Dr Nicolas Herault
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
Nicolas joined the Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research in March 2007 as a Research Fellow within the Labour Economics and Social Policy Research area. He holds a PhD and a Master’s degree in economics from the University of Bordeaux IV (France). For his PhD thesis, Nicolas built a microsimulation model and linked it to a computable general equilibrium model in order to assess the effects of trade liberalisation on poverty and income inequality in South Africa. He has recently undertaken commissioned research for the World Bank, the European Commission, the Australian Labor Party, the Australian Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations and the Australian National Centre for Vocational Education Research. His research has been published in leading journals such as Oxford Economic Papers, Fiscal Studies, The Economic Record and Journal of Applied Economics.
Dr Nicolas Herault's SSRN Author Page
Research Interests
Labour economics, income tax policies, welfare economics, labour supply, trade liberalisation, trade liberalisation, microsimulation modelling and micro-macro modelling
Current Projects
Changing Inequality and Social Welfare in Australia 2000-2005: A Decomposition Analysis
The Effects of Macroeconomic Conditions on the Education and Employment Outcomes of Youth
Intergenerational correlation of labour market outcomes
Labour supply and social welfare
The Role of VET in Preventing the Scarring Effect of Youth Joblessness
The effects of degree completion on wages
Effects on Labour Supply, Savings and Welfare of the July 2007 Policy Changes to Superannuation and the Age Pension
Dynamics of household joblessness in Australia
Selected Publications / Papers
Peer reviewed journals
1) Hérault, N., Kostenko, W., Marks, G. and Zakirova, R. (2012). The Effects of Macroeconomic Conditions on the Education and Employment Outcomes of Youth, Australian Journal of Labour Economics, 1(15), pp. 17-36.
2) Creedy, J. and Hérault, N. (2012). Welfare-Improving Income Tax Reforms: A Microsimulation Analysis, Oxford Economic Papers, vol. 64(1), pp. 128-150.
3) Creedy, J., Hérault, N. and Kalb, G., (2011). Tax Policy Design and The Role of a Tax-Free Threshold, Public Finance and Management, vol. 11 (4), pp. 338-364.
4) Creedy, J., Hérault, N. and Kalb, G. (2011). Measuring Welfare Changes in Behavioural Microsimulation Modelling: Accounting for the Random Utility Component, Journal of Applied Economics, vol. 14(1), pp. 5-34.
5) Hérault, N. (2010). Sequential Linking of Computable General Equilibrium and Microsimulation Models: A Comparison of Behavioural and Reweighting Techniques, International Journal of Microsimulation, vol. 3(1), pp. 35-42 (Pdf file).
6) Creedy, J., Hérault, N. and Kalb, G. (2009). Abolishing the Tax-Free Threshold in Australia: Simulating Alternative Reforms, Fiscal Studies, vol. 30 (2), pp. 219-246.
7) Hérault, N. (2009). Les apports de la micro-simulation aux modèles d’équilibre général : application au cas de l’Afrique du Sud, Economie et Prévision, No. 187, 2009-1, pp. 123-135.
8) Hérault, N. (2008). L’impact de la libéralisation commerciale sur la pauvreté et les inégalités dans les provinces sud-africaines, Economie Appliquée, No. 3, pp. 132-156.
9) Hérault, N. (2007). Trade Liberalisation, Poverty and Inequality in South Africa: A CGE-Microsimulation analysis, The Economic Record, vol. 83(262), pp. 317-328.
10) Hérault, N. (2006). Building and Linking a Microsimulation Model to a CGE Model for South Africa, South African Journal of Economics, vol. 74(1), pp. 34-58.
Book chapters
Peer reviewed
Hérault, N. and Thurlow, J. (2010). South Africa, pp. 331-356 in Anderson, K., Cockburn, J. and Martin, W. (eds), Agricultural Price Distortions, Inequality and Poverty, World Bank, Washington D.C. (Pdf file).
Other
Hérault, N. (2009). Labour Supply Modelling in Sequential Computable General Equilibrium-Microsimulation Models, pp. 3-11 in R.O. Bailly (eds), Emerging Topics in Macroeconomics, Nova Science Publishers, New York.
Recent working papers
Hérault, N., Kalb, G. and Zakirova, R. (2011). Dynamics of Household Joblessness: Evidence from Australian Micro-Data 2001-2007, WP No. 10/11, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, The University of Melbourne (Pdf file).
Creedy, J. and Hérault, N. (2011). Decomposing Inequality and Social Welfare Changes: The Use of Alternative Welfare Metrics, WP No. 8/11, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, The University of Melbourne (Pdf file).
Hérault, N. and Zakirova, R. (2011). Sheepskin Effects in the Returns to Education: Accounting for Enrolment and Completion Effects, WP No. 4/11, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, The University of Melbourne (HPdf fileH).
Hérault, N. and Kalb, G. (2009). Intergenerational Correlation of Labour Market Outcomes, WP No. 14/09, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, The University of Melbourne (Pdf file).
Buddelmeyer, H., Hérault, N., Kalb, G. and van Zijll de Jong, M. (2009). Linking a Dynamic CGE Model and a Microsimulation Model: Climate Change Mitigation Policies and Income Distribution in Australia, WP No. 3/09, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, The University of Melbourne (Pdf file).