UNSW Economics

This week’s PhD seminar: Takeshi Yamamoto presented his research on how a receiver's private beliefs can help them infer a sender's type from "take it or leave it" offers, potentially improving the receiver's welfare compared with a standard "cheap talk" setting.

Max Lubda presented his research on how work-from-home intensity relates to earnings in Australia, finding that post-pandemic pay differences mainly reflect which workers WFH; pre-pandemic high-intensity penalties remain after accounting for stable worker characteristics.

This week's PhD seminar: Daniel Robbins presented his research on firm's responsiveness to R&D incentives and the aggregate impact of innovation policy.

(Did anybody say "new meetings room"? 😎)

PhD seminars are back for Term 3!

Mert Donmez presented his research on the value of privacy in information design, showing how keeping early recommendations private can make it easier to influence later decisions.

Welcoming the next generation of Econ students at UNSW Open Day 2026!