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Dr Nicholas Biddle

Bachelor of Economics (Hons) University of Sydney
Master of Education (Monash University)

E-mail: nicholas.biddle@anu.edu.au

Phone: (02) 6125 8206

Curriculum Vitae & Publications Listing [PDF Document]

Publications & Presentations
Professional Experience

Mr Nicholas Biddle, CAEPR PhD Scholar

Dr. Nicholas Biddle is a Research Fellow at the Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research (CAEPR) at the Australian National University (ANU). 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. Nicholas is currently working on a three year study funded by the Ministerial Council for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs looking at population and socio-economic dynamics. He previously held a Senior Research Officer and Assistant Director position in the Methodology Division of the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

 

Publications & Presentations

'Does it pay to go to school? The benefits of and participation in education of Indigenous Australians', Unpublished PhD Thesis, 2007.

(with Kennedy S. and McDonald J.T.) ‘Health assimilation patterns amongst Australian migrants’ The Economic Record, Vol. 83, Iss. 260, 2007.

(with Hunter, B.H.) 'An analysis of the internal migration of Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians', Australian Journal of Labour Economics Vol. 9, No. 4, 2007.

‘Indigenous Australians and preschool education: Who is attending?’ Australian Journal of Early Childhood Vol. 32, No. 3., 2007.

The labour market status of Australian students: who is unemployed, who is working and for how many hours?Journal of Education and Work Vol. 20, Iss. 3.

Australian Bureau of Statistics (2002), Measuring Australia's Progress, ABS cat. No. 1370.

"The age at which Indigenous Australians undertake qualifications: A descriptive analysis", Australian Journal of Adult Learning Vol.46, No.2, 2006.

'The labour market status of Australian students: Who is unemployed, who is working and for how many hours?', Unpublished Masters Thesis, 2006.

'Indigenous Australians and Preschool: Who is attending?', Mimeo, 2006.

'Some evidence on the education-income-health relationship for Indigenous Australians', paper presented at the Australasian Health Economics Society (AHES) Conference, Auckland, September 2005.

'Health benefits of education in Australia: Indigenous/non-Indigenous comparisons', paper presented at the Australian Social Policy Conference, Social Policy Research Centre, Sydney, July 2005.

'Employment and income benefits of VET for Indigenous Australians: Variation by geography', paper presented at the 14th National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER) Conference, Wodonga, July 2005.

'Health and income benefits of education for Indigenous Australians', paper presented at the British Education Research Association Conference, Manchester, September 2004.

'Life-long learning amongst Indigenous Australians in the formal sector: Who studies and when do they do it?', paper presented at the 3rd Asia Pacific Conference on Continuing Education and Lifelong Learning, Perth, October 2004.

'Everything you wanted to know about the CDEP scheme, but were afraid to ask', paper prepared for the National Centre for Vocational Education Research, Adelaide, 2004.

'Multivariate Analysis of the General Social Survey', paper presented at the Australian Social Policy Conference, Sydney, July 2003.

'Part time work amongst high school students: Comparisons across ethnic groups', paper presented at the ANZCIES conference, Wollongong, December 2003.

'Some evidence on the English language experience of Australians whose first language isn't English: A quantitative approach', Australian Journal of Adult Learning, Vol 43, No 2, 2003.

'Underemployment amongst Australian Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders', unpublished Honours thesis, 2000.

(with Altman J.C., and Buchanan G.) (2006 forthcoming) 'The real "real" economy in Remote Australia', in Hunter B.H. (ed.), Assessing Recent Evidence on Indigenous Socioeconomic Outcomes: A focus on the 2002 NATSISS CAEPR Research Monograph No. 26, ANU E Press, Canberra.

(with Altman J.C., and Hunter B.H.) (2005), 'Indigenous socio-economic change 1971-2001: A historical perspective', Australian Economic History Review,Vol. 45 No. 3.

(with Altman J.C., and Hunter B.H.) (2004), 'Indigenous socio-economic change 1971-2001: A historical perspective', CAEPR Discussion Paper No. 266, CAEPR, ANU, Canberra.

(with Hunter B.H.) (2006 forthcoming) 'Selected methodological issues for analysis of the 2002 NATSISS', in Hunter B.H. (ed.), Assessing Recent Evidence on Indigenous Socioeconomic Outcomes: A focus on the 2002 NATSISS CAEPR Research Monograph No. 26, ANU E Press, Canberra.

(with Hunter B.H.) (2005) 'Are economic factors associated with internal migration—A comparison between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians', paper presented at the Australian Labour Market Research (ALMR) Workshop, Canberra, December 2005

(with Hunter B.H.) (2005), 'The importance of cutting corners', paper presented at the International Statistics Institute 55th Session, Sydney, April 2005.

(with Hunter B.H.) (2005), 'The importance of cutting corners', Mimeo.

(with Hunter B.H., Kennedy S.) (2004), 'Indigenous and other Australian poverty: Revisiting the importance of equivalence scales', Economic Record, Vol 80, Issue 251.

(with Hunter B.H., Kennedy S.) (2003), 'One size fits all?: The effect of equivalence scales on Indigenous and other Australian Poverty', CAEPR Working Paper 19.

(with Hunter B.H. and Schwab, R.G.) (2004), 'Mapping Indigenous educational participation', CAEPR Discussion Paper No. 267, CAEPR, ANU, Canberra.

(with Kennedy S. and McDonald J.T.) (2003), 'Health assimilation patterns among immigrants to Australia', paper presented at the Australian Conference of Economists, Canberra, September 2003.

(with Kennedy S. and Williams C.) (2001), 'Neighbourhood Inequality in Australian Capital Cities', paper presented at Policy Research Institute Conference, Ottawa Canada, Dec 2001.

(with Taylor J.T.) (2005), 'An evidence based analysis of Indigenous population and diversity', paper prepared for the Reconciliation Australia Planning Workshop, Canberra, May 2005.

(with Taylor J.T.) (2004), 'Indigenous people in the Murray-Darling Basin: A statistical profile', CAEPR Discussion Paper No. 264, CAEPR, ANU, Canberra.


Professional Experience

2007 to present—Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research, Australian National University, Research Fellow.

2003 to 2006—Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research, Australian National University, Statistical Officer.

2001 to 2007—Australian Bureau of Statistics, Methodology Division, Social Policy Researcher.

2000—University of Sydney, Tutor (Econometrics).

1997 to 1999—Pacific Road Funds Management Asia, Economist/Researcher.