Australian Institute for Business and Economics

Dr Tina Rampino

Research Fellow
Australian Institute for Business and Economics
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Dr Tina Rampino

Researcher biography

Tina Rampino is an applied economist with experience in education and labour economics. She has worked with large longitudinal surveys from both developed and developing countries, and the purpose of her research is to uncover the mechanisms behind inequality with a specific focus on education and the intergenerational transmission of disadvantage. She has conducted research on educational aspiration and attitudes of young people coming from less advantaged backgrounds.

RESEARCH INTERESTS:

  • Young people’s outcomes
  • Economics of education
  • Aspirations and attitudes
  • Labour economics
  • Gender
  • Policy evaluation
  • Family economics
  • Intergenerational mobility
Featured projects Duration
Sustainability, Modelling and Regional Transitions in Queensland
 2021–2023

Publications

Journal Articles (3)
Conference Papers (2)
Research Reports (4)
Working Papers (2)

Journal Articles

Rampino, Tina, Western, Mark and Tomaszewski, Wojciech (2017, 08 15). The inequality you can’t change that lasts a lifetime The Conversation
Martinez, Arturo Jr., Rampino, Tina, Western, Mark, Tomaszewski, Wojtek and Roque, Jude David (2017). Estimating the contribution of circumstances that reflect inequality of opportunities. Economic Papers, 36 (4), 380-400. doi: 10.1111/1759-3441.12184
Taylor, Mark and Rampino, Tina (2014). Educational aspirations and attitudes over the business cycle. Economica, 81 (324), 649-673. doi: 10.1111/ecca.12091

Conference Papers

Tomaszewski, W., Perales, F., Rampino, T., Xiang, N., Kubler, M. and Western, M. (2017). The Role of Career Guidance in Addressing Barriers to University Participation among Low-SES Students. International Life Course Conference, Sydney, Australia, 24-26 October 2017.
Tomaszewski, Wojtek, Xiang, Ning, Western, Mark and Rampino, Tina (2016). Socio-economic background, student engagement and academic achievement among secondary school students in Australia. ISA RC28 Meeting, Singapore, 26-28 May 2016.

Research Reports

Tomaszewski, Wojtek, Kubler, Matthias, Perales, Francisco, Western, Mark, Rampino, Tina and Xiang, Ning (2018). Review of identified equity groups. Brisbane, Australia: Institute for Social Science Research.
Tomaszewski, Wojtek, Xiang, Ning, Huang, Yangtao, Western, Mark, Bolano, D. and Rampino, T. (2017). NSW Student Engagement Research and Analysis: Phase 3 Report, prepared for the NSW Department of Education and Communities. Brisbane, QLD Australia: Institute for Social Science Research.
Perales, F., Spallek, M., Bolano, D., Rampino, T., Mitrou, F., Haynes, M. and Baxter, J. (2016). Census Linked Dataset Data Access Pilot: Feedback on Data Access Model and SSRI/Census Integrated Dataset Contents.
Tomaszewski, Wojtek, Western, Mark, Xiang, Ning, Bolano, D., Huang, Yangtao, Rampino, T. and Haynes, M. (2016). NSW Student Engagement Research and Analysis: Phase 1 Report, prepared for the NSW Department of Education and Communities. Brisbane, QLD Australia: Institute for Social Science Research.

Working Papers

Rampino, Tina (2015). The role of parental education and income in children’s aspirations for higher education: a causal estimation. LCC Working Paper Series. 2015-20. Institute for Social Science Research, The University of Queensland.
Martinez, Arturo, Western, Mark, Tomaszewski, Wojtek and Rampino, Tina (2015). Should we be concerned about income inequality in Australia? An empirical investigation of inequality of opportunities. LCC Working Paper Series. 2015-19. Institute for Social Science Research, The University of Queensland.