PhD Development Economics
University Professorial Fellow
Simon Feeny is presently a Professor in Development Economics at RMIT University. He has published over 80 books, book chapters and journal articles in a wide range of fields including: foreign aid effectiveness, international development goals, gender and development, poverty and human well-being, the impact of the global financial crisis and household vulnerability and resilience to economic shocks. He has undertaken numerous research-based consultancies for governments, international organisations and NGOs.
Research Interests
- Foreign aid allocation and effectiveness
- Program evaluation
- Child sponsorship
- Child labour
- Disasters and shocks
- Poverty and well-being
Current Projects
- Realist evaluation in international development
- Satellite nightlight data and disasters
- Foreign assistance and influence in the Pacific
- Measuring development
Link to Research Publications
