Health & Behavioural Economist
Austin Henderson, PhD
I help health organisations, research teams, and public agencies design rigorous studies, evaluate programmes, and turn complex data into decision-ready evidence.
Lecturer in Economics · University of Otago · Dunedin, New Zealand
Research with policy relevance
Evidence for better health decisions
My research combines health economics, behavioural science, and causal inference to understand how programmes and policies affect health, access, and equity.
Evaluation and economic evidence
Experimental and quasi-experimental analysis of interventions, health outcomes, and resource use.
Indigenous and underserved communities
Research developed through partnerships with American Indian and Alaska Native communities and health organisations.
Decision-making under stress
Experimental work on incentives, honesty, health behaviour, and decisions in demanding environments.
Consulting
Rigorous analysis, clearly communicated
I provide independent support for programme evaluation, study design, health economics analysis, causal inference, and statistical modelling. Engagements are scoped around the decision you need to make and the evidence required to make it well.
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Have a health economics or evaluation question?
I welcome enquiries from government agencies, NGOs, health providers, research institutes, and mission-driven organisations in New Zealand and internationally.
