I am a research fellow at the Melbourne Institute: Applied Economic & Social Research at The University of Melbourne. My research interest is driven by how public policy improves the lives of vulnerable and disadvantaged populations. My work has focused on understanding some of the mechanisms of human capital formation, in particular associated to health, education and employment. I use quantitative techniques to study topics like cash transfer programs, child development, women in the labour market and maternal health.
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Diana Contreras Suarez is a Research Fellow at the Melbourne Institute: Applied Economic & Social research at the University of Melbourne. As an applied development economist, she uses statistics, econometrics and experimental or quasi-experimental methods to understand the determinants of people’s health, education and work, and for policy evaluation. Her expertise is mainly in developing countries with special focus for people in disadvantage.
Fields of expertise: Health and wellbeing, Social protection