Siobhan Austen is an Australian economist and was a Professor of Economics and discipline lead of Economics at Curtin University until December 2020.

Siobhan Austen
Born
CitizenshipAustralia
SpousePaul Austen
Academic career
FieldFeminist Economics, Population ageing and Retirement, Labour economics
Institution
Alma mater
Information at IDEAS / RePEc
Websitestaffportal.curtin.edu.au/staff/profile/view/Siobhan.Austen

Academic career

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Austen obtained her Ph.D. in 2001 at the University of Melbourne. Her thesis, on the topic of the cultural aspects of labor markets, and was later published as a book by Edward Elgar Publishing. She has published more than 100 scholarly works.[1][2]

In 1990 Austen was appointed at Curtin University, where she was promoted Professor in 2016. She has led projects awarded by the Australian Research Council as well as by the National Council of Vocational and Education Research. She has also received project-based funding from the Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute and AusAID.[2]

Her research focuses on the gender aspect of population ageing, retirement incomes and labor force participation. More specifically, Austen's work highlights how "the circumstances of women are distinctive; how their contributions to economic performance are often overlooked; and how there is a need for sound understandings of women's circumstances before efficient and equitable policy on population ageing and other issues can be designed".[2]

Academic and public roles

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Austen is co-creator and current director of the Women in Social Economic Research (WiSER) center at Curtin University.[3] The WiSER group aims to foster quantitative and qualitative research on issues affecting women as well as to engage in current policy debates and industry linkages.

She plays an active role in policy debates about population ageing, retirement, and gender inequality and has contributed to Australian government inquiries on various economic issues.[2][4][5][6]

Austen is a member of the Australian Bureau of Statistics Gender Statistics Advisory Group, the Federal Government's Gender Panel and the Work, Family and Life Policy Roundtable. She serves on the editorial board of Feminist Economics, the Journal of Economic Issues, and the Economic and Labour Relations Review.[7]

Selected publications

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  • Austen, Siobhan (28 July 2003). Culture and the Labour Market. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84376-317-8.[8]

References

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  1. ^ Austen, Siobhan (2003). Culture and the Labour Market. Edward Elgar Publishing. p. [1]. ISBN 9781843763178.
  2. ^ a b c d "Curriculum Vitae Siobhan Austen". Curtin University.
  3. ^ "Overview of the Wiser group". Curtin University. 30 January 2020.
  4. ^ Wood, Stephanie (18 June 2022). "'I don't mind camping, but I won't sleep in the car': what happens when superannuation keeps failing women". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
  5. ^ Costa, Monica; Sharp, Rhonda; Austen, Siobhan (29 September 2020). "Each budget used to have a gender impact statement. We need it back". The Conversation. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
  6. ^ Wade, Matt (16 July 2019). "There's a reason Australia's gender pay gap is so persistent". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
  7. ^ "Overview of Siobhan Austen". Curtin University. 30 January 2020.
  8. ^ Reviews of Culture and the Labor Market
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