Economics of Disability 2025

Date

Monday, 11 November, 9.45am to 4.30pm

Description

This one-day short course will provide an overview of key issues in the disability sector and the NDIS from an economics perspective. It will deploy economic theory and provide a framework to consider the value of different policy options and what services and supports should be funded and for whom. This will consider evidence on the costs, effectiveness, and equity implications of different policy options at the intersection of the disability, health and aged care sectors, and the sustainability of disability support schemes such as the NDIS.

Topics covered will also include the role of the disability sector in health care systems, how financing and payment reform can influence the cost and effectiveness of disability support schemes such as the NDIS, and economics of the disability workforce.

Learning outcomes

At the end of the day, participants will be:

  • Conversant in key economic concepts relevant to disability policy including disability care and the disability workforce.
  • Familiar with economic evidence regarding the impact of disability support schemes.
  • Able to analyse and predict the intended and unintended effects of policy reform in the disability sector.

Who should attend?

This course will increase knowledge of the value of health economics within the Australian disability and health sectors. It is suitable for those who want to increase their familiarity with health economics and the application of economic thinking to current health and disability policy issues and debates using the latest evidence.  No previous knowledge of economics is required and the material will be presented in a non-technical way.

It is suitable for:

  • Public servants with an interest in disability and health policy
  • Those in managerial roles in the disability sector
  • Consultants working in the health, human services and disability sectors
  • Analysts working for public and private insurance schemes
  • Academics and clinicians wanting to learn more about the economics of disability
  • Service providers with an interest in reforms to policy and practice in the disability sector

Faculty

Professor Dennis PetrieProfessor Dennis Petrie

Dennis has published extensively on the economics of illicit drugs and alcohol, economics of disability, economics of cancer, the longitudinal measurement and evaluation of health inequalities and has led a large number of economic evaluations of healthcare interventions including alongside RCTs. He has consistently published in the top health economics journals, with multiple papers in the Journal of Health Economics, Health Economics and Social Science & Medicine. He specialises in analysing large and complex data sets to improve health policy decisions.

Places are limited.