Kadir Atalay’s research interests are in applied econometrics, public economics and labour economics, with a particular focus on the intertemporal decision-making of individuals and households. The main strand of his research focusses on both the individual and system-level economic implications of ageing.

Research interests

Public Economics
Labour Economics

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Major Fields: Labour Economics, Public Economics

Specific Fields: Consumption and Savings, Household Finances

PhD and master's project opportunities

Public Economics

Current research students

Project title	Research student
Unlocking the Puzzle of Mental Health Gaps in Australia: How Healthcare Access and Economic Upheavals Shape Mental Health	Maria ORTIZ SALAZAR

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Journals

Atalay, K., Burkovskaya, A. (2024). Dimming down in retirement: the impact of retirement on energy expenditure. Applied Economics. [More Information]
Atalay, K. (2024). Lost in Transition: A Cohort Analysis of Catch-Up in Homeownership in Australia. Economic Record. [More Information]
Schurer, S., Atalay, K., Glozier, N., Vera-Toscano, E., Wooden, M. (2023). Examining the impact of Melbourne's 2020 111-day lockdown on parents and other vulnerable groups. Nature Human Behaviour, 7, 1614-1615. [More Information]
Atalay, K., Edwards, R., Georgiakakis, F. (2023). Mortality inequality, spatial differences and health care access. Health Economics, 32(11), 2631-2654. [More Information]
Schurer, S., Atalay, K., Glozier, N., Vera-Toscano, E., Wooden, M. (2023). Quantifying the human impact of Melbourne's 111-day hard lockdown experiment on the adult population. Nature Human Behaviour, (7), 1652-1666. [More Information]
Whelan, S., Atalay, K., Barrett, G., Cigdem-Bayram, M., Edwards, R. (2023). Transitions into home ownership: a quantitative assessment. Final Report Series of the Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute (AHURI), (404), 1-96. [More Information]
Ubilava, D., Hastings, J., Atalay, K. (2022). Agricultural windfalls and the seasonality of political violence in Africa. American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 105(5), 1309-0332. [More Information]
Burkovskaya, A., Teperski, A., Atalay, K. (2022). Framing and insurance choices. Journal of Risk and Insurance, 89(2), 311-337. [More Information]
Atalay, K., Edwards, R. (2022). House Prices, Housing Wealth and Financial Well-being. Journal of Urban Economics, 129, 103438. [More Information]
Atalay, K., Barrett, G. (2022). Retirement routes and the well-being of retirees. Empirical Economics, 63, 2751-2784. [More Information]
Atalay, K., Staneva, A. (2022). Waiting to get a pension: The impact of pension eligibility on psychological distress. Health Economics, 31(6), 940-955. [More Information]
Angus, S., Atalay, K., Newton, J., Ubilava, D. (2021). Geographic diversity in economic publishing. Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 190, 255-262. [More Information]
Atalay, K., Li, A., Whelan, S. (2021). Housing wealth, fertility intentions and fertility. Journal of Housing Economics, 54, 101787. [More Information]
Atalay, K., Edwards, R., Schurer, S., Ubilava, D. (2021). Lives saved during economic downturns: Evidence from Australia. Health Economics, 30(10), 2452-2467. [More Information]
Damrongplasit, K., Atalay, K. (2021). Payment mechanism and hospital admission: New evidence from Thailand healthcare reform. Social Science and Medicine, 291, 1-10. [More Information]
Hendy, P., Slonim, R., Atalay, K. (2021). Unsticking credit card repayments from the minimum: Advice, anchors and financial incentives. Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Finance, 30, 100505. [More Information]
Damrongplasit, K., Atalay, K. (2020). Billing System and Health Care Utilization: Evidence from Thailand. Journal of Health Economics, 73(September, 102366), 1-11. [More Information]
Atalay, K., Barrett, G., Edwards, R., Yu, C. (2020). House Price Shocks, Credit Constraints and Household Indebtedness. Oxford Economic Papers, 72(3), 780-803. [More Information]
Atalay, K., Garbarino, E., Slonim, R. (2020). Prize-linked savings accounts: Combining virtue and vice to make saving more enticing. Journal Of Consumer Marketing, 72(2), 180-190. [More Information]
Atalay, K., Staneva, A. (2020). The Effect of Bereavement on Cognitive Functioning among Elderly People: Evidence from Australia. Economics and Human Biology, 39, 100932. [More Information]
Atalay, K., Barrett, G., Staneva, A. (2020). The effect of retirement on home production: evidence from Australia. Review of Economics of the Household, 18, 117-139. [More Information]
Alan, S., Atalay, K., Crossley, T. (2019). Euler Equation Estimation on Micro Data. Macroeconomic Dynamics, 23(8), 3267-3292. [More Information]
Whelan, S., Atalay, K., Barrett, G., Edwards, R. (2019). Moving, downsizing and housing equity consumption choices of older Australians. Final Report Series of the Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute (AHURI), 321, 1-104. [More Information]
Atalay, K., Barrett, G., Siminski, P. (2019). Pension incentives and the joint retirement of couples: evidence from two natural experiments. Journal of Population Economics, 32(3), 735-767. [More Information]
Atalay, K., Barrett, G., Staneva, A. (2019). The effect of retirement on elderly cognitive functioning. Journal of Health Economics, 66, 37-53. [More Information]
Whelan, S., Atalay, K., Dynan, L. (2018). Asset portfolio retirement decisions: the role of the tax and transfer system. Final Report Series of the Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute (AHURI), 298, 1-91. [More Information]
Eccleston, R., Verdouw, J., Flanagan, K., Warren, N., Duncan, A., Ong, R., Whelan, S., Atalay, K. (2018). Pathways to housing tax reform. Final Report Series of the Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute (AHURI), Report No. 301, 1-73. [More Information]
Atalay, K., Zhu, R. (2018). The effect of a wife's retirement on her husband's mental health. Applied Economics, 50(43), 4606-4616. [More Information]
Atalay, K., Edwards, R., Liu, B. (2017). Effects of house prices on health: New evidence from Australia. Social Science and Medicine, 192, 36-48. [More Information]
Atalay, K., Whelan, S., Yates, J. (2017). Housing prices, household debt and household consumption. Final Report Series of the Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute (AHURI), (282), 1-65. [More Information]
Ong, R., Wood, G., Whelan, S., Cigdem, M., Atalay, K., Dodson, J. (2017). Inquiry into housing policies, labour force participation and economic growth. Final Report Series of the Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute (AHURI), 285, 1-84. [More Information]
Atalay, K., Barrett, G., Edwards, R. (2016). House prices, household debt and labour supply in Australia. Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute Final Report, 266, 1-62. [More Information]
Atalay, K., Whelan, S., Yates, J. (2016). House Prices, Wealth and Consumption: New Evidence from Australia and Canada. Review of Income and Wealth, 62(1), 69-91. [More Information]
Alan, S., Atalay, K., Crossley, T. (2015). Do the Rich Save More? Evidence from Canada. Review of Income and Wealth, 61(4), 739-758. [More Information]
Atalay, K., Barrett, G. (2015). The Impact of Age Pension Eligibility Age on Retirement and Program Dependence: Evidence from an Australian Experiment. Review of Economics and Statistics, 97(1), 71-87. [More Information]
Atalay, K., Bakhtiar, F., Cheung, S., Slonim, R. (2014). Savings and prize-linked savings accounts. Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 107(Part A), 86-106. [More Information]
Atalay, K., Barrett, G. (2014). The causal effect of retirement on health: New evidence from Australian pension reform. Economics Letters, 125(3), 392-395. [More Information]
Atalay, K., Kim, W., Whelan, S. (2014). The Decline of the Self-Employment Rate in Australia. Australian Economic Review, 47(4), 472-489. [More Information]
Alan, S., Atalay, K., Crossley, T., Jeon, S. (2010). New evidence on taxes and portfolio choice. Journal of Public Economics, 94(11-12), 813-823. [More Information]
Alan, S., Atalay, K., Crossley, T. (2008). The Adequacy of Retirement Savings: Subjective Survey Reports by Retired Canadians. Canadian Public Policy, 34(4), S95-S118. [More Information]

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Magazine / Newspaper Articles

Atalay, K., Edwards, R. (2023). Poor, middle-aged Australians are more likely to die from cancer – and the gap is widening. The Conversation.
Ubilava, D., Hastings, J., Atalay, K. (2022). Higher cereal prices can fuel political violence linked with a harvest season in the croplands of Africa. VoxEU.org.
Angus, S., Atalay, K., Newton, J., Ubilava, D. (2021). Editorial boards of leading economics journals show high institutional concentration and modest geographic diversity. VoxEu.
Atalay, K., Edwards, R., Schurer, S., Ubilava, D. (2020). Lives saved during economic downturns: Evidence from Australia. VoxEU.
Atalay, K., Ubilava, D., Edwards, R., Schurer, S. (2020). So you think economic downturns cost lives? Our findings show they don't. The Conversation.
Ong ViforJ, R., Wood, G., Atalay, K., Cigdem-Bayram, M. (2017). Australians are working longer so they can pay off their mortgage debt. The Conversation.

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2024

Atalay, K., Burkovskaya, A. (2024). Dimming down in retirement: the impact of retirement on energy expenditure. Applied Economics. [More Information]
Atalay, K. (2024). Lost in Transition: A Cohort Analysis of Catch-Up in Homeownership in Australia. Economic Record. [More Information]

2023

Schurer, S., Atalay, K., Glozier, N., Vera-Toscano, E., Wooden, M. (2023). Examining the impact of Melbourne's 2020 111-day lockdown on parents and other vulnerable groups. Nature Human Behaviour, 7, 1614-1615. [More Information]
Atalay, K., Edwards, R., Georgiakakis, F. (2023). Mortality inequality, spatial differences and health care access. Health Economics, 32(11), 2631-2654. [More Information]
Atalay, K., Edwards, R. (2023). Poor, middle-aged Australians are more likely to die from cancer – and the gap is widening. The Conversation.
Schurer, S., Atalay, K., Glozier, N., Vera-Toscano, E., Wooden, M. (2023). Quantifying the human impact of Melbourne's 111-day hard lockdown experiment on the adult population. Nature Human Behaviour, (7), 1652-1666. [More Information]
Whelan, S., Atalay, K., Barrett, G., Cigdem-Bayram, M., Edwards, R. (2023). Transitions into home ownership: a quantitative assessment. Final Report Series of the Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute (AHURI), (404), 1-96. [More Information]

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2022

Ubilava, D., Hastings, J., Atalay, K. (2022). Agricultural windfalls and the seasonality of political violence in Africa. American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 105(5), 1309-0332. [More Information]
Burkovskaya, A., Teperski, A., Atalay, K. (2022). Framing and insurance choices. Journal of Risk and Insurance, 89(2), 311-337. [More Information]
Ubilava, D., Hastings, J., Atalay, K. (2022). Higher cereal prices can fuel political violence linked with a harvest season in the croplands of Africa. VoxEU.org.
Atalay, K., Edwards, R. (2022). House Prices, Housing Wealth and Financial Well-being. Journal of Urban Economics, 129, 103438. [More Information]
Atalay, K., Barrett, G. (2022). Retirement routes and the well-being of retirees. Empirical Economics, 63, 2751-2784. [More Information]
Atalay, K., Staneva, A. (2022). Waiting to get a pension: The impact of pension eligibility on psychological distress. Health Economics, 31(6), 940-955. [More Information]

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2021

Angus, S., Atalay, K., Newton, J., Ubilava, D. (2021). Editorial boards of leading economics journals show high institutional concentration and modest geographic diversity. VoxEu.
Angus, S., Atalay, K., Newton, J., Ubilava, D. (2021). Geographic diversity in economic publishing. Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 190, 255-262. [More Information]
Atalay, K., Li, A., Whelan, S. (2021). Housing wealth, fertility intentions and fertility. Journal of Housing Economics, 54, 101787. [More Information]
Atalay, K., Edwards, R., Schurer, S., Ubilava, D. (2021). Lives saved during economic downturns: Evidence from Australia. Health Economics, 30(10), 2452-2467. [More Information]
Damrongplasit, K., Atalay, K. (2021). Payment mechanism and hospital admission: New evidence from Thailand healthcare reform. Social Science and Medicine, 291, 1-10. [More Information]
Hendy, P., Slonim, R., Atalay, K. (2021). Unsticking credit card repayments from the minimum: Advice, anchors and financial incentives. Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Finance, 30, 100505. [More Information]

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2020

Damrongplasit, K., Atalay, K. (2020). Billing System and Health Care Utilization: Evidence from Thailand. Journal of Health Economics, 73(September, 102366), 1-11. [More Information]
Atalay, K., Barrett, G., Edwards, R., Yu, C. (2020). House Price Shocks, Credit Constraints and Household Indebtedness. Oxford Economic Papers, 72(3), 780-803. [More Information]
Atalay, K., Edwards, R., Schurer, S., Ubilava, D. (2020). Lives saved during economic downturns: Evidence from Australia. VoxEU.
Atalay, K., Garbarino, E., Slonim, R. (2020). Prize-linked savings accounts: Combining virtue and vice to make saving more enticing. Journal Of Consumer Marketing, 72(2), 180-190. [More Information]
Atalay, K., Ubilava, D., Edwards, R., Schurer, S. (2020). So you think economic downturns cost lives? Our findings show they don't. The Conversation.
Atalay, K., Staneva, A. (2020). The Effect of Bereavement on Cognitive Functioning among Elderly People: Evidence from Australia. Economics and Human Biology, 39, 100932. [More Information]
Atalay, K., Barrett, G., Staneva, A. (2020). The effect of retirement on home production: evidence from Australia. Review of Economics of the Household, 18, 117-139. [More Information]

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2019

Alan, S., Atalay, K., Crossley, T. (2019). Euler Equation Estimation on Micro Data. Macroeconomic Dynamics, 23(8), 3267-3292. [More Information]
Whelan, S., Atalay, K., Barrett, G., Edwards, R. (2019). Moving, downsizing and housing equity consumption choices of older Australians. Final Report Series of the Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute (AHURI), 321, 1-104. [More Information]
Atalay, K., Barrett, G., Siminski, P. (2019). Pension incentives and the joint retirement of couples: evidence from two natural experiments. Journal of Population Economics, 32(3), 735-767. [More Information]
Atalay, K., Barrett, G., Staneva, A. (2019). The effect of retirement on elderly cognitive functioning. Journal of Health Economics, 66, 37-53. [More Information]

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2018

Whelan, S., Atalay, K., Dynan, L. (2018). Asset portfolio retirement decisions: the role of the tax and transfer system. Final Report Series of the Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute (AHURI), 298, 1-91. [More Information]
Eccleston, R., Verdouw, J., Flanagan, K., Warren, N., Duncan, A., Ong, R., Whelan, S., Atalay, K. (2018). Pathways to housing tax reform. Final Report Series of the Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute (AHURI), Report No. 301, 1-73. [More Information]
Atalay, K., Zhu, R. (2018). The effect of a wife's retirement on her husband's mental health. Applied Economics, 50(43), 4606-4616. [More Information]

2017

Ong ViforJ, R., Wood, G., Atalay, K., Cigdem-Bayram, M. (2017). Australians are working longer so they can pay off their mortgage debt. The Conversation.
Atalay, K., Edwards, R., Liu, B. (2017). Effects of house prices on health: New evidence from Australia. Social Science and Medicine, 192, 36-48. [More Information]
Atalay, K., Whelan, S., Yates, J. (2017). Housing prices, household debt and household consumption. Final Report Series of the Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute (AHURI), (282), 1-65. [More Information]
Ong, R., Wood, G., Whelan, S., Cigdem, M., Atalay, K., Dodson, J. (2017). Inquiry into housing policies, labour force participation and economic growth. Final Report Series of the Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute (AHURI), 285, 1-84. [More Information]

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2016

Atalay, K., Barrett, G., Edwards, R. (2016). House prices, household debt and labour supply in Australia. Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute Final Report, 266, 1-62. [More Information]
Atalay, K., Whelan, S., Yates, J. (2016). House Prices, Wealth and Consumption: New Evidence from Australia and Canada. Review of Income and Wealth, 62(1), 69-91. [More Information]

2015

Alan, S., Atalay, K., Crossley, T. (2015). Do the Rich Save More? Evidence from Canada. Review of Income and Wealth, 61(4), 739-758. [More Information]
Atalay, K., Barrett, G. (2015). The Impact of Age Pension Eligibility Age on Retirement and Program Dependence: Evidence from an Australian Experiment. Review of Economics and Statistics, 97(1), 71-87. [More Information]

2014

Atalay, K., Bakhtiar, F., Cheung, S., Slonim, R. (2014). Savings and prize-linked savings accounts. Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 107(Part A), 86-106. [More Information]
Atalay, K., Barrett, G. (2014). The causal effect of retirement on health: New evidence from Australian pension reform. Economics Letters, 125(3), 392-395. [More Information]
Atalay, K., Kim, W., Whelan, S. (2014). The Decline of the Self-Employment Rate in Australia. Australian Economic Review, 47(4), 472-489. [More Information]

2010

Alan, S., Atalay, K., Crossley, T., Jeon, S. (2010). New evidence on taxes and portfolio choice. Journal of Public Economics, 94(11-12), 813-823. [More Information]

2008

Alan, S., Atalay, K., Crossley, T. (2008). The Adequacy of Retirement Savings: Subjective Survey Reports by Retired Canadians. Canadian Public Policy, 34(4), S95-S118. [More Information]

Selected Grants

2021

RES: Behavioural economics research on income, spending and savings - Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) - Robert Slonim and Kadir Atalay, Atalay K, Slonim R, Commonwealth Bank of Australia/Client Commissioned Research
Transitions into home ownership a quantitative assessment 21/PRO/73271, Gurran N, Whelan S, Atalay K, Edwards R, Barrett G, Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute Ltd (AHURI)/Research Grant

2019

Health, Retirement and Ageing, Atalay K, DVC Research/SOAR Fellowships

2018

Moving, downsizing and housing equity consumption choices of older Australians, Whelan S, Atalay K, Barrett G, Edwards R, Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute Ltd (AHURI)/Research Grant

2016

Retirement savings policy and asset portfolio decisions of Australian households, 2002-14, Atalay K, Whelan S, Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute/Research Grant

2015

House prices, household debt & the macroeconomy: evidence from Australia after the GFC, Atalay K, Whelan S, Yates J, Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute Ltd (AHURI)/National Housing Research Program - Research Projects
Inquiry into Housing policies, labour force participation and economic growth, Ong R, Whelan S, Cigdem M, Atalay K, Dodson J, Wood G, Meen G, Dockery M, Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute Ltd (AHURI)/National Housing Research Program - Research Projects
Family Responses to Economic Shocks and Policy Reforms over the Life Cycle, Barrett G, Atalay K, Edwards R, Fisher H, Blundell R, Low H, Australian Research Council (ARC)/Discovery Projects (DP)

2014

House prices, mortgage debt and labour supply:evidence from Australian households, Atalay K, Edwards R, Barrett G, Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute Ltd (AHURI)/National Housing Research Program - Research Projects
Housing markets, economic productivity, and risk: International evidence and policy implications for Australia, Gurran N, Phibbs P, Maginn P, Goodman R, Atalay K, Yates J, Berry M, Whitehead C, Belsky E, Norris M, Gilbert C, Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute Ltd (AHURI)/National Housing Research Program - Research Projects

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