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ProfessorGarry Barrett

Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Curriculum Futures

Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences

Orcid identifier0000-0002-7669-7110 (opens in a new tab)⁠
  • Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Curriculum Futures
    Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences

RESEARCH INTERESTs

  • Labour economics
  • Econometrics
  • Welfare Economics
  • Public Policy


JEL Codes

Major Fields: Labour Economics, Public Economics, Econometrics

Specific Fields: Human capital, Wages and employment, Inequality and poverty

 


Editorial Board Membership

  • Editorial Board, Economic Record.
  • Editorial Board, Canadian Journal of Economics
  • Editorial Board, Australian Journal of Labour Economics

FUNDED RESEARCH

  • GRANT
    Research title Older Australians in Private Housing: Modelling Policy Levers to Improve Housing Outcomes
    Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute Ltd (AHURI)1 Jan 2026
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  • GRANT
    Transitions into home ownership a quantitative assessment 21/PRO/73271
    Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute Ltd (AHURI)1 Apr 2021
    People funded by this grant:
  • GRANT
    Moving, downsizing and housing equity consumption choices of older Australians
    Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute Ltd (AHURI)1 May 2018
    People funded by this grant:
  • GRANT
    Family Responses to Economic Shocks and Policy Reforms over the Life Cycle
    Australian Research Council (ARC)14 Jan 2015 - 30 Nov 2019
    People funded by this grant:
  • GRANT
    Human Capital, Cognitive Skills and Labour Market Outcomes
    Australian Research Council (ARC)2 Apr 2014 - 30 Sep 2018
    People funded by this grant:
    • Riddell WC,
    • Whelan S,
    • Hanushek E,
    • Harmon C,
    • Coelli M
  • GRANT
    House prices, mortgage debt and labour supply:evidence from Australian households
    Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute Ltd (AHURI)1 Apr 2014
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  • GRANT
    The relationship between intergenerational transfers, housing and economic outcomes
    Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute Ltd (AHURI)1 Apr 2014
    People funded by this grant:
  • GRANT
    Capital Markets CRC SS Yu
    Capital Markets CRC1 Jan 2012
    People funded by this grant:
    • Barrett G
  • GRANT
    The Future of Aircraft Maintenance in Australia: Workforce Capability, Aviation Safety and Industry Development
    Australian Research Council (ARC)1 Jan 2011
    People funded by this grant:
    • Junor A,
    • Quinlan G,
    • Hampson I,
    • Williamson A,
    • Gregson S
  • GRANT
    An Integrated Approach to the Timing of Retirement: Life Cycle, Labour Force Heterogeneity, Financial Status and Public Support (opens in a new tab)⁠
    Australian Research Council26 Jun 2007 - 31 Dec 2013
    People funded by this grant:
    • Woodland A,
    • Piggott J,
    • Barrett G,
    • Gregory R
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  • GRANT
    Understanding the Saving Behaviour of Australian Households: Private Retirement Provision and the Policy of Forced Saving
    Australian Research Council (ARC)1 Jan 2007 - 31 Dec 2010
    People funded by this grant:
    • Tseng Y-P,
    • Barrett G,
    • Crossley T
  • GRANT
    Robust Empirical Analysis of Consumption Poverty in Australia
    Australian Research Council (ARC)1 Jan 2003
    People funded by this grant:
    • Barrett G
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    Robust Empirical Analysis of Inequality and Poverty in Australia
    Australian Research Council (ARC)1 Jan 2002
    People funded by this grant:
    • Barrett G
  • GRANT
    The Labour Supply and Saving of Older Australians: Behavioural Responses and Economic Impacts
    Australian Research Council (ARC)1 Jan 2002 - 31 Dec 2005
    People funded by this grant:
    • Woodland A,
    • Piggott J,
    • Barrett G