Cagri Kumru

Cagri Kumru is an Associate Professor of Economics at the Australian National University (ANU), affiliated with the Research School of Economics. He serves as an Associate Investigator at the Centre of Excellence in Population Ageing Research (CEPAR) and a Research Associate at the ANU Centre for Applied Macroeconomic Analysis (CAMA). His research focuses on the macroeconomic implications of tax and social insurance programs, integrating behavioral economics insights into large-scale computational models.

Key research areas include optimal taxation, public economics, behavioral economics, and welfare economics. He has explored topics such as inheritance tax roles, capital income taxation, means-tested benefits, and differential mortality impacts on social security systems. His work has been funded by the Australian Research Council (ARC) and the U.S. Social Security Administration's Michigan Retirement Research Center.

Cagru’s research appears in top-tier journals like the Journal of Public Economics, Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, and European Economic Review. He is actively involved in supervising research students and has contributed to collaborative projects analyzing aging populations and macroeconomic policies.

Notable contributions include analyzing the annuity role of estate taxes, optimal taxation frameworks under behavioral assumptions, and the interplay between self-discipline and public policy. His interdisciplinary approach bridges theoretical models with real-world policy implications, emphasizing equitable outcomes and economic efficiency.