Alessio Rebechi
Senior Researcher and Evaluation Officer
The Smith Family
Adjunct Researcher in Economics
University of Tasmania
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I am an applied microeconomist specialising in economic inequality, taxation, and the political economy of democratic governance. My work examines how income and wealth inequality shape political behaviour, democratic institutions, and public policy.
I completed my PhD in Economics at Griffith University and subsequently worked as a Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Luxembourg. My work combines econometric and distributional methods using large-scale longitudinal and comparative datasets, including HILDA, LIS, and LWS data.
My recent research focuses on the political consequences of inequality, the distributive effects of taxation and fiscal reforms, and the relationship between economic insecurity and democratic outcomes.
Political economy of income and wealth inequality
Taxation, redistribution, and democratic responsiveness
Economic insecurity, political behavior, and social attitudes
Inequality of opportunity, social mobility, and distributional measurementÂ