Dr Chung Tran
| Position(s): | Lecturer |
|---|---|
| Email: | chung.tran@anu.edu.au |
| Phone: | Ext. 55638 (+61) 2 612 55638 |
| Fax: | (+61) 2 612 55124 |
| Office: | Room 2024 HW Arndt Building (25A) |
| Mailing Address: | |
| Research School of Economics ANU College of Business and Economics LF Crisp Building 26 The Australian National University Canberra ACT 0200 Australia | |
Biography
Chung Tran received his Ph.D. in Economics from Indiana University in 2008. His primary research interests are in the areas of macroeconomics and public economics. Much of his current work is to explore the macroeconomic aspects of public policy. Some specific research topics have included; evaluating the dynamic general equilibrium effects of social security systems and health insurance systems; understanding implications of taxation; and analyzing the macroeconomic and welfare effects of deficit financing, debt accumulation and fiscal austerity.
Disciplines & research interests
- Economics
Research Interests
- Macroeconomics
- Public Economics
- Development Economics
- Health Economics
Selected Publications
- "The Extension of Social Security Coverage in Developing Countries", Journal of Development Economics, November 2012, Vol. 99(2), 439-458 (with Juergen Jung)
- "Temptation and Social Security in a Dynastic Framework", European Economic Review, October 2012, Vol. 56(7), 1422-1445 (with Cagri Kumru)
- "Public Pension Policies and Capital Accumulation in an Emerging Economy: The case of Brazil", The B.E. Journal of Macroeconomics, June 2010, Vol. 10(1), Article 15 (with Gerhard Glomm, Juergen Jung and Changmin Lee)
- "Macroeconomic Implications of Early Retirements in the Public Sector: The case of Brazil", Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, April 2009, Vol. 33, 777-797 (with Gerhard Glomm and Juergen Jung)
Teaching
- Macroeconomics 2 - ECON2102
Research Papers
- Market Inefficiency, Insurance Mandate and Welfare: U.S. Health Care Reform 2010 (Working Paper Series in Economics and Econometrics - February 2011)
- Trade-Offs in Means Tested Pension Design (Working Paper Series in Economics and Econometrics - August 2011)
- Fiscal Austerity Measures: Spending Cuts vs. Tax Increases (Working Paper Series in Economics and Econometrics - November 2012)
- Fiscal Policy as a Temptation Control Device (Working Paper Series in Economics and Econometrics - November 2012)
Further information
Research Grants
- Australian Research Council, Early Career Research Fellowships with ARC Center of Excellence in Population Ageing, “Innovative Health Financing Systems under Demographic Shift” 2012-2013
