Associate Professor Chris Ryan
Director, Economics of Education and Child Development
Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research
Location:
Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research
Level 5, Faculty of Business and Economics Building, 111 Barry Street,
The University of Melbourne
Biography
Associate Professor Chris Ryan commenced as Director of the Economics of Education and Child Development program at the Melbourne Institute in April 2011. Prior to that, he was employed at other Australian universities and in the Australian Government. He was awarded a Bachelor of Commerce, with Honours in Economics from the University of Melbourne in 1982, a Master of Economics from the Australian National University in 1986 and a PhD in economics from the University of Melbourne in July 2001. His research interests span the determinants of and outcomes from participation in different types of education, the impact of related government programs and interventions, and the transitions of young people from education and training into the labour market.
