I am a Senior Lecturer in Economics at the Research School of Economics at the Australian National University (ANU), and a John Mitchell Fellow. My research spans Public Economics and Labor Economics, with a particular focus on human capital investment, taxation, and inequality.
My other affiliations include the Office of Tax Policy Research at the University of Michigan, the CESifo Research Network, the Institute of Labor Economics and the ANU Tax & Transfer Policy Institute. I am also the Chair of the R.G. Menzies Fellowship commitee.
General Seminar. I run the General Seminar at the ANU Research School of Economics. You can find the online schedule on the RSE website, or subscribe to the Google Calendar. Outlook users add this address as a public calendar via the web interface.
Last Updated Publications & Working Papers
- Decoding Gender Bias: The Role of Personal Interaction (with Abdelrahman Amer and Clémentine van Effenterre)
- Discipline Reform, School Culture, and Student Achievement (with David Martin)
Background
Prior to joining ANU, I was an Assistant Professor at the University of Michigan Department of Economics. I received my PhD in Economics from Harvard University in May 2019, and my undergraduate degree is from the University of Sydney. Previously, I worked as an economist at the Reserve Bank of Australia.
While at Harvard, I was a James M. and Cathleen D. Stone Ph.D. Scholar in Inequality and Wealth Concentration, and recipient of a Lara Warner Ph.D. fellowship from the Harvard Kennedy School Women and Public Policy Program. I received teaching awards from both Harvard University and the University of Sydney, and was voted “Best Professor” two years in a row by the University of Michigan graduate students. In 2020, I received the IIPF Young Economists Award from the International Institute of Public Finance.
In addition to support from my home institutions, I am grateful for the funding my research has received from the National Science Foundation, J-PAL, the National Bureau of Economic Research, and the Russell Sage Foundation.
Kangaroos in Canberra (Mulligan’s Flat)