Marc Chan

Marc Chan is Professor of Econometrics in the Department of Economics within the Faculty of Business and Economics at the University of Melbourne. He holds a Ph.D. in Economics from Johns Hopkins University (2009), an M.A. in Economics from Johns Hopkins University (2005), and a Bachelor of Economics with First Class Honours from the University of Hong Kong (2003). His academic career includes serving as Associate Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Melbourne from 2017 to 2021, Senior Lecturer in the Economics Discipline Group at the University of Technology Sydney from 2012 to 2017, Assistant Professor in the School of Economics at Peking University from 2010 to 2012, and Research Associate (Labor Policy) at IMPAQ International in Washington, DC, from 2009 to 2010. Chan is a Research Affiliate at the Tax and Transfer Policy Institute, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University (2018-present), and an Affiliate of the Centre for Market Design at the University of Melbourne (2018-present). He also held a Visiting Fellow position (honorary) at the Economics Discipline Group, University of Technology Sydney, from 2017 to 2022.

Chan's research specializes in labour economics, public economics, and econometrics, focusing on the impact of welfare systems and related social programs on choice behaviour. He employs theoretical and empirical quantitative approaches, including structural econometric methods, to address economic problems related to public policy. His influential publications include 'A Dynamic Model of Welfare Reform' (Econometrica, 2013), 'Welfare Reform and the Labor Market' with Robert Moffitt (Annual Review of Economics, 2018), 'Measuring the Effects of Welfare Time Limits' (Journal of Human Resources, 2018), 'Life-Cycle and Intergenerational Effects of Child Care Reforms' with Kai Liu (Quantitative Economics, 2018), and 'Welfare Dependence and Self-Control: An Empirical Analysis' (Review of Economic Studies, 2017). These works demonstrate his contributions to understanding program complementarities, dynamic effects of social policies, and labour market responses. Chan has received the Deans’ Prize for Exceptional Distinction in Research (Associate and Full Professors) from the University of Melbourne (2017), the John Weatherall Visiting Scholar award from Queen’s University Department of Economics (2014), a Teaching Award in Humanities and Social Sciences (Silver Prize) from Peking University (2012), and the Freeman Foundation Fellowship from Salzburg Global Seminars (2011).

Professional Email: marc.chan@unimelb.edu.au