Senior Health Economist, Cancer Council NSW
Public health physician specialised in the mathematical modelling of the effects and cost-effectiveness of preventive interventions.
Obesity is a market failure and personal responsibility will not solve it alone
Aug 13, 2018 13:27 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
This is the first of a two-part series on obesity as a market failure. Read the second part here. Obesity levels in Australia and around the world are high and rising. This comes at an enormous economic cost for society...
Why the government should tax unhealthy foods and subsidise nutritious ones
Feb 15, 2017 07:33 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics Law
In an Australian study published today, we show that if the government were to combine taxes and subsidies on a range of foods and beverages, it could substantially improve the health of Australians and potentially free up...
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