Dr Nicholas Biddle
Bachelor of Economics (Hons) University of Sydney Master of Education (Monash University) PhD in Public Policy (ANU)
Fellow
ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences
Areas of expertise
- Migration 160303
- Population Trends And Policies 160305
- Econometric And Statistical Methods 140302
- Aboriginal And Torres Strait Islander Policy 160501
- Public Policy 160510
- Education Policy 160506
- Urban And Regional Economics 140218
- Labour Economics 140211
- Studies Of Aboriginal And Torres Strait Islander Society 169902
- Applied Economics 1402
- Experimental Economics 140206
- Economics Of Education 140204
Biography
Associate Professor Nicholas Biddle is Deputy Director of the ANU Centre for Social Research and Methods and Director of the newly created Policy Experiments Lab (http://csrm.cass.anu.edu.au/pelab). He has a Bachelor of Economics (Hons.) from the University of Sydney and a Master of Education from Monash University. He also has a PhD in Public Policy from the ANU where he wrote his thesis on the benefits of and participation in education of Indigenous Australians. He previously held a Senior Research Officer and Assistant Director position in the Methodology Division of the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
Available student projects
The economics and demography of Indigenous populations (in Australia or abroad)
Patterns and determinants of income inequality
The economics of education (in particular early childhood education)
Application of behavioural economics to public policy
Social research methods
Publications
- Prout, S & Biddle, N 2017, 'School (non-)attendance and 'mobile cultures': theoretical and empirical insights from Indigenous Australia', Race Ethnicity and Education, vol. 20, no. 1, pp. 57-71.
- Crawford, H & Biddle, N 2017, Changing associations of selected social determinants with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health and wellbeing, 2002 to 2012-13.
- Biddle, N & Crawford, H 2017, 'Projections of the number of Australians with disability aged 65 and over eligible for the National Disability Insurance Scheme: 2017-2026', Australasian Journal on Ageing, vol. Online, pp. 7pp..
- Biddle, N, Crawford, H & Seth-Purdie, R 2017, 'Risk burden, participation in early childhood education and care, and child outcomes', Australasian Journal of Early Childhood, vol. 42, no. 1, pp. 49-59pp..
- Crawford, H & Biddle, N 2017, 'Vocational Education Participation and Attainment Among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians: Trends 2002-2015 and Employment Outcomes', CAEPR Working Papers, vol. 114, pp. 40pp..
- Crawford, H & Biddle, N 2017, 'Changing associations of selected social determinants with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health & wellbeing, 2002 to 2012-13', CAEPR Working Papers, vol. 113, pp. 16pp..
- Sheppard, J & Biddle, N 2017, 'Class, capital, and identity in Australian society', Australian Journal of Political Science, pp. 1-17pp.
- Biddle, N 2017, 'Insights for Indigenous Policy from the Applied Behavioural Sciences', Asia & The Pacific Policy Studies, vol. 4, no. 1, pp. 129-140.
- Biddle, N & Montaigne, M 2017, 'Income Inequality in Australia - Decomposing by City and Suburb', Economic Papers, vol. 36, no. 4, pp. 367-379.
- Biddle, N & Edwards, B 2017, 'The Characteristics and Potential Effects of the Schools that Indigenous Australians Attend', CAEPR Working Papers, vol. 119/2017, p. 18.
- Biddle, N & Crawford, H 2017, 'Indigenous participation in arts and cultural expression, and the relationship with wellbeing:results from the 2014-15 National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Survey', CAEPR Working Papers, vol. 117/2017, p. 16.
- Biddle, N 2017, 'Community functioning for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians: analysis using the 2014–15 National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Survey', CAEPR Working Papers, vol. 115/2017, p. 16.
- Markham, F & Biddle, N 2017, Indigenous Population change in the 2016 Census - 2016 Census Paper No. 1.
- Raymer J, Biddle N & Guan Q (2017) A multiregional sources of growth model for school enrolment projections. Australian Population Studies 1(1): 26-40.
- Raymer J, Biddle N and Campbell P (2017) Analysing and projecting Indigenous migration in Australia. Applied Spatial Analysis and Policy 10(2):211-232.
- Crawford, H & Biddle, N 2016, Home ownership transitions and Indigenous Australians.
- Biddle, N & Meehl, A 2016, 'The Gendered nature of Indigenous education participation and attainment', CAEPR Working Papers, vol. 106, pp. 1-15.
- Biddle, N & Lahn, J 2016, 'Understanding Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander employee decisions to exit the Australian Public Service'. CAEPR Working Paper 110. Canberra: Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research, Australian National University.
- Arcos Holzinger, L & Biddle, N 2015, The relationship between early childhood education and care (ECEC) and the outcomes of Indigenous children: evidence from the Longitudinal Study of Indigenous Children (LSIC).
- Abbott, E, Allen, L, Biddle, N et al 2015, The Aboriginal population of NSW in 2015: Policy options and challenges.
- Biddle, N & Crawford, H 2015, The Changing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population: evidence from the 2006-2011 Australian Census Longitudinal Dataset.
- Crawford, H & Biddle, N 2015, Education Part 3: Tertiary education.
- Kennedy, S, Kidd, M, McDonald, J et al 2015, 'The Healthy Immigrant Effect: Patterns and Evidence from Four Countries', Journal of International Migration and Integration, vol. 16, no. 2, pp. 317-332.
- Prout, S & Biddle, N 2015, 'The Social Geographies of Indigenous Population and Housing in Australia's Regional Urban Centres', Australian Geographer, vol. 46, no. 1, pp. 51-71.
- Hunter, B, Radoll, P, Schwab, R et al 2015, Business-Related Studies and Indigenous Australian Students.
- Vidyattama, Y, Tanton, R & Biddle, N 2015, 'Estimating small-area Indigenous cultural participation from synthetic survey data', Environment and Planning A, vol. 47, no. 5, pp. 1211-1228.
- Biddle, N & Johnstone, K 2015, 'Indigenous Family Formation', in Genevieve Heard and Dharmalingam Arunachalam (ed.), Family Formation in 21st Century Australia, Springer, Dordrecht, pp. 197-224.
- Sikora, J & Biddle, N 2015, 'How gendered is ambition? Educational and occupational plans of Indigenous youth in Australia', International Journal of Educational Development, vol. 42, pp. 1-13.
- Altman, J & Biddle, N 2015, 'Refiguring Indigenous economies: a 21st-century perspective', in Simon Ville & Glenn Withers (ed.), The Cambridge Economic History of Australia, Cambridge University Press, Port Melbourne, pp. 530-554.
- Biddle, N 2014, Developing a Behavioural Model of School Attendance: Policy Implications for Indigenous Children and Youth.
- Biddle, N, Taylor, J & Yap, M 2014, 'Closing Which Gap? Demographic and Geographic Dilemmas for Indigenous Policy in Australia', in Frank Trovato and Anatole Romaniuk (ed.), Aboriginal populations: social, demographic, and epidemiological perspectives, The University of Alberta Press, Alberta, Canada, pp. 415-440.
- Biddle, N 2014, Data about and for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians.
- Biddle, N, Brennan, C & Yap, M 2014, Effectiveness of traineeships and apprenticeships for the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population.
- Gray, M, Hunter, B & Biddle, N 2014, The economic and social benefits of increasing Indigenous employment.
- Hunter, B, Howlett, M & Biddle, N 2014, Modelling Exposure to Risk of Experiencing Discrimination in the Context of Endogenous Ethnic Identification.
- Biddle, N 2014, 'Measuring and Analysing the Wellbeing of Australia's Indigenous Population', Social Indicators Research, vol. 116, no. 3, pp. 713-729.
- Biddle, N 2014, 'The Relationship between Community and Individual Measures of Wellbeing: Comparisons by remoteness for Indigenous Australians', Australian Geographer, vol. 45, no. 1, pp. 53-69.
- Biddle, N & Prout, S 2014, 'Recent Change in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Population and Housing Geographies', Geographical Research, vol. 52, no. 2, pp. 133-145.
- Biddle, N, Gray, M, Bray, JR et al 2014, Indigenous Australians and the National Disability Insurance Scheme, ANU Press, Canberra.
- Jordan, K. 2014 'Submission on the Indigenous Jobs and Training Review' in Klein, E, (ed) 2014, Academic perspectives on The Forrest review: creating parity, CAEPR Topical Issue 2/2014.
- Biddle, N 2013, 'Necessary but not sufficient? Youth responses to localised returns to education in Australia', Education Economics, vol. 21, no. 1, pp. 92-104.
- Biddle, N, Howlett, M, Hunter, B et al 2013, 'Labour market and other discrimination facing Indigenous Australians', Australian Journal of Labour Economics, vol. 16, no. 1, pp. 91-113.
- Biddle, N & Wilson, T 2013, 'Indigenous Australian population projections: Problems and prospects', Journal of Population Research, vol. 30, no. 2, pp. 101-116.
- Biddle, N & Jordan, K 2013, 'The social benefits and costs of Indigenous employment', in Rhonda Craven, Anthony Dillon and Nigel Parbury (ed.), In Black & White: Australians All at the Crossroads, Connor Court Publishing, Ballan Australia, pp. 303-320.
- Hunter, B & Biddle, N 2013, 'Introduction to Australian Journal of Labour Economics, Special Issue: Labour Market Discrimination', Australian Journal of Labour Economics, vol. 16, no. 1, pp. 1-3.
- Biddle, N 2013, 'Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Marriage Partnerships', CAEPR Discussion Paper, vol. 15, pp. ii-13.
- Biddle, N & Markham, F 2013, Mobility.
- Biddle, N 2013, Income.
- Biddle, N & Bath, J 2013, Education: Part 1 - Early childhood education.
- Biddle, N 2013, Socioeconomic outcomes.
- Biddle, N, Yap, M & Gray, M 2013, Disability.
- Biddle, N 2013, Population Projections.
- Biddle, N 2013, Residential Segregation: Income and Housing Dimensions.
- Biddle, N & Markham, F 2013, Regional centres.
- Biddle, N 2013, Education Part 2: School education.
- Biddle, N & Cameron, T 2012, Potential factors influencing Indigenous education participation and achievement.
- Biddle, N 2012, 'Longitudinal determinants of mobility: New evidence for Indigenous children and their carers', Journal of Population Research, vol. 29, no. 2, pp. 141-155.
- Biddle, N & Cameron, T 2012, 'The benefits of Indigenous education: Data findings and data gaps', in B. Hunter and N. Biddle (ed.), Survey Analysis for Indigenous Policy in Australia: Social Science Perspectives, ANU ePress, Canberra, pp. 103-124.
- Hunter, B & Biddle, N, eds, 2012, Survey Analysis for Indigenous Policy in Australia: Social Science Perspectives, ANU ePress, Canberra.
- Biddle, N 2012, 'Improving Indigenous health: Are mainstream determinants sufficient?', in B. Hunter and N. Biddle (ed.), Survey Analysis for Indigenous Policy in Australia: Social Science Perspectives, ANU ePress, Canberra, pp. 65-78.
- Altman, J, Biddle, N & Buchanan, G 2012, 'The Indigenous hybrid economy: Can the NATSISS adequately recognise difference?', in B. Hunter and N. Biddle (ed.), Survey Analysis for Indigenous Policy in Australia: Social Science Perspectives, ANU ePress, Canberra, pp. 163-191.
- Hunter, B & Biddle, N 2012, 'Towards a broader understanding of Indigenous disadvantage', in B. Hunter and N. Biddle (ed.), Survey Analysis for Indigenous Policy in Australia: Social Science Perspectives, ANU ePress, Canberra, pp. 1-12.
- Biddle, N 2012, 'Measures of Indigenous social capital and their relationship with well-being', Australian Journal of Rural Health, vol. 20, no. 6, pp. 298-304.
- Biddle, N & Swee, H. 2012, 'The Relationship between Wellbeing and Indigenous Land, Language and Culture in Australia', Australian Geographer, vol. 43, no. 3, pp. 215-232.
- Biddle, N & Swee, H. 2012, 'The Relationship between Wellbeing and Indigenous Land, Language and Culture in Australia', Australian Geographer, vol. 43, no. 3, pp. 215-232.
- Biddle, N & Taylor, J 2012, 'Demographic consequences of the "Closing the Gap" Indigenous policy in Australia', Population Research and Policy Review, vol. 31, no. 4, pp. 571-585.
- Hunter, B & Biddle, N 2011, Migration, labour demand, housing markets and the drought in regional Australia, Research Paper 49.
- Biddle, N 2010, 'A human capital approach to the educational marginalisation of Indigenous Australians, CAEPR Working Paper No. 67', CAEPR Working Papers, vol. 67, pp. 48pp.
- Biddle, N & Yap, M 2010, Demographic and Socioeconomic Outcomes Across the Indigenous Australian Lifecourse: Evidence from the 2006 Census, ANU ePress, Canberra Australia.
- Biddle, N 2010, 'Indigenous migration and the labour market: A cautionary tale', Australian Journal of Labour Economics, vol. 13, no. 3, pp. 313-330.
- Biddle, N 2010, 'Proximity to labour markets: revisiting indigenous employment through an analysis of Census place of work data', Australian Journal of Labour Economics, vol. 13, no. 2, pp. 175-189.
- Altman, J, Jordan, K, Kerins, S et al 2009, Northern Australia Land and Water Science Review 2009 Full Report: 07. Indigenous interests in land & water.
- Biddle, N & Prout, S 2009, 'Indigenous temporary mobility: An analysis of the 2006 Census snapshot', CAEPR Working Papers, vol. 55.
- Yap, M & Biddle, N 2009, 'Towards a gender related index for Indigenous Australians', CAEPR Working Papers.
- Biddle, N & Taylor, J 2009, 'Indigenous Population Projections, 2006-31: Planning For Growth', CAEPR Working Papers, vol. 56.
- Biddle, N 2009, 'Ranking regions: Revisiting an index of relative Indigenous socioeconomic outcomes', CAEPR Working Papers, vol. 50.
- Biddle, N 2009, 'Location and segregation: The distribution of the Indigenous population across Australia's urban centres', CAEPR Working Papers, vol. 53.
- Biddle, N 2009, 'The geography and demography of Indigenous migration: Insights for policy and planning', CAEPR Working Papers, vol. 58.
- Biddle, N 2009, 'Location or Qualifications? Revisiting Indigenous Employment through an Analysis of Census Place-of-Work Data', CAEPR Working Papers, vol. 61.
- Biddle, N, Taylor, J & Yap, M 2008, 'Indigenous participation in regional labour markets, 2001-06', CAEPR Discussion Paper, vol. 288.
- Taylor, J & Biddle, N 2008, 'Locations of Indigenous population change: What can we say?', CAEPR Working Papers, vol. 43.
- Biddle, N & Taylor, J 2008, 'A regional analysis of Indigenous participation in the Western Australian labour market', CAEPR Working Papers, vol. 45.
- Biddle, N 2008, 'The scale and composition of Indigenous housing need 2001-06', CAEPR Working Papers, vol. 47.
- Altman, J, Biddle, N & Hunter, B 2008, 'How realistic are the prospects for 'Closing the Gaps' in socioeconomic outcomes for Indigenous Australians?', CAEPR Discussion Paper no. 287, CAEPR, ANU, Canberra.
- Zubrick, S, Lawrence, D, De Maio, J et al 2006, Testing the Reliability of a Measure of Aboriginal Children's Mental Health: An Analysis Based on the Western Australian Aboriginal Child Health Survey.
- Biddle, N & Hunter, B 2006, 'The factors associated with internal migration for Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians', CAEPR Working Paper no. 32, CAEPR, ANU, Canberra, pp. ii+27.
- Taylor, J & Biddle, N 2004, 'Indigenous people in the Murray-Darling Basin: A statistical profile', CAEPR Discussion Paper, vol. 264, pp. vi+35.
- Altman, J, Biddle, N & Hunter, B 2004, 'Indigenous Socioeconomic Change 1971-2001: A Historical Perspective', CAEPR Discussion Paper, no. 266, CAEPR, ANU, Canberra, pp. vi+52.
- Biddle, N, Hunter, B & Schwab, R 2004, 'Mapping Indigenous educational participation', CAEPR Discussion Paper no. 267, CAEPR, ANU, Canberra, pp. vi+29.
- Yap, M & Biddle, N 2010, 'Gender gaps in Indigenous socioeconomic outcomes: Australian regional comparisons and international possibilities', International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 1, no. 2, p. 27.
- Biddle, N & Yap, M 2010, 'Closing the (data) gap', Indigenous Law Bulletin, vol. 7, no. 19, pp. 17-19.
- Taylor, J & Biddle, N 2010, 'Estimating the accuracy of geographic variation in Indigenous population counts', Australian Geographer, vol. 41, no. 4, pp. 469-484.
- Altman, J, Biddle, N & Hunter, B 2009, 'Prospects for 'closing the gap' in socioeconomic outcomes for Indigenous Australians?', Australian Economic History Review, vol. 49, no. 3, pp. 225-251.
- Biddle, N, Taylor, J & Yap, M 2009, 'Are the gaps closing? - Regional trends and forecasts of Indigenous employment', Australian Journal of Labour Economics, vol. 12, no. 3, pp. 263-280.
- Biddle, N & Prout, S 2009, 'The geography and demography of Indigenous temporary mobility: an analysis of the 2006 census snapshot', Journal of Population Research, vol. 26, pp. 305-326.
- Biddle, N 2009, 'Ranking regions: Revisiting an index of relative socioeconomic outcomes', Australasian Journal of Regional Studies, vol. 15, no. 3, pp. 329-353.
- Biddle, N 2009, 'Same suburb, different worlds: Comparing Indigenous and non-Indigenous outcomes in city suburbs and large regional towns', People and Place, vol. 17, no. 2, pp. 56-63.
- Biddle, N 2009, 'Indigenous gaps in the city', Indigenous Law Bulletin, vol. 7, no. 14, pp. 16-19.
- Biddle, N 2009, 'Proximity to labour markets: Revisiting Indigenous employment through an analysis of Census place of work data', Path to Full Employment Conference and National Conference on Unemployment 2009, ed. Graham Wrightson, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, pp. 1-12.
- Biddle, N 2007, 'Indigenous Australians and preschool education: Who is attending?', Australian Journal of Early Childhood, vol. 32, no. 3, pp. 9-15.
- Biddle, N 2007, 'The labour market status of Australian students: who is unemployed, who is working and for how many hours?', Journal of Education and Work, vol. 20, no. 3, pp. 179-209.
- Biddle, N, Kennedy, S & McDonald, J 2007, 'Health Assimilation Patterns Amongst Australian Immigrants', The Economic Record, vol. 83, no. 260, pp. 16-30.
- Altman, J, Buchanan, G & Biddle, N 2006, 'Measuring the real indigenous economy in remote Australia using NATSISS 2002', Australian Journal of Labour Economics, vol. 9, no. 1, pp. 17-31.
- Biddle, N 2006, 'The age at which Indigenous Australians undertake qualifications: A descriptive analysis', Australian Journal of Adult Learning, vol. 46, no. 1, pp. 29-50.
- Biddle, N 2006, 'The association between health and education in Australia: Indigenous/non-Indigenous comparisons', The Economic and Labour Relations Review, vol. 17, no. 1, pp. 107-142.
- Biddle, N & Hunter, B 2006, 'An analysis of the internal migration of Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians', Australian Journal of Labour Economics, vol. 9, no. 4, pp. 321-41.
- Biddle, N & Hunter, B 2006, 'Some methodological issues for the 2002 NATSISS', Australian Journal of Labour Economics, vol. 9, no. 1, pp. 33-50.
- Biddle, N 2006, 'Does it pay for Indigenous youth to go to school? Variation in the predicted economic benefits of high school', Australian Journal of Labour Economics, vol. 9, no. 2, pp. 173-199.
- Altman, J, Buchanan, G & Biddle, N 2006, 'The real 'real' economy in remote Australia', Indigenous Socioeconomic Outcomes: Assessing Recent Evidence, ed. B.H. Hunter, ANU ePress, Canberra, pp. 139-152.
- Biddle, N & Hunter, B 2006, 'Selected methodological issues for analysis of the 2002 NATSISS', Indigenous Socioeconomic Outcomes: Assessing Recent Evidence, ed. B.H. Hunter, ANU ePress, Canberra, pp. 31-56.
- Taylor, J & Biddle, N 2006, 'An evidence based analysis of Indigenous population and diversity', Journal of Indigenous Policy, vol. na, no. 5, pp. 16-23.
- Taylor, J & Biddle, N 2005, 'An evidence based analysis of Indigenous population and diversity', National Reconciliation Planning Workshop, Reconciliation Australia, Canberra, pp. 11-16.
- Altman, J, Biddle, N & Hunter, B 2005, 'A historical perspective on Indigenous socioeconomic outcomes in Australia, 1971-2001', Australian Economic History Review, vol. 45, no. 3, pp. 273-95.
- Altman, J & Biddle, N 2005, 'Conceptual overview: Economic and social development in Indigenous Australia', Microcredit: More than Just Small Change, ed. K. Landvogt, Good Shepherd Youth and Family Services, Melbourne, pp. 50-7.
- Hunter, B, Kennedy, S & Biddle, N 2004, 'Indigenous and other Australian poverty: Revisiting the importance of equivalence scales', The Economic Record, vol. 80, no. 251, pp. 411-22.
Projects and Grants
Grants information is drawn from ARIES. To add or update Projects or Grants information please contact your College Research Office.
- Applying Behavioural Insights to the Tax System in Australia (Secondary Investigator)
- Improved Indigenous population projections for effective policy and planning (Primary Investigator)
