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Prof

Jenny Williams

Professor
Economics
social sciences
business & economics
economics
science & technology
life sciences & biomedicine
humans
health care sciences & services
health policy & services
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Prof

Jenny Williams

 
Division
Business and Economics
 
Primary Interest
Policy Evaluation
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Projects

Displaying the 6 most recent projects by Jenny Williams.

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JPAL Collaboration Agreement ABDUL LATIF JAMEEL POVERTY ACTION LAB (J-PAL)

2019 - 2019
Completed
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LEX30887 - RESEARCH AGREEMENT - ABDUL LATIF JAMEEL POVERTY ACTION LAB (J-PAL)

2017 - 2019
Completed
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LEX30886 - SURVEYMETER - FOR SURVEY WORK IN INDONESIA.

2017 - 2020
Completed
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An Econometric Analysis of the Impact of Education on Health in Developing Countries

This project will provide empirical knowledge on whether education affects health over the life course in developing countries. This researc..

2011 - 2017
Completed
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Up in Smoke: An Econometric Analysis of Labour Market, Health and Educational Consequences of Cannabis Use

This research will provide comprehensive empirical knowledge about the linkages between cannabis use, health, education, employment and earn..

2007 - 2012
Completed
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Health and intergenerational poverty in a developing country

The alleviation of poverty is a major policy objective of the Indonesian government. As one of Indonesia's closest neighbours and allies, Au..

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Project Types

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Research Contracts

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Research Grant

Scholarly Works

Displaying the 10 most recent scholarly works by Jenny Williams.

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Hazardous or Not? Early Cannabis Use, and the School to Work Transition of Young Men

Jenny Williams, J van Ours

Journal article  |  2020  |  Health Economics

We study the relationship between cannabis use and early labor market experiences of young men, focusing on the time it takes them..

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How may alternative drug policy settings influence criminal charges? A longitudinal study of cannabis patients and a general population sample

AL Brettville-Jensen, Jenny Williams, L Gjersing

Journal article  |  2020  |  International Journal of Drug Policy

Background This study examines criminal charges amongst cannabis use disorder (CUD) patients and a matched sample in a setting of ..

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Estimating Peer Effects on Career Choice: A Spatial Multinomial Logit Approach

Bolun Li, Robin Sickles, Jenny Williams

Journal article  |  2020  |  Advances in Econometrics

Peers and friends are among the most influential social forces affecting adolescent behavior. In this chapter, the authors investi..

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Can Electronic Monitoring Reduce Crime?

Jenny Williams, D Weatherburn

Journal article  |  2020  |  The Review of Economics and Statistics

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Delinquency, Arrest and Early School Leaving

Shannon WARD, Jenny Williams, JC van Ours

Journal article  |  2020  |  Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics

Boys typically initiate delinquent behaviour during their teenage years, and many go on to be arrested. We show that engaging in d..

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Standard of Living and Disability in Cambodia

M Palmer, J Williams, B McPake

Journal article  |  2019  |  The Journal of Development Studies

Little is known about the extra costs faced by households with disabled members in low resource settings and the impact of these c..

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Hours worked by general practitioners and waiting times for primary care

Megha Swami, Hugh Gravelle, Anthony Scott, Jenny Williams

Journal article  |  2018  |  Health Economics

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ECONOMIC INSIGHTS ON MARKET STRUCTURE AND COMPETITION

Jenny Williams

Journal article  |  2016  |  Addiction

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Attitudes to legalizing cannabis use

Jenny Williams, Jan C van Ours, Michael Grossman

Journal article  |  2016  |  Health Economics

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CANNABIS USE AND ITS EFFECTS ON HEALTH, EDUCATION AND LABOR MARKET SUCCESS

Jan C van Ours, Jenny Williams

Journal article  |  2015  |  Journal of Economic Surveys

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Scholarly Works

Keyword Analysis

Applied Economics
Microeconomic Issues
Microeconomics
Econometrics
Other Economic Issues
Public Health (excl. Specific Population Health)
Health and Support Services
Other Economics
Specific Population Health (excl. Indigenous Health)

Honours, Awards and Fellowships

2004

Outstanding Lecturer B Award, Faculty of Economics and Commerce

University of Melbourne
2002

Prize awarded for best paper in 2001 Economic Record

Australian Economic Association
2002

Economic Society of Australia
2001

University of Illinois at Chicago
1991

Rice University
1988

Prime Minister and Cabinet
2019

FASSA - Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia

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Awards

Credentials

Positions

Professor

Economics

Education

Doctor of Philosophy

Rice University

Masters of Economics

Rice University

Bachelor of Economics (Honours)

The Australian National University

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