Chris Manning

Chris Manning is an Honorary Associate Professor at the Crawford School of Public Policy at the Australian National University (ANU). Previously, he served as Head of the Indonesian Project within the Arndt-Corden Department of Economics at the Research School of Social Sciences (RSPAS) and the College of Asia and Pacific at ANU, from 1998 to 2010. His academic career is centered at ANU, focusing on economics and public policy with a regional emphasis on East Asia.

Chris Manning holds a BA in Oriental Studies, an MA, and a PhD, though specific details of his educational institutions are not provided in the text.

His research interests include labor markets, regional development, poverty, and economic development in East Asia, particularly in Indonesia and Southeast Asia. He has examined topics such as labor migration, the impacts of economic crises, minimum wage policies, and the role of tourism in regional economies.

Key publications include:

• "Employment, Living Standards and Poverty in Contemporary Indonesia" (2011)
• "The Great Migration: Rural-Urban Migration in China and Indonesia" (2010)
• "Indonesian Labour in Transition: An East Asian Success Story?" (1998)

No scientific awards are explicitly mentioned in the provided text. Grants and advising activities are not detailed, but his research spans interdisciplinary policy analysis and regional development challenges.