Researcher Profiles Kim Nguyen
Economic Research Department
Current research interests: labour markets, household finance, business finance
Contact: NguyenK@rba.gov.au
Kim Nguyen is a Research Economist specialising in labour markets, household and business finance. She is a member of the Micro Analysis and Data (MAD) team. Kim's research focuses on exploring the impact of micro-level heterogeneity and the distributional effects of macroeconomic shocks, with a special interest in employing data science techniques. Kim holds a Master's degree in Economics from the University of British Columbia and a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Sydney.
Research Papers
- ‘Adoption of Emerging Digital General-purpose Technologies: Determinants and Effects’ RBA Research Discussion Paper No 2023-10.
- ‘Do Australian Households Borrow to Keep up with the Joneses?’ RBA Research Discussion Paper No 2022-06.
- ‘The Real Effects of Debt Covenants: Evidence from Australia’ RBA Research Discussion Paper No 2022-05.
- ‘Start Spreading the News: News Sentiment and Economic Activity in Australia’ RBA Research Discussion Paper No 2020-08.
- ‘Confidence in Australian Banknotes’ RBA Research Discussion Paper No 2019-12.
- The Canadian Journal of Economics, 50(5), 1573–1594. ‘Can “EconJobMarket” help Canadian universities?’
Policy Publications
- ‘Corporate Debt Covenants in Australia’ RBA Bulletin, December.
- ‘News Sentiment and the Economy’ RBA Bulletin, June.