Researcher Profiles Kim Nguyen

Kim is a member of the Micro Analysis and Data team in the Economic Research Department. Her research focuses on labour markets, household finance and business finance. She also has a particular interest in applying data science techniques, such as text analytics, on unconventional data to answer economic and policy questions. Kim has a Masters in Economics from the University of British Columbia and is completing her PhD in Economics at the University of Sydney.

Research Papers

• Nguyen K (2022) ‘Do Australian Households Borrow to Keep up with the Joneses?’ RBA Research Discussion Paper No 2022-06.
• Nguyen K (2022) ‘The Real Effects of Debt Covenants: Evidence from Australia’ RBA Research Discussion Paper No 2022-05.
• Nguyen K and G La Cava (2020) ‘Start Spreading the News: News Sentiment and Economic Activity in Australia’ RBA Research Discussion Paper No 2020-08.
• Nguyen K and A Francis (2019) ‘Confidence in Australian Banknotes’ RBA Research Discussion Paper No 2019-12.
• Nguyen K, M Peters, and M Poitevin (2017) ‘Can “EconJobMarket” help Canadian universities?’ The Canadian Journal of Economics, 50(5), 1573–1594.

Policy Publications

• Nguyen K (2021) ‘Corporate Debt Covenants in Australia’ RBA Bulletin, December.
• Nguyen K and G La Cava (2020) ‘News Sentiment and the Economy’ RBA Bulletin, June.