David W. Johnston

Monash University

Associate Professor

Melbourne, 3800

Australia

http://www.buseco.monash.edu.au/centres/che/staff/profile.html?sid=53288&pid=5002

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1.

Happiness Dynamics with Quarterly Life Event Data

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3604
Number of pages: 25 Posted: 04 Aug 2008
Paul Frijters, David W. Johnston and Michael A. Shields
Queensland University of Technology - School of Economics and Finance, Monash University and University of Melbourne - Department of Economics
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life satisfaction, life events, adaptation, compensation

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Destined for (Un)Happiness: Does Childhood Predict Adult Life Satisfaction?

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5819
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 04 Jul 2011
Paul Frijters, David W. Johnston and Michael A. Shields
Queensland University of Technology - School of Economics and Finance, Monash University and University of Melbourne - Department of Economics
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childhood, socioeconomic status, life satisfaction, non-cognitive, cognitive

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Mental Health and Labour Market Participation: Evidence from IV Panel Data Models

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4883
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 26 Apr 2010
Paul Frijters, David W. Johnston and Michael A. Shields
Queensland University of Technology - School of Economics and Finance, Monash University and University of Melbourne - Department of Economics
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measurement error, mental health, labour market participation, causality

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Handedness, Time Use and Early Childhood Development

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2752
Number of pages: 23 Posted: 26 Apr 2007
David W. Johnston, Manisha Shah and Michael A. Shields
Monash University, UCLA Department of Public Policy and University of Melbourne - Department of Economics
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handedness, child development, child time use, parental characteristics

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Comparing Subjective and Objective Measures of Health: Evidence from Hypertension for the Income/Health Gradient

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Comparing Subjective and Objective Measures of Health: Evidence from Hypertension for the Income/Health Gradient

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2737
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 23 Apr 2007
David W. Johnston, Carol Propper and Michael A. Shields
Monash University, Imperial College London Business School and University of Melbourne - Department of Economics
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hypertension, objective health, self-reported health, reporting error, income

Comparing Subjective and Objective Measures of Health: Evidence from Hypertension for the Income/Health Gradient

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP6270
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 21 May 2008
David W. Johnston, Carol Propper and Michael A. Shields
Monash University, Imperial College London Business School and University of Melbourne - Department of Economics
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Hypertension, income, objective health, reporting error, self-reported health

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Handedness, Health and Cognitive Development: Evidence from Children in the NLSY

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4774
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 22 Feb 2010
David W. Johnston, Michael Nicholls, Manisha Shah and Michael A. Shields
Monash University, affiliation not provided to SSRN, UCLA Department of Public Policy and University of Melbourne - Department of Economics
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handedness, children, health, cognitive development, family fixed-effects

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The Good, the Bad and the Naive: Do Fair Prices Signal Good Types or Do They Induce Good Behaviour?

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6491
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 28 Apr 2012
Uwe Dulleck, David W. Johnston, Rudolf Kerschbamer and Matthias Sutter
Queensland University of Technology - School of Economics and Finance, Monash University, University of Innsbruck and Max Planck Society for the Advancement of the Sciences - Max Planck Institute for Research on Collective Goods
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credence goods, experts, pricing, experiment, other regarding preferences, signalling, projection bias

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Evidence on the Long Shadow of Poor Mental Health Across Three Generations

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6014
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 16 Oct 2011
David W. Johnston, Stefanie Schurer and Michael A. Shields
Monash University, Victoria University of Wellington - School of Economics and Finance and University of Melbourne - Department of Economics
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intergenerational transmission, mobility, mental health, economic outcomes

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Is There an Income Gradient in Child Health? It Depends Whom You Ask

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4830
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 22 Mar 2010
David W. Johnston, Carol Propper, Stephen Pudney and Michael A. Shields
Monash University, Imperial College London Business School, University of Essex - Institute for Social and Economic Research (ISER) and University of Melbourne - Department of Economics
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child health, income, reporting bias

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The Causal Effect of Education on Chronic Health Conditions

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11353
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 12 Mar 2018
Katharina Janke, David W. Johnston, Carol Propper and Michael A. Shields
Lancaster University, Monash University, Imperial College London Business School and University of Melbourne - Department of Economics
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education reform, health conditions, causality

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Intra-Household Resource Allocation: Do Parents Reduce or Reinforce Child Cognitive Ability Gaps?

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5153
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 30 Aug 2010
Paul Frijters, David W. Johnston, Manisha Shah and Michael A. Shields
Queensland University of Technology - School of Economics and Finance, Monash University, UCLA Department of Public Policy and University of Melbourne - Department of Economics
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children, cognitive ability, parental investment, handedness

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Extra Status and Extra Stress: Are Promotions Good for Us?

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Extra Status and Extra Stress: Are Promotions Good for Us?

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6675
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 07 Jul 2012
David W. Johnston and Wang-Sheng Lee
Monash University and Deakin University
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promotion, status, stress, job satisfaction

Extra Status and Extra Stress: Are Promotions Good for Us?

Industrial and Labor Relations Review, Vol. 66, No. 1, 2013
Posted: 22 Feb 2013
David W. Johnston and Wang-Sheng Lee
Monash University and Deakin University

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Promotion, stress, job satisfaction

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Early Child Development and Maternal Labor Force Participation: Using Handedness as an Instrument

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3537
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 16 Jun 2008
Paul Frijters, David W. Johnston, Manisha Shah and Michael A. Shields
Queensland University of Technology - School of Economics and Finance, Monash University, UCLA Department of Public Policy and University of Melbourne - Department of Economics
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maternal labor force participation, child development, handedness

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Explaining the Female Black-White Obesity Gap: A Decomposition Analysis of Proximal Causes

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5841
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 17 Jul 2011
David W. Johnston and Wang-Sheng Lee
Monash University and Deakin University
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obesity, decomposition

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Maternal Gender Role Attitudes, Human Capital Investment, and Labour Supply of Sons and Daughters

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6656
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 23 Jun 2012
David W. Johnston, Stefanie Schurer and Michael A. Shields
Monash University, Victoria University of Wellington - School of Economics and Finance and University of Melbourne - Department of Economics
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maternal gender role attitudes, intergenerational transmission, labour supply, human capital investment, expectations, cohort data

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Citation Success Over Time: Theory or Empirics?

FEEM Working Paper No. 55.2012
Number of pages: 11 Posted: 06 Aug 2012
David W. Johnston, Marco Piatti and Benno Torgler
Monash University, Queensland University of Technology and Queensland University of Technology
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citations, theory, empirics, cross-country, North America

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Climbing the Job Ladder: New Evidence of Gender Inequity

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Climbing the Job Ladder: New Evidence of Gender Inequity

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5970
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 18 Sep 2011
David W. Johnston and Wang-Sheng Lee
Monash University and Deakin University
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promotions, job changes, gender, wage gap

Climbing the Job Ladder: New Evidence of Gender Inequity

Industrial Relations: A Journal of Economy and Society, Vol. 51, Issue 1, pp. 129-151, 2012
Number of pages: 23 Posted: 31 Jan 2012
David W. Johnston and Wang‐Sheng Lee
Monash University and affiliation not provided to SSRN
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Child Mental Health and Educational Attainment: Multiple Observers and the Measurement Error Problem

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5874
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 08 Aug 2011
David W. Johnston, Carol Propper, Stephen Pudney and Michael A. Shields
Monash University, Imperial College London Business School, University of Essex - Institute for Social and Economic Research (ISER) and University of Melbourne - Department of Economics
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Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire, education, child mental health, measurement error

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Long-Term Health Effects of Vietnam-Era Military Service: A Quasi-Experiment Using Australian Conscription Lotteries

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8852
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 21 Feb 2015
David W. Johnston, Michael A. Shields and Peter Siminski
Monash University, University of Melbourne - Department of Economics and University of Wollongong - School of Economics
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military service, health, conscription, Australia, Vietnam War

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Victimisation, Wellbeing and Compensation: Using Panel Data to Estimate the Costs of Violent Crime

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9311
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 04 Sep 2015
David W. Johnston, Michael A. Shields and Agne Suziedelyte
Monash University, University of Melbourne - Department of Economics and City University London
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violent crime, victimisation, wellbeing, compensation, panel data

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World Commodity Prices, Job Security and Health: Evidence from the Mining Industry

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11251
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 08 Jan 2018
David W. Johnston, Michael A. Shields and Agne Suziedelyte
Monash University, University of Melbourne - Department of Economics and City University London
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job security, health, macroeconomic conditions, panel data

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The Causal Effect of Education on Chronic Health Conditions in the UK

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP14084
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 06 Nov 2019
Katharina Janke, David W. Johnston, Carol Propper and Michael Shields
Lancaster University, Monash University, Imperial College London Business School and Monash University
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Causality, Chronic Illness, Education reform

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Victimisation, Well‐Being and Compensation: Using Panel Data to Estimate the Costs of Violent Crime

The Economic Journal, Vol. 128, Issue 611, pp. 1545-1569, 2018
Number of pages: 25 Posted: 05 Jun 2018
David W. Johnston, Michael A. Shields and Agne Suziedelyte
Monash University, University of Melbourne - Department of Economics and City University London
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Does Childhood Predict Adult Life Satisfaction? Evidence from British Cohort Surveys

Feature Issue, Vol. 124, Issue 580, pp. F688-F719, 2014
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 08 Nov 2014
Paul Frijters, David W. Johnston and Michael A. Shields
Queensland University of Technology - School of Economics and Finance, Monash University and University of Melbourne - Department of Economics
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Life Satisfaction Dynamics with Quarterly Life Event Data

Scandinavian Journal of Economics, Vol. 113, No. 1, pp. 190-211, 2011
Number of pages: 22 Posted: 28 Feb 2011
Paul Frijters, David W. Johnston and Michael A. Shields
Queensland University of Technology - School of Economics and Finance, Monash University and University of Melbourne - Department of Economics
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Happiness, anticipation, adaptation, compensation