Kosal Nith

Welcome to my website! I am a research associate at the Center for Development Economics and Trade of the Cambodia Development Resource Institute and a working group coordinator at the Young Scholars Initiative of the Institute for New Economic Thinking.

My research interests focus on macroeconomics, monetary economics, economic growth, and economic uncertainty. Here is my research statement.

If you're interested in talking about my work, please get in touch with me at kosal.nith[at]cdri.org.kh
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"May all people be free from misery. May they enjoy real peace, real harmony, real happiness." – S.N. Goenka

What's New...

⦿ I appreciate to work with Prof. Sovannroeun Samreth on Determinants of Informal Borrowing in Cambodia. We have sent the manuscript to the journal.
⦿ I will present my paper on Does Social Captial Strengthen Household Resilience in Cambodia? Evidence from Panel Data on the 6th Pluralumn* Workshop on Empowering Young Mind, online (Hamburg, Germany), 27-29 August 2025.
⦿ I am back to work with Future Forum, my first career organisation, as a research fellow under the Inclusive Fellowship Program. I will be in this fellowship for one year, from June 2025 to May 2026.
⦿ I will attend an important convening on Global Post-Neoliberalism Fellowship Program on 29th August to 1st September 2025, in Lusaka, Zambia.

Upcoming Events

Book Launch
Navigating Digital Transformation and Regional Resilience

Organized by Cambodia Development Resource Institute and Canada-in-Asia Conference 2026

Wednesday, February 11, 2026 | 2:00am - 4:00pm GMT+8

Swissôtel Hotels and Resorts, 2 Stamford Road, 178882, Singapore

Bio.

Kosal Nith is a research associate at the Cambodia Development Resource Institute (CDRI) and coordinator of the East Asia working group of the Young Scholars Initiative. Before joining CDRI in July 2023, he held various positions at Future Forum (2020–2022), including Young Research Fellow, Junior Research Fellow, and Program Coordinator. In addition, he has worked as a field supervisor at WorldFish and interned and volunteered with the Youth Resource Development Program and Habitat for Humanity.

His research primarily focuses on macroeconomics, with contributions to topics such as economic growth and development, economic uncertainty and resilience, inflation, and income distribution. Kosal's research approach draws on post-Keynesian economics and other heterodox economic approaches, particularly their applications in policymaking contexts.

Kosal holds a double bachelor's degree in Economics from Lumière University Lyon 2 and the Royal University of Law and Economics, awarded in July 2019.