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Michael A. Shields
Michael A. Shields
Research Fellow

Michael A. Shields is based in the Centre for Health Economics at Monash University. His research is mainly in the areas of applied health and labour economics, with particular interest in the socio-economic determinants of health and wellbeing.

He joined IZA as a Research Fellow in October 1999.

IZA Publications

IZA Discussion Paper No. 17101
published in: Economics Letters, 2024, 242, 111880
IZA Discussion Paper No. 14731
published as 'Economic gradients in loneliness, social isolation and social support: Evidence from the UK Biobank' in: Social Science & Medicine, 2022, 306, 115122
IZA Discussion Paper No. 13616
published in: Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2022, 196, 26-39
IZA Discussion Paper No. 13063
published as 'Measuring resilience to major life events' in: Elsevier Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2021, 191, 598-619
IZA Discussion Paper No. 11353
published as 'The causal effect of education on chronic health conditions in the UK' in: Journal of Health Economics, 2020, 70, 102252
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