A number of specialist consulting firms employ graduates into their health economics units. As a consultant, your work may include: economic consulting and research; modelling and macroeconomic forecasting. Typical clients could include governments, major corporate firms, industry associations and superannuation funds.
Health economics consultant, international consultancy firm
Joseph has a Bachelor of Business (Economics) from the University of Technology as well as a Master of Economics (Hons) from the University of Sydney. He is currently undertaking a PhD in the area of Health Economics at the University of New South Wales.
Joseph is now working as a senior consultant for the Sydney office of a large international consultancy company. He was initially employed to undertake microeconomic research for the firm’s senior management on various projects for the Commonwealth and a number of State governments. Joseph is now employed as a senior economist consultant with key responsibilities including identification of new projects for the firm, project management, developing economic forecasting models and client liaison. His position also requires regular overseas travel primarily to Asia to evaluate programs implemented through aid agencies such as the United Nations, World Bank, Asian Development Bank (ADB)and AusAID.
Prior to working in the field of health economics, Joseph worked extensively as an economist in both the private and public sectors in Australia and the United Kingdom.