Ms Anna Zhu

Overview

Anna Zhu, BEc (Hons Econometrics) and currently undertaking PhD (Economics), UNSW, Research Associate, SPRC, researches in the areas of health and labour econometrics and population economics. Her professional training and work experience in academia and as an economic analyst at the Australian Treasury has given her experience in analysing both survey and large administrative datasets as well as datasets of a cross-sectional and panel nature. At SPRC, she has completed two FaHCSIA reports on the ‘Impact of separation on income support’ and the ‘Effects of maternity leave on child outcomes’ and ARC research projects on ‘Poverty, deprivation and social exclusion in Australia’. Anna is currently undertaking PhD studies in economics at UNSW. Her PhD focuses on analysing the intergenerational transmission of disadvantage for Australian youth and her supervisors are Professor Denzil Fiebig from the Australian School of Business (UNSW) and Dr Bruce Bradbury at the Social Policy Research Centre.

Publications

Zhu, A. (2009). Maternal employment and overweight Children: An Australian Study (PDF), School of Economics, University of New South Wales, Discussion Paper: 2007/17, University of New South Wales.

Saunders, P. and Zhu, A. (2009), ‘Comparing disadvantage and well-being in Australian families’, Australian Journal of Labour Economics, 12 (1), 21-39.

Bradbury, B. and Zhu, A. (2009). The Impact of Separation on Labour Supply, Income Support Receipt and Income. Literature Review. Report for the Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs.

Redmond, G. and Zhu, A. (2008). Maternity Leave and Child Outcomes. Draft Final Report for Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs.

Recent Conference paper
Zhu, A., 'Maternal employment and overweight children: an Australian study (PDF), paper presented at the European Society for Population Economics conference, Seville, Spain, 12 June.