Research Thesis Topic
The Economics of Child and Maternal Health in Developing Countries
This project aims to undertake high quality and policy relevant research on the following issues (but not limited to):
• Healthcare financing and use of maternal and child health services
• Cost efficient postnatal care for mothers and children in developing countries
• Cost benefit analysis of (1) childhood illness and treatment (2) vaccination of children
• Inequality in child and maternal mortality in developing countries.
• Social determinants of childhood (newborn death, neonatal mortality, still birth) mortality
• Socio-economic inequalities in women and children nutrition
• Women’s empowerment and health seeking behaviour
• Women empowerment and fertility preferences and regulation
• Impacts of women empowerment on child health in developing countries
Students interested in pursuing a PhD (or Masters) in any of the above topics or related topics are encouraged to contact Associate Professor Rasheda Khanam (rasheda.khanam@usq.edu.au) for further details.
The potential students are expected to have:
(1) an academic background in any of these fields: economics, health economics, development economics, econometrics, statistics and public health, AND,
(2) research publications in relevant fields
- Institute for Resilient Regions
- School of Business
- Applied Economics
- Public Health and Health Services
- Doctor of Philosophy (DPHD)
- Master of Research (MRES)
Please review the admission requirements for the academic program associated with this Thesis Topic