Research expertise

Matt is a Research Fellow specialising in aid and development policy and Deputy Director of the Development Policy Centre. Before joining the Crawford School he was the head of economics for the UK aid program in India and has fifteen years experience as a professional economist.

Matt has carried out research on aid and development, and provided economic advice for the Australian, Papua New Guinea and UK governments in Africa, Asia and the Pacific. He has a Masters degree in Development Economics from the University of Sussex, started his career as a research assistant at the Institute of Development Studies and was an ODI Fellow in PNG.

Matt is currently carrying out research on aid effectiveness, with a focus on the Australian aid program. He is also examining broader development policies, including how to manage mineral booms in fragile states and the role of regional labour mobility in development.

Matt is a keen blogger and writes for the Development Policy blog and Virtual Economics, and he can also be found on Twitter.

Matt also provides support to the Aid Policy course at the Crawford School.

» curriculum vitae [PDF, 32KB]

Development Policy Blog

Recent publications

• Matthew Morris and Jonathan Pryke (2011) 'Beyond Paris: 11 innovations in aid effectiveness' Devpolicy Discussion Paper 10.
• Matthew Morris (2011) 'Measuring Poverty in the Pacific' Devpolicy Discussion Paper 9.
• AusAID (2008) ‘Pacific Economic Survey: Connecting the Region’
• AusAID (2008) ‘Tracking Governance and Development in the Pacific’
• Investment Promotion Authority (1999) ‘PNG Investment Regime Guinea,' APEC and South Pacific Forum
• Matthew Morris (1998) ‘Social Capital and Poverty in India’ IDS working paper
• Matthew Morris (1998) “Introduction” in Hans Singer (1998) Selected Writings of Sir Hans Singer, Elgar

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