Professor Nicholas Biddle

Bachelor of Economics (Hons) University of Sydney Master of Education (Monash University) PhD in Public Policy (ANU)
Head, School of Politics and International Relations
ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences

Areas of expertise

  • Migration 160303
  • Population Trends And Policies 160305
  • Econometric And Statistical Methods 140302
  • Aboriginal And Torres Strait Islander Policy 160501
  • Public Policy 160510
  • Education Policy 160506
  • Urban And Regional Economics 140218
  • Labour Economics 140211
  • Studies Of Aboriginal And Torres Strait Islander Society 169902
  • Applied Economics 1402
  • Experimental Economics 140206
  • Economics Of Education 140204

Biography

Professor Nicholas Biddle is Head of the School of Politics and International Relations. Prior to this, he was Deputy Director of the ANU Centre for Social Research and Methods, and head of the methods, survey, and evaluation programs in the centre.

He has a Bachelor of Economics (Hons.) from the University of Sydney and a Master of Education from Monash University. He also has a PhD in Public Policy from the ANU where he wrote his thesis on the benefits of and participation in education of Indigenous Australians.

He previously held a Senior Research Officer and Assistant Director position in the Methodology Division of the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

He is currently a Fellow of the Tax and Transfer Policy Institute.

Professor Biddle is a member of the Behavioural Economics Team for Australia (BETA) Academic Advisory Panel, (Prime Minister and Cabinet) and the Australian Statistics Advisory Council (Australian Bureau of Statistics).

Nick has no musical ability, but spends a lot of his spare time listening to live music (including by his two children who do have some talent). He runs marathons and ultramarathons (usually on trails and very slowly) and tries to maintain some abilities in basketball and indoor climbing.

 

Available student projects

The economics and demography of Indigenous populations (in Australia or abroad)

Patterns and determinants of income inequality

The economics of education (in particular early childhood education)

Application of behavioural economics to public policy

Social research methods

Publications

Projects and Grants

Grants information is drawn from ARIES. To add or update Projects or Grants information please contact your College Research Office.

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