Research & Projects
Research & Projects
Nassios, J., J. Giesecke & X. L. Liu, (2024), “An impossible triangle? The impact of housing policy on affordability, accessibility, and efficiency” Centre of Policy Studies Working Paper No. G-344 (R & R)
Liu, X. L., Giesecke, J., & Nassios, J. (2025), “Cashing in on export education: evaluating the implications of taxing international students” Applied Economics, 1-21.
Liu, X. L., Nassios, J., & Giesecke, J. (2024). To Tax or to Spend? Modelling Tax Policy Responses to Oil Price Shocks. Energy Policy, 185, 113929.
Liu, X. (2023). Towards Better Banking Crisis Prediction: Could an Automatic Variable Selection Process Improve the Performance?. Economic Record, 99,235.
Liu, X., Pagan, A. R., & Robinson, T. (2018). Critically assessing estimated DSGE models: A case study of a multi-sector model. Economic Record, 94(307), 349-371.
"Halving the fuel excise is smart politics, but flawed policy". The Conversation. 30 March 2026.
"Who should pay for high fuel prices? Taxing windfall gas profits could be a good way to protect households". Podcast interview by SBS Mandarin (Chinese-language interview). 30 March 2026.
"Amid a surge in energy prices, a windfall tax on gas profits could be the best way to protect households". The Conversation. 11 March 2026.
"Cashing in or Losing Out? The Economic Cost of Taxing International Students". Auxtaxpolicy: Tax and Transfer Policy Blog, 28 July 2025.
"A comparison of the Australian government’s four major plans to ease housing pressure: which is more effective? " Podcast interview by SBS Mandarin (Chinese-language interview). 08 April 2024.
"What’s the best way to ease rents and improve housing affordability? We modelled 4 of the government’s biggest programs." The Conversation. 19 March 2024.
"To Tax or to Spend? Australia’s Tax Policy Options in Times of Unexpected Oil Price Surges". Austaxpolicy: Tax and Transfer Policy Blog, 29 January 2024.
Supply of bottom-up multi-regional general equilibrium models and databases of Australia’s states and territories (with J. Nassios and P. Adams) to various academic institutions, government agencies and consulting firms for policy analysis. (Australia, 2021-2026)
Gold Coast economic projections (with G. Wittner). Project for Natural Capital Economics (QLD, Australia, 2024)
Supply of a national input-output database of Australia with energy and emission-intensive industry details (with J. Nassios and J. Giesecke). Report for The Australian Federal Treasury, (ACT, Australia, 2023)
Housing price impacts of housing affordability measures in Victoria (with J.Nassios). Report for the VIC Treasury. (VIC, Australia, 2023)
Scenario analysis for NSW state budget (with J. Nassios). Report for the NSW Treasury. (NSW, Australia, 2023)
Sensitivity Analysis of NSW Treasury Economic and Revenue Forecasts (with J. Nassios). Report for the NSW Treasury. (NSW, Australia, 2023)
Scenario analysis of NSW state budget (with J. Nassios). Report for the NSW Treasury. (NSW, Australia, 2022)
Economic impact modelling of expanded offshore gas mining in Northern Territory (with J. Nassios). Report for the NT Department of Treasury and Finance (NT, Australia, 2021)
Energy Economics
Transport Policy
Journal of Transport Geography
Australian Economic Papers
Annual Conference on Global Economic Analysis (GTAP) 2022-2025