Satish Chand

Satish Chand is Professor of Finance in the School of Business at the University of New South Wales, based at the Australian Defence Force Academy in Canberra. He also holds an Adjunct Professor position at the Crawford School of Economics and Government at the Australian National University. His academic career spans several decades with significant contributions to development economics, particularly focused on Pacific Island nations and their economic challenges.

Chand's research interests encompass labour migration, fragile states, and the challenges of development. For the past five years, he has been researching the nexus between defence and development, drawing on the experiences of external peacekeeping in Bougainville (PNG), East Timor, Liberia, Mozambique, and the Solomon Islands. His work frequently examines land tenure systems, migration governance, and economic policy in small island states, with increasing attention to Chinese economic issues including pension systems and rural-urban migration patterns.

His extensive publication record shows a clear evolution from Pacific Island economic analysis toward broader development issues with interdisciplinary applications. Recent publications demonstrate growing engagement with machine learning applications in public service delivery, particularly regarding the National Disability Insurance Scheme in Australia. His scholarly output reveals consistent focus on practical policy implications rather than purely theoretical economics.

Chand's academic supervision and collaborative research extend across multiple institutions, with frequent co-authorship reflecting interdisciplinary approaches to development challenges. His work bridges economics, political science, and security studies, particularly through examining the intersection of defence and development in post-conflict settings.