Teaching

Throughout my career, I have dedicated myself to crafting educational experiences that blend theoretical depth with real-world relevance. At Queensland University of Technology (QUT), I designed and led transformative courses such as Macroeconomic Policy and Contemporary Application of Economic Policy - the Capstone unit for Economics majors, equipping students to tackle pressing global challenges—from economic inequality to public health crises. The capstone unit that I developed in 2024, challenges undergraduates to solve policy puzzles using econometric tools and behavioral insights, fostering critical thinking and interdisciplinary problem-solving.

My passion for health economics extends directly into the classroom. As coordinator of Health Economics: Applications and Policy—a cornerstone of QUT’s Master of Health Management program—I trained future leaders in healthcare sector to evaluate healthcare interventions through rigorous program evaluation frameworks. This course, which I’ve delivered both on-campus and online, integrates behavioral economics and policy analysis, empowering students to address complexities like vaccine hesitancy and health disparities.

I actively bridge academia and public discourse. Through initiatives like the Queensland Economics Teachers’ Association-QUT Experience Day, I engage high school educators with interactive sessions on topics such as recessions and automation. My 2021 guest lecture at Jindal Global Business School on Modern Growth Theory exemplified my commitment to making advanced economic concepts accessible to global audiences.

Mentorship is at the heart of my pedagogy. I’ve supervised a number of PhD students and guided them in pursuing rigorous economic methodology, including field and laboratory experiments on financial decision-making in low-income communities and exploring effects of micro-credit programs on preferences. 

Recognized with awards such as the Excellence in Teaching Practices (ExPREP) and the Australian Health Economics Society Best Paper Prize, I integrate my research—on daylight saving time, vaccine demand, and child labor—into dynamic curricula. By linking scholarship to pedagogy, I ensure students gain not just knowledge but the tools to drive meaningful change.

A New Labor Market App 💹

For my students in Macroeconomic Policy, I have developed the above interactive tool that uses the Wage-Setting/Price-Setting model to simulate how macroeconomic and labor market policies—like labor productivity, market competition, wage subsidies, unionization, or technological innovation—affect outcomes such as unemployment, real wage and income distribution in equilibrium.  
This App offers students an interactive way to learn and understand how the equilibrium real wage and (un)employment rate changes in response to exogenous shocks. You can adjust variables (e.g., size of the labor force, labor productivity, degree of competition in the labor market, unemployment benefit, union bargaining power, union voice effect) and instantly visualize their impacts on equilibrium wages, prices, and employment levels.
The students can use this App as a policy sandbox: test theories, observe unintended consequences, and see how abstract concepts translate into real-world dynamics.

Courses Taught

Undergraduate (QUT)

• Macroeconomic Policy

• Intermediate Macroeconomics

• Contemporary Application of Economic Theory (Capstone)

Postgraduate (QUT/OES)

• Health Economics: Applications and Policy

• Economics and Data Analysis

Corporate/Government Training

• Applied Economics and Policy (Dept. of Industry, Innovation, and Science)

• Innovation, Growth and Entrepreneurship