Kishor Sharma
Professor
Business School
Charles Darwin University
Australia
Biography
Professor Kishor Sharma is a trade and development economist with over three decades of experience in the Asia-Pacific region. Prior to his current academic appointment in Australia (since July 1992), he was a Project Economist under the UNV program of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in Western Samoa for four years, where he was involved in developing the 5th Development Plan of the Government of Western Samoa. He has been a consultant to the UN agencies and the Asian Development Bank to assist governments in Tajikistan, Kyrgyz Republic and Nepal to develop trade and industrial policies, leading to significant policy reforms. His publications include about seven books/edited books and over 80 journal acticles/book chapters on trade and development issues. Professor Sharma's work has appeared in leading Australian and International journals, including the Australian Economic Review, The Work Economy and World Development. Professor Sharma has about 25 years of experience in teaching at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels in Australian Universities. He has successfully supervised over five PhD and DBA students and two honours level students in the area of trade and development issues.
Research Interest
Trade flow analysis, Analysis of industrial structure and investment pattern, Trade and development issues, WTO issues, Skills shortages in regional Australia.
Publications
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Sharma, K and Davaakhuu, O. (2015), ‘Trade Policymaking in a Resource Rich Landlocked Country: The WTO Review of Mongolia’ The World Economy, 38 (9), pp: 1350-1367. Doi: 10.1111/twec.12271
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Shi, Y, Hick, J., Basu, PK, Sharma, K., Bandara, Y. And Murphy, T. (2015), ‘Balancing Act: Adjustment of China's Economy to Secure Sustainable Growth’, Singapore Economic Review, 60 (4).
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Sharma, K., Oczkowski, E. and Hicks, J. (2016), 'Skills Shortages in regional Australia: A local perspective from the Riverina', Economic Policy and Analysis, vol.52, pp34-44.
