I am an economist affiliated with the ARC Centre of Excellence in Population Ageing Research (CEPAR) at UNSW Sydney, the Centre for Applied Macroeconomic Analysis (CAMA) at ANU, and the Global Labor Organization (GLO). My research expertise lies in the areas of macroeconomics and public economics, more specifically including fiscal policy, pension economics and the economics of population ageing and computable general equilibrium, and heterogenous-agent life-cycle models. I develop economic models that incorporate life-cycle behaviors of heterogeneous households estimated using microeconomic data, to analyze public and private pensions, income tax, labour market, housing and economic effects of public policy reforms. I led an ARC linkage project (2020-2024) focused on ageing policy modeling in emerging economies with large informal sectors, in collaboration with the World Bank and Indonesia's Bappenas. I regularly provide advice on model development and a range of public policies to government departments, private sector entities, and international organizations.
Recent Working Papers/Submissions
“On the complementarity of public and private pensions: Equity, efficiency, and optimal design”, (Dec 2025) (with Chung Tran) [PDF]
“Fertility and education decisions in developing countries: The role of social norms”, (Dec 2025) (with Trang Le & John Piggott) [PDF]
“Progressive income-contingent student loans”, (Nov 2025) (with Yue Hua) [PDF]
Selected Recent Publications
“Self-control preferences and public pension analysis”, (accepted) Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization 2025 (with Daniel Wheadon, Gonzalo Castex & Alan Woodland) [PDF]
“Pensions and participation: Evidence from World War II veterans in Australia”, Economic Record 2025 (with David Rodgers & Alan Woodland) [PDF]
“Sustainable and equitable pension reform for emerging economies: An application to Indonesia”, Economic Modelling 2025 (with John Piggott & Phitawat Poonpolkul) (PDF)
“Pensions, income taxes, and homeownership: A cross-country analysis”, International Economic Review 2024 (with Hans Fehr & Maurice Hofmann) (Online appendix) (PDF)
“Pension policy in emerging Asian economies with population ageing: What do we know, where should we go?”, Handbook on the Economics of Population Ageing 2023 (with Philip O'Keefe & John Piggott) (PDF)
“Sustainable and equitable pensions with means testing in aging economies”, European Economic Review 2022 (with Chung Tran & Alan Woodland) (PDF)
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Contact Information
ARC Centre of Excellence in Population Ageing Research (CEPAR)
UNSW Business School | UNSW Sydney
223 Anzac Parade | Kensington NSW 2033
E-mail: georgekudrna@gmail.com