Sarah Walker
School of Economics - PhD Agricultural and Applied Economics, University of Wisconsin-Madison | MA International and Development Economics, University of San Francisco | BA (Dual) Economics and International Relations, Michigan State University
Sarah is an applied microeconomist. Her research focuses on development, economic history, culture and institutions, and the intersection of these topics with the environment. She received her PhD in Agricultural and Applied Economics from the University of Wisconsin, Madison in 2015 and shortly thereafter joined the School of Economics at UNSW Sydney. Sarah has previously held consultancies with the World Bank, and prior to her academic career, worked for several years in boutique financial services. She now serves on the executive committee for the Adasina Social Justice fund.
Recently, Sarah was awarded the Paul Bourke Award for Early Career Research by the Academy of Social Sciences in Australia. She is also a 2020 recipient of the Discovery Early Career Research Award (DECRA) from the Australian Research Council (ARC).
From This Author
Starve or serve? Real solutions to the harsh reality of child labour
Mitigating economic risks in local communities is critical to addressing the financial uncertainty and extreme poverty which push children into child labour around the world
When refugees bring real benefits to host communities
A remote Kenyan camp delivers social and economic advantages
Where preventative health products are hard to sell
In developing nations, simple measures could prevent deaths