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Mr

Laxman Bablani

Research Fellow In Epidemiology And Econometrics
Melbourne School of Population and Global Health
Economics of Migration
Diet and Nutrition
Health Policy Evaluation
Applied Microeconometrics
Health Economics
australia
science & technology
humans
life sciences & biomedicine
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Mr

Laxman Bablani

 
Division
Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences
 
Primary Interest
Health Economics
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Scholarly Works

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232The Impact of Australasian Voluntary Front of Pack Nutrition Labelling on Packaged Food Reformulation

Laxman Bablani, Cliona Ni Mhurchu, Bruce Neal, Christopher Skeels, Kevin Staub, Tony Blakely

Journal article  |  2021  |  International Journal of Epidemiology

Abstract Background Front-of-pack nutrition labelling (FoPL) of packaged foods..

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Food Health Star Labels Are Driving Healthier Products

Laxman Bablani, Tony Blakely, Cliona Ni Mhurchu, Bruce Neal, Christopher Skeels, Kevin Staub

Scholarly Contribution to Database/Website  |  2020

Food labels are improving the nutrition of packaged products in Australia and New Zealand, but they must be compulsory to make a b..

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The impact of voluntary front-of-pack nutrition labelling on packaged food reformulation: A difference-in-differences analysis of the Australasian Health Star Rating scheme

Laxman Bablani, Cliona Ni Mhurchu, Bruce Neal, Christopher L Skeels, Kevin E Staub, Tony Blakely

Journal article  |  2020  |  PLoS Medicine

Background Front-of-pack nutrition labelling (FoPL) of packaged foods can promote healthier diets. Australia and New Zealand (NZ) ..

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The probability of the 6-week lockdown in Victoria (commencing 9 July 2020) achieving elimination of community transmission ofSARS-CoV-2

Tony Blakely, Jason Thompson, Natalie Carvalho, Laxman Bablani, Nick Wilson, Mark Stevenson

Journal article  |  2020  |  MEDICAL JOURNAL OF AUSTRALIA

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Three essays on skilled migration to Australia

Laxman Bablani

Thesis / Dissertation  |  2018

This thesis contains three essays on diverse aspects of skilled migration in Australia. The first chapter uses novel administrativ..

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Association of Simulated COVID-19 Policy Responses for Social Restrictions and Lockdowns With Health-Adjusted Life-Years and Costs in Victoria, Australia

Tony Blakely, Jason Thompson, Laxman Bablani, Patrick Andersen, Driss Ait Ouakrim, Natalie Carvalho, Patrick Abraham, Marie-Anne Boujaoude, Ameera Katar, Edifofon Akpan, Nick Wilson, Mark Stevenson

Journal article  |  JAMA Health Forum

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Determining the optimal COVID-19 policy response using agent-based modelling linked to health and cost modelling: Case study for Victoria, Australia

Tony Blakely, Jason Thompson, Laxman Bablani, Patrick Andersen, Driss Ait Ouakrim, Natalie Carvalho, Patrick Abraham, Marie-Anne Boujaoude, Ameera Katar, Edifofon Akpan, Nick Wilson, Mark Stevenson

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AbstractImportanceDetermining the best policy on social restrictions and lockdowns for the COVID-19 pandemic is challenging.Object..

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Keyword Analysis

Evaluation of Health and Support Services
Expanding Knowledge
Applied Economics
Health Services and Systems
Econometrics
Human Geography
Public Health (excl. Specific Population Health)
Sociology

News

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The strength of Sydney’s lockdown is crucial over the next 100 days

Laxman Bablani, Tim Wilson, Hassan Andrabi, Vijaya Sundararajan, Driss Ait Ouakrim, Patrick Abraham, Jason Thompson, Tony Blakely

Despite the strong restrictions in New South Wales, particularly in those Local Government Authorities (LGAs) of concern, COVID-19 case num..

August 22, 2021
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We need to talk about elimination vs suppression in Australia again

Tony Blakely, Jason Thompson, Laxman Bablani, Patrick Andersen, Driss Ait Ouakrim, Natalie Carvalho, Patrick Abraham, Marie-Anne Boujaoude, Ameera Katar, Edifofon Akpan, Nick Wilson, Mark Stevenson

It was the ‘big question’ of 2020 and remains so in 2021 – is an elimination strategy that tries to get rid of COVID-19 better than a suppre..

August 9, 2021
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How long till Sydney gets out of lockdown?

Driss Ait Ouakrim, Tim Wilson, Laxman Bablani, Hassan Andrabi, Jason Thompson, Tony Blakely

More than a month after the first case of the current COVID-19 outbreak in New South Wales was identified, the State Government is still str..

July 20, 2021
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Yes, lockdowns are costly. But the alternatives are worse

Patrick Abraham, Laxman Bablani, Natalie Carvalho, Tony Blakely

Lockdowns are costly. They damage businesses and livelihoods. Victoria’s recent lockdown cost about

00 million a day in lost economi..

June 30, 2021
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Food Health Star labels are driving healthier products

Laxman Bablani, Tony Blakely, Cliona Ni Mhurchu, Bruce Neal, Christopher Skeels, Kevin Staub

Health Star Rating (HSR) labels have been displayed on the front of packaged products in Australia and New Zealand since December 2014. Thes..

November 20, 2020
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'Slow and steady' exit from lockdown as Victorian government sets sights on 'COVID-normal' Christmas

Laxman Bablani, Driss Ait Ouakrim

Erik Anderson/AAPThe Victorian government today announced the eagerly anticipated roadmap out of COVID-19 lockd..

September 6, 2020
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Flattening the curve to help Australia’s hospitals prepare

Tony Blakely, Laxman Bablani, Patrick Andersen

The Australian government has brought in a range of measures that aim to slow rather than completely halt COVID-19. The strategy, now famili..

March 27, 2020
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Credentials

Positions

Research Fellow In Epidemiology And Econometrics

Melbourne School of Population and Global Health

Education

Doctorate in Business and Economics

University of Melbourne

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