Anthony works in the Faculty of Business & Economics at Monash University as a Professor.
Professor Anthony Harris is Acting Director of the Centre for Health Economics. He has held previous academic positions at the University of Aberdeen, Murdoch University and the University of Western Australia. He has been awarded numerous competitive research grants including an NHMRC funded program modeling the economics of the health care system in Australia, a macroeconomic model of the impact of an influenza epidemic, and an ARC grant on drug pricing.
His most recent work has been an analysis of international drug reimbursement decision making, econometric analyses of the impact of chronic disease on labour market outcomes in Australia, and the demand and supply of acute and emergency public hospital care.
The economics of health and health care
Economics of Health, Economics of pharmaceuticals, Health Care Economics
Hellard, M.E., Sinclair, M.I., Fairley, C.K., Harris, A.H., Kirk, M., 2003, The Cost Of Community Gastroenteritis, CRC for Water Quality and Treatment, Salisbury SA Australia.
Harris, A. (ed), 1998, Economics and Health: 1997, University of NSW, Sydney NSW Australia.
Harris, A., Cumming, R., Watts, J., Ebeling, P., Crowley, S., 1998, The burden of illness and the cost of osteoporosis in Australia, Centre for Health Program Evaluation, Melbourne Vic Australia.
Harris, A. (ed), 1997, Economics and Health 1996: Proceedings of the Eighteenth Australian Conference of Health Economists, ASHA, Sydney NSW Australia.
Brown, L., Harris, A.H., Picton, M.R., Thurecht, L., Yap, M., Harding, A., Dixon, P.B., Richardson, J.R.J., 2009, Linking microsimulation and macro-economic models to estimate the economic impact of chronic disease prevention, in New Frontiers in Microsimulation Modelling, eds Asghar Zaidi, Ann Harding and Paul Williamson, Ashgate, United Kingdom, pp. 527-554.
Harris, A.H., Bulfone, L., 2005, Getting value for money: the Australian experience, in Health care coverage determinations: an international comparative study, eds Timothy Stoltzfus Jost, Open University Press, Berkshire UK, pp. 25-56.
Carter, R.A., Harris, A., 1999, Evaluation of Health Services, in Economics and Australian Health Policy, Allen & Unwin, NSW Australia, pp. 154-171.
Johnson, D.W., Wong, M., Cooper, B.A., Branley, P., Bulfone, L., Collins, J.F., Craig, J.C., Fraenkel, M., Harris, A.H., Kesselhut, J., Li, J.J., Luxton, G., Pilmore, A., Tiller, D.J., Harris, D.C., Pollock, C.A., 2012, Effect of timing of dialysis commencement on clinical outcomes of patients with planned initiation of peritoneal dialysis in the ideal trial, Peritoneal Dialysis International [P], vol 32, issue 6, Multimed Inc, Milton Ontario Canada, pp. 595-604. View Publication
Verikios, G., McCaw, J., McVernon, J., Harris, A.H., 2012, H1N1 influenza and the Australian macroeconomy, Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy [P], vol 17, issue 1, Routledge, Abingdon UK, pp. 22-51. View Publication
Mortimer, D., Li, J., Watts, J., Harris, A., 2011, Breaking up is hard to do: The economic impact of provisional funding contingent upon evidence development, Health Economics, Policy and Law [P], vol 6, issue 4, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge UK, pp. 509-527. View Publication
Harris, A., Cooper, B., Li, J., Bulfone, L., Branley, P., Collins, J., Craig, J., Fraenkel, M., Johnson, D., Kesselhut, J., Luxton, G., Pilmore, A., Rosevear, M., Tiller, D., Pollock, C., Harris, D., 2011, Cost-effectiveness of initiating dialysis early: A randomized controlled trial, American Journal Of Kidney Diseases [P], vol 57, issue 5, W B Saunders Co, United States, pp. 707-715. View Publication
Bennell, K., Bowles, K., Payne, C., Cicuttini, F., Williamson, E., Forbes, A., Hanna, F., Davies-Tuck, M., Harris, A.H., Hinman, R., 2011, Lateral wedge insoles for medial knee osteoarthritis: 12 month randomised controlled trial, British Medical Journal [P], vol 342, issue Art. No: d2912, B M J Group, United Kingdom, pp. 1-9. View Publication
Higgins, A., Pettila, V., Harris, A., Bailey, M., Lipman, J., Seppelt, I., Webb, S., 2011, The critical care costs of the influenza A/H1N1 2009 pandemic in Australia and New Zealand, Anaesthesia And Intensive Care [P], vol 39, issue 3, Australian Society of Anaesthetists Ltd, Australia, pp. 384-391. View Publication
Cooper, B.A., Branley, P., Bulfone, L., Collins, J.F., Craig, J.C., Fraenkel, M., Harris, A.H., Johnson, D.W., Kesselhut, J., Li, J.J., Luxton, G., Pilmore, A., Tiller, D.J., Harris, D.C., Pollock, C.A., 2010, A randomized, controlled trial of early versus late initiation of dialysis, New England Journal Of Medicine [P], vol 363, issue 7, Massachusetts Medical Society, USA, pp. 609-619. View Publication
Harris, A.H., Sharma, A., 2010, Access block and overcrowding in emergency departments: An empirical analysis, Emergency Medicine Journal [P], vol 27, issue 7, BMJ Group, UK, pp. 508-511. View Publication
Bennell, K.L., Egerton, T., Pua, Y., Abbott, J.H., Sims, K., Metcalf, B.R., McManus, F., Wrigley, T.V., Forbes, A.B., Harris, A.H., Buchbinder, R., 2010, Efficacy of a multimodal physiotherapy treatment program for hip osteoarthritis: A randomised placebo-controlled trial protocol, BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders [P], vol 11, issue Art. No. 238, BioMed Central Ltd, United Kingdom, pp. 1-13. View Publication
Bennell, K.L., Wee, E., Coburn, S., Green, S.E., Harris, A.H., Staples, M., Forbes, A.B., Buchbinder, R., 2010, Efficacy of standardised manual therapy and home exercise programme for chronic rotator cuff disease: randomised placebo controlled trial., British Medical Journal [P], vol 340, issue c2756, BMJ Group, United Kingdom, pp. 1-10. View Publication
Gallego, G., Harris, A., 2010, Evaluation in a disconnected healthcare system: Problems and suggested solutions from the Australian HTA review, Expert Review of Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research [P], vol 10, issue 6, Expert Reviews Ltd, London UK, pp. 615-617. View Publication
Higgins, A., Pettila, V.Y.O., Bellomo, R., Harris, A.H., Nichol, A.D., Morrison, S., 2010, Expensive care - a rationale for economic evaluations in intensive care, Critical care and resuscitation : journal of the Austr..., vol 12, issue 1, Australasian Academy of Critical Care Medicine, Australia, pp. 62-66. View Publication
Zucchelli, E., Jones, A., Rice, N., Harris, A., 2010, The effects of health shocks on labour market exits: Evidence from the HILDA survey, Australian Journal of Labour Economics [P], vol 13, issue 2, Centre for Labour Market Research, Perth WA Australia, pp. 191-218.
Zhang, X., Zhao, X., Harris, A.H., 2009, Chronic diseases and labour force participation in Australia, Journal of Health Economics [P], vol 28, issue 1, Elsevier BV, North-Holland, Netherlands, pp. 91-108. View Publication
Harris, A.H., 2009, Diabetes, cardiovascular disease and labour force participation in Australia: An endogenous multivariate probit analysis of clinical prevalence data, Economic Record [P], vol 85, issue 271, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia, Richmond Vic Australia, pp. 472-484. View Publication
Harris, A.H., Mortimer, D.S., 2009, Funding illness prevention and health promotion in Australia: A way forward, Australia and New Zealand Health Policy [P], vol 6, issue 25, BioMed Central Ltd, UK, pp. 1-4. View Publication
Clement, F., Harris, A.H., Li, J.J., Yong, K.K.L., Lee, K., Manns, B., 2009, Using effectiveness and cost-effectiveness to make drug coverage decisions: A comparison of Britain, Australia, and Canada, Jama-Journal Of The American Medical Association [P], vol 302, issue 13, American Medical Association, United States, pp. 1437-1443. View Publication
Harris, A.H., Hill, S.R., Chin, G., Li, J.J., Walkom, E., 2008, The role of value for money in public insurance coverage decisions for drugs in Australia: A retrospective analysis 1994-2004, Medical Decision Making: An International Journal, vol 28, issue 5, Sage Science Press (US), United States, pp. 713-722.
Vu, T., Harris, A.H., Duncan, G.J., Sussman, G.M., 2007, Cost-effectiveness of multidisciplinary wound care in nursing homes: A pseudo-randomized pragmatic cluster trial, Family Practice, vol 24, issue 4, Oxford University Press, UK, pp. 372-379.
Bennell, K.L., Bowles, K., Payne, C., Cicuttini, F.M., Osborne, R.H., Harris, A.H., Hinman, R., 2007, Effects of laterally wedged insoles on symptoms and disease progression in medial knee osteoarthritis: A protocol for a randomised, double-blind, placebo controlled trial, BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, vol 8, issue 96, BioMed Central Ltd, UK, pp. 1-9.
Bennell, K.L., Coburn, S., Wee, E., Green, S.E., Harris, A.H., Forbes, A.B., Buchbinder, R., 2007, Efficacy and cost-effectiveness of a physiotherapy program for chronic rotator cuff pathology: A protocol for a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial, BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, vol 8, BioMed Central Ltd, UK, pp. 1-12. View Publication
Buchbinder, R., Youd, J.M., Green, S.E., Stein-Oakley, A.N., Forbes, A.B., Harris, A.H., Bennell, K.L., Bell, S., Wright, W.J.L., 2007, Efficacy and cost-effectiveness of physiotherapy following glenohumeral joint distension for adhesive capsulitis: A randomized trial, Arthritis & Rheumatism (Arthritis Care & Research), vol 57, issue 6, John Wiley & Sons, Inc, USA, pp. 1027-1037.
Mortimer, D.S., Segal, L., Hawthorne, G., Harris, A.H., 2007, Item-based versus subscale-based mappings from the SF-36 to a preference-based quality of life measure, Value in Health, vol 10, issue 5, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Inc, United States, pp. 398-407.
Harvey, K., Harris, A., Bulfone, L., 2007, The National Health Amendment (Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme) Bill 2007: Reform or fracture?, Medical Journal Of Australia [P], vol 187, issue 4, Australasian Medical Publishing Company Pty Ltd, Strawberry Hills NSW Australia, pp. 206-207.
Hollingsworth, B.P., Harris, A.H., Mortimer, D.S., 2007, The cost effectiveness of intracyctoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI), Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics, vol 24, issue 12, Springer New York LLC, United States, pp. 571-577.
Harris, A.H., 2007, The organization and funding of the treatment of end-stage renal disease in Australia, International Journal of Health Care Finance and Economics, vol 7, issue 2-3, Springer New York LLC, United States, pp. 113-132.
Harris, A.H., Hill, S.R., Henry, D.A., 2006, Cost-effectiveness and resource allocation - Reply, Journal of the American Medical Association, vol 295, issue 23, American Medical Association, Chicago IL USA, pp. 2723-2724.
Gospodarevskaya, E.V., Goergen, S.K., Harris, A.H., Chan, T., de Campo, J.F., Wolfe, R.S.J., Gan, E.T., Wheeler, M.B., McKay, J., 2006, Economic evaluation of a clinical protocol for diagnosing emergency patients with suspected pulmonary embolism, Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation, vol 4, issue 12, BioMed Central Ltd, UK, pp. 1-25. View Publication
Harris, A.H., Gospodarevskaya, E.V., Ritter, A.J., 2005, A randomised trial of the cost effectiveness of buprenorphine as an alternative to methadone maintenance treatment for heroin dependence in a primary care setting, PharmacoEconomics, vol 23, issue 1, Adis International Ltd, New Zealand, pp. 77-91.
Henry, D.A., Hill, S.R., Harris, A.H., 2005, Drug prices and value for money: the Australian Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme, JAMA: the Journal of the American Medical Association, vol 294, issue 20, American Medical Association, USA, pp. 2630-2632.
Hollingsworth, B.P., Harris, A.H., 2005, Economic evaluation of prenatal population screening for fragile X syndrome, Community Genetics, vol 8, issue 2, Karger, Basel Switzerland, pp. 68-72. View Publication
Vu, T., Harris, A.H., Gospodarevskaya, E.V., 2004, Creutzfeld-Jakob disease: a review of current knowledge, Victorian Infectious Diseases Bulletin, vol 7, issue 1, Department of Human Services, Melbourne Vic Australia, pp. 2-5.
Streeton, C.L., Gospodarevskaya, E.V., Harris, A.H., 2004, How are solar keratoses treated by general practitioners in Australia?, International Journal of Dermatology, vol 0, Blackwell Publishing Ltd, UK, pp. 1-5. View Publication
Vu, T., Harris, A.H., Gospodarevskaya, E.V., 2004, Improved infection control in the prevention of variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in Australia: costs and benefits, Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, vol 28, issue 6, Public Health Association of Australia, Australia, pp. 561-568. View Publication
Harris, A.H., 2004, The cost effectiveness of prenatal ultrasound screening for trisomy 21, International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care, vol 20, issue 4, Cambridge University Press, USA, pp. 464-468. View Publication
Streeton, C.L., Gospodarevskaya, E.V., Harris, A.H., 2004, Treatment of basal cell carcinomas by general practitioners in Australia, International Journal of Dermatology, vol 0, issue 0, Blackwell Publishing Ltd, UK, pp. 1-7. View Publication
Hellard, M.E., Sinclair, M.I., Harris, A.H., Kirk, M., Fairley, C.K., 2003, Community gastroenterology: cost of community gastroenteritis, Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, vol 18, issue 3, Blackwell Publishing Asia, Carlton Vic Australia, pp. 322-328. View Publication
Kermode, M., Harris, A.H., Gospodarevskaya, E.V., 2003, Introducing retractable needles into needle and syringe programmes: a review of the issues, The International Journal of Drug Policy, vol 14, Elsevier BV, The Netherlands, pp. 233-239. View Publication
Hollingsworth, B.P., Harris, A.H., 2003, The economic consequences of introducing deep brain stimulation for the treatment of advanced Parkinson's disease in Australia, Australasian Journal on Ageing, vol 22, issue 3, COTA National Seniors Partnership, Melbourne Vic Australia, pp. 127-130.
Harris, A.H., Osborne, R., Streeton, C., McNeil, H., 2002, Quality of life and Kaposi sarcoma: using preference techniques to value the health gains from treatment, Support Care in Cancer, vol 10, issue 6, Springer-Verlag, Germany, pp. 486-493. View Publication
Hollingsworth, B., Harris, A.H., Gospodarevskaya, E., 2002, The efficiency of immunization of infants by local government, Applied Economics, vol 34, issue 18, Routledge, UK, pp. 2341-2345. View Publication
Harris, A., Yong, K., Kermode, M., 2001, An economic evaluation of universal infant vaccination against hepatitis B virus using a combination vaccine (Hib-HepB): a decision analytic approach to cost effectiveness, Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, vol 25, issue 3, Public Health Association Australia Inc., Curtin ACT, pp. 222-229.
George, B., Harris, A., Mitchell, A., 2001, Cost-effectiveness analysis and the consistency of decision making: evidence from Pharmaceutical Reimbursement in Australia (1991-1996), Pharmacoeconomics, vol 19, issue 11, Adis International Ltd, New Zealand, pp. 1103-1109.
Harris, A., 2001, Economics, competition and the regulation of public health risks, Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, vol 25, issue 1, Public Health Association Australia Inc, Curtin ACT, pp. 41-43.
Harris, A., Gospodarevskaya, E., Callaghan, J., Story, I., 2001, The cost effectiveness of a pharmacist reviewing medication among the elderly in the community, Australasian Journal on Ageing, vol 20, issue 4, Council on the Ageing (Australia), Melbourne Vic Australia, pp. 179-186.
Harris, A., Buxton, M., O'Brien, B., Rutten, F., Drummond, M., 2001, Using economic evidence in reimbursement decisions for health technologies: experience of 4 countries, Expert Review of Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research, vol 1, issue 1, Future Drugs, London UK, pp. 7-12.
Schulman, K., Burke, J., Drummond, M., Davies, L., Carlsson, P., Gruger, J., Harris, A., Lucioni, C., Gisbert, R., Llana, T., Tom, E., Bloom, B., Willke, R., Glick, H., 1998, Resource costing for multinational neurologic clinical trials: methods and results, Health Economics, vol 7, John Wiley & Sons Ltd, UK, pp. 629-638.
Streeton, C., Harris, A., 1998, Treatment patterns of external genital warts in Australian general practice, 1997, Venereology, vol 11, no 3, Venereology Publishing Inc, University of New England Armidale NSW, pp. 20-25.
Elliot, S., Harris, A., 1997, The methodology of cost-effectiveness analysis: avoiding common pitfalls, Medical Journal of Australia, vol 166, Australasian Medical Publishing Co Ltd, Sydney NSW Australia, pp. 636-639.
Gospodarevskaya, E., Churilov, L., Harris, A.H., 2002, Economic efficiency analysis of the child immunization program in Australia: a local government perspective, Proceedings of the International DEA Symposium 2002: Efficiency and Productivity Analysis in the 21st Century, 24 June 2002 to 26 June 2002, International Research Institute of Management Sciences, Moscow, pp. 129-138.
Defina, J., Yong, K., Harris, A., Kolivos, A., 2000, Relative influence of Quality of Life and survival in cost-utility analysis, Proceedings of the Twenty-first Australian Conference of Health Economists, July 1999, School of Health Services Management, Uni NSW, Sydney NSW Australia, pp. 17-29.
Defina, J., Gordon, I., Whorlow, S.L., Germanos, P., Harris, A., Wraith, D., 2000, Statistical modelling of time-to-event data for Markov and sensitivity analysis: application to ischaemic stroke, Proceedings of the Twenty-first Austalian Conference of Health economists, Canberra, July, 1999, School of Health Services Management, Sydney NSW Australia, pp. 195-210.
George, B., Harris, A., Mitchell, A., 1998, Reimbursement decisions and the implied value of life: cost effectiveness analysis and decisions to reimburse, Economics and Health: 1997, Melbourne, University of NSW, Sydney NSW Australia, pp. 1-18.
Harris, A., Scully, B., 1997, Economic analysis of treatments for established osteoporosis, Australian Prescriber, volume 20 Supplement 3, 23, 24 October 1996, Hyatt Hotel, Canberra, Department of Health and Family Services, Canberra ACT Australia, pp. 53-57.
Harris, A., 1997, Priority Setting for Pharmaceuticals, Options for Health Sector Reform, April 16, 1997, Melbourne, CHPE, Melbourne Vic Australia, pp. 109-112.
Abdulwadud, O.A., Younie, S., Zavarsek, S., Pitt, V., Weeks, A., Johnston, R., King, S.T., Harris, A.H., Jolley, D.J., Lloyd, A., 2006, Deep brain stimulation for the symptoms of Parkinson's disease, Commonwealth of Australia, Australia, pp. 1-101.
Zavarsek, S., Johnston, R., Younie, S., Harris, A., Abdulwadud, O.A., King, S.T., 2004, Genotypic resistance testing of antiretrovirals in HIV, Commonwealth of Australia, Australia, p. 1.
Abdulwadud, O.A., Johnston, R., Bulfone, L., Dalziel, K.M., Bryan, E.J., Zavarsek, S., Villanueva, E.V., Chin, G., Harris, A.H., Parkhill, A., Petherick, E.S., King, S.T., 2004, The use of human papillomavirus testing to monitor effectiveness of treatment of high-grade intraepithelial abnormalities of the cervix, Commonwealth of Australia, Australia, p. 1.
Fennessy, P., Raulli, A., Abdulwadud, O.A., Petherick, E.S., Bryan, E.J., Anderson, J., Bulfone, L., Harris, A.H., 2003, Human papillomavirus testing in women wirh cytological prediction of low-grade abnormality, Commonwealth of Australia, Australia, pp. 1-2.
Fennessy, P., Raulli, A., Abdulwadud, O.A., Petherick, E.S., Bryan, E.J., Harris, C., Anderson, J., Bulfone, L., Harris, A., 2003, Liquid based cytology for cervical screening, Commonwealth of Australia, Australia, pp. 1-4.
Peacock, S.J., Mortimer, D.S., Harris, A.H., Carter, R., Richardson, J.R.J., 2001, An economic analysis of proposed changes to the conformity assessment of medical devices, Centre for Health Program Evaluation, West Heidelberg Vic Australia, pp. 1-195.
Peacock, S., Mortimer, D., Harris, A., Carter, R.A., Richardson, J., 2000, An Economics Analysis of Proposed Changes to the Conformity Assessment of Medical Devices - Working Paper 107, CHPE Working Paper Series, First Edition, CHPE, Melbourne Vic Australia.
Gospodarevskaya, E., Harris, A., 2000, Manual for Economics Data Collection in Pharmacotherapy Trials for Herion Dependence - Working Paper 110, CHPER Working Paper Series, First Edition, CHPE, Melbourne Vic Australia.
Olsen, J.A., Smith, R.S., Harris, A., 1999, Working Paper 82 Economic Theory and Monetary Valuation of Health Care: An Overview of the Issues as Applied to the Economic Evaluation of Health Care Programs, CHPE Working Paper Series, Centre for Health Program Evaluation, Melbourne Vic Australia.
Smith, R.S., Olsen, J.A., Harris, A., 1999, Working Paper 84 A Review of Methodological Issues in the Conduct of Willingness-to-Pay Studies in Health Care 1: Construction and Specification of the Contingent Market, CHPE Working Paper Series, Centre for Health Program Evaluation, Melbourne Vic Australia.
Smith, R.S., Olsen, J.A., Harris, A., 1999, Working Paper 85 A Review of Methodological Issues in the Conduct of WTP Studies in Health Care 11: Administration of a CV Survey, CHPE Working Paper Series, Centre for Health Program Evaluation, Melbourne Vic Australia.
Smith, R.S., Olsen, J.A., Harris, A., 1999, Working Paper 86 A Review of Methodological Issues in the Conduct of Willingness-to-Pay Studies in Health Care III: Issues in the Analysis and Interpretation of WTP Data, CHPE Working Paper Series, Centre for Health Program Evaluation, Melbourne Vic Australia.
Smith, R.S., Olsen, J.A., Harris, A., 1999, Working Paper 87 Resource Allocation Decisions and the Use of Willingness-to-Pay as a Valuation Technique Within Economic Evaluation: Recommendations from a Review of the Literature, CHPE Working Paper Series, Centre for Health Program Evaluation, Melbourne Vic Australia.
George, B., Harris, A., Mitchell, A., 1999, Working Paper 89 Cost Effectiveness Analysis and the Consistency of Decision Making: Evidence from Pharmaceutical Reimbursement in Australia 1991-96, CHPE Working Paper Series, Centre for Health Program Evaluation, Melbourne Vic Australia.
Yong, K., Harris, A., 1999, Working Paper 92 Efficiency of Hospitals in Victoria under Casemix Funding: A Stochastic Frontier Approach, CHPE Working Paper Series, Centre for Health Program Evaluation, Melbourne Vic Australia.
Harris, A., 1997, Commentary: 'Econometric models to forecast expenditure in Victoria: applying dynamic international approaches', Economics and Health 1996: Proceedings of the Eighteenth Australian Conference of Health Economists, ASHA, Sydney NSW Australia.
Streeton, C., Harris, A., 1997, Treatment patterns for external genital warts in Australia, 1997, CHPE Working Paper Series, CHPE, Melbourne Vic Australia.
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