Mental healthcare pricing and socioeconomic inequities in access to care. Improving the affordability of and access to mental healthcare is a crucial issue. This project aims to understand the drivers

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Mental healthcare pricing and socioeconomic inequities in access to care. Improving the affordability of and access to mental healthcare is a crucial issue. This project aims to understand the drivers of patient fees for mental health services and their impact on socioeconomic inequities in access to care. It will use econometric methods and population-wide administrative records on the supply of mental health workers and mental healthcare services delivered over time. The expected outcomes of this project include new evidence on how the market structure and behaviour of mental health professionals impact prices and access to mental healthcare. This will provide significant benefits, such as supporting policies that improve the affordability of mental healthcare for those most in need.. Scheme: Discovery Projects. Field: 3801 - Applied Economics. Lead: A/Prof Nicole Black