Researcher Profiles Jonathan Hambur

Economic Research Department

Current research interests: microdata, productivity and dynamism, asset pricing, labour markets, applied microeconometrics

Contact: hamburj@rba.gov.au

Jonathan is a Senior Research Manager in Economic Research Department, leading the Micro Analysis and Data stream. He previously held positions in Domestic Markets and International Departments, as well as a role at the Australian Treasury leading its microdata analysis team. Jonathan holds an MSc in Econometrics and Mathematical Economics from the London School of Economics.

Research Papers

Brassil A, Y Haidari, J Hambur, G Nolan and C Ryan (2024) ‘How Do Households Form Inflation and Wage Expectations?’ RBA Research Discussion Paper No 2024-07.
Bowman J, J Hambur and N Markovski (2024) ‘Examining the Macroeconomic Costs of Occupational Entry Regulations’ RBA Research Discussion Paper No 2024-06. Also released as NSW Treasury Technical Research Paper TRP24-25.
Bruno A, J Hambur and L Wang (2024) ‘Measuring Labour Quality in (Closer to) Real Time Using Emerging Microdata Sources’ Paper presented at ABS and RBA Joint Conference ‘Human Capital’, Sydney, 11–12 June.
Majeed O, J Hambur and R Breunig (2024) ‘Do Monetary Policy and Economic Conditions Impact Innovation? Evidence from Australian Administrative Data’ RBA Research Discussion Paper No 2024-01.
Nguyen K and J Hambur (2023) ‘Adoption of Emerging Digital General-purpose Technologies: Determinants and Effects’ RBA Research Discussion Paper No 2023-10.
Nolan G , J Hambur and P Vermeulen ‘Does Monetary Policy Affect Non-mining Business Investment in Australia? Evidence from BLADE’ RBA Research Discussion Paper No 2023-09.
Champion M, C Edmond and J Hambur (2023) ‘Competition, Markups, and Inflation: Evidence from Australian Firm-level Data’ Paper presented at the annual Reserve Bank of Australia Conference on ‘Inflation’, Sydney, 25–26 September.
Fink M, J Hambur and O Majeed (2023) ‘Using New Data Sources to Understand and Monitor Changes in Prices, Wages and Incomes’ Paper presented at ABS and RBA Joint Conference ‘Underneath the Headlines: Understanding Price Change in the Australian Economy’, Sydney, 22–23 May.
Hambur J and Q Haque (2023) ‘Can We Use High-frequency Yield Data to Better Understand the Effects of Monetary Policy and Its Communication? Yes and No!’ RBA Research Discussion Paper No 2023-04.
Hambur J and D Andrews (2023) ‘Doing Less, with Less: Capital Misallocation, Investment and the Productivity Slowdown in Australia’ RBA Research Discussion Paper No 2023-03.
Hambur J (2023) ‘Did Labour Market Concentration Lower Wages Growth Pre-COVID?’ RBA Research Discussion Paper No 2023-02. Also released as Treasury Working Paper 2023-01.
Hambur J, M Montaigne, S Parsons and E Whalan (2022) ‘Looking under the Lamppost or Shining a New Light: New Data for Unseen Challenges’ Paper presented at ABS and RBA Joint Conference ‘Economic Implications of the Digital Economy’, Sydney, 9–10 March.
Andrews D, J Hambur, D Hansell and A Wheeler (2022) ‘Reaching for the Stars: Australian Firms and the Global Productivity Frontier’ Treasury Working Paper No 2022-01.
Andrews D, E Bahar and J Hambur (2021) ‘The COVID-19 Shock and Productivity-enhancing Labour Reallocation in Australia: Real-time Evidence from Single Touch Payroll’ OECD Economics Department Working Paper No 1677.
Hambur J (2021) ‘Market Power and its Implications for the Australian Economy’ Treasury Working Paper No 2021-03.
Gibbs C, J Hambur and G Nodari (2021) ‘Housing and Commodity Investment Booms in a Small Open Economy’ The Economic Record, 97(317), pp 212–242.
Andrews D, N Deutscher, J Hambur and D Hansell (2020) ‘The Career Effects of Labour Market Conditions at Entry’ OECD Productivity Working Paper No 20.
Andrews D, N Deutscher, J Hambur and D Hansell (2019) ‘Wage Growth in Australia: Lessons from Longitudinal Microdata’ Treasury Working Paper No 2019-04.
Rodgers R and J Hambur (2018) ‘The GFC Investment Tax Break’ RBA Research Discussion Paper No 2018-07.
Hambur J and G La Cava (2018) ‘Do Interest Rates Affect Business Investment? Evidence from Australian Company-level Data’ RBA Research Discussion Paper No 2018-05.
Hambur J and R Finlay (2018) ‘Affine Endeavour: Estimating a Joint Model of the Nominal and Real Term Structures of Interest Rates in Australia’ RBA Research Discussion Paper No 2018-02.
Hambur J and N Stenner (2017) ‘Financialisation and the Term Structure of Commodity Risk Premiums’ RBA Research Discussion Paper No 2017-03.
Hambur J, L Cockerell, C Potter, P Smith and M Wright (2015) ‘Modelling the Australian Dollar’ RBA Research Discussion Paper No 2015-12.

Policy Publications

Hambur J and K Jenner (2019) ‘Can Structural Change Account for the Low Level of Non-mining Investment?’ RBA Bulletin, June.
Hambur J and G La Cava (2018) ‘Business Concentration and Mark-ups in the Retail Trade Sector’ RBA Bulletin, December.
Araujo G and J Hambur (2018) ‘Which Firms Get Credit? Evidence from Firm-level Data’ RBA Bulletin, December.