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Sarah Walker is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Economics at University of New South Wales. Her research focusses on topics in applied microeconomics, including economic development, economic history, culture and institutions, and the intersection of these issues with the environment. Prior to completing her Ph.D. at the University of Wisconsin in 2015, Sarah held consultancies with the World Bank and UNHCR, and worked for several years in boutique financial services. She is the 2020 recipient of the Paul Bourke Award for Early Career Research by the Academy of Social Sciences in Australia, and 2019 recipient of the Discovery Early Career Research Award (DECRA) by the Australian Research Council.