Professor Riyana (Mira) Miranti is the Associate Partnerships and International at the Faculty of Business, Government and Law and a Professor in Economics. She received her PhD in Economics from the Australian National University.  Mira has an international reputation as a development and applied economist with 20 years of experience in industry-focused education and research programs. Her research has concentrated on critical areas such as the economics of ageing, the labour market, disadvantage, and social exclusion. Her specialisation is on two countries: Australia and Indonesia. She has published extensively in leading international journals and has been sought after as a reviewer for academic articles, conferences, and thesis examinations, reflecting her significant contributions to the field. Mira has attracted more than $8m in funding from the ARC, government organisations, non-profit organisations and international donor agencies which is evidence of the high impact of her research. She has a h-index of 27 and citations close to 2000.

Specific research areas include:

• Child wellbeing
• Child and maternal health
• Affirmative scholarships and access to education
• Older adults’ wellbeing
• Life experience of migrants
• Trust and community engagement
• Women and labour market

Mira’s research is deeply aligned with working alongside governments and serving societal needs through a blend of rigorous socio-economic analysis and applied policy development. Her work on the Child and Youth Social Exclusion Index has been adopted by Australian government departments such as the Australian Institute of Family Studies (AIFS), the Victorian Department of Education, Department of Social Service (DSS) and the Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics (BITRE). Her research centres on vulnerable populations who are not just studied but actively supported through policy insights. Her dual focus on Australia and Indonesia allows her to bring comparative insights into development economics and social policy, enriching both national and regional strategies.

Research methods

• Quantitative analysis
• Applied econometrics.
• Multidimensional indices
• Mixed methods

Engagement and service roles

As the Associate Dean Partnerships and International, Mira oversees the Transnational Education, domestic and global engagements of the faculty. In addition, Mira also serves in the following roles:

• Global Associate – ANU Indonesia Project, July 2002-present
• Associate Member, Research Cluster of Digital Inequality and Social Change (RC-DISC), University Canberra, 2022 - present
• Fellow of the World Wealth and Income Database for Indonesia. The World Wealth and Income Database rely on the combined effort of an international network of over ninety researchers covering seventy countries.
• Reviewer for the Australian Research Council (ARC)
• Editorial Board Member Social Inclusion journal (2018-2021)
• Board Member (Public Officer) – Families ACT 2016-2019.

HDR and honours students

• Mira has supervised 17 doctoral and master students to completion and is known in both Australia and Indonesia for her active mentorship of students and early career researchers through the creation of opportunities.
• Mira accepts HDR and honours students in development economics, applied economics and public policy.

Teaching expertise

Mira actively teaches undergraduate and postgraduate students, and her portfolio has ranged in the fields of public policy, business, and economics including the following units:

• Asia Pacific Business,
• Economic Development,
• Data Analytics & Public Policy,
• Policy Analysis and Evaluation
• Advanced Policy Analysis

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