Edward Meehan
Occupational licensing – The case for and against
Most people would agree that some kind of regulation is needed to prevent unqualified surgeons from operating or unqualified tradesmen from performing unsafe repairs. However, the introduction of licenses to an increasing number of jobs raises questions about whether the benefits always outweigh the costs. Edward Meehan investigates.
The adverse effects of information asymmetry
What do murder mysteries and car sales have in common? Edward Meehan explores the ramifications of imperfect information in creating inefficient markets.
The economics of obesity
Edward Meehan takes a closer look into the increasingly pertinent disease that’s replacing heart disease as Australia’s leading cause of death
The Pill; efficacy, accessibility and a conflict of interest?
Edward Meehan delves into the policy behind the calls to allow pharmacists to prescribe oral contraceptives and the resulting conflict of interest, that could lead to poorer health outcomes and fail the patients it sought to help.
Get the price right when paying doctors
Edward Meehan explores how the system that pays doctors creates perverse incentives for lower quality and more expensive care.
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