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Prof

Lisa Cameron

Professorial Fellow
Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research
social sciences
economics
business & economics
area studies
indonesia
science & technology
humans
behavior
development studies
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Projects

Displaying the 10 most recent projects by Lisa Cameron.

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AGAINST THE ODDS: UNDERSTANDING THE FACTORS INFLUENCING WELLBEING AMONG INDIGENOUS YOUTH IN THE NORTHERN TERRITORY

2019 - 2024
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Future Directions - Strategy and Program - CIRCA Subcontract

2019 - 2022
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Future Directions - Strategy and Program - Agreement, Wood

2019 - 2022
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Future Directions Evaluation – Strategy and Program

2019 - 2022
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Future Directions - Strategy and Programs - Global Urban and Social Studies, RMIT Subcontract

2019 - 2022
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Future Directions - Strategy and Program - CEI Subcontract

2019 - 2022
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SOCIAL PROTECTION AND VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN - APPROACH TO MARKET OUTCOME

2017 - 2021
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Phase 1 - Indigenous preferential procurement program (IPPP)

2020 - 2021
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A framework for developing a deep quantitative understanding of economic disadvantage in Australia

2019 - 2021
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Indigenous preferential procurement program (IPPP)

2020 - 2021
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Projects

Project Types

15

Research Contracts

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Research Grant

Scholarly Works

Displaying the 10 most recent scholarly works by Lisa Cameron.

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Sanitation, financial incentives and health spillovers: A cluster randomised trial

Lisa Cameron, Paulo Santos, Milan Thomas, Jeff Albert

Journal article  |  2021  |  JOURNAL OF HEALTH ECONOMICS

Poor sanitation and its consequent negative health outcomes continue to plague the developing world. Drawing on the finding that f..

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CRIMES AGAINST MORALITY: UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES OF CRIMINALIZING SEX WORK

Lisa Cameron, Jennifer Seager, Manisha Shah

Journal article  |  2021  |  QUARTERLY JOURNAL OF ECONOMICS

We examine the impact of criminalizing sex work, exploiting an event in which local officials unexpectedly criminalized sex work i..

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Theoretical Underpinnings and Meta-analysis of the Effects of Cash Transfers on Intimate Partner Violence in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

V Baranov, L Cameron, D Contreras Suarez, C Thibout

Journal article  |  2021  |  Journal of Development Studies

The number of studies examining the effects of cash transfer (CT) programs on Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) has rapidly grown ov..

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Childhood stunting and cognitive effects of water and sanitation in Indonesia.

Lisa Cameron, Claire Chase, Sabrina Haque, George Joseph, Rebekah Pinto, Qiao Wang

Journal article  |  2021  |  Economics and Human Biology

Close to 100 million Indonesians lack access to improved sanitation, while 33 million live without improved drinking water. Indone..

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The impact of criminalising sex work in Indonesia

Lisa Cameron, Jennifer Seager, Manisha Shah

Scholarly Contribution to Database/Website  |  2020

Criminalising sex work in Indonesia led to large increases in sexually transmitted infections among sex workers and likely across ..

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The Consequences of Child Marriage in Indonesia

Diana Contreras Suarez, Lisa Cameron

Presentation  |  2020

Did you know that the legal age for marriage in Indonesia is 19? Yet close to 25 million women and 7 million men have married wel..

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Consequences of Child Marriage in Indonesia

lisa Cameron, Diana Contreras Suarez, susan Wieczkiewicz

Report  |  2020

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Female labour force participation in Indonesia: Why has it stalled?

Lisa Cameron, Diana Contreras Suarez, William Rowell

Book Chapter  |  2020

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Conditional Cash Transfers: Do They Result in More Patient Choices and Increased Educational Aspirations?

Diana Contreras Suarez, L Cameron

Journal article  |  2020  |  Economic Development and Cultural Change

Conditional cash transfers aim to increase human capital in poorer families. They do this directly through conditions but may also..

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Why Indonesia’s wealth isn’t translating into jobs for women

Diana Contreras Suarez, Lisa Cameron

Scholarly Contribution to Database/Website  |  2020

One of the big hurdles for gender equality is the gap in workforce participation between men and women. In most countries, fewer w..

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Scholarly Works

Keyword Analysis

Microeconomics
Applied Economics
Policy and Administration
Macroeconomics
Specific Population Health (excl. Indigenous Health)
Econometrics
Economic Theory
Evaluation of Health and Support Services
Expanding Knowledge
Health Services and Systems

News

Displaying the 3 most recent news articles by Lisa Cameron.

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Mengapa pertumbuhan ekonomi Indonesia tidak menambah jumlah pekerja perempuan

Diana Contreras Suárez, Lisa Cameron

Pekerja perempuan di perkebunan sawit. cifor/flickr, CC BY-NC-NDSalah satu tantangan terbesar bagi tercapainya kesetaraan gender adalah jura..

March 10, 2020
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Why Indonesia's wealth isn't translating into jobs for women

Diana Contreras Suárez, Lisa Cameron

Female workers during a soil fertilization process. cifor/flickr, CC BY-NC-NDOne of the big hurdles for gender equality is the gap in workfo..

March 10, 2020
conversation Article
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What’s keeping women out of work?

Diana Contreras Suarez, Lisa Cameron

One of the big hurdles for gender equality is the gap between men and women in labour participation. In most countries, fewer women than men..

March 9, 2020
pursuit Article

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Honours, Awards and Fellowships

2001

Award for best paper - "Cannabis, Alcohol and Cigarettes: Substitutes or Complements", co-authored with J. Williams

Economic Record
1992

Fulbright Postgraduate Award
1992

Wilfred Prest Travelling Scholarship
1991

Commonwealth Postgraduate Course Award
1989

Les Brewster Exhibition in Accounting - 1st ranked honours student

University of Melbourne
1988

J.F Major Memorial Prize - Best 3rd year student in the Commerce Faculty

University of Melbourne
1986

Alban C. Morley Prize - Best 1st year student in the Commerce Faculty

University of Melbourne
2014

FASSA - Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia

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Awards

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

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

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International Linkages

World Bank - Jakarta

Indonesia