and policy
Shows why the measurement of energy poverty matters for estimating mental-health effects, including the consequences of cumulative exposure.
Research in progress
Current projects
& working papers
Current working papers and research in progress.
Research programme- SSRN Working Paper
Energy Poverty and Mental Health-Related Quality-of-Life Dimensions
Examines how energy poverty relates to specific mental health-related quality-of-life dimensions using Australian longitudinal data.
5175411 - SSRN Working Paper
Understanding the Drivers of Residential Energy Expenditure: A Novel Household-Level Analysis Using Panel Regression Models
Investigates household, building and climate-related drivers of residential energy expenditure using longitudinal Australian data.
5175407 - Working paper
The Long Tail of Disability Employment Disadvantage
Investigates the distribution and persistence of long-term employment disadvantage among people with disability.
In progress
Academic background
Profile
I hold a PhD in Economics (Health Economics) from the University of Southern Queensland and have held academic and research appointments in Australia and Bangladesh. I am currently an Adjunct Research Fellow in the School of Society and Culture at Adelaide University.
More about me- PhD Economics (2021)
- Health, labour & applied microeconomics
- Longitudinal econometrics
- University teaching & supervision