Timo Henckel is a Senior Lecturer at the Research School of Economics at the ANU, Chair of ANU's Reserve Bank of Australia Shadow Board, and Research Fellow at the Centre for Applied Macroeconomic Analysis, where he directs the Behavioural Macroeconomics and Complexity research program. His research spans the fields of behavioural economics, monetary economics, international macroeconomics, experimental economics, and complexity analysis. He has published in leading academic journals including Experimental Economics, Oxford Economic Papers and Journal of Macroeconomics, written policy briefs on infrastructure policy, financial crises, asset bubbles and central banking, and frequently appeared in the media.

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Kristen Sobeck is a Research Fellow at the Tax and Transfer Policy Institute at the Australian National University. She has nearly 20 years of experience working directly with various governments, trade unions, and employers organisations internationally, to evaluate labour market and tax and transfer-related policies using survey, company and administrative data.

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Dr Peter Varela is a Research Fellow at the Australian National University’s Tax and Transfer Policy Institute with a focus on the economics of migration. He is the lead researcher on several projects commissioned by the Department of Home Affairs and the Treasury that use administrative tax and visa data to better understand the economic outcomes of Australian migrants. Prior to joining the TTPI, Peter has worked at the Australian Treasury, the Australian Productivity Commission and the Centre for International Economics.

Dean Parham is a productivity analyst. He led the Australian Productivity Commission’s flagship program of productivity research for over a decade and, since 2008, has investigated productivity trends and public policy issues for government, academic and private-sector agencies.

Ric Curnow is a Media and Communications Specialist. He is a transformational media professional with decades of experience in print, television, and online media. Proven track record in managing production teams, integrating work with external providers, and extemporaneous resolution of technical and production issues. Skilled in time-sensitive hands-on media production under challenging field conditions and adept at strategic communication support.

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Trevor Rose is a Research Associate at Helpful Economics. He takes a data-driven approach to public policy advice and has held a range of roles analysing economic policy at the Australian Treasury and the Tax and Transfer Policy Institute. Trevor has an honours degree in statistics and a degree in linguistics from the University of New South Wales.

Chloe Heiniger has worked as a Research Assistant at the Tax and Transfer Policy Institute since February 2022. She is studying a Bachelor of Laws / Economics at the Australian National University.

Saša Vanek is a Sydney-based analyst at the economic advisory firm, Mandala Partners. Prior to her role at Mandala, she spent three years as a research officer at the Tax and Transfer Policy Institute, where she assisted with research on levies, intergenerational tax, sex-discrepancies in tax and transfers, and the tax treatment of trusts in Australia. Saša holds a Bachelor of Politics, Philosophy and Economics, and a Bachelor of Commerce, majoring in Corporate Sustainability from the Australian National University.