Daniel Avdic

Professor Daniel Avdic is affiliated with the University of Technology Sydney (UTS), holding a position in the Faculty of Health and the Centre for Health Economics Research and Evaluation (CHERE). His research focuses on health economics, healthcare policy, clinical guidelines, and healthcare utilization patterns. Notable areas of study include the impact of clinical guidelines on blood transfusion practices during cardiac surgery, physician responses to medical innovations, and the effects of healthcare consolidation on patient outcomes. Professor Avdic has contributed to understanding the morbidity-mortality paradox through analyses of gender differences in sickness absence and mortality rates. He currently serves as an Associate Editor for the Journal of Health Economics.

His funded research includes projects on the labor market and health dynamics of frontline workers in Australia, and physician preferences for medical innovation. Key findings from his work reveal reductions in healthcare variation following guideline implementation, persistent effects of economic downturns on mental health, and the trade-offs between healthcare efficiency and accessibility during hospital closures. His research often employs large-scale administrative datasets and quasi-experimental methods to evaluate policy impacts and clinical practices.

Recent publications highlight his expertise in health econometrics, including analyses of drug-eluting stent adoption patterns and the design of no-claim refund policies. Grants and collaborations underscore his role in bridging theoretical health economics with applied policy analysis.