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Marian Vidal-Fernandez is an Associate Professor at the School of Economics at the University of Sydney, and an Associate Investigator at the ARC Centre of Excellence for Children and Families over the Life Course.

She is a human capital economist who employs applied microeconometrics to study how policy-relevant issues in labour, education, and health impact minorities and populations from a disadvantaged socio-economic status. She has published in leading international and interdisciplinary journals such as the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Human Resources, the Journal of Economic Behaviour and Organization, and the Economic Journal.

Prior to joining The University of Sydney in 2015, she held a lectureship at the University of New South Wales. She holds a BA and MSc from Universitat Pompeu Fabra, and a Ph.D. from Boston University.

Marian is passionate about scientific dissemination, and has been awarded several teaching awards. Her academic work has been cited in several leading media and news outlets, including SMH, Scientific American, Forbes, and BBC News.