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He regularly appears in the Australian media on the topic of economics and public policy, [2] [3] [4] and has published research papers on the Australian labour market, among others.
Borland completed a Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts at the University of Melbourne, and a PhD in economics from Yale University. [1]
He was previously a visiting professor at Harvard University [5] as well as Head of the Department of Economics and Deputy Dean of the business faculty at University of Melbourne. [5]
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