Dr. Bhagya Gunawardena
Lecturer, Economics
Details
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College: Economics Finance & Marketing
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Department: Economics Finance & Marketing
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Campus: City Campus Australia
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bhagya.gunawardena@rmit.edu.au
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ORCID: 0000-0003-3434-0567
Open to
- Masters Research or PhD student supervision
About
Dr Bhagya Gunawardena is an applied economist with primary research interests in the economics of education, gender economics, labour economics, and experimental and behavioural economics. Her current projects centre on identifying cost-effective strategies to improve learning and educational outcomes and minimising female under-representation in high-paying occupations, with particular emphasis on peer learning, performance, and preference towards STEM. For her research, Bhagya primarily uses experimental and quasi-experimental methods.
Research interests
Economics of education, experimental economics, gender economics, behavioural economics
