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Biography
Professor Robert Tanton has a PhD in Economics from the University of Canberra, and has been at NATSEM since June 2005.
Robert’s main interest is spatial disadvantage, and he is a recognised Australian and international expert on spatial disadvantage. The research conducted by him covers areas such as spatial housing disadvantage, economic disadvantage (poverty), income inequality and wellbeing. His principal areas of research are spatial disadvantage and wellbeing; spatial statistics and small area estimation; and community wellbeing.
Robert also leads work using a spatial microsimulation technique to derive small area estimates of many indicators of disadvantage and wellbeing. So far, this technique has been used to derive small area estimates of poverty and housing stress; and small area estimates of subjective wellbeing and indigenous disadvantage.
Robert has published extensively in the academic literature on spatial disadvantage and social exclusion, and has presented results of his work to a number of national and international conferences. He has also presented results from his research on spatial housing stress to the Senate Select Committee on Housing Affordability. He has been a Chief Investigator on a number of Australian Research Council grants, and has conducted commissioned work for a number of agencies including the Tasmanian Social Inclusion Unit; the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations; the AMP; Commonwealth Bank; and Veda.
Robert is involved in the Australian Urban Research Infrastructure Network (AURIN), and is on the academic sub-committee of this group.
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Projects
Refreshable Panel for Research and Evaluation Services (RES Panel)
Tanton, R., Brown, L., Dare, L., Evans, M., Gong, X., LEWIS, P., Lupton, D., Miranti, R., Schirmer, J. & WATSON, L.
1/07/16 → 30/06/26
Project: Research
2019 MDBA socioeconomic assessment
Schirmer, J., Dare, L., Mylek, M., Tanton, R., Vidyattama, Y. & Clayton, H.
17/07/19 → 31/12/19
Project: Research
Child Social Exclusion Index
Miranti, R., Brown, L., Li, J., Tanton, R. & Vidyattama, Y.
2/04/18 → 29/03/19
Project: Other
Research Output
Using a Spatial Farm Microsimulation Model for Australia to Estimate the Impact of an External Shock on Farmer Incomes
Vidyattama, Y. & Tanton, R., 1 Apr 2020, Statistics for Data Science and Policy Analysis. Rahman, A. (ed.). Singapore: Springer, p. 283-304 23 p.Research output: A Conference proceeding or a Chapter in Book › Chapter
Using Spatial Microsimulation to Derive a Base File for a Spatial Decision Support System
Tanton, R. & Vidyattama, Y., Apr 2020, Population Change and Impacts in Asia and the Pacific. Poot, J. & Roskruge, M. (eds.). Singapore: Springer, p. 107-120 14 p. (New Frontiers in Regional Science: Asian Perspectives).Research output: A Conference proceeding or a Chapter in Book › Chapter
Creating community indicators for early childhood development: Challenges and innovations from the kids in communities study
Goldfeld, S., Villanueva, K., TANTON, R., Katz, I., Brinkman, S., Giles-Corti, B. & Woolcock, G., 29 Apr 2019, In : Cities & Health. p. 1-10 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article
Economic costs of informal care for people with chronic diseases in the community: Lost income, extra welfare payments, and reduced taxes in Australia in 2015–2030
Schofield, D., Shrestha, R. N., Zeppel, M. J. B., Cunich, M. M., Tanton, R., Veerman, J. L., Kelly, S. J. & Passey, M. E., 1 Mar 2019, In : Health and Social Care in the Community. 27, 2, p. 493-501 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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(Scopus)
How does the budget affect us: 2019
LI, J., LA, H. A., TANTON, R. & VIDYATTAMA, Y., 2019, Canberra, Australia: University of Canberra. 8 p.Research output: Book/Report › Other
Open Access
Activities
- 1 Editorial work
Computers, Environment and Urban Systems (Journal)
Robert TANTON (Reviewer)
1 May 2017
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editorial work