Doctor
Paul BlacklowProfile page
Lecturer
Economics
- LecturerEconomics
- +61 3 6226 2283 (Work)
- Tasmanian School of Business and Economics, Economics, Private Bag 84, Hobart, TAS, 7001
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Research Narrative
I study the choices that people and households make and why they make them. When to start a family, whether to buy or rent, whether to work or study and how much to spend on each good are all examples of microeconomic household decisions. Changes in these choices can significantly impact the macroeconomy and society. By better understanding these decisions, we are able to explain and predict how people respond to policy and changes in social and economic conditions.
I primarily use econometrics and large household surveys to test and validate economic models of household choice, and estimate how households respond to policy and social change. Combining the models, econometrics and data allows me to examine such topics as optimal labour and income taxes, the cost of living, education performance, gender wage differences, and the impact of caring on the development of human capital.
In the late 2010s I began working with UTAS colleagues in Experimental Economics. This has allowed me to apply my econometric skills to answer questions about behaviour that challenge traditional economic models. Developing new models and theories that include this non-standard economic behaviour, should result in better policy development, which more accurately predicts how people will respond.
In 2021 I began work with Dr Julie Campbell, PhD student Glen Henson and others at the Menzies Centre into the impact the COVID-19 lockdowns had on people with MS. I recently joined the Multiple Sclerosis Research Flagship at the Menzies Centre and participated in their 2024 Symposium.
Research Themes
- Household and Individual Behaviour and Choice: Modelling household and individual behaviour/choice with application to demand, labour, education, fertility and home finance decisions.
- Prices, Household Composition, Inequality and Welfare: Examining the interaction of prices and household demographics on the Cost of Living and Equivalence Scales and its impact on Welfare and Inequality and Poverty
- Applied Econometrics: Applying econometrics to unique datasets to answer questions for government and other policy-makers.
Research Interests
- Gender Wage Gap
- Health Impacts of Covid-Lockdowns
- Prices and the Cost of Living
- Inequality, Poverty and Welfare
- Primary School NAPLAN Education Performance
- Household Decisions and Behaviour
- Tasmanian Economy
Research Skills
- Data Analysis
- Applied Econometrics (estimate, test and interpret models to quantify relationships).
- Applied Microeconometrics (estimate, test and interpret models of choice)
- Cost Benefit Analysis, Project Evaluation, Estimating Economic Impact, Estimating Demand
- Stata, SAS, EViews, MS Excel (including VBA).
- Experience in handling large and confidential data sets, such as HILDA, HES-CURF.
PROJECTS
- Showing page 1 out of 1
- 1