Resume

Current Positions

• Associate Professor, Research School of Economics, Australian National University, 2019- 

• Member, Academic Board, Australian National University (ANU), 2024-

• Member, Australian Treasury's MEG Economic Advisory  Panel, 2022-

Others 

• Founder, Leader & Chief Investigator, Macro Public Finance Lab @ ANU, 2022-

• Fellow, Tax and Transfer Policy Institute (TTPI), 2015-

• Research Associate, Centre for Applied Macroeconomic Analysis (CAMA), 2011-

• Senior Lecturer/Lecturer, Research School of Economics, Australian National University, 2011-18 

• Postdoctoral Fellow, School of Economics, University of New South Wales, 2008-10

• Member, Australian Treasury's Expert Panel in Economic Modelling, 2019-22  

• External Advisor and Consultant: Australian Treasury; Deloitte Access Economics

• Associate Investigator, ARC Centre of Excellence in Population Ageing Research (CEPAR), 2012- 25 

Education

• PhD in Economics, Indiana University, 2008

• MA in Development Economics, Hague Institute of Social Science & Hanoi National Economics University, 2000

• BCom in Banking and Finance, Hanoi National Economics University, 1998

Research & Teaching Areas

• Macroeconomics, Public Economics, Development Economics

Selected Publications

1. "Health Risk, Insurance and Optimal Progressive Income Taxation," Journal  of the European Economic Association, 2023 (with Juergen Jung) 

2. "Social Health Insurance: A Quantitative Exploration," Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control,  June  2022 (with Juergen Jung)

3. "Sustainable and Equitable Pension with Means-Testing in Aging Economies," European Economic Review, January 2022 (with George Kudrna and Alan Woodland)

4. "Fiscal Austerity Measures: Spending Cuts vs. Tax Increases,"  Macroeconomic Dynamics, March 2018 (with Gerhard Glomm and Juergen Jung)

5. "Aging and Health Financing in the US: A General Equilibrium Analysis," European Economic Review, November 2017 (with Juergen Jung and Matt Chambers)

6. "Market Inefficiency, Insurance Mandate and Welfare: U.S Health Care Reform 2010," Review of Economic Dynamics, April 2016 (with Juergen Jung)

7. "Trade-Offs in Means-Tested Pension Design," Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control,  October 2014 (with Alan Woodland) 

8. "The Extension of Social Security Coverage in Developing Countries," Journal of Development Economics, November 2012 (with Juergen Jung)

9. "Temptation and Social Security in a Dynastic Framework," European Economic Review, October 2012 (with Cagri Kumru)

10. "Macroeconomic Implications of Early Retirements in the Public Sector: The Case of Brazil," Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, April 2009 (with Gerhard Glomm and Juergen Jung)

Selected Grants

1. Australian Research Council  (ARC), Discovery Project, 2021-25 

2. ARC Centre of Excellence in Population Ageing Research (CEPAR), Demographic Change and Optimal Policy Program, 2017- 25 

3. Bank of Japan (BoJ), Research Fellowship, 2015

4. Australian Research Council (ARC),  Early Career Fellowship, 2012-15

5. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Research Grant, 2012-14 

6. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Research Grant (R03), 2010-11