Cain Polidano

Do caps on superannuation tax-breaks really improve the budget?

King Chan, Todd Morris, Cain Polidano, Ha Vu

Report  |  2022

Tightening caps on superannuation tax-breaks prompt high income earners to reduce their taxable income, which means that fiscal sa..

Can superannuation contribution matching schemes incentivise low and middle-income earners to save more?

King Chan, Cain Polidano, Ha Vu, Roger Wilkins

Report  |  2022

Tightening caps on superannuation tax-breaks prompt high income earners to reduce their taxable income, which means that fiscal..

Income and saving responses to tax incentives for private retirement savings

Marc K Chan, Todd Morris, Cain Polidano, Ha Vu

Journal article  |  2022  |  JOURNAL OF PUBLIC ECONOMICS

Many governments offer tax concessions for retirement contributions. In this paper, we show that income responses are crucial for ..

Income and saving responses to tax incentives for private retirement savings

King Chan, Todd Morris, Cain Polidano, Ha Vu

Report  |  2022

Many governments offer tax concessions for retirement contributions. In this paper, we show that income responses are crucial for..

Are Broad-Based Vouchers an Effective Way to Support Life-Long Learning? Evidence from an Australian Reform

Cain Polidano, Justin van de Ven, Sarah Voitchovsky

Journal article  |  2021  |  RESEARCH IN HIGHER EDUCATION

Increasing mature-age access to education and training in a way that is responsive to changing labour market needs is a key policy..

The ATO Longitudinal Information Files (ALife): A New Resource for Retirement Policy Research

C Polidano, A Carter, M Chan, A Chigavazira, H To, J Holland, S Nguyen, H Vu, R Wilkins

Journal article  |  2020  |  The Australian Economic Review

The Australian Taxation Office release of annual longitudinally linked individual tax and superannuation records, known as the ATO..

Impacts from Delaying Access to Retirement Benefits on Welfare Receipt and Expenditure: Evidence from a Natural Experiment

Umut Oguzoglu, Cain Polidano, Vu Ha

Journal article  |  2020  |  Economic Record

Governments are responding to fiscal pressures associated with aging populations by increasing the eligibility age for publicly-fu..

Course Choice and Achievement Effects of a System-Wide Vocational Education and Training Voucher Scheme for Young People

D McVicar, C Polidano

Journal article  |  2018  |  Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis

Vocational education and training provision for young people is a crucial but often maligned part of the wider education sector. A..

What Happens to Students with Low Reading Proficiency at 15? Evidence from Australia

Cain Polidano, Chris Ryan

Journal article  |  2017  |  ECONOMIC RECORD

While illiterate adults are disadvantaged in the labour market, it is unclear whether low reading proficiency in school diminishes..

What Happens to Students with Low Reading Proficiency at 15? Evidence from Australia

Cain Polidano, Chris Ryan

Report  |  2017  |  The Economic Record

While is it widely accepted that adults with poor reading skills have inferior labour market outcomes, little is known about wheth..