Jessica Arnup

Jessica Arnup is a Research Fellow in POLIS (the Centre for Social Policy Research). She is currently working on the GENERATION survey, a longitudinal survey of adolescents' educational pathways. Jessica is also currently researching the short and long term impact of children's screen use as well as the economic impact of natural disasters.

Prior to joining ANU, Jessica completed her PhD at Monash University, within the Centre for Health Economics. Her PhD examined the determinants and consequences of human capital development, with a focus on children’s time-use, educational aspirations, and childhood mental health conditions.

Jessica is interested in applied microeconomics, health economics, and education economics. She has expertise in analysing longitudinal data sets including LSAC, PLIDA, HILDA and PISA. She has published in economics, psychology and educational journals. Jessica has also worked in schools as both a teacher and a school psychologist.