VEASNA KHENG

Motivated and adaptable professional with strong problem-solving abilities, and good communication skills. Skilled in research methods and data analytics. Brings a combination of organizational and analytical skills to any project, with a strong work ethic and passion for excellence in teaching and teamwork.

Research areas

Monetary and international economics, Economic growth and development,  and economic modelling using Python.

Publication

• The decline of labour share in OECD and non-OECD since the 1980s, Applied Economics, 56, 16, 1899-1915, 2024,
• Lightening the path to financial development: The power of electricity, Scottish Journal of Political Economy, 71, 276-294, 2024,
• Foreign direct investment and human capital in developing countries: a panel data approach, Economic Change and Restructuring, 50, 4, 341-365, 2017,
• The role of remittances and FDI for the current account: The case of Cambodia, SSRN, 10.2139/ssrn.4592060, 2023
• The Dollarisation Paradox in Cambodia: Network Externalities Matter, SSRN, 10.2139/ssrn.4214154, 2022

Work Under Review

• The role of remittances and FDI for the current account: The case of Cambodia (with Lei Pan and Xiaodong Fan), Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, 1st R&R,
• The Dollarisation Paradox in Cambodia: Network Externalities Matter (with Lei Pan and Justin McKinley), Journal of Money, Credit and Banking

Work In Progress

• Global Homeownership and House Price,
• Travel Broadens the Mind: Global Evidence,
• What Influences People's Desired Fertility?: Evidence from Survey Data,
• Declining Fertility in Developing Countries: The Role of Mimetic Theory

• MBS Student Excellent Award in Microeconomic Theory (05/2017)
• MBS Graduate Research Scholarships and Department Scholarships (12/2016)
• Academic Medal awarded by James Cook University (03/2015)
• Graduate Fellowship awarded jointly by Ministry of Education and World Bank (12/2012)
• Highest achiever in the Post-graduate Qualifying Program (01/2011)
• Economics and Engineering Scholarships (undergraduate) (09/2000)

• Horag Choi

Monash University, 900 Dandenong Road, VIC 3145, 

T: +61 (0)3 9903 2848, 

E: horag.choi@monash.edu, 

https://sites.google.com/view/horagchoi/home

• Xiaodong Fan

Monash University, Wellington Rd, Clayton, VIC 3800

T: +61 (0)3 9905 2414, 

E: xiaodong.fan@monash.edu,

https://sites.google.com/site/fanxiaodong

• Lei Pan

Curtin University, Kent Street, Bentley, Western Australia 6102, 

T: +61 (08) 9266 7305, 

E: Lei.Pan@curtin.edu.au, 

http://www.leipan.org