Researcher Profile Hamish Sullivan

Economic Research

Current research interests: macroeconomics, inflation dynamics and measurement, monetary policy, forecasting, machine learning

Contact: sullivanh@rba.gov.au

ORCiD

Hamish Sullivan is a Research Economist working on the RBA’s multisector DSGE model and policy frameworks. He has previously worked on the RBA’s inflation desk and within the Bank’s Data Science Hub. Hamish holds a Bachelor of Science/Bachelor of Advanced Studies (Honours) in Physics and Economics from the University of Sydney, where he was awarded the University Medal.

Research papers

Sullivan H and West N (2025) ‘The NAIRU, Output Gap, and Phillips Curve in Real-Time’ Presented at 2025 Public Sector Economics Conference and 2026 Norges Bank – RBA – RBNZ Workshop
Ho-Baillie A, H Sullivan, T Bannerman, H Talathi, J Bing, S Tang, A Xu, D Bhattacharyya, I Cairns and D McKenzie (2022) ‘Deployment Opportunities for Space Photovoltaics and the Prospects for Perovskite Solar Cells’ Advanced Materials Technologies, 7(3), 2101059.

Policy Publications

Hambur J, H Sullivan (2026) ‘Digest: The Relationship Between Markups, Margins and Inflation’ RBA Insights Series No 2026-05.
Davis K, J Hambur, K Lane, D Megow, S Rafter and H Sullivan (2026) ‘Margins, Mark-ups and Consumer Prices: Theory, Measurement and Implications’ RBA Bulletin, May.