Personal profile
Biography
Chung Tran is an Associate Professor of Economics & Higher Degree Research (HDR) Convenor at the ANU Research School of Economics; Founder, Leader & Chief Investigator of the ANU Macro Public Finance Lab; Associate Investigator for the ARC Centre of Excellence in Population Ageing Research; Member of Australian Treasury's Macroeconomic Advisory Panel; and Member of Australian Treasury's Expert Panel in Economic Modelling and Forecasting.
Chung’s research interests are in the field of macroeconomics, public economics and development economics. His research has been funded by prestigious grants from the Australian Research Council (ARC), the US Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), the US Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Bank of Japan (BoJ). His research has been published in leading academic journals including the Journal of the European Economic Association, Review of Economic Dynamics, Journal of Development Economics, European Economic Review and Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control.
Research Interests
- Macroeconomics
- Public Economics
- Development Economics
Education/Academic qualification
Economics, PhD
External Scholarly Memberships and Affiliations
Member of Macroeconomic Advisory Panel, Australian Treasury
2022 → …
Expert Panel on Economic Modelling and Forecasting, Australian Treausry
2019 → …
Associate Investigator, ARC Centre of Excellence in Population Ageing Research
2012 → …
Research student supervision
- Registered to supervise
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Research output
- 20 Article
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Health Risk, Insurance, and Optimal Progressive Income Taxation
Juergen Jung, 14 Feb 2023, In: Journal of the European Economic Association. 21, 5, p. 2043 2097 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
2 Citations (Scopus) -
Lifecycle Earnings Risk and Insurance: New Evidence from Australia*
Tin, D. & Tran, C., Jun 2023, In: Economic Record. 99, 325, p. 141-174 34 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access -
Social health insurance: A quantitative exploration
Jung, J. & Tran, C., Jun 2022, In: Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control. 139, 104374.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access7 Citations (Scopus) -
Sustainable and equitable pensions with means testing in aging economies
Kudrna, G., Tran, C. & Woodland, A., Jan 2022, In: European Economic Review. 141, 103947.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
20 Citations (Scopus) -
On the marginal excess burden of taxation in an overlapping generations model
Tran, C. & Wende, S., Dec 2021, In: Journal of Macroeconomics. 70, 103377.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access3 Citations (Scopus)
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Lifetime Approach to Measuring Inequality in Living Standards in Australia
Tran, C. (PI)
15/06/21 → 30/06/26
Project: Research
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ARC Centre of Excellence in Population Ageing Research (CEPAR I)
Anstey, K. (PI), Piggott, J. R. (PI), Blake, D. (CoI), Booth, H. (CoI), Cumming, R. (CoI), Cumming, R. (CoI), Disney, R. F. (CoI), Fang, H. (CoI), Keane, M. P. (CoI), Kendig, H. (CoI), Kumru, C. (CoI), McDonald, P. (CoI), Sherris, M. (CoI), Tran, C. (CoI), Woodland, A. D. (CoI) & Woodland, A. D. (CoI)
10/02/11 → 31/12/17
Project: Research