Faculty of Economics and Commerce Department of Economics

Centres

Asian Economics Centre

The Asian Economics Centre focuses on the economic issues facing the countries in the Asia-Pacific region and broader issues of global economic development. Its goal is to be Australia's leading centre of Asia-related economics research.

> Visit the Asian Economics Centre website

Centre for Actuarial Studies

The Centre for Actuarial Studies is one of only four actuarial teaching units in Australia that is recognised by the Institute of Actuaries of Australia as a Centre of Excellence. It has an international reputation for research, and attracts a strong cohort of students and researchers.

> Visit the Centre for Actuarial Studies website

Centre for Macroeconomics

The Centre for Macroeconomics focuses on the development of macroeconomic theory, macroeconometrics and macroeconomic policy. The Centre hosts national and international visitors, holds regular workshops, and holds occasional conferences involving other researchers from within and outside Australia, including groups from industry and government departments.

> Visit the Centre for Macroeconomics website

Centre for Microeconometrics

The Centre for Microeconometrics focuses on the development, evaluation and application of microeconometric methods. Current research includes consumer expenditure analysis, environmental economics, labour economics, health economics, transport economics, measurement of inequality and poverty, and measurement of productivity and efficiency.

> Visit the Centre for Microeconometrics website

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Economic Theory Centre

The Economic Theory Centre promotes research of the highest standard in all areas of economic theory; as well as national and international affiliations in this area.

> Visit the Economics Theory Centre website

Households Research Unit

The Households Research Unit investigates the economic structure of households and their interaction with the market economy.

> Visit the Households Research Unit website

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Household Research Database

The Households Research Database is a leading centre for access to unit record data files from household surveys such as time use, household expenditure and income. Researchers use the surveys to explore many issues ranging from the equity and efficiency of taxation reform, provision of government benefits for child care and the inclusion of unpaid labour in the national accounts.

> Visit the Household Research Database website

Experimental Economics Laboratory

The Experimental Economics Laboratory is a state-of-the-art facility that promotes the use of experimental methods in economics research and policy-making.

> Visit the Experimental Economics Laboratory website

 

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