Researcher Profiles Anthony Brassil

Economic Research Department

Current research interests: macroeconomic modelling, banking, financial markets

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Anthony is currently the Senior Research Manager leading the Frameworks and Macroeconomics Section within the Economic Research Department. Prior to this he acted as Deputy Head of the Economic Research Department (2024–25), has held positions in Domestic Markets and International Departments, and was seconded to the Australian Treasury. Anthony holds an MPhil and DPhil in Economics from the University of Oxford, where he was a Clarendon Scholar. He also has a Bachelor of Economics (First Class Honours and University Medal) from the University of Sydney.

Research Papers

Brassil A, CG Gibbs and C Ryan (2025) ‘Boundedly Rational Expectations and the Optimality of Flexible Average Inflation Targeting’ RBA Research Discussion Paper No 2025-02.
Brassil A, Y Haidari, J Hambur, G Nolan and C Ryan (2024) ‘How Do Households Form Inflation and Wage Expectations?’ RBA Research Discussion Paper No 2024-07.
Brassil A (2022) ‘The Consequences of Low Interest Rates for the Australian Banking Sector’ RBA Research Discussion Paper No 2022-08. Also released as an RBA 2022 Conference Paper.
Beckers B and A Brassil (2022) ‘Inflation Expectations in Australia’ Australian Economic Review, 55(1).
Brassil A, M Major and P Rickards (2022) ‘MARTIN Gets a Bank Account: Adding a Banking Sector to the RBA's Macroeconomic Model’ RBA Research Discussion Paper No 2022-01.
Brassil A and G Nodari (2021) ‘A Density-Based Estimator of Core/Periphery Network Structures’ Journal of Banking and Finance, 125(1).
Also released as RBA Research Discussion Paper No 2018-01.
Brassil A, J Cheshire and J Muscatello (2018) ‘The Transmission of Monetary Policy through Banks’ Balance Sheets’ In J Simon and M Sutton (eds), Central Bank Frameworks: Evolution or Revolution?, Proceedings of a Conference, RBA, Sydney, pp 73–122.
Brassil A, H Hughson and M McManus (2016) ‘Identifying Interbank Loans from Payments Data’ RBA Research Discussion Paper No 2016-11.

Policy Publications

Brassil A (2010) ‘The Impact of the Financial Crisis on IMF Finances’ RBA Bulletin, September, pp 71–75.
Black S, A Brassil and M Hack (2010) ‘The Impact of the Financial Crisis on the Bond Market’ RBA Bulletin, June, pp 55–62.
Black S, A Brassil and M Hack (2010) ‘Recent Trends in Australian Banks' Bond Issuance’ RBA Bulletin, March, pp 27–33.