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Biography
Mathias Sinning is a Professor of Economics at the ANU Crawford School of Public Policy. He is currently working on the development and application of a new econometric method for estimating generalised quantile treatment effects. His research agenda focuses on advancing and applying this method in both experimental and quasi-experimental settings. He has published in various domains of economics, including public economics, labour economics, health economics, development economics and behavioural economics.
Mathias has designed, implemented, and analysed Randomised Controlled Trials in collaboration with government departments in Australia and internationally. He has led, managed, and participated in large research projects on behavioural aspects of tax compliance in collaboration with tax agencies in Australia, Indonesia, and Papua New Guinea. He currently leads a project in collaboration with the government of the Australian Capital Territory on the use of nudges as a local government environmental policy instrument, funded by the Australian Research Council.
His academic background includes previous appointments at the ANU and the University of Queensland, as well as Visiting Fellowships at Princeton University and Peking University. He is a Research Fellow of RWI Leibniz Institute for Economic Research and IZA Institute of Labor Economics, and a Research Affiliate of MIT's Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL).
Personal website: https://www.mathiassinning.com
Education/Academic qualification
PhD in Economics, University of Bochum
Masters in Economics, University of Heidelberg
External Scholarly Memberships and Affiliations
Research Affiliate, Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL), Massachusetts Institute of Technology
1 Jul 2023 → …
Visiting Fellow, Peking University
1 Jan 2019 → 31 Dec 2019
Visiting Fellow, Princeton University
1 Sept 2012 → 31 Jan 2013
Research Fellow, IZA Institute of Labor Economics
1 Apr 2010 → …
Research Fellow, RWI Leibniz Institute for Economic Research
1 Jan 2009 → …
Research student supervision
- Registered to supervise
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Research output
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Improving Tax Compliance without Increasing Revenue: Evidence from Population-Wide Randomized Controlled Trials in Papua New Guinea
Hoy, C., McKenzie, L. & Sinning, M., Jan 2024, In: Economic Development and Cultural Change. 72, 2, p. 691-723 33 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access7 Citations (Scopus) -
Labor Migration
Sinning, M. & Tani, M., 2023, Selected Topics in Migration Studies. Bean, F. D. & Brown, S. K. (eds.). Springer Nature, p. 335-339 5 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Entry for encyclopedia/dictionary › peer-review
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Quantile treatment effects revisited: Uncovering the distributional consequences of a welfare experiment
Sinning, M., 2023, 77 p.Research output: Working paper
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Reservation Wages and Immigrants
Sinning, M., 1 Jan 2023, Selected Topics in Migration Studies. Springer Nature, p. 341-342 2 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Entry for encyclopedia/dictionary
2 Citations (Scopus) -
Social norms or enforcement? A natural field experiment to improve traffic and parking fine compliance
Sinning, M. & Zhang, Y., Jun 2023, In: Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization. 210, p. 43-60 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access4 Citations (Scopus)
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Evaluation of Mobility Arrangement for Talented Early-professionals Scheme (MATES)
Breunig, R. (PI), Edwards, R. (CoI), Olivo-Villabrille, M. (CoI), Sinning, M. (CoI) & Varela, P. (CoI)
1/03/25 → 1/03/27
Project: Research
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The use of nudges as a local government environmental policy instrument
Sinning, M. (PI), Breuninger, T. (CoI) & Steinhauser, R. (CoI)
1/09/23 → 31/08/25
Project: Research
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Corporate Tax Reform Options
Breunig, R. (PI), Kayis-Kumar, A. (CoI) & Sinning, M. (CoI)
26/10/20 → 23/04/21
Project: Research
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Using Behavioural Insights to Boost Tax Compliance in PNG
Hoy, C. (PI), Howes, S. (CoI) & Sinning, M. (CoI)
4/02/19 → 30/04/20
Project: Research
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Encouraging Formal Tax Registration of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises in Indonesia
Sinning, M. (PI) & Dong, X. (CoI)
23/11/18 → 23/05/20
Project: Research