His research focuses on issues at the intersection of economics and finance. His articles have featured in both economics and finance journals such as the Journal of Business Finance and Accounting, Journal of Empirical Finance, Economic Inquiry, International Journal of Forecasting, Journal of Economic Surveys, British Journal of Industrial Relations, Regional Studies, World Development, Energy Economics, and Economics Letters, amongst others; and his research has been cited in a senate inquiry and by academics, practitioners and the media. He completed his PhD in economics at the University of Melbourne in 2005. With his co-authors, he is currently working on the following research topics: