Hazel Bateman

Professor Hazel Bateman is a Professor and Deputy Dean in the School of Risk and Actuarial Studies at UNSW Sydney’s Business School. She also serves as Deputy Director of the ARC Centre of Excellence in Population Ageing Research (CEPAR). Her research focuses on pension economics, behavioral retirement finance, and lifecycle financial decisions, particularly exploring how choice architecture, financial literacy, and information influence retirement planning, superannuation, and housing wealth utilization.

• Roles: Deputy Dean (Business School), CEPAR Deputy Director, Professor of Risk & Actuarial Studies
• Research Themes: Pension systems, long-term care insurance demand, reverse mortgages, behavioral economics in retirement finance

Her work addresses critical issues such as the role of housing wealth in retirement portfolios, intergenerational wealth transfer dynamics, and the impact of financial advice on consumer decisions. She has contributed to policy debates on retirement income strategies and public reverse mortgage schemes in Australia.

Key Trends in Publications: Recent studies emphasize behavioral factors in financial decision-making, the intersection of health and retirement finance, and policy design for aging populations. Her research often combines experimental methodologies with longitudinal data to assess consumer preferences and systemic impacts.

Grants & Collaborations: Involved in CEPAR’s multidisciplinary projects, though specific grant details are not listed here. Research partnerships include analyses of aging demographics in China and Australia.

Labs/Teams: Leads research initiatives within the School of Risk and Actuarial Studies and collaborates with CEPAR teams on population aging challenges.