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Dr, Stephen O'Neill

PhD

 
researcher
 

Biography

Stephen is a Lecturer in Economics (Health Economics and Ageing) at NUI Galway and is now a Visiting Research Fellow at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, having previously been a Research Fellow there (Sept. 2014 - Nov. 2016).

Stephen's primary research interests are in health economics and micro-econometric methods.  Stephen is particularly interested in translating methods from other fields within economics and from disciplines such as biostatistics, epidemiology,  political analysis and sociology, to the health economics domain.

His current research focuses on the rigorous application of novel techniques to current problems within health economics and policy evaluation. This research addresses issues such as unobserved confounding (endogeneity) in observational studies, the external validity of estimates, heterogeneous and individualized treatment effect and the use of Machine Learning methods to improve the modelling of health data. He is also interested in methods for cost-effectiveness analysis.

Along with Prof. Owen O’Donnell (Erasmus University Rotterdam), Prof. Tom Van Ourti (Erasmus University Rotterdam) and Dr. Brendan Walsh (Economic and Social research Institute), Stephen is the author of conindex, a command for the Stata statistical package, which computes a variety of inequality measures, including the concentration index and Gini coefficient.

Stephen is also interested in the use of economic theory to explain observed health behaviours. He is particularly interested in research topics relating to asthma, cancer, obesity and diabetes. Stephen is keen to collaborate on these, and other, research topics and is very keen to supervise PhD students. Potential students can discuss topics of potential interest by emailing him at: stephen.oneill@nuigalway.ie.






Peer Reviewed Journals

  Year Publication
(2016) 'Estimating causal effects: considering three alternatives to difference-in-differences estimation'
O’Neill, Stephen and Kreif, No\'emi and Grieve, Richard and Sutton, Matthew and Sekhon, Jasjeet S (2016) 'Estimating causal effects: considering three alternatives to difference-in-differences estimation'. Health Services and Outcomes Research Methodology, 16 (1-2):1-21 [Details]
(2016) 'conindex: Estimation of concentration indices'
O'Donnell, Owen and O'Neill, Stephen and Van Ourti, Tom and Walsh, Brendan (2016) 'conindex: Estimation of concentration indices'. The Stata journal, 16 (1) [Details]
(2016) 'Farm gate level nitrogen balance and use efficiency changes post implementation of the EU Nitrates Directive'
Buckley, Cathal and Wall, David P and Moran, Brian and O’Neill, Stephen and Murphy, Paul NC (2016) 'Farm gate level nitrogen balance and use efficiency changes post implementation of the EU Nitrates Directive'. Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems, 104 (1):1-13 [Details]
(2016) 'Willingness to pay towards a public good: how does a refund option affect stated values?'
O'Neill, Stephen and Yadav, Lava Prakash (2016) 'Willingness to pay towards a public good: how does a refund option affect stated values?'. Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, 59 (2):342-359 [Details]
(2016) 'The capitalization of coupled and decoupled CAP payments into land rental rates'
O'Neill, Stephen and Hanrahan, Kevin (2016) 'The capitalization of coupled and decoupled CAP payments into land rental rates'. Agricultural Economics, 47 (3):285-294 [Details]
(2015) 'Who needs good neighbors?'
Howley, Peter and Neill, Stephen O and Atkinson, Rowland (2015) 'Who needs good neighbors?'. Environment and Planning A, 47 (4):939-956 [Details]
(2014) 'Inappropriate prescribing of combination inhalers in Northern Ireland: retrospective cross-sectional cohort study of prescribing practice in primary care'
Sweeney, Joan and Patterson, Chris C and O'Neill, Stephen and O'Neill, Ciaran and Plant, Gillian and Lynch, Veranne and McAllister, Teresa and Heaney, Liam G (2014) 'Inappropriate prescribing of combination inhalers in Northern Ireland: retrospective cross-sectional cohort study of prescribing practice in primary care'. Primary Care Respiratory Journal, 23 :74-78 [Details]
(2014) 'Contrasting the attitudes of farmers and the general public regarding the ‘multifunctional’role of the agricultural sector'
Howley, Peter and Yadav, Lava and Hynes, Stephen and Donoghue, Cathal O and Neill, Stephen O (2014) 'Contrasting the attitudes of farmers and the general public regarding the ‘multifunctional’role of the agricultural sector'. Land Use Policy, 38 :248-256 [Details]
(2014) 'Using a farm micro-simulation model to evaluate the impact of the nitrogen reduction mitigation measures on farm income in Ireland'
Chyzheuskaya, Aksana and O'Donoghue, Cathal and O'Neill, Stephen (2014) 'Using a farm micro-simulation model to evaluate the impact of the nitrogen reduction mitigation measures on farm income in Ireland'. International Journal of Agricultural Management, 3 (4):232-242 [Details]
(2013) 'Determinants of breast cancer screening uptake in women, evidence from the British Household Panel Survey'
Carney, Patricia and O'Neill, Stephen and O'Neill, Ciaran (2013) 'Determinants of breast cancer screening uptake in women, evidence from the British Household Panel Survey'. Social science \& medicine, 82 :108-114 [Details]
(2013) 'Supporting the conservation of farm landscapes via the tourism sector'
Yadav, Lava Prakash and O'Neill, Stephen and Van Rensburg, Tom (2013) 'Supporting the conservation of farm landscapes via the tourism sector'. The Economic and Social Review, 44 (2, Summer):221-245 [Details]
(2013) 'Is there agreement between beneficiaries on who should bear the costs of conserving farm landscapes?'
Yadav, Lava Prakash and O'Neill, Stephen (2013) 'Is there agreement between beneficiaries on who should bear the costs of conserving farm landscapes?'. Tourism Management, 39 :62-70 [Details]
(2012) 'Decoupling of agricultural support payments: the impact on land market participation decisions'
O'Neill, Stephen and Hanrahan, Kevin (2012) 'Decoupling of agricultural support payments: the impact on land market participation decisions'. European Review of Agricultural Economics, 39 (4):639-659 [Details]
(2012) 'An examination of variations in the uptake of prostate cancer screening within and between the countries of the EU-27'
Burns, Richeal and Walsh, Brendan and O’Neill, Stephen and O’Neill, Ciaran (2012) 'An examination of variations in the uptake of prostate cancer screening within and between the countries of the EU-27'. Health Policy, 108 (2):268-276 [Details]

Published Reports

  Year Publication
(2008) Cost of Living for Different Social Groups in Ireland.
Murphy, Eithne and Garvey, Eoghan and O'Neill, Stephen (2008) Cost of Living for Different Social Groups in Ireland. Combat Poverty Agency Working Paper Series 08/03, Dublin. [Details]