University experts available for budget analysis
A journalist's guide to University of Melbourne experts available for comment on the State and Federal budgets. ECONOMICS. Economic forecasts for Australia, global economies embodied in the budget, tax and expenditure initiatives (and their economic welfare and industry effects), growth and interest rate effects of the budget, economic effects of the budget Associate Professor Neville Norman Department of Economics T: 8344 5327 M: 0414 653 770 E: neville.norman@unimelb.edu.au Unemployment, welfare policy, labour market Professor Jeff Borland Department of Economics T: 8344 5294 (no mobile available) E: jib@unimelb.edu.au Taxation and welfare law Associate Professor Miranda Stewart Co-Director, Taxation Studies Melbourne Law School T: 8344 6544 M: 0423 175 883 (Not available on Fed. budget night itself) E: m.stewart@unimelb.edu.au EDUCATION Higher education and international education - Professor Simon Marginson Chair of Higher Education, Centre for the Study of Higher Education Melbourne Graduate School of Education T: 8344 8060 M: 0403 058 687 E: s.marginson@unimelb.edu.au - Early childhood education, child learning.
