Chung Tran

RSE

Research School of Economics

Position
Associate Professor
Email
chung.tran@anu.edu.au
Phone number
+61 2 612 55638
Office
Room 2086, LF Crisp Bld (26)
Research areas

Macroeconomics; Public Economics; Development Economics.

Biography

Chung Tran is an Associate Professor of Economics from the ANU Research School of Economics, a Chief Investigator at the ANU Macro Public Finance Lab, a member of Australian Treasury's Macroeconomic Advisory Panel and Expert Panel in Economic Modelling and Forecasting, and an Associate Investigator for the Centre of Excellence in Population Ageing Research. 

Chung’s research interests are in the field of macroeconomics, public economics and development economics. His research has been funded by prestigious grants from the Australian Research Council (ARC), the US Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), the US Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Bank of Japan (BoJ). His research has been published in leading academic journals including the Journal of the European Economic Association, Review of Economic DynamicsJournal of Development Economics, European Economic Review and Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control.

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Personal website

Research publications

Selected publications

  • 'Health Risk, Insurance and Optional Progressive Income Taxation'Journal of the European Economic Association, 2023 (with Jung, J.) [ABDC journal list: A* ]
  • 'Social Health Insurance: Quantitative Exploration'Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, 2022 (with Jung, J.) [ABDC journal list: A* ]
  • 'Sustainable and Equitable Pension with Means-Testing in Aging Economies', European Economic Review, 2022 (with Kudrna, G. & Woodland, A.) [ABDC journal list: A* ]
  • 'Aging and Health Financing in the U.S.: A General Equilibrium Analysis', European Economic Review, 2017 (with Jung, J. & Chambers, M.) [ABDC journal list: A* ]
  • 'Market Inefficiency, Insurance Mandate and Welfare: US Health Care Reform 2010', Review of Economic Dynamics, 2016 (with Jung, J.) [ABDC journal list: A* ]
  • 'Trade-offs in Means Tested Pension Design', Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, 2014 (with Woodland, A.) [ABDC journal list: A* ]
  • 'The Extension of Social Security Coverage in Developing Countries', Journal of Development Economics, 2012 (with Jung, J.)  [ABDC journal list: A* ]
  • 'Temptation and Social Security in a Dynastic Framework', European Economic Review, 2012 (with Kumru, C.) [ABDC journal list: A* ]
  • 'Macroeconomic Implications of Early Retirement in the Public Sector: The Case of Brazil', Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, 2009 (with Glomm, G. & Jung, J) [ABDC journal list: A* ]

All publications

Research grants and awards

  • ANU CBE Research Awards, 2023
  • ARC, Discovery Project, 2021-2024 (AUD 219,000)
  • ARC Centre of Excellence in Population Ageing Research (CEPAR), 2012-2024 (AUD 70,000+) 
  • Bank of Japan, Visiting Scholar Fellowship, 2015 (JPY 2,500,000)
  • ARC Early Career Fellowship, 2012-2014 (AUD 170,000)
  • Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, U.S.A., Research Grant, 2012-2013 (USD 134,000)
  • Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, U.S.A., Research Grant (R03), 2010-2011 (USD 66,787)

Research engagement and outreach

  • Australian Treasury's Macroeconomic Advisory Panel
  • Australian Treasury's Expert Panel on Economic Modelling
  • External Adviser & Consultant: Australian Treasury and Deloitte Access Economics
  • Associate Investigator, ARC Centre of Excellence in Population Ageing Research (CEPAR)
  • Fellow, Tax Transfers Policy Institute (TTPI),
  • Research Associate, Center for Applied Macroeconomic Analysis (CAMA)
  • Visiting Professor: Keio University, Towson University and Bank of Japan

Teaching

ANU courses

  • ECON2102-Macroeconomics 2
  • ECON8022-Macroeconomic Theory     
  • ECON8001-Topics in Macroeconomics

 

Research supervision 

  • Iris Man Hin Chio (PhD, 2022- )
  • Fajar Oktiyanto (PhD, 2021- )
  • Quingsong Song (PhD, 2020- )
  • Darapheak Tin (PhD, 2019- )
  • Sam Ng (PhD, 2022)
  • Minh-Ngoc Nguyen (PhD, 2021)
  • Nabeeh Zakariyya (PhD, 2021)
  • Sebastian Wende (PhD, 2020)
  • Owen Freestone (PhD, 2019)
  • Qingyin Ma (PhD, 2018)
  • Arm Nakonthab (PhD, 2018)
  • Michinao Okachi (PhD, 2018)
  • Christopher Perks (PhD, 2017)
  • Jamie Cross (PhD, 2017)
  • Aubrey Poon (PhD, 2017)
  • Tomohito Okabe (PhD, 2015)
  • Patrick Carvalho (PhD, 2014)
  • Duong Dang (Honours, 2018)
  • James Stevens (Honours, 2017)
  • Zelin Chen (Honours, 2015)
  • Christine Ma (Honours, 2014)
  • Trina Chuang (Honours, 2012)
  • Master and Case Study Students: Dana Lawson (2017), Alex Beamer (2017), Anpeng Li (2014) and Trina Chuang (2013) 
  • Summer Research Students: Gerelmaa Baatarchuluun (2020), Napoleon Dewan (2015), Yahdullah Haidari (2014)