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Email

cainp@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials


Position
Principal Research Fellow
Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research
Education
PhD
Monash University
Doctorate (Research)
Monash University
Masters (Coursework)
University of Sydney
Bachelors Degree
La Trobe University
ORCID

0000-0002-2239-6080

A/Prof Cain Polidano

Principal Research Fellow
Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research

46 Scholarly works
18 Projects

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    Are Targeted Matching Schemes Effective in Stimulating Retirement Savings?
    DOI: 10.1093/ej/ueag052
  • 2026

    Report

    Indigenous Business and Corporation Snapshot Study 3.0
    DOI: 10.26188/31395711
  • 2025

    Report

    Indigenous Business and Corporation Snapshot Study 4.0
    DOI: 10.26188/31396215
  • 2022

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    Evaluating the Impact of Indigenous Preferential Procurement Programs
  • 2022

    Research Grant

    Historical Frontier Violence: Drivers, Legacy and the Role of Truth-Telling
  • 2022

    Journal article

    Income and saving responses to tax incentives for private retirement savings
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jpubeco.2021.104598
  • 2020

    Research Contracts

    Indigenous Preferential Procurement Program (IPPP)
Cain Polidano

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS

  • 2025

    Journal article

    The ATO ALife Family File
    DOI: 10.1111/1467-8462.70004
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Finding the Right Track: Payoffs to Vocational Education Programs with Workplace Learning
    DOI: 10.1162/edfp_a_00427
  • 2025

    Journal article

    How Principals Decide Which Students With Disability Sit Standardised Tests and the Implications for School Accountability*
    DOI: 10.1111/1475-4932.12836
  • 2024

    Report

    Indigenous Business and Corporation Snapshot Study 3.0
    DOI: 10.26188/31395621
  • 2022

    Report

    Do caps on superannuation tax-breaks really improve the budget?
  • 2022

    Report

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

RECENT PROJECTS

  • 2025

    Research contracts (non-grants)

    First Nations Businesses Data Project
  • 2025

    Research contracts (non-grants)

    Retail Investor Outcomes in Spot Crypto Markets

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