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Growth, Redistribution, and Inequality
Investigating the drivers of earnings dynamics, wealth distribution, and intergenerational inequality in Australia using microdata and structural lifecycle models.
Research focus
The multi-dimensional drivers of inequality
Investigating the drivers of earnings dynamics, wealth distribution, and intergenerational inequality in Australia using microdata and structural lifecycle models.
The lab uses administrative records and structural lifecycle models to study how earnings, wealth, and mobility evolve over time and across generations. This includes documenting the role of large negative shocks and other non-Gaussian features of earnings risk.
A second focus is the role of fiscal policy in shaping distributional outcomes. The research considers taxes, transfers, education, and broader institutions in explaining observed inequality and intergenerational mobility.
Key question
How has the distribution of earnings in Australia evolved over the past three decades, and what are the key drivers?
Key question
What role does fiscal policy (taxes and transfers) play in shaping observed wealth and income inequality?
Key question
How does intergenerational mobility differ across socioeconomic groups, and what policies can improve it?
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Optimal Size and Composition of Government Spending in Open Economies
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