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Ben Freyens serves as Associate Professor of Economics within the Public Policy & Public Administration department at the University of Canberra's Faculty of Business, Government & Law. His academic career spans multiple Australian institutions including Deakin University, University of New South Wales, University of Wollongong, and Australian National University, alongside prior experience as a statistical expert at Eurostat in Luxembourg.
His research focuses on labor economics with specialization in employment protection regulation and dismissal dispute arbitration. He maintains a significant research agenda in spectrum economics, conducting multiple projects for the Australian Communications and Media Authority on frequency licensing and radio transmission technologies. Additional expertise includes corruption analysis in Indonesian regional governance, disaster recovery economics, and child social exclusion metrics.
Current research projects include the Refreshable Panel for Research and Evaluation Services (2016-2026), analysis of short-term rental impacts on long-term housing supply (2024), Child Social Exclusion Index development (2023), ACT workforce shortage assessment (2022), and problem gambling effects on families (2021-2023). His publication record shows consistent output since 2005 with 58 research items including 40 articles, 5 conference contributions, and 4 book chapters.
