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Qualifications: BSc(Hons), MPhil(UG), PhD(Queensland)
Other Details:
Janet Dzator currently teaches macroeconomics and microeconomics at the University of Newcastle School of Policy. Previously Janet was a research fellow at the Social and Public Health Economics Research (SPHERe) unit at the Curtin University of Technology. While at Curtin, Janet was also a member of the West Australian Drug Evaluation Panel (WADEP) a subgroup of the West Australian Drug and Therapeutic Committee (WADTC). The WADEP reviews the efficacy and cost-effectiveness of new formularies for listing and use in WA. She has published in a number of peer reviewed international journals including Social Science and Medicine, Social Indicators Research and Economic Analysis and Policy and in local media such as The West Australian. Her work covered issues including health care financing and consumer behaviour, economic evaluation, resource allocation and equity.
Research Interests:
Janet’s research interests include econometric modelling, economic evaluation, resource allocation, priority setting, equity and policy evaluation and their application in Health and Labour Economics.
Recent Publications:
Publication over the last 5 years
Book Chapter
Dzator JA. (2005). Economics of unemployment and health, In N. Narayana (ed.) (2005), Economic Development Issues and Policies, pp.807-821, Serial Publications, New Delhi.
Dzator JA and Dzator M. (2005). Health and economic development- with particular reference to malaria control programmes in Africa, In N. Narayana (ed.) (2005), Economic Development Issues and Policies, pp.779-797, Serial Publications, New Delhi.
Mooney G and Dzator JA. (2003). Global public goods for health: A flawed paradigm? In Richard Smith, Robert Beaglehole, David Woodward and Nick Drager (eds.) (2003), Global Public Goods for Health: Health Economic and Public Health Perspectives, pp.233-245, Oxford University Press, Oxford.
Refereed Journal Articles
Dzator JA, Hendrie D, Burke V, Giangiulio N, Gillam HF, Beilin LJ and Houghton S. (2004). "Costs, effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of nutrition and physical activity programs in couples adapting to a shared lifestyle," Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 57: 610-619.
Dzator JA and Asafu-Adjaye J. (2004). "A study of malaria care provider in Ghana", Health Policy, 69:389-401.
Asafu-Adjaye J and Dzator JA. (2003). "Willingness to pay for malaria insurance: A case study of households in Ghana using the contingent valuation method", Economic Analysis and Policy, 33(1): 31-47.
Dzator JA. (2002) "National health improvement: Not just a matter of spending more on health services", Uganda Health Bulletin.
Monographs
Dzator JA and Mooney G. (2002). "Cost-benefit analysis of a coordinated care trial of benzodiazepines withdrawal. The effect of dose frequency and pharmacists' involvement in dispensing of BZD on withdrawal". The Alcohol and Other Drugs Service, Central Coast Health, NSW.
Media Release
Dzator JA. (2002). "Family scheme in fund wait- Economic evaluation of indigenous health services", The West Australian, 14/06/2002.
Reports and Papers (unpublished)
Dzator JA. (2000). "Towards the control of malaria in developing countries: A case study of malaria care seeking behaviour in the Amasaman and Hohoe communities of Ghana," PhD. Thesis Submitted to the Department of Economics, University of Queensland.
Conference Papers Presented
Dzator JA. (2003). "Rising health care expenditure and the challenge to national health care financing strategies", 32nd Conference of Economists, Canberra, Australia.
Dzator JA. (2003). "Paying for the growth of new medical technology: Are new payment strategies overdue?", Expanded power-point presentation slides only, Second Annual Health Insurance Summit, International Business Conference Proceedings Sydney, Australia.
Dzator JA. (2003). "Paying for the growth of new medical technology: Are new payment strategies overdue?" Second Annual Health Insurance Summit, Sydney, Australia.
Dzator JA. (2001). "Global public goods for health: A hope for the future?" School of Population Health, Health Systems Division, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.
Dzator JA. (1999). "Some economic arguments for the cancellation of developing countries debt: Jubilee 2000", Lenten Studies Chaplaincy Centre, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.
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