Satish Chand

Former Visiting Fellow
schand@cgdev.org

Expertise

Aid effectiveness in the Pacific islands, economic growth, international trade, and labor mobility.

Initiative

Education

Ph.D. Economics, Australian National University. MEc, Australian National University. BA (Math and Economics) University of the South Pacific

Background

Satish Chand was a visiting fellow at CGD from August to December 2007 and is an associate professor at the Asia Pacific School of Economics and Government at Australia National University (ANU). At ANU, he also directs the Pacific Policy Project, where he edited the volume “Pacific Islands Regional Integration and Governance” (2005). Before joining ANU, Satish worked for the Australian Commonwealth Treasury from 2004 to 2005 and as the principal economist for the Australian Taxation Office from 1998-2000. Satish has consulted for the Asian Development Bank; the Australian Agency for International Development (AUSAID); The World Bank, and the governments of Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu, and Fiji. Satish is the author, co-author, and editor of numerous publications. His most recent work includes “Targeting growth in Papua New Guinea,” “Developing resilience through labour mobility in microstates,” (in Building the Economic Resilience of Small States (2005), Briguglio et. al) and “Impact of Australian assistance to the island-Pacific.”