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DrSundar Ponnusamy

Deakin University Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Faculty of Business and Law/Deakin Business School

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  • Deakin University Postdoctoral Research Fellow
    Faculty of Business and Law/Deakin Business School
  • Melbourne Burwood Campus, 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood, Victoria 3125

BIO

I am a Deakin University Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Department of Economics at Deakin University, where I started in February 2025. I earned my PhD in Economics from the University of Adelaide in 2021. Previously, I worked as a Research Fellow at the Centre for Health Economics, Monash University, and as a Lecturer at the University of Adelaide College.

 

My research examines the impact of natural disasters, conflict, and inequality on health and development outcomes. I also have a strong interest in Political Economy, focusing on redistributive politics, female under-representation in Indian state legislatures, and strategic voting behaviors.

 

My work has been published in leading Economics journals, including the Journal of Applied Econometrics, Health Economics, European Journal of Political Economy, and Agricultural Economics.

DEAKIN UNIVERSITY CURRENT APPOINTMENT

  • Deakin University Postdoctoral Research Fellow
    Deakin University, Economics Discipline Group

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Research Fellow
    Monash University, Centre for Health Economics, Melbourne, AustraliaJan 2022 - Jan 2025
  • Lecturer
    University of Adelaide College, AustraliaJan 2015 - Dec 2020

DEGREES

  • PhD
    University of Adelaide, Adelaide, AustraliaFeb 2016 - Dec 2021

FIELDS OF RESEARCH

  • Applied economics
  • Development studies
  • Political economy and social change
  • Public health

AREA/FACULTY

  • Faculty of Business and Law

DEPARTMENT/SCHOOL/INSTITUTE/DISCIPLINE

  • Deakin Business School
  • Economics Discipline Group