George Kudrna

Accomplished Senior Research Fellow with a distinguished career at UNSW Sydney and affiliations with New Zealand Treasury, showcasing expertise in macroeconomics and public economics. Renowned for interdisciplinary collaboration and quantitative research methods, my work drives significant advancements in pension systems and tax policy. Demonstrates exceptional critical thinking and a robust publication record, underpinning a commitment to impactful research and policy development. Seasoned Postdoctoral Research Fellow successful at proposing, implementing, and assessing field research. Recently finalized degree in academic discipline and desiring research-focused position. Highly skilled Senior Research Fellow with deep knowledge in scientific research methodologies and principles. Demonstrates strong technical skills alongside an ability to manage large-scale projects and lead diverse teams. Strengths include project management, data analysis, and report writing; known for making significant contributions to previous work through application of innovative research techniques. Seasoned senior research fellow with numerous published scientific papers. Offering extensive experience and a several year background in university-level research. Astute senior research fellow proficient in pursuing grant money, writing papers and teaching courses. Offering several years of experience completing both university-led and corporate research.

• Economic Society of Australia
• Econometric Society
• Society for Computational Economics
• Czech Economic Society
• Western Economic Association International

UNSW Sydney, 01/01/08, Senior Research Fellow, ARC Centre of Excellence in Population Ageing Research (CEPAR), UNSW Business School, New Zealand Treasury, Technical Advisory Group Member, UNSW Ageing Futures Institute, Research Associate, Global Labor Organization, Fellow, Australian Treasury, OLGA Steering Committee Member, Centre for Applied Macroeconomic Analysis (CAMA), Research Associate

• Macroeconomics
• Public Economics
• Computational Economics

• Stochastic General Equilibrium Models
• Heterogeneous-agent Life-cycle Models
• Pension Systems
• Tax Policy
• Population Aging
• Labor and Housing

over A$1.3m, 2017, Lead CI on ARC linkage grant with World Bank and Indonesia’s Bappenas, 2020-2024, Securing several (4) UNSW Scientia PhD scholarships, 2017-2021, 2019-2023

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• Colloquium on Pensions and Retirement Research, 2017
• CEPAR Computational Economics Workshop, 2016
• CEPAR Retirement Income Modelling Workshop, 2015

IER, EER, Econ Model, Macroecon Dyn, J Macroecon, Econ Rec, Appl Econ, JEoA, Australian Research Council (ARC), Network for Studies on Pensions, Aging and Retirement (Netspar), Australian & NZ Treasury Departments, Productivity Commission

Pensions, Income Taxes and Homeownership: A Cross-country Analysis, International Economic Review (IER), 2024, H. Fehr, M. Hofmann, https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/iere.12723, Nonlinear Means-tested Pensions: Welfare and Distributional Analyses, Economic Modelling (Econ. Model), 2024, D. Wheadon, G. Castex, A. Woodland, https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0264999324001159?via%3Dihub, Sustainable and Equitable Pensions with Means Testing in Aging Economies, European Economic Review (EER), 2022, C. Tran, A. Woodland, https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0014292121002415, Facing Demographic Challenges: Pension Cuts or Tax Hikes?, Macroeconomic Dynamics (Macroecon. Dyn.), 2019, C. Tran, A. Woodland, https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/macroeconomic-dynamics/article/abs/facing-demographic-challenges-pension-cuts-or-tax-hikes/D2A14BAE055EE39E5D19EAEDC6EA6F5C, Comparing Budget Repair Measures for a Small Open Economy with Growing Debt, Journal of Macroeconomics (J. Macroecon.), 2018, C. Tran, https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0164070416302324, Economy-Wide Effects of Means-Tested Pensions: The Case of Australia, Journal of the Economics of Ageing (JEoA), 2016, https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212828X16300238, The Dynamic Fiscal Effects of Demographic Shift: The Case of Australia, Econ. Model, 2015, C. Tran, A. Woodland, https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0264999315001376, Macroeconomic and Welfare Effects of the 2010 Changes to Mandatory Superannuation, Economic Record (Econ. Rec.), 2013, A. Woodland, https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/1475-4932.12061, An Intertemporal General Equilibrium Analysis of the Australian Age Pension Means Test, J. Macroecon., 2011, A. Woodland, https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0164070410000716, Sustainable and equitable pension reform for emerging economies: An application to Indonesia, R&R in Econ. Model, J. Piggott, P. Poonpolkul, https://www.cepar.edu.au/publications/working-papers/sustainable-and-equitable-pension-reform-emerging-economies-application-indonesia, The economy-wide effects of mandating private retirement incomes, https://www.cepar.edu.au/publications/working-papers/economy-wide-effects-mandating-private-retirement-incomes-0, Progressive income-contingent student loans, Y. Hua, https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4770822, Self-control preferences and pension means testing, R&R in Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization (JEBO), D. Wheadon, G. Castex, A. Woodland, https://cama.crawford.anu.edu.au/publication/cama-working-paper-series/22411/self-control-preferences-and-pension-means-testing, Retirement financing with private pension and housing assets, C. Tran, A. Woodland, https://drive.google.com/file/d/1s0N3IU7tTtV0i2LkXU1uNQOMGQ_Hmk37/view, Fertility and education decisions in developing countries: The role of social norms, T. Le, J. Piggott, https://drive.google.com/file/d/11FP2dfctT-NPIZuJLfIcWlbCsEKhawiO/view?usp=sharing, The impact of mortgage interest deduction on welfare and efficiency along the transition path, M. Hofmann, https://drive.google.com/file/d/1I4tfMYJeoXJK-9nCDhtS4oZb9qgNdg1N/view

• Alan Woodland, Emeritus Professor at UNSW School of Economics, https://www.unsw.edu.au/staff/alan-woodland
• John Piggott, Director of CEPAR & Professor at UNSW School of Economics, https://www.unsw.edu.au/staff/john-piggott
• Hans Fehr, Professor & Chair of Public Finance at Faculty of Economics, University of Wuerzburg, https://www.wiwi.uni-wuerzburg.de/fiwi/team/professor/

• 32nd Colloquium on Pensions and Retirement Research, Sydney, 11/01/24
• European Central Bank (ECB) Research Seminar, Frankfurt, 10/01/24
• Australian Conference of Economists, Adelaide, 07/01/24
• 18th Pension Experts Meeting in the Asia-Pacific Region, Seoul, 06/01/24
• Econometric Society Australasia Meeting (ESAM2023), Sydney, 08/01/23
• 29th International Conference Computing in Economics and Finance (CEF2023), Nice, 07/01/23
• Netspar International Pension Workshop (IPW23), Netherlands, 06/01/22
• Macroeconomic Group (MEG) Seminar at Australian Treasury, Canberra, 05/01/23
• Asian Meeting of the Econometric Society in East and South-East Asia (AMES2022T), Tokyo, 08/01/22

• Australian
• Czech
• Number of Children: 2
• Marital Status: married

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