Michael Palmer

I am a Senior Lecturer in Economics in the Department of Economics at the University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia. My research focuses on the economics of disability and in particular the estimation of the costs associated with disability to inform the design of public insurance programs. Before joining the University of Western Australia, I was Head of Economics at RMIT University Vietnam (2017-2018) and Research Fellow at the Nossal Institute for Global Health, The University of Melbourne (2012-2017) where I remain an honorary Senior Research Fellow. I am also a Research Affiliate with the Australian Centre of Research Excellence in Disability and Health.  I obtained my PhD from the Australian National University in 2011.