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Research Fellow

Rashesh Shrestha


Research Fellow


Rashesh Shrestha is an Economist with research interests in labor markets, economic development, and human capital investment. At ERIA, he conducts academic research and leads policy-oriented research projects on a wide range of themes including human capital, education, global value chains, trade facilitation, regulatory management system, and financial inclusion. Prior to joining ERIA, he was an Associate Lecturer at the Australian National University. He earned his PhD from the Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is originally from Nepal.

Expertise

  • Labor Economics
  • Applied Econometrics
  • Asian Economies

Education

2016

PhD in Applied Economics
University of Wisconsin-Madison

2011

BA in Economics
Colgate University

Professional Experience

2016-2017

Associate Lecturer
Arndt-Corden Department of Economics, Australian National University

Recent Publications

Journal Articles

Reports, book reviews, and book chapters 

Working Papers

  • Shrestha, Rashesh, and Deborah Winkler. “Can global value chain participation increase local human capital? Evidence from Indonesia.”
  • Paul Kenny, and Rashesh Shrestha and Edward Aspinall. “Commodity booms, conflict, and organized crime.”
  • Vinish Shrestha & Rashesh Shrestha. "Social stigma, group awareness, and demand for health product: The case of sanitary pads." 
  • Shrestha, Rashesh, Ha Doan, & Samuel Nursamsu. “Imported intermediate goods and employment”
  • Shrestha, Rashesh & Daniel Suryadarma. “Education and productivity in ASEAN countries.”

Publications in popular press

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