Christopher Hoy

I am an applied microeconomist working on development economics, political economy, and public finance. My research has been published in leading journals, including the American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, Journal of Development Economics, and Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, featured in top media outlets, such as the New York Times, the Economist, and the BBC, and cited over 2000 times. I received the 2025 Sir Tony Atkinson Prize from the Society of the Study of Economic Inequality.

I am currently employed as a McKenzie Research Fellow at the University of Melbourne (based in the Melbourne Institute) and on external leave from the World Bank. I am an Invited Researcher at the MIT Poverty Action Lab (JPAL), affiliated with the World Bank Tax Data Lab (DATAX) and the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS), and a Visiting Fellow at the Tax and Transfer Policy Institute. Before joining the World Bank as a Young Professional, I held a position as a Research Fellow (equivalent of an Assistant Professor) at the Australian National University and have worked for a range of organisations, including UNICEF, ADB, ODI, JPAL/IPA, and the Australian Government.