Lisa Cameron joined the Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research at the University of Melbourne as a professorial research fellow in July 2017. She is an empirical micro-economist whose research incorporates the techniques of experimental and behavioural economics so as to better understand human decision-making.
Much of her research focuses on policy evaluation - understanding the impacts and behavioural implications of public policy, with a focus on social and economic issues. She is particularly interested in the welfare of disadvantaged and marginalised groups and the socio-economic determinants of health. Much of her research to date has focused on developing countries, particularly Indonesia and China and she has extensive experience collaborating with agencies such as the World Bank and AusAID (DFAT). Her recent move to the Melbourne Institute reflects an interest in the same issues and policy evaluation in the Australian context Lisa received her PhD from Princeton University in 1996. In 2013 she was elected a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Social Sciences.
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FEATURED Journal article
Conditional Cash Transfers: Do They Result in More Patient Choices and Increased Educational Aspirations?
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Project Types
11
Research Contracts
4
Research Grant
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Honours, Awards and Fellowships
Award for best paper - "Cannabis, Alcohol and Cigarettes: Substitutes or Complements", co-authored with J. Williams
Les Brewster Exhibition in Accounting - 1st ranked honours student
J.F Major Memorial Prize - Best 3rd year student in the Commerce Faculty
Alban C. Morley Prize - Best 1st year student in the Commerce Faculty
FASSA - Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia
Credentials
Positions
Professorial Fellow
Melbourne Institute Of Applied Economic And Social Research
Editorial Board
Bulletin of Indonesian Economic Studies
Editorial Board
Journal of the Asia Pacific Economies
Advisory Panel For The Indonesia Project
Economics Division, Research School of Pacific & Asian Studies, ANU
Research Associate
Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, ANU
Education
Diploma in Modern Language, Indonesian
University of Melbourne
Doctor of Philosophy
Princeton University
Master of Commerce (Honours)
University of Melbourne
Bachelor of Commerce
University of Melbourne