Publications

Please contact me (david.johnston@monash.edu) for a PDF of any of the published articles. 

• Safer in School? The Impact of Compulsory Schooling on Maltreatment and Associated Harms (with A. Dzulkipli, N. Black, & L. Segal), Review of Economics and Statistics, 2025. Abstract

• Religiosity and crime: Evidence from a city-wide shock (with W. Lee, U. Khalil, & A. Ray), Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2025. Abstract

• Children’s access to mental healthcare: Parental perceptions and resource constraints (with N. Black & J. Ride), Social Science & Medicine, 2025. Abstract

• The gender gap in children’s educational time investments in informal settlements (M. Escobar Carías, N. Black, R. Sweeney, F. Barker), Review of Economics of the Household, 2025. Abstract

• Temperature’s toll on decision-making (with M Escobar Carias, R Knott & R Sweeney), Economic Journal, 2024. Abstract

• Horizontal inequity in the use of mental healthcare in Australia (with N. Black, M. Knapp, M.A. Shields, & G.H.Y. Wong), Health Economics, 2024. Abstract

• The importance of sampling frequency for estimates of well-being dynamics (with S. Hoskins, J.S. Kunz, M.A. Shields, & K.E. Staub), Economics Letters, 2024. Abstract

• Effect of In utero Exposure to Air Pollution on Adulthood Hospitalizations (with N Martin-Bassols, SC de New & MA Shields), Journal of Urban Health, 2024. Abstract

• Expecting less in hard times: How the state of the economy influences students’ educational expectations (with JL Arnup & N Black), Economics of Education Review, 2024. Abstract

• Heat and Worker Health (A Ireland & R Knott), Journal of Health Economics, 2023. Abstract

• Cognitive activity at work and the risk of dementia (with N Martin-Bassols, S de New & M Shields), Health Economics, 2023. Abstract

• Long-Term Health Effects of a School Construction Program (with M Rizal, N Black & R Sweeney), Health Economics, 2023. Abstract

• Economic, health and behavioural consequences of greater gambling availability (with S Badji & N Black), Economic Modelling, 2023. Abstract

• Resilience to disaster: Evidence from American wellbeing data (with P Frijters, R Knott  & B Torgler), Global Environmental Change, 2023. Abstract

• Flood disasters and health among the urban poor (with M Escobar Carias, R Knott & R Sweeney), Health Economics, 2022. Abstract

• Income and views on minimum living standards (with N Menon), Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2022. Abstract

• The economic impacts of direct natural disaster exposure (with MJohar, M Shields, P Siminski & O Stavrunova), Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2022. Abstract

• Changes in children’s time use during periods of financial hardship (with J Arnup & N Black), Journal of Population Economics, 2022. Abstract

• Whose mental health declines during economic downturns? (with N Black & A Jackson), Health Economics, 2022. Paper Abstract

• Evaluating wildfire exposure: using wellbeing data to estimate and value the impacts of wildfire (with Y Önder, M Rahman, M Ulubasoglu), Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2021. Abstract

• Upside-down down-under: cold temperatures reduce learning in Australia (with R Knott, S Mendolia, P Siminski), Economics of Education Review, 2021 Abstract

• Subjective wellbeing dynamics (with O Stavrunova), The Australian Economic Review, 2021. Abstract

• Measuring resilience to major life events (with F Etilé, P Frijters & M Shields), Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 191:598-619, 2021. Abstract

• Who is resilient in a time of crisis? The importance of financial and non-financial resources (with C Kung & M Shields), Health Economics, 2021. Abstract

• The link between health and economic preferences: evidence from 22 OECD countries (with X Cen, C Kung, M Shields & E Sun), Health Economics, 30:915-920, 2021. Abstract

• Intergenerational transmission of child maltreatment in South Australia 1986-2017 (with J Armfield, E Gnanamanickam, D Preen, D Brown, H Nguyen & L Segal), The Lancet Public Health, 6, 2021. Abstract

• A planetary health model for reducing exposure to faecal contamination in urban informal settlements (with M French, F Barker, R Tarucc et al.), Environment International, 2021. Abstract

• Association between density of gaming venues in a geographical area and prevalence of insolvency: Longitudinal evidence from Australia (with S Badji & N Black), Addiction, 2020.Abstract

• Macroeconomic Shocks, Job Security and Health: Evidence from the Mining Industry (with M Shields & A Suziedelyte), American Journal of Health Economics, 2020. Abstract

• The causal effect of education on chronic health conditions in the UK (with K Janke, C Propper & M Shields), Journal of Health Economics, 70, 2020. Abstract

• The effect of school sports facilities on physical activity, health and socioeconomic status in adulthood (with N Black, C Propper & M Shields), Social Science & Medicine, 220:120-128, 2019. Abstract

• Mental health and the response to financial incentives: Evidence from a survey incentives experiment (with C Kung & M Shields), Journal of Health Economics, 62:84-94, 2018. Abstract

• Victimisation, wellbeing and compensation: using panel data to estimate the costs of violent crime (with M Shields & A Suziedelyte), Economic Journal, 128:1545-1569, 2018. Abstract

• Justification bias in self-reported disability: new evidence from panel data (with N Black & A Suziedelyte), Journal of Health Economics, 54:124-134, 2017. Abstract

• Who provides inconsistent reports of their health status? The importance of age, cognitive ability and socioeconomic status  (with N Black, M Shields & A Suziedelyte), Social Science and Medicine, 191:9-18, 2017. Abstract

• Financial decision-making in the household: exploring the importance of survey respondent, health, cognitive ability and personality (with Sonja Kassenboehmer & M Shields), Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 132:42-61, 2016. Abstract

• Long-term health effects of Vietnam-era military service: a quasi-experiment using Australian conscription lotteries (with M Shields & P Siminski), Journal of Health Economics, 45:12-26, 2016. Abstract

• Racial prejudice and labour market penalties during economic downturns (with G Lordan), European Economic Review, 84:57-75, 2016. Abstract

• Too much of a good thing? Exploring the impact of wealth on weight (with N Au), Health Economics, 24:1403-1421, 2015.Abstract

• Childhood obesity and cognitive achievement (with N Black & A Peeters), Health Economics, 24:1082-1100, 2015. Abstract

• A lifecycle perspective of stock market performance and wellbeing (with P Frijters, M Shields & K Sinha), Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 112:237-250, 2015. Abstract

• Education and health knowledge: evidence from UK compulsory schooling reforms (with G Lordan, M Shields & A Suziedelyte), Social Science and Medicine, 127:92-100, 2015. Abstract

• Self-assessed health: what does it mean and what does it hide? (with N Au), Social Science and Medicine, 121:21-28, 2014. Abstract

• The effect of mental health on employment: evidence from Australian panel data (with P Frijters & M Shields), Health Economics, 23:1058–1071, 2014. Abstract

• Maternal gender role attitudes, human capital investment and labour supply of sons and daughters (with S Schurer & M Shields), Oxford Economic Papers, 66:631-659, 2014. Abstract

• Does childhood predict adult life satisfaction? Evidence from British cohort surveys (with P Frijters & M Shields), Economic Journal, 124: F688-F719, 2014. Abstract

• Child mental health and educational attainment: multiple observers and the measurement error problem (with C Propper, S Pudney & M Shields), Journal of Applied Econometrics, 29:880-900, 2014. Abstract

• The income gradient in childhood mental health: all in the eye of the beholder? (with C Propper, S Pudney & M Shields), Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series A, 177:807-827, 2014. Abstract

• Weight perceptions, weight control and income: an analysis using British data (with G Lordan), Economics and Human Biology, 12:132-139, 2014. Abstract

• Do sector-wide approaches for health aid delivery lead to 'donor-flight'? A comparison of 46 low-income countries (with R Sweeney and D Mortimer), Social Science and Medicine, 105:38-46, 2014. Abstract

• Exploring the intergenerational persistence of mental health: evidence from three generations (with S Schurer & M Shields), Journal of Health Economics, 32:1077-1089, 2013. Abstract

• Intra-household resource allocation: do US parents reduce or reinforce child ability gaps? (with P Frijters & M Shields), Demography, 50:2187-2208, 2013. Abstract

• Intergenerational earnings mobility: a new decomposition of investment and endowment effects (with BA Cardak and VL Martin), Labour Economics, 24: 39-47, 2013. Abstract

• Exploring the relationship between macroeconomic conditions and problem drinking as captured by Google searches in the US (with P Frijters, G Lordan & M Shields), Social Science and Medicine, 84:61-68, 2013. Abstract

• Handedness, health and cognitive development: evidence from children in the NLSY (with M Nicholls, M Shah & M Shields), Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series A, 176:841-860, 2013. Abstract

• Extra status and extra stress: are promotions good for us? (with W Lee), Industrial and Labor Relations Review, 66:32-54, 2013. Abstract

• Citation success over time: theory or empirics? (with M Piatti and B Torgler), Scientometrics, 95:1023-1029, 2013. Abstract

• Discrimination makes me sick! An examination of the discrimination-health relationship (with G Lordan), Journal of Health Economics, 31:99-111, 2012. Abstract

• Climbing the job ladder: new evidence of gender inequity (with W Lee), Industrial Relations: A Journal of Economy and Society, 51:129-151, 2012. Abstract

• The triumph of hope over disappointment: A note on the utility value of good health expectations (with P Frijters & G Foster), Journal of Economic Psychology, 33:206-214, 2012. Abstract

• The optimality of tax transfers: what does life satisfaction data tell us? (with P Frijters & M Shields), Journal of Happiness Studies, 13:821-832, 2012. Abstract

• Adverse birth factors predict cognitive ability, but not hand preference (with M Nicholls & M Shields), Neuropsychology, 26:578-587, 2012. Abstract

• Explaining the black-white obesity gap: a decomposition analysis of proximal causes (with W Lee), Demography, 48:1429-1450, 2011. Abstract

• Life satisfaction dynamics with quarterly life event data (with P Frijters & M Shields), Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 113:190-211, 2011. Abstract

• Physical appearance and wages: do blondes have more fun?, Economics Letters, 108:10-13, 2010. Abstract

• Comparing subjective and objective measures of health: evidence from hypertension for the income/health gradient (with C Propper, M Shields), Journal of Health Economics 28:540-522, 2009. Abstract

• To work or not to work? Child development and maternal labor supply (with P Frijters, M Shah & M Shields), American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 1(3): 97-110, 2009. Abstract

• Nature's experiment? Handedness and early childhood development (with M Nicholls, M Shah & M Shields), Demography, 46(2):281-301, 2009. Abstract

• Retiring to the good life? The short-term effects of retirement on health (with W Lee), Economics Letters, 103:8-11, 2009. Abstract