| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2021 |
Rasmussen, B., Maharaj, N., Karan, A., Symons, J., Selvaraj, S., Kumar, R., Kumnick, M., & Sheehan, P. (210101). Evaluating interventions to reduce child marriage in India. Journal of Global Health Reports, 5 doi: 10.29392/001c.23619 |
| 2019 | Rasmussen, B., Maharaj, N., Sheehan, P., & Friedman, H. S. (190701). Evaluating the Employment Benefits of Education and Targeted Interventions to Reduce Child Marriage. Journal of Adolescent Health, 65(1), (S16-S24). |
| 2019 | Symons, J., Howard, E., Sweeny, K., Kumnick, M., & Sheehan, P. (190701). Reduced Road Traffic Injuries for Young People: A Preliminary Investment Analysis. Journal of Adolescent Health, 65(1), (S34-S43). |
| 2019 | Sweeny, K., Friedman, H. S., Sheehan, P., Fridman, M., & Shi, H. (190701). A Health System-Based Investment Case for Adolescent Health. Journal of Adolescent Health, 65(1), (S8-S15). |
| 2019 | Wils, A., Sheehan, P., & Shi, H. (190701). Better Secondary Schooling Outcomes for Adolescents in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Projections of Cost-Effective Approaches. Journal of Adolescent Health, 65(1), (S25-S33). |
| 2019 | Sheehan, P., & Shi, H. (190701). Employment and Productivity Benefits of Enhanced Educational Outcomes: A Preliminary Modelling Approach. Journal of Adolescent Health, 65(1), (S44-S51). |
| 2018 | Bertram, M. Y., Sweeny, K., Lauer, J. A., Chisholm, D., Sheehan, P., Rasmussen, B., Upreti, S. R., Dixit, L. P., George, K., & Deane, S. (180519). Investing in non-communicable diseases: an estimation of the return on investment for prevention and treatment services. The Lancet, 391(10134), (2071-2078). |
| 2018 |
Patton, G. C., Olsson, C. A., Skirbekk, V., Saffery, R., Wlodek, M. E., Azzopardi, P. S., Stonawski, M., Rasmussen, B., Spry, E., & Francis, K. (180221). Adolescence and the next generation. Nature, 554(7693), (458-466). doi: 10.1038/nature25759 |
| 2017 | Sheehan, P., Sweeny, K., Rasmussen, B., Wils, A., Friedman, H. S., Mahon, J., Patton, G. C., Sawyer, S. M., Howard, E., & Symons, J. (171014). Building the foundations for sustainable development: a case for global investment in the capabilities of adolescents. The Lancet, 390(10104), (1792-1806). |
| 2014 | Stenberg, K., Axelson, H., Sheehan, P., Anderson, I., Gulmezoglu, A. M., Temmerman, M., Mason, E., Friedman, H. S., Bhutta, Z. A., & Lawn, J. E. (140101). Advancing social and economic development by investing in women's and children's health: A new Global Investment Framework. The Lancet, 383(9925), (1333-1354). |
Key details
Areas of expertise
- Economics of development
- Investment in adolescent health and wellbeing
- Energy use and climate change
- Macroeconomics
- Labour market analysis
Available to supervise research students
Available for media queries
About Peter Sheehan
Professor Peter Sheehan was Founding Director of the Centre (now Institute) for Strategic Economic Studies at Victoria University from 1993 to 2011, and is currently Research Director.
He made substantial contributions to the field of studies of the global knowledge economy, and of its Australian and international ramifications. He has also contributed to both the analysis of new technologies and their application in Australia, and to policy and commercial developments related to the commercialisation of such technologies in Australia.
His research in the health began in 2013 with a study estimating the returns to investing in child and maternal health in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO), published in The Lancet in 2014. The work continued, funded by the UNFPA, on the return to interventions to improve the welfare of adolescents aged 10–19 years in 74 developing countries, published in The Lancet in 2017 and the Journal of Adolescent Health in 2019. Further funding was granted for similar studies in India (UNFPA), and Burundi and Syria (UNICEF).
Currently he is leading an investigation on the investment in adolescent wellbeing for the Partnership for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (PMNCH) (hosted at the WHO) as part of the work for the Global Forum for Adolescents in October 2023. In 2022, he also led an investment case for the WHO to increase its funding levels.
He is also leading a study for the Ford Foundation on exploring ways in which China’s development finance can become more effective in providing equitable development in Global South countries.
In the past, Peter has conducted studies on energy and climate change in China on more sustainable energy use, the transition to a low carbon economy, and investigating policies for improving energy efficient. Some results were published in Nature Climate Change (2014).
From 1982 to 1990, he was Director General, Department of Management and Budget, Victorian Government. In March-April 1983, he was Special Adviser to Australian Prime Minister Bob Hawke, and he previously he was Editor of the Australian Economic Review from 1975 to 1978.
Qualifications
- D. Phil (Oxon), Oxford University, UK, 1968
- MA (Hons), University of Melbourne, Australia, 1965
- BSc, University of Melbourne, Australia, 1961
Key publications
Peter has over 208 publications, with a selection listed here.
A more comprehensive list of Peter's publications is available in the VU Research Repository.
Journal article (showing 10 of 64)
Research funding for the past 5 years
Please note:
- Funding is ordered by the year the project commenced and may continue over several years.
- Funding amounts for contact research are not disclosed to maintain commercial confidentiality.
- The order of investigators is not indicative of the role they played in the research project.
2023
|
Developing Polio Transition Investment Case for Eastern Mediterranean Region
From: World Health Organization
Other investigators: Dr John Symons, Prof Bruce Rasmussen, Ms Margarita Kumnick
For period: 2023-2023
|
Not disclosed |
2022
|
Development of an Investment Case for Adolescent Well-being
From: World Health Organization
Other investigators: Dr John Symons, Prof Bruce Rasmussen, Dr Kim Sweeny, Mrs Neelam Maharaj
For period: 2022-2024
|
Not disclosed |
2021
|
Economic Analysis for WHO Investment Case 2.0
From: World Health Organization
Other investigators: Prof Bruce Rasmussen, Dr John Symons, Mrs Neelam Maharaj, Ms Margarita Kumnick, Dr Kim Sweeny
For period: 2021-2021
|
Not disclosed |
2020
|
China's Development: Finance, Growth Models and Sustainable Development in Recipient Countries
From: Ford Foundation Beijing
Other investigators: Prof Bhajan Grewal, Dr Xiaocui Lou, Prof Bruce Rasmussen
For period: 2020-2024
|
Not disclosed |
|
Syria Education and Development Investment Case (SEDIC)
From: UNICEF - Syria Country Office
Other investigators: Prof Bruce Rasmussen
For period: 2020-2020
|
Not disclosed |
2019
|
Cost of Eliminating Child Marriage and Intimate Partner Violence
From: United Nations Population Fund
Other investigators: Prof Bruce Rasmussen, Mrs Neelam Maharaj
For period: 2019-2019
|
Not disclosed |
2018
|
Cost Benefit Analysis of Health Interventions to Improve Labour Productivity
From: US Chamber of Commerce Grant
Other investigators: Prof Bruce Rasmussen, Dr Kim Sweeny, Dr John Symons, Ms Alison Welsh, Ms Margarita Kumnick, Mrs Neelam Maharaj
For period: 2018-2020
|
Not disclosed |
|
Investment Framework Case Study: Estimating the Impacts & Opportunity Costs of Social Sector Investments for Adolescents (10-19 years) in Burundi.
From: UNICEF-Bujumbura/Burundi
Other investigators: Prof Bruce Rasmussen, Dr John Symons, Dr Kim Sweeny, Mrs Neelam Maharaj, Ms Alison Welsh, Ms Margarita Kumnick
For period: 2018-2019
|
Not disclosed |
|
Establishment of Victorian Energy Policy Centre (VEPC)
From: Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning
Other investigators: Prof Bruce Rasmussen, Mr Bruce Mountain, Mrs Neelam Maharaj, Ms Alison Welsh, Dr Steven Percy, Dr Kelly Burns, Ms Stephanie Rizio
For period: 2018-2020
|
$1,859,999 |
Supervision of research students at VU
Available to supervise research students
Available for media queries
Currently supervised research students at VU
| No. of students | Study level | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Doctor of Business Administration | Principal supervisor |
| 1 | PhD | Principal supervisor |
Currently supervised research students at VU
| Students & level | Role |
|---|---|
| Doctor of Business Administration (1) | Principal supervisor |
| PhD (1) | Principal supervisor |
Completed supervision of research students at VU
| No. of students | Study level | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | PhD | Associate supervisor |
| 23 | PhD | Principal supervisor |
| 6 | Doctor of Business Administration | Associate supervisor |
| 6 | Doctor of Business Administration | Principal supervisor |
| 1 | PhD Integrated | Principal supervisor |
| 1 | PhD Integrated | Associate supervisor |
Completed supervision of research students at VU
| Students & level | Role |
|---|---|
| PhD (16) | Associate supervisor |
| PhD (23) | Principal supervisor |
| Doctor of Business Administration (6) | Associate supervisor |
| Doctor of Business Administration (6) | Principal supervisor |
| PhD Integrated (1) | Principal supervisor |
| PhD Integrated (1) | Associate supervisor |
Key academic roles
| Dates | Role | Department / Organisation |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 1990 - Present |
Senior Associate, Department of Economics
|
University of Melbourne |
| May 1993 - Dec 2011 |
Founding Director, CSES (now VISES)
|
Victoria University |
| Dec 1972 - May 1982 |
Research Fellow, Senior Research Fellow and Principal Research Fellow, Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research
|
University of Melbourne |
| Jan 1975 - Dec 1978 |
Editor
|
Australian Economic Review |
| Dates | Role & Department/Organisation |
|---|---|
| Jan 1990 -
Present
|
Senior Associate, Department of Economics
University of Melbourne |
| May 1993 -
Dec 2011
|
Founding Director, CSES (now VISES)
Victoria University |
| Dec 1972 -
May 1982
|
Research Fellow, Senior Research Fellow and Principal Research Fellow, Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research
University of Melbourne |
| Jan 1975 -
Dec 1978
|
Editor
Australian Economic Review |
Key industry, community & government roles
| Dates | Role | Department/Organisation |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 1982 - Apr 1990 |
Director General, Department of Management and Budget
|
Victorian Government |
| Dates | Role & Department/Organisation |
|---|---|
| Oct 1982 - Apr 1990 |
Director General, Department of Management and Budget
Victorian Government |
Professional memberships
- Member, Economic Society of Australia
