Melissa Wong

Dr. Melissa Wong is a Research Fellow at the Social Policy Research Centre (SPRC), affiliated with the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) at the University of New South Wales (UNSW). She holds a PhD in Economics from UNSW. Her research focuses on poverty, income inequality, and the application of social policies in developing economies, particularly examining trade-poverty linkages, growth-trade interactions, and housing costs' impact on deprivation.

• Education: PhD in Economics, UNSW Sydney
• Affiliations: SPRC (UNSW), FASS

Her work spans policy analysis, deprivation measurement, and international development. Recent studies include assessing housing cost impacts on Australian poverty trends and comparing monetary vs. living standards approaches to poverty measurement. Key outputs include reports on inequality, poverty snapshots, and policy evaluations for ACOSS and Fair Work Commission.

Grants & Contributions: Collaborates on high-impact reports like Inequality in Australia and Poverty in Australia series, addressing socio-economic disparities.

Labs/Teams: SPRC, a leading centre for social policy research at UNSW.