Dr Cain Polidano
Research Fellow
Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research
Location:
Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research
Level 5, Faculty of Business and Economics Building, 111 Barry Street,
The University of Melbourne
Biography
Since joining the Institute in 2008 while completing his PhD, Cain has produced a substantial body of work using microeconometric methods to answer policy relevant questions in the field of education. His work has included research on the outcomes from combining work and tertiary study, re-engaging early school leavers in education, employment outcomes from completing vocational education and training qualifications for people with disability, labour market impacts of disability onset, outcomes from school vocational courses and explaining the socio-economic gap in school completion rates. Cain's current focus is on evaluating the impacts of the Victorian vocational education and training reforms. Prior to undertaking his PhD, Cain worked as a Senior Research Economist with the Productivity Commission, the Australian Government’s principle independent research and advisory body on microeconomic reform.
Research Interests / Current Projects
Education economics, applied microecometric analysis, youth transition, program evaluation and labour economics.
Dr Polidano's SSRN Author Page
Selected Publications / Papers
Black, D., Polidano, C. and Tseng, Y. The Re-engagement in Education of Early School Leavers, Economic Papers, forthcoming.
Polidano, C. and Mavromaras, K. (2011). Participation in and Completion of Vocational Education and Training for People with a Disability, Australian Economic Review 44(2):137-52.
Mavromaras, K. and Polidano, C. (2011), Improving the Employment Rates of People with Disability through Vocational Education, Melbourne Institute Working Paper 3/11, University of Melbourne.