This project aims to undertake high quality and policy relevant research on the following issues (but not limited to):
• Poverty and welfare issues in developing countries
• Health, nutrition, fertility and mortality issues in developing countries
• Food security and health outcomes
• Intra-household resource allocation and its impacts on children and women
• Microfinance
• The economics child labour and education
• Child labour and its impact on health
• Women empowerment and its impact on child health and education
• Issues of development economics in south and southeast Asia
• Social policy issues


Students interested in pursuing a PhD (or Masters) in any of the above topics or related topics are encouraged to contact Associate Professor Rasheda Khanam (rasheda.khanam@usq.edu.au) for further details.
The potential students are expected to have:
(1) an academic background in any of these fields: economics, health economics, development economics, econometrics, statistics and public health, AND,
(2) research publications in relevant fields

Professor Rasheda Khanam

• Institute for Resilient Regions
• School of Business

• Applied Economics
• Public Health and Health Services

• Doctor of Philosophy (DPHD)
• Master of Research (MRES)