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Lorraine Ivancic

Researcher at University of New South Wales

Publications -  16
Citations -  645

Lorraine Ivancic is an academic researcher from University of New South Wales. The author has contributed to research in topics: Mental health & Price index. The author has an hindex of 7, co-authored 12 publications receiving 561 citations.

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Scanner data, time aggregation and the construction of price indexes

TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined the impact of time aggregation on price change estimates for 19 supermarket item categories using scanner data and found that time aggregation choices lead to a difference in price change estimate for chained indexes which ranged from 0.28% to 29.73% for a superlative index and an incredible 14.88% to 46,463.71% for non-superlative indexes.
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Trauma exposure, PTSD and psychotic-like symptoms in post-conflict Timor Leste: an epidemiological survey.

TL;DR: The prevalence of psychotic-like symptoms in conflict-affected Timor Leste was assessed and whether symptoms were associated with trauma and PTSD and it was found that PSQ cases were more likely to reside in the urban area, experienced higher levels of trauma exposure and a greater prevalence of PTSD.
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The generational gap: Mental disorder prevalence and disability amongst first and second generation immigrants in Australia.

TL;DR: The findings challenge the overarching notion of the "healthy migrant" and suggest a dissociation between reduced prevalence and elevated mental health-related disability amongst first generation immigrants with non-English speaking backgrounds.
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Understanding Price Variation Across Stores and Supermarket Chains: Some Implications for CPI Aggregation Methods

TL;DR: In this article, a hedonic regression framework is used to test for item homogeneity across four supermarket chains and across stores within each of these supermarket chains, finding empirical support for the aggregation of prices across stores which belong to the same supermarket chain.