Rubayyat Hashmi

Research

Applied economics of health, mental health, disability, labour-market disadvantage and energy poverty.

Research programme

Research areas

My work is organised around a common question: how does disadvantage develop, persist and affect wellbeing over time?

I use longitudinal data and applied econometric methods to study health, mental health, disability, labour-market outcomes and household disadvantage. Across these areas, I am particularly interested in persistence, inequality, access to services and the distributional consequences of economic and policy change.

Health & Mental Health Economics

My research examines socioeconomic inequalities in mental health, access to psychiatric care, health-related quality of life and the economic consequences of poor mental health. A recurring focus is how disadvantage develops and persists over time in Australia.

Selected work

Labour & Disability Economics

I study employment, wellbeing and economic disadvantage among people with disability, with particular attention to persistence over time rather than single-period outcomes. Current work asks whether long-term employment disadvantage is concentrated among a smaller group experiencing repeated or prolonged non-employment.

Selected work

Applied Econometrics & Policy Evaluation

My empirical work primarily uses longitudinal and panel data to study changes within individuals and households over time. Methodological interests include causal inference, fixed-effects and related panel approaches, distributional decomposition, inequality measurement and policy-relevant evaluation.

Selected work

Energy & Environmental Economics

My energy research focuses on household energy affordability, energy poverty, residential energy expenditure and the distributional consequences of the net-zero transition. I am particularly interested in how energy disadvantage intersects with health, mental health and broader socioeconomic inequality.

Selected work

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Research in progress

Current projects & working papers

Working papers and research in progress, ordered from health and disability to methods and energy.

  • Mental Health Care Markets, Access, and Inequality in Australia

    Hashmi, R.

    Examines access, inequality and the organisation of mental-health care in Australia.

    Research in progress
    Working title

  • The Long Tail of Disability Employment Disadvantage

    Hashmi, R. & Keating, B. W.

    Investigates the distribution and persistence of long-term employment disadvantage among people with disability.

    Working paper
    In progress

  • Causal Inference with Longitudinal Data: A Theoretical Framework for Dynamic Selection and State Dependence

    Hashmi, R.

    Develops a theoretical framework for causal analysis when longitudinal outcomes reflect dynamic selection and state dependence.

    Research in progress
    Working title

  • Energy Poverty and Mental Health-Related Quality-of-Life Dimensions

    Hashmi, R., Clair, A., & Baker, E.

    Studies how energy poverty relates to specific mental health-related quality-of-life dimensions using Australian longitudinal data.

    SSRN Working Paper
    5175411

  • Understanding the Drivers of Residential Energy Expenditure: A Novel Household-Level Analysis Using Panel Regression Models

    Hashmi, R., Clair, A., & Baker, E.

    Examines household, building, climate and location drivers of residential energy expenditure in Australia.

    SSRN Working Paper
    5175407