Dr Terence Cheng
Senior Lecturer
School of Economics
Faculty of the Professions
Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD - email supervisor to discuss availability.
Terence Cheng is Senior Lecturer at the School of Economics, University of Adelaide. Terence’s research interests are in the areas of Health Economics, Applied Econometrics, and Labour Economics. His current research activities are in the areas of health care insurance, medical labour market, the economics of ageing, and applied microeconometrics.
Terence has published in both general and field journals in economics including the Economic Journal, Journal of Health Economics, Health Economics, Canadian Journal of Economics, and multidisciplinary journals such as Social Science and Medicine and Health Policy.
Prior to joining Adelaide, Terence worked as a research fellow at the University of Melbourne where he was involved in the MABEL Longitudinal Survey of Australian Doctors. He remains an honorary fellow of the Melbourne Institute. He is also a research fellow of the Centre for Research on the Economics of Ageing (CREA) at the Singapore Management University. Terence has a PhD from the Australian National University, and Master and Bachelor degrees from the National University of Singapore.
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Appointments
Date Position Institution name 2015 Senior Lecturer University of Adelaide 2009 - 2015 Research Fellow University of Melbourne -
Awards and Achievements
Date Type Title Institution Name Country Amount 2018 Award Executive Dean’s Award for Research Excellence Faculty of Professions, University of Adelaide Australia — 2015 Award Executive Dean’s Commendation for Research Excellence Faculty of Professions, University of Adelaide Australia — -
Education
Date Institution name Country Title — Australian National University Australia PhD -
Research Interests
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Journals
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Working Paper
Year Citation 2015 Kalb, G. R. J., Kuehnle, D., Scott, A., Cheng, T. C., & Jeon, S. H. (2015). What Factors Affect Doctors' Hours Decisions: Comparing Structural Discrete Choice and Reduced-Form Approaches. 2015 Kalb, G., Kuehnle, D., Scott, A., Cheng, T., & Jeon, S. -H. (2015). What Factors Affect Doctors’ Hours Decisions: Comparing Structural Discrete Choice and Reduced-Form Approaches. 2014 Cheng, T. C., Powdthavee, N., & Oswald, A. J. (2014). Longitudinal Evidence for a Midlife Nadir in Human Wellbeing: Results from Four Data Sets. 2013 Cheng, T., Kalb, G., & Scott, A. (2013). Public, Private or Both? Analysing Factors Influencing the Labour Supply of Medical Specialists.
2013 Cheng, T., Kalb, G., & Scott, A. (2013). Public, Private or Both? Analysing Factors Influencing the Labour Supply of Medical Specialists. WILEY.
2012 Schurer, S., Kuehnle, D., Scott, A., & Cheng, T. C. (2012). One Man's Blessing, Another Woman's Curse? Family Factors and the Gender-Earnings Gap of Doctors. 2012 Schurer, S., Kuehnle, D., Scott, A., & Cheng, T. C. (2012). One Man's Blessing, Another Woman's Curse? Family Factors and the Gender-Earnings Gap of Doctors. 2011 Cheng, T. C., & Vahid, F. (2011). Demand for Hospital Care and Private Health Insurance in a Mixed Public-Private System: Empirical Evidence Using a Simultaneous Equation Modeling Approach. 2010 Cheng, T. C., Scott, A., Jeon, S. -H., Kalb, G. R., Joyce, C., & Humphreys, J. (2010). What Factors Influence the Earnings of GPs and Medical Specialists in Australia? Evidence from the MABEL Survey.
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Current Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)
Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name 2017 Principal Supervisor Health Insurance, Healthcare Services, Education and Labour Market Outcomes in the Developing Countries Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Frank Darkwah 2017 Principal Supervisor Family Responsibility, Gender and Physicians' Labour Supply: the Case of Australia Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Ms Jia Song 2017 Co-Supervisor Child Wellbeing and Economic Development: Empirical Evidence from Less Developed Countries Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Danusha Gunaseela Jayawardana 2016 Co-Supervisor Essays on Political Economy and Economic Development Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Dessie tarko Ambaw 2016 Co-Supervisor Education and Earnings: Evidence from Ghana Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Akwasi Ampofo -
Past Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)
Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name 2016 - 2018 Co-Supervisor Essays on the Political Economy of the HIV/AIDS Epidemic in Sub-Saharan Africa Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Pide Lun 2015 - 2017 Co-Supervisor An Economic Analysis of Dietary Diversification in the Developing World Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Samira Choudhury
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Committee Memberships
Date Role Committee Institution Country 2018 - ongoing Member Research Taskforce Faculty of Professions, University of Adelaide Australia 2017 - 2017 Co-Chair Outreach Systems, Engage for Change. Faculty of Professions, University of Adelaide Australia 2016 - ongoing Member Research Committee University of Adelaide Australia -
Offices Held
Date Office Name Institution Country 2016 - ongoing Seminar series coordinator School of Economics, University of Adelaide Australia
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