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Workplace:	ARC Centre of Excellence in Population Ageing Research (CEPAR), UNSW Business School, UNSW Sydney, (more information at EDIRC) School of Economics, UNSW Business School, UNSW Sydney, (more information at EDIRC)

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Working Papers

2023

1. The Impact of Pension Reform on Employment, Retirement and Disability Insurance Claims
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
   See also Journal Article The impact of pension reform on employment, retirement, and disability insurance claims, Journal of Population Economics, Springer (2024) View citations (1) (2024)

2022

2. Extending Pension Policy in Emerging Asia: An Overlapping-Generations Model Analysis for Indonesia
   PIER Discussion Papers, Puey Ungphakorn Institute for Economic Research View citations (2)
   Also in CAMA Working Papers, Centre for Applied Macroeconomic Analysis, Crawford School of Public Policy, The Australian National University (2022) View citations (1)

2020

3. Work less but stay longer. Mature worker response to a flexibility reform
   Discussion Papers, Statistics Norway, Research Department

2019

4. The Notional and the Real in China?s Pension Reforms
   Social Protection Discussion Papers and Notes, The World Bank

2015

5. A Note on Resource Testing and Temptation
   Working Papers, University of Michigan, Michigan Retirement Research Center
6. Means Testing Social Security: Modeling and Policy Analysis
   Working Papers, University of Michigan, Michigan Retirement Research Center View citations (4)
7. Pension Reform and Labor Supply: Flexibility vs. Prescription
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (4)

2012

8. Does Retirement Age Impact Mortality?
   Memorandum, Oslo University, Department of Economics View citations (13)
   See also Journal Article Does retirement age impact mortality?, Journal of Health Economics, Elsevier (2013) View citations (104) (2013)
9. Long-term Fiscal Projections and the Australian Retirement Income System
   Working Papers, ARC Centre of Excellence in Population Ageing Research (CEPAR), Australian School of Business, University of New South Wales View citations (1)
10. Optimal Capital Income Taxation with Means-tested Benefits
    CAMA Working Papers, Centre for Applied Macroeconomic Analysis, Crawford School of Public Policy, The Australian National University View citations (2)
    Also in Working Papers, ARC Centre of Excellence in Population Ageing Research (CEPAR), Australian School of Business, University of New South Wales (2012) View citations (4)
    DEGIT Conference Papers, DEGIT, Dynamics, Economic Growth, and International Trade (2012) View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Optimal Capital Income Taxation with Means-tested Benefits, Scottish Journal of Political Economy, Scottish Economic Society (2017) View citations (1) (2017)
11. Public Sector Pension Funds in Australia: Longevity Selection and Liabilities
    Working Papers, ARC Centre of Excellence in Population Ageing Research (CEPAR), Australian School of Business, University of New South Wales

2011

12. Civil Services and Military Retirement Income
    Working Papers, ARC Centre of Excellence in Population Ageing Research (CEPAR), Australian School of Business, University of New South Wales View citations (1)
13. Individual Post-Retirement Longevity Risk Management Under Systematic Mortality Risk
    Working Papers, ARC Centre of Excellence in Population Ageing Research (CEPAR), Australian School of Business, University of New South Wales
    See also Journal Article Individual post-retirement longevity risk management under systematic mortality risk, Insurance: Mathematics and Economics, Elsevier (2013) View citations (23) (2013)
14. Labour Mobility, Pension Portability and the Lack of Lock-In Effects
    Working Papers, ARC Centre of Excellence in Population Ageing Research (CEPAR), Australian School of Business, University of New South Wales View citations (3)
15. The Impact on Residential Choice of the Family Home Exemption in Resource-Tested Transfer Programs
    Working Papers, ARC Centre of Excellence in Population Ageing Research (CEPAR), Australian School of Business, University of New South Wales View citations (1)

2010

16. Should Public Retirement Pensions Be Means-tested?
    DEGIT Conference Papers, DEGIT, Dynamics, Economic Growth, and International Trade View citations (16)

2009

17. Indexing pensions
    Social Protection Discussion Papers and Notes, The World Bank View citations (4)

2008

18. Incentive Effects of Retirement Income Transfers
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (2)
19. Income Tax Design and the Desirability of Subsidies to Secondary Workers in a Household Model with Joint and Non-Joiont Time
    University of Western Ontario, Economic Policy Research Institute Working Papers, University of Western Ontario, Economic Policy Research Institute
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2007)
20. Managing Public Investment Funds: Best Practices and New Challenges
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (12)

2006

21. Financial Innovation for an Aging World
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (14)
    See also Chapter Financial Innovation for an Ageing World, RBA Annual Conference Volume (Discontinued), Reserve Bank of Australia (2006) View citations (1) (2006)
22. The Determinants of Occupational Pensions
    Memorandum, Oslo University, Department of Economics View citations (2)

2005

23. Socially Responsible Investment in Japanese Pensions
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Socially responsible investment in Japanese pensions, Pacific-Basin Finance Journal, Elsevier (2006) View citations (6) (2006)

2004

24. Aged-Care Support in Japan: Perspectives and Challenges
    ESRI Discussion paper series, Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) View citations (18)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2004) View citations (30)
25. Unlocking Housing Equity in Japan
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (29)
    See also Journal Article Unlocking housing equity in Japan, Journal of the Japanese and International Economies, Elsevier (2004) View citations (30) (2004)

2002

26. Mandatory annuity design in developing economies
    Social Protection Discussion Papers and Notes, The World Bank View citations (2)

2001

27. Annuity Values in Defined Contribution Retirement Systems: The Case of Singapore and Australia
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (7)
28. Australia's mandatory retirement saving policy: a view from the new millennium
    Social Protection Discussion Papers and Notes, The World Bank View citations (6)
29. The Australian Approach to Retirement Income Provision
    Discussion Paper, Center for Intergenerational Studies, Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University View citations (3)

2000

30. Developments in Retirement Provision: Global Trends and Lessons from Australia and the US
    Center for Financial Institutions Working Papers, Wharton School Center for Financial Institutions, University of Pennsylvania View citations (2)
    Also in Pension Research Council Working Papers, Wharton School Pension Research Council, University of Pennsylvania View citations (2)

1998

31. VAT Base Broadening, Self Supply, and The Informal Sector
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (12)
    See also Journal Article VAT Base Broadening, Self Supply, and the Informal Sector, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2001) View citations (81) (2001)

1997

32. Private Pensions in OECD Countries: Australia
    OECD Labour Market and Social Policy Occasional Papers, OECD Publishing View citations (33)

1994

33. The Tax Unit and Household Production
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article The Tax Unit and Household Production, Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press (1996) View citations (64) (1996)

1993

34. A Ricardian Equivalence Theorem on the Taxation of Pension Funds
    Working Papers, New South Wales - School of Economics View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article A Ricardian Equivalence Theorem on the taxation of pension funds, Economics Letters, Elsevier (1993) View citations (5) (1993)
35. Notes on the Equity Implications of Mandated Funded Pension Schemes
    Working Papers, New South Wales - School of Economics
36. The Superannuation Guarantee Charge: What Do We Know about Its Aggregate Impact?
    Working Papers, New South Wales - School of Economics View citations (2)

1992

37. Customized Investment Strategies for Accumulations Superannuation
    Working Papers, New South Wales - School of Economics View citations (3)
38. Economic Impacts of Carbon Reduction Schemes: Some General Equilibrium Estimates from a Simple Global Model
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo
39. Taxes, Retirement Transfers, and Annuities
    Working Papers, New South Wales - School of Economics View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article Taxes, Retirement Transfers, and Annuities, The Economic Record, The Economic Society of Australia (1993) View citations (2) (1993)

1991

40. How large are the incentives to join sub-global carbon reduction initiatives?
    Discussion Papers, Series II, University of Konstanz, Collaborative Research Centre (SFB) 178 "Internationalization of the Economy"
    See also Journal Article How large are the incentives to join subglobal carbon-reduction initiatives?, Journal of Policy Modeling, Elsevier (1993) View citations (6) (1993)

1990

41. DEMOGRAPHICS, RETIREMENT SAVING, AND SUPERANNUATION POLICY: AN AUSTRALIAN PERSPECTIVE
    CEPR Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Policy Research, Research School of Economics, Australian National University View citations (2)

1987

42. GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM COMPUTATION APPLIED TO PUBLIC SECTOR ISSUES
    Working Papers, University of Sydney, School of Economics

1986

43. The Nation’s Wealth – Some New Calculations for Australia
    RBA Research Discussion Papers, Reserve Bank of Australia

1980

44. Measuring the Social Desirability of Tax Changes
    School of Economics and Public Policy Working Papers, University of Adelaide, School of Economics and Public Policy

1979

45. The ''Demand-Pull'' and ''Cost-Push'' Hypotheses. An Analytical Comparison
    School of Economics and Public Policy Working Papers, University of Adelaide, School of Economics and Public Policy

Undated

46. Australia y Chile: Previsión con Normas Diferentes. Comparación de Regulaciones y de Comisiones de Administración
    Documentos de Trabajo, Instituto de Economia. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. View citations (1)

Journal Articles

2024

1. Accessing long-term care social insurance benefits in South Korea and its correlates
   The Japanese Economic Review, 2024, 75, (4), 853-876
2. Health Capacity to Work among Older People in Thailand
   Asian Development Review (ADR), 2024, 41, (01), 169-194
3. The impact of pension reform on employment, retirement, and disability insurance claims
   Journal of Population Economics, 2024, 37, (4), 1-27 View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper The Impact of Pension Reform on Employment, Retirement and Disability Insurance Claims, IZA Discussion Papers (2023) (2023)

2022

4. Alcohol consumption as a predictor of mortality and life expectancy: Evidence from older Chinese males
   The Journal of the Economics of Ageing, 2022, 22, (C) View citations (1)

2020

5. Preparing for population ageing: Estimating the cost of formal aged care in China
   The Journal of the Economics of Ageing, 2020, 17, (C)

2019

6. A Note on Means Testing and Temptation
   Economic Papers, 2019, 38, (3), 247-260

2017

7. Optimal Capital Income Taxation with Means-tested Benefits
   Scottish Journal of Political Economy, 2017, 64, (3), 227-262 View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper Optimal Capital Income Taxation with Means-tested Benefits, CAMA Working Papers (2012) View citations (2) (2012)

2016

8. Australian Superannuation: The Current State of Play
   Australian Economic Review, 2016, 49, (4), 483-493 View citations (5)
9. Pension reform and labor supply
   Journal of Public Economics, 2016, 142, (C), 39-55 View citations (36)
10. Population ageing in Asia and the Pacific: Dependency metrics for policy
    The Journal of the Economics of Ageing, 2016, 8, (C), 5-18 View citations (3)

2015

11. LONGEVITY SELECTION AND LIABILITIES IN PUBLIC SECTOR PENSION FUNDS
    Journal of Risk & Insurance, 2015, 82, (1), 33-64 View citations (3)
12. Meeting the Migrant Pension Challenge in China
    CESifo Economic Studies, 2015, 61, (2), 438-464 View citations (1)
13. Population Ageing and Social Security in Asia
    Asian Economic Policy Review, 2015, 10, (2), 199-222 View citations (14)

2014

14. Should China introduce a social pension?
    The Journal of the Economics of Ageing, 2014, 4, (C), 76-87 View citations (6)

2013

15. Does retirement age impact mortality?
    Journal of Health Economics, 2013, 32, (3), 586-598 View citations (104)
    See also Working Paper Does Retirement Age Impact Mortality?, Memorandum (2012) View citations (13) (2012)
16. Individual post-retirement longevity risk management under systematic mortality risk
    Insurance: Mathematics and Economics, 2013, 52, (1), 87-97 View citations (23)
    See also Working Paper Individual Post-Retirement Longevity Risk Management Under Systematic Mortality Risk, Working Papers (2011) (2011)

2012

17. Demographic Shift and Financial Markets in APEC: New Age Solutions to Age Old Challenges
    Asia-Pacific Journal of Risk and Insurance, 2012, 6, (1), 28 View citations (1)
18. Pensions, Ageing and Retirement in Australia: Long-Term Projections and Policies
    Australian Economic Review, 2012, 45, (3), 350-361 View citations (8)

2011

19. Occupational pensions, tenure, and taxes
    Journal of Pension Economics and Finance, 2011, 10, (3), 435-456 View citations (8)

2010

20. Pension Economics. David Blake. Wiley, 2006, ISBN 978-0-470-05844-2, 270 pages. - Pension Finance. David Blake. Wiley, 2006, ISBN 978-0-470-05843-5, 484 pages
    Journal of Pension Economics and Finance, 2010, 9, (1), 146-148

2008

21. An Empirical Analysis of Patterns in the Japanese Long-Term Care Insurance System
    The Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance - Issues and Practice, 2008, 33, (4), 694-709 View citations (7)
22. Explaining Low Annuity Demand: An Optimal Portfolio Application to Japan
    Journal of Risk & Insurance, 2008, 75, (2), 493-516 View citations (19)
23. Managing public investment funds: best practices and new questions
    Journal of Pension Economics and Finance, 2008, 7, (3), 321-356 View citations (12)
24. Notional defined contribution pensions with public reserve funds in ageing economies: An application to Japan
    International Social Security Review, 2008, 61, (4), 1-23 View citations (2)
25. Securitization of Longevity Risk in Reverse Mortgages
    North American Actuarial Journal, 2008, 12, (4), 345-371 View citations (9)

2006

26. Demand and adverse selection in a pooled annuity fund
    Insurance: Mathematics and Economics, 2006, 39, (2), 251-266 View citations (29)
27. Socially responsible investment in Japanese pensions
    Pacific-Basin Finance Journal, 2006, 14, (5), 427-438 View citations (6)
    See also Working Paper Socially Responsible Investment in Japanese Pensions, NBER Working Papers (2005) View citations (1) (2005)

2005

28. LONGEVITY INSURANCE: A MISSING MARKET
    The Singapore Economic Review (SER), 2005, 50, (spec0), 417-435 View citations (2)
29. The Simple Analytics of a Pooled Annuity Fund
    Journal of Risk & Insurance, 2005, 72, (3), 497-520 View citations (60)

2004

30. Postal Savings and Fiscal Investment in Japan by Thomas F. Cargill and Naoyuki Yoshino, Oxford University Press, 2003, ISBN 0-1992-5734-5, 300 pages, Price $55.00
    Journal of Pension Economics and Finance, 2004, 3, (2), 264-265
31. Unlocking housing equity in Japan
    Journal of the Japanese and International Economies, 2004, 18, (4), 466-505 View citations (30)
    See also Working Paper Unlocking Housing Equity in Japan, NBER Working Papers (2004) View citations (29) (2004)

2002

32. Asset rich and cash poor: retirement provision and housing policy in Singapore
    Journal of Pension Economics and Finance, 2002, 1, (3), 197-222 View citations (18)

2001

33. VAT Base Broadening, Self Supply, and the Informal Sector
    American Economic Review, 2001, 91, (4), 1084-1094 View citations (81)
    See also Working Paper VAT Base Broadening, Self Supply, and The Informal Sector, NBER Working Papers (1998) View citations (12) (1998)

1999

34. Mandating Retirement Provision: The Australian Experience
    The Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance - Issues and Practice, 1999, 24, (1), 95-113 View citations (6)
35. Reply to Apps/Rees and Gottfried/Richter
    Journal of Political Economy, 1999, 107, (2), 410-418 View citations (2)
36. Taxing Super
    Australian Economic Review, 1999, 32, (3), 207-218 View citations (4)
37. The Geometry of Life Annuities
    Manchester School, 1999, 67, (2), 187-191 View citations (1)

1998

38. Mandatory Retirement Saving in Australia
    Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics, 1998, 69, (4), 547-569 View citations (4)
39. WHICH WAY FORWARD? AUSTRALIA'S POLICY FOR RETIREMENT INCOMES
    Economic Papers, 1998, 17, (2), 57-82

1996

40. The Tax Unit and Household Production
    Journal of Political Economy, 1996, 104, (2), 398-418 View citations (64)
    See also Working Paper The Tax Unit and Household Production, NBER Working Papers (1994) View citations (2) (1994)

1995

41. Costing the Job Compact
    The Economic Record, 1995, 71, (4), 313-328 View citations (2)

1993

42. A Ricardian Equivalence Theorem on the taxation of pension funds
    Economics Letters, 1993, 42, (4), 399-403 View citations (5)
    See also Working Paper A Ricardian Equivalence Theorem on the Taxation of Pension Funds, Working Papers (1993) View citations (5) (1993)
43. Book reviews
    Journal of Economics, 1993, 58, (3), 307-337
44. How large are the incentives to join subglobal carbon-reduction initiatives?
    Journal of Policy Modeling, 1993, 15, (5-6), 473-490 View citations (6)
    See also Working Paper How large are the incentives to join sub-global carbon reduction initiatives?, Discussion Papers, Series II (1991) (1991)
45. Taxes, Retirement Transfers, and Annuities
    The Economic Record, 1993, 69, (3), 274-284 View citations (2)
    See also Working Paper Taxes, Retirement Transfers, and Annuities, Working Papers (1992) View citations (4) (1992)

1991

46. Public Good Provision Rules and Income Distribution: Some General Equilibrium Calculations
    Empirical Economics, 1991, 16, (1), 25-33 View citations (1)

1988

47. A Microeconometric Model of the Demand for Health Care and Health Insurance in Australia
    The Review of Economic Studies, 1988, 55, (1), 85-106 View citations (232)
48. The Distribution of Wealth: What Is It, What Does It Mean, and Is It Important?
    Australian Economic Review, 1988, 21, (3), 35-41 View citations (1)

1987

49. Interpreting Net Fiscal Incidence Calculations
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 1987, 69, (4), 685-94 View citations (17)
50. The Nation's Private Wealth ‐Some New Calculations for Australia
    The Economic Record, 1987, 63, (1), 61-79 View citations (4)

1986

51. Privatization Policies and Public Enterprise: A Survey
    The Economic Record, 1986, 62, (2), 145-162 View citations (13)

1984

52. The Distribution of Wealth in Australia — A Survey*
    The Economic Record, 1984, 60, (3), 252-265 View citations (2)
53. The Value of Tenant Benefits from UK Council Housing Subsidies
    Economic Journal, 1984, 94, (374), 384-89
54. The Welfare Costs of Owner-Occupier Housing Subsidies: Inflation, Tax Treatment, and Interest Rate Regulation
    Australian Economic Papers, 1984, 23, (43), 206-18 View citations (4)

1983

55. Housing Interest Rate Deregulation and the Campbell Report*
    The Economic Record, 1983, 59, (1), 80-87 View citations (1)
56. SOME ASPECTS OF THE CAMPBELL COMMITTEE'S CASE FOR HOUSING FINANCE DEREGULATION
    Economic Papers, 1983, 2, (S1), 38-47 View citations (1)

1982

57. The Social Marginal Valuation of Income: Australian Estimates from Government Behaviour
    The Economic Record, 1982, 58, (1), 92-99 View citations (1)

1981

58. A summary of some findings from a general equilibrium tax model for the United Kingdom
    Carnegie-Rochester Conference Series on Public Policy, 1981, 14, (1), 153-199

1980

59. Welfare loss estimates from homeowner tax preferences: Inflation, mortgage interest deductibility, and capital gains treatment
    Economics Letters, 1980, 6, (4), 357-365

Books

2009

1. UK Tax Policy and Applied General Equilibrium Analysis
   Cambridge Books, Cambridge University Press View citations (1)

2001

2. Forced Saving
   Cambridge Books, Cambridge University Press View citations (36)
   Also in Cambridge Books, Cambridge University Press (2001) View citations (36)

Edited books

2016

1. Handbook of the Economics of Population Aging, vol 1
   Handbook of the Economics of Population Aging, Elsevier View citations (82)

2011

2. Securing Lifelong Retirement Income: Global Annuity Markets and Policy
   OUP Catalogue, Oxford University Press View citations (20)

2008

3. New Developments in Applied General Equilibrium Analysis
   Cambridge Books, Cambridge University Press
4. Pension Fund Governance
   Books, Edward Elgar Publishing View citations (9)

1999

5. International Trade Policy and the Pacific Rim
   International Economic Association Series, Palgrave Macmillan View citations (100)

Chapters

2016

1. Workplace-Linked Pensions for an Aging Demographic
   Elsevier

2014

2. Elderly Support Policies as Resource Contingent Loans
   Palgrave Macmillan

2008

3. How do Australian Superannuation Fund Trustees Perceive their Role and Effectiveness?
   Chapter 9 in Pension Fund Governance, 2008 View citations (1)
4. Introduction
   Chapter 1 in Pension Fund Governance, 2008

2006

5. Financial Innovation for an Ageing World
   A chapter in Demography and Financial Markets, 2006 View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper Financial Innovation for an Aging World, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2006) View citations (14) (2006)

2004

6. Retirement provision: accumulations, security, and insurance
   Chapter 7 in The Economics of Social Security in Japan, 2004

1999

7. The History and Structure of APEC
   Palgrave Macmillan

Editor

1. Handbook of the Economics of Population Aging
   Elsevier
2. Handbook of the Economics of Population Aging
   Elsevier