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Dr Janneke Blijlevens


Senior Lecturer in Experimental Methods

RMIT University


SUMMARY

Dr Janneke Blijlevens is a Senior Lecturer in Experimental Methods at RMIT University.

Her research covers areas such as product (design) perception and evaluation by consumers, the social roles that products can play to consumers, how to design products for social change, and psychological factors influencing the adoption of highly innovative products (e.g., health aids) by consumers.


KEY WORDS (POLICY AREAS AND METHODOLOGY EXPERTISE)

Consumer Behaviour

Design Aesthetics

Healthy Aging

Innovation Adoption

Social Design

Social Inclusion (Integration/Discrimination)


ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

janneke.blijlevens@rmit.edu.au

More information on Dr Janneke Blijlevens is available on the RMIT University website.


Alison Booth


PROFESSOR OF ECONOMICS AND ANU PUBLIC POLICY FELLOW AND COLLEGE OF ASIA AND THE PACIFIC AND COLLEGE OF BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS

Australian National University


SUMMARY

Alison Booth’s current research is in three broad areas: (i) cultural influences on economic preferences and their impact on economic outcomes; (ii) the economics of gender; (iii) trade union effects on the welfare of rural urban migrants in China.

Her work focuses on labour and behavioural economics, with a particular interest in experimental methods.


KEY WORDS (POLICY AREAS AND METHODOLOGY EXPERTISE)

Culture

Gender


Labour Behaviour
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

alison.booth@anu.edu.au

More information on Alison Booth is available on the ANU website.


Jeff Borland


TRUBY WILLIAMS PROFESSOR OF ECONOMICS, DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS

University of Melbourne


SUMMARY

Jeff has worked on evaluations of a range of labour market programs and on several RCTs of education and employment related interventions. His main research interests are analysis of the operation of labour markets in Australia, program and policy evaluation and design, Australian economic history, and sports economics.
KEY WORDS (POLICY AREAS AND METHODOLOGY EXPERTISE)

Applied Microeconomics

Australian Economic History

Economics of Sport

Evaluation

Labour Economics

RCTs

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION


jib@unimelb.edu.au

More information on Jeff Borland is available on the University of Melbourne website.


Peter Bossaerts


REDMOND BARRY DISTINGUISHED PROFESSOR, THE FLOREY INSTITUTE FOR NEUROSCIENCE AND MENTAL HEALTH

University of Melbourne


SUMMARY

Professor Bossaerts pioneered the use of controlled experimentation (with human participants) in the study of financial markets, and helped bring decision theory and game theory to cognitive neuroscience, which led to the emerging fields of neuro economics, decision neuroscience and computational neuropsychiatry. His work deals with decision making under risk — focusing on “financial” risk.
KEY WORDS (POLICY AREAS AND METHODOLOGY EXPERTISE)

Decision Neuroscience

Experimental Finance

Financial Economics

Neuroeconomics


ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

peter.bossaerts@unimelb.edu.au

More information on Peter Bossaerts is available on the University of Melbourne website.


Peter Bragge


Associate Professor, Senior Research Fellow, BehaviourWorks

Monash University


SUMMARY

Associate Professor Peter Bragge is an applied behavioural researcher at BehaviourWorks Australia (BWA), part of the Monash Sustainable Development Institute. His approach to behaviour change focuses on evidence review and in depth stakeholder consultation to define, understand and change practice, research and policy.

He has led projects for a variety of organisations including The NSW Environment Protection Authority, The Victorian Department of Health and Human Services and The Victorian Transport Accident Commission.

Peter draws upon 10 years’ experience as a physiotherapist in leading BWA’s health research. His publication highlights include The Lancet and Lancet Neurology.

KEY WORDS (POLICY AREAS AND METHODOLOGY EXPERTISE)

Behavioural Sciences

Evidence Review

Healthcare Quality Improvement

Stakeholder Dialogue


ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

peter.bragge@monash.edu

More information on Peter Bragge is available on the Monash University website.


Rob Bray (PSM)


Research Fellow, ANU Centre for Social Research and Methods

Australian National University


SUMMARY

Prior to joining the ANU Rob had a long APS career in a range of social policy and related departments as well as consulting for the NZ government and the OECD.

At the ANU he has undertaken research and evaluation tasks in the areas of employment services, income management, young carers, retirement savings and financial management including behaviour aspects. His key areas of research include the Australian tax transfer system, income distribution and well being and the minimum wage.


KEY WORDS (POLICY AREAS AND METHODOLOGY EXPERTISE)

Employment Services

Income Management

Poverty

Social Policy



Tax Transfer
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

rob.bray@anu.edu.au

More information on Rob Bray is available on the ANU website.


Robert Breunig


Professor, Crawford School of Public Policy

Australian National University


SUMMARY

Professor Breunig has worked closely with the Australian government over the past 16 years to design, implement and evaluate policy. His main interests are in child care, government support to individuals, families and businesses, employment and innovation. He has designed and conducted randomised control trials with the DSS and Employment. He has worked with sensitive administrative data with the ABS, the ATO, Industry and the Productivity Commission.

Professor Breunig combines a strong academic background with expert knowledge of econometric and statistical modelling with a deep commitment to quality public policy and a nuanced understanding of the environment in which public servants strive to produce better evidence and better policy.

At the ANU he has undertaken research and evaluation tasks in the areas of employment services, income management, young carers, retirement savings and financial management including behaviour aspects. His key areas of research include the Australian tax transfer system, income distribution and well being and the minimum wage.

KEY WORDS (POLICY AREAS AND METHODOLOGY EXPERTISE)

Childcare

Employment

Evaluation

Families


Innovation
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

robert.breunig@anu.edu.au

More information on Robert Breunig is available on the ANU website.



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