Research interests: 

Brendan is KPMG Australia’s Chief Economist and a Lead Partner in its Economics and Tax Centre. Brendan has significant experience in advising public sector departments and agencies on a range of issues and activities, including econometric analysis, economy-wide modelling, cost benefit analysis, impact assessments, efficiency improvements and legislative/regulatory reform. Brendan also leads KPMG Australia’s Thought Leadership in the economics discipline, and has completed research in the areas of optimal tax reform, impact of trade protectionism, property market cycles, productivity and income inequality.

Education: 

Bachelor of Economics, University of Queensland
Master of Social Science, University of Queensland
Master of Applied Finance, Queensland University of Technology
Doctor of Philosophy (Economics and Econometrics), University of Adelaide

Employment: 

Australian Bureau of Statistics, Graduate Economist, 1992 – 1994
Jones Lang Wootton, Research Analyst, 1994 – 1996
KPMG, 1996 – current

Brendan's research interests also include macroeconomics, services economy, productivity, wages, property market,  and the Asia-Pacific regional economy