Register of Economists Category - Research Expertise

As a multidisciplinary-motivated academic working with partners on complex problems related to financial inequality, bias and wellbeing, my approach to research and commentary examines mutuality between variables and stakeholders, to support more inclusive insight, ethical analysis, interpretation and policy solutions.

Dr. Safdar Khan is a senior economist at the City of Gold Coast Council\\\'s Economy, Planning, and Environment Directorate in Queensland, and an honorary senior research fellow at Bond Business School, Bond University Australia. He holds a Ph.D. in Behavioural Economics, an MPhil in Law, Finance, and Economic Growth, and a master\\\'s degree in applied economics. Safdar has extensive expertise in teaching, research, and public policy creation. His research interests include family economics, intrahousehold decision-making, women\\\'s empowerment and its role in children\\\'s well-being, economic-impact modeling and forecasting, strategies and strategic decision-making, energy and environmental economics, resource economics, and public policy analysis. He often publishes in high-quality peer-reviewed journals and contributes to specialized research reports and book chapters, such as Sustainable Development Asia-Pacific Perspectives, published by Cambridge University Press in 2022.

I’m a Research Fellow at the Centre for the Business and Economics of Health at The University of Queensland. My expertise is in the economics of health and ageing, with a special focus on dementia and cognitive decline. I’m passionate about improving the lives of older people by studying new health needs in older populations to plan for future healthcare requirements.