Projects per year
Personal profile
Research interests
Economics of education and training, labour market analysis, forecasting, statistical modelling
Biography
Chandra has extensive experience in labour market and economics of education research. He has completed many research projects for governments, both state and Commonwealth, and other public and private organisations. The projects cover a broad range of topics:
- forecasting the supply and demand for labour
- projections of replacement demand
- employer-supported training
- future demand for teachers and nurses
- skill shortages
- rates of return to qualifications
- migration
- geographical dimensions of social inclusion
- analysis of course completions in vocational and higher education.
Chandra is currently working on a NSW government project on teachers teaching out of field in mathematics. The project is led by Professor Helen Watt, University of Sydney, and includes Professor Paul Richardson, Monash Univeristy.
For 21 years until 2016, Chandra was Associate Professor (Research) in the Centre for the Economics of Education and Training (CEET) at Monash University. Previously he taught at Deakin University and in the Department of Econometrics, Monash University. He is also Adjunct Associate Professor at CIRES, Victoria University and Fellow of the Global Labor Organisation.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
External positions
Fellow, Global Labor Organisation
29 Jul 2018 → …
Adjunct Associate Professor, Victoria University (VU)
1 Sept 2016 → 6 Mar 2026
Visiting Fellow (Academic Visitor) , University of Warwick
25 Sept 2011 → 5 Oct 2011
Projects
- 34 Finished
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Employer Supported training: prevalence, enablers and barriers
Shah, C., Long, M., Powers, T. E. & Rothman, S.
National Centre for Vocational Education Research Ltd (trading as NCVER Ltd)
13/08/14 → 20/06/16
Project: Research
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Assessment and review of methodological approaches to labour market modellihng and forecasting and measurement of current and emerging skill shortages
Giesecke, J. & Shah, C.
10/06/13 → 30/07/13
Project: Research
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Annual Report on Disadvantaged Learners in VET
Shah, C., Brown, J., Rothman, S. & Underwood, C.
14/06/12 → 31/03/13
Project: Research
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Evaluation of service delivery models for disadvantaged learners developed through the 2011 Access and Equity Grants program
Clemans, A., Pardy, J. & Shah, C.
15/09/11 → 15/10/12
Project: Research
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Labour and skills forecasting for the transport and logistics industries
Shah, C. & Long, M.
30/06/11 → 30/04/12
Project: Research
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Out-of-field teaching and instructional practices in Years 7-10 mathematics classes in Australia: evidence from TALIS 2018
Shah, C., Watt, H. M. G. & Richardson, P., 2024, Essen Germany: Global Labor Organisation, 30 p. (GLO Discussion Paper Series; no. 1520).Research output: Working paper › Working Paper › Other
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Out-of-field teaching in mathematics at Year 10 in New South Wales: evidence from PISA 2015
Shah, C., Watt, H. M. G. & Richardson, P. W., 2024, Essen Germany: Global Labor Organisation, 25 p. (GLO Discussion Paper Series; no. 1513).Research output: Working paper › Working Paper › Other
Open AccessFile -
Review of Critical Perspectives on Economics of Education, Edited by Silvia Mendolia, Martin O'Brien, Alfredo R. Paloyo and Oleg Yerokhin (London, UK: Routledge, 2022), 292 pages + xviii front matter
Shah, C., Mar 2023, In: Economic Record. 99, 324, p. 134-136 3 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Short Review › Other › peer-review
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Correction to: ‘Out-of-Field’ Teaching in Mathematics: Australian Evidence from PISA 2015 (Out-of-Field Teaching Across Teaching Disciplines and Contexts, (2022), (71-96), 10.1007/978-981-16-9328-1_4)
Shah, C., Richardson, P. W., Watt, H. M. G. & Rice, S., 2022, Out-of-Field Teaching Across Teaching Disciplines and Contexts. Hobbs, L. & Porsch, R. (eds.). 1st ed. Singapore Singapore: Springer, p. C1 1 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Foreword / Postscript › Other › peer-review
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‘Out-of-field’ teaching in mathematics: Australian evidence from PISA 2015
Shah, C., Richardson, P. W., Watt, H. M. G. & Rice, S., 2022, Out-of-Field Teaching Across Teaching Disciplines and Contexts. Hobbs, L. & Porsch, R. (eds.). 1st ed. Singapore Singapore: Springer, p. 71-96 26 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (Book) › Research › peer-review
2 Citations (Scopus)
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Research on Reskilling Workers to Enhance Labor Productivity
Chandravadan Shah (Fellow)
4 Dec 2019 → 6 Dec 2019Activity: External Academic Engagement › Expert/ advisor
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Universiti Malaya (University of Malaya)
Shah, C. (Visiting researcher)
21 Aug 2018Activity: Visiting an external institution types › Visiting an external academic institution
Press/Media
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Teaching ‘out of field’ in STEM subjects in Australia: Evidence from PISA 2015
10/05/20 → 18/06/21
11 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Catholic numbers tipped to boom as parents delay switch
23/08/20
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Underprivileged students to pay the price under new HECS policy
21/08/20
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Labor leader Bill Shorten says the number of apprenticeships has slumped since the Coalition took office. Is he correct?
29/04/19
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Other