Ana Gamarra Rondinel 

Welcome!

I'm a Research Fellow/Assistant Professor at the Melbourne Institute Applied Economic & Social Research (University of Melbourne) and the ARC Centre of Excellence for Children and Families over the Life Course. I'm also a Research Affiliate with the CESifo Institute (LMU Munich) and the Tax and Transfer Policy Institute at the Crawford School of Public Policy (ANU), a member of the Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO) Expert Panel, and an Editorial Board Member of the Australian Journal of Public Finance.

My work as a public economist focuses on designing and evaluating government policies. My research spans three areas - taxation, education, and family - with gender and inequality as cross-cutting themes.  

Specifically, I examine:

• On taxation, I study how tax policy affects both efficiency and distribution, the analysis of tax reform, the role of behavioural responses, bracket creep, and better methods for redistribution within the tax system.

• On higher education, I examine how policies — tuition fees, government subsidies, enrolment caps, and Australia's income-contingent loan system (HECS) — shape enrolment decisions and post-college outcomes.

• On family policy, I study how policy shapes parents' income, employment, and gender dynamics in the early years of parenthood.

I also contribute to the Breaking Down Barriers Shared Data Environment (BDB-SDE) and the Community Tax Project (Melbourne Law School).

I hold a B.A. in Economics from Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, an M.S. in Economics from Université Catholique de Louvain (Academic distinction), and a PhD in Economics from Universidad Complutense de Madrid in 2020 (Summa cum laude).

Affiliations: International Institute of Public Finance, Women in Economics, European Economic Association, International Microsimulation Association

News (2026)!

In 2026, my research will be presented at several leading events, including: Association for Education Finance and Policy 2026 (Chicago), Australian Gender Economics Workshop 2026 (Monash U.), Australian Tax Office (TTPI Gov. Seminar Series), e61 Seminar Series, ANU Seminar Series, 82nd Annual Congress of the IIPF (Lisbon),  2026 Annual Meeting of the Latin American and Caribbean Economic Association (Lima), CESifo Conference on Economics of Education 2026 (Munich), U. Michigan Public Finance Seminar Series.

I will also serve on the scientific committee for the 82nd Annual Congress of the IIPF (Lisbon, 2026) and the 2026 Annual Meeting of the Latin American and Caribbean Economic Association (Lima).

Research visits (2026):

• University of Michigan (12 September - 12 October). Host: Prof. James Hines Jr. 

• Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú (16-30 November). Host: Prof. Ismael Munoz Portugal.