Abebe Hailemariam
PhD Economics
MA Economics
BA Economics
Energy economics, health economics, housing, gender and inequality
Biography
Abebe Hailemariam is a Research Fellow at the Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre. He obtained his PhD in Economics from Monash University and received the Mollie Holman Medal Award for Best doctoral thesis in the Faculty of Business and Economics at Monash University.
Abebe works in many research areas, including energy economics, health economics, housing, gender and inequality. Abebe has published articles in leading academic journals including the Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Energy Economics, Regional Studies and European Journal of Political Economy among others. He has received the Lawrence R. Klein Award for outstanding paper in the field of Empirical Economics in 2020.
Projects
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Family and Domestic Violence Leave Review
As part of its submission to the Fair Work Commission’s review of family and domestic violence leave provisions commencing in June 2021, the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) commissioned the Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre, along with the Centre for... Read article
Publications
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Western Australia – China trade briefing note: Benefits to Western Households
Commissioned by the Australia China Business Council, this briefing note establishes a firm evidence base on the economic impact of trade with China on Western Australian households. This briefing note provides and overview of the relationship between China and WA.... Read article
Non-linear impact of income inequality on mental health: evidence from low and middle-income countries
In this study, we examine the relationship between income inequality and mental health using a sample of low and middle-income countries over the period 1990–2019. Using a dynamic panel threshold model that allows for endogeneity in both the regressors and... Read article
Australia’s trade and economic relationship with China: Benefits to Australian households
Commissioned by the Australia China Business Council, this report establishes a firm evidence base on the economic impact of trade with China on Australian households. The report’s findings demonstrate that Australia-China trade offers measurable benefits to the average Australian household... Read article
Gender gaps in the adoption of climate-smart agricultural practices: Evidence from sub-Saharan Africa
In this paper we examine whether there are significant gender differences in the adoption of climate-smart agricultural (CSA) practices in sub-Saharan Africa. Using individual-level data from four sites in Kenya, Uganda and Senegal, our empirical analysis provides robust evidence that... Read article
Presentation: The Benefits of Australia’s Trade and Economic Relationship with China
Commissioned by the Australia China Business Council (ACBC), BCEC has released preliminary findings from an upcoming report on the Benefits of Australia’s Trade and Economic Relationship with China. Presented at an ACBC event at Parliament House on the 18th October,... Read article
Temperature, health and wellbeing in Australia
We examine the effects of temperature on general health and subjective wellbeing. We combine daily temperature data with 19 waves of panel data from the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia Survey. We find evidence of an inverted U-shaped... Read article
The Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre team acknowledges the Wadjuk Nyungar people as the traditional owners of the land on which the Centre is situated.