Dr Chandravadan Shah - Researcher Profile

Biography

Chandra has a doctorate in econometrics. He has lectured in business statistics, forecasting and sample survey methods. He has extensive experience writing government commissioned reports on the economics of education and training, human capital and the labour market. Chandra has expertise in statistical analysis of large datasets and economic forecasting. He has done modelling to project the supply and demand for qualifications in the Australian population for the Victorian VET Inquiry and the National VET Reform Taskforce. He has analysed job and occupational mobility and developed models for occupational replacement demand.

Research & Supervision Interests

Economics of education and training, labour market, forecasting

Qualifications

ECONOMICS

Institution: Monash University

Year awarded: 2005

ECONOMETRICS

Institution: Monash University

Year awarded: 1995

EDUCATION

Institution: Reading University, UK

Year awarded: 1975

SCIENCE

Institution: Imperial College, London

Year awarded: 1973

Publications

Books

Selby Smith, C.W., Ferrier, F., Burke, G., Schofield, K., Long, M., Shah, C.F. (eds), 2002, Lifelong learning and the world of word: CEET's survey for the ACCI, ACTU, and ANATA, Monash University, Clayton Vic Australia.

Selby Smith, C., Ferrier, F.G., Anderson, D.L., Burke, G., Hopkins, S., Long, M.G., Maglen, L., Malley, J., McKenzie, P., Shah, C., 2001, The economics of vocational education and training in Australia, NCVER.

Shah, C.F., Burke, G., McKenzie, P., 1999, Assessing the demand for training: reforming the labour market training needs model. Report to the Office of Post Compulsory Education, Training & Employment, Victoria, Monash University. CEET, Clayton Vic Australia.

Maglen, L., Shah, C.F., 1999, Emerging occupational patterns in the era of globalisation and rapid technological change: implications for education and training, Monash University. CEET, Clayton Vic Australia.

Maglen, L., Shah, C.F., 1999, Emerging occupational patterns in the era of globalisation and rapid technological change: implications for education and training, Monash University. CEET, Clayton Vic Australia.

Burke, G., McKenzie, P., Shah, C.F., 1999, Key research issues and findings relating to the costs of extending VET in schools. Comments to the MCEETYA Task Force on VET in Schools, Monash University. CEET, Clayton Vic Australia.

Bluer, R., Burke, G., Grauze, A., Nunn, J., Shah, C.F., 1997, Costs of delivery of VCE programs; including Dual Recognition, in schools, CEET, Clayton Vic Australia.

Book Chapters

Shah, C., Long, M.G., 2009, Labour mobility and mutual recognition of skills and qualifications: The European Union and Australia/New Zealand, in International Handbook of Education for the Changing World of Work: Bridging Academic and Vocational Learning, eds Rupert Maclean and David N. Wilson, Springer Science+Business Media, Germany, pp. 2935-2951.

Journal Articles

Shah, C., Burke, G., 2008, Combating a skills shortage, Monash Business Review, vol 4, issue 3, Monash University, Melbourne, pp. 44-45.

Shah, C., Burke, G., 2005, Skills shortages: concepts, measurement and policy responses, Australian Bulletin of Labour, vol 31, issue 1, National Institute of Labour Studies Incorporated, Adelaide SA Australia, pp. 44-71.

Shah, C., Burke, G., 2004, Understanding skills shortages, Careers: Newsjournal of the Career Education Association of Victoria, vol 32, issue 1, CEAV, Carlton Vic Australia, pp. 41-42.

Shah, C., Long, M.G., 2003, Employment changes and job openings for new entrants in nursing and caring occupations in Australia, Australian Journal of Labour Economics, vol 6, issue 3, The Centre for Labour Market Research, Perth WA Australia, pp. 453-472.

Shah, C., 2003, Employment shifts in the technical and further education workforce in Victoria, Education Economics, vol 11, issue 2, Routledge, UK, pp. 193-208.

Teicher, J., Shah, C., Griffin, G., 2002, Australian immigration: the triumph of economics over prejudice?, International Journal of Manpower, vol 23, issue 3, Emerald, Bradford UK, pp. 209-236.

van Garderen, K.J., Shah, C.F., 2002, Exact interpretation of dummy variables in semilogarithmic equations, Econometrics Journal, vol 5, issue 1, Royal Economic Society and Blackwell Publishers, Oxford UK, pp. 149-159.

Shah, C., Burke, G., 2001, Occupational replacement demand in Australia, International Journal of Manpower, vol 22, issue 7, MCB University Press, Bradford England, pp. 648-663.

Chandra, S., Burke, G., 1999, An undergraduate student flow model: Australian higher education, Higher Education, vol 37, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht Netherland, pp. 359-375.

Shah, C.F., 1998, Recurrent teacher cost per student by key learning area: Upper secondary schools, Victoria. Australia, Education Economics, vol 6, 2, Carfax, Oxford, pp. 121-139.

Shah, C.F., 1997, Model selection in inivariate time: series forecasting using discruminate analysis, International Journal of Forecasting, vol 13, Elsevier Science, Amsterdam Netherlands, pp. 489-500.

Conference Proceedings

Burke, G., Shah, C., 2006, Expansion of vocational education and training, AVETRA Annual Conference 2007, 11 - 13 April 2007, AVETRA, Melbourne, pp. 1-15.

Shah, C., 2005, Migration and the supply of skilled labour: Australia, Creating a Culture of Full Employment, 8/12/05 to 9/12/05, Centre of Full Employment and Equity, The University of Newcastle, pp. 371-383.

Shah, C., Burke, G., 2004, Occupational mobility in Australia and the implications for VET, A Future That Works: economics, employment and the environment, 8-10 December 2004, Centre of Full Employment and Equity, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan NSW Australia, pp. 408-423.

Shah, C., Burke, G., 2002, Job growth and replacement needs in nursing occupations, Economics and Health: 2002. Proceedings of the Twenty-Fourth Australian Conference of Health Economists, 18-19 July 2002, Australian Health Economics Society, Australia, pp. 408-443.

Other

Shah, C., Webb, S.C., Nicholas, A.J., Beale, D., Devos, A.M., Faine, M., 2012, Geographical dimensions of social inclusion and VET in Australia: An overview, National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), Adelaide Australia, pp. 1-28.

Shah, C., Long, M., Watt, H., 2011, Review of teacher supply and demand in South Australia, Centre for the Economics of Education and Training, Monash University, Melbourne, pp. 1-22.

Shah, C., 2010, Demand for qualifications and the future labour market in Australia 2010 to 2025, Centre for the Economics of Education and Training, Melbourne, pp. 1-54.

Shah, C., Long, M., 2010, Forecasts of labour and skills requirements in service industries, 2010-15, CEET - Centre for the Economics of Education and Training, Melbourne, pp. 1-55.

Shah, C., North, S., 2010, Moving to a low-carbon economy: potential employment, education and skill effects, Ceet - Centre for the Economics of Education and Training, Melbourne, pp. 1-46.

Long, M., Shah, C., 2010, Productivity in the service industries, Monash University - ACER and Centre for the Economics of Education and Training, Melbourne Vic Australia, pp. 1-42.

Shah, C., Burke, G., 2010, Skills shortages: concepts, measurement and policy responses, International Encyclopedia of Education, vol encyclopedia, Elsevier, The Netherlands, pp. 320-327.

Long, M., Shah, C., 2010, The academic performance of students entering Monash University: Monash College Diploma & MUFY pathways, Centre for the Economics of Education and Training, Melbourne, pp. 1-36.

Shah, C., Mavisakalyan, A., 2009, A review of the demand and supply of higher education graduates in Victoria: Can the Bradley target be achieved by 2025?, CEET(Monash University) - ACER, Melbourne, pp. 1-12.

Shah, C., 2009, Australian labour market for ICT workers, CEET(Monash University) - ACER, Melbourne, pp. 1-63.

Shah, C., 2009, Estimates of net replacement demand by occupation for Western Australia, 2010-2014, CEET(Monash University) - ACER, Melbourne, pp. 1-6.

Burke, G., McKenzie, P., Shah, C., Keating, J., Vickers, A., Fearnside, J., Bateman, A., 2009, Mapping qualifications frameworks across APEC economies, ACER - CEET, Monash University, Melbourne Vic Australia, pp. 1-51.

Shah, C., Mavisakalyan, A., Long, M.G., 2009, Monash College staffing profile, CEET(Monash University) - ACER, Melbourne, pp. 1-16.

Long, M., Ridoutt, L., Bagnulo, J., Braddock, D., Chen, T., Gissing, P., Lennon, B., Sansom, L., Shah, C., 2009, Pharmacy Workforce Planning Study, Human Capital Alliance, Sydney, pp. 10-140.

Shah, C., 2009, VET qualifications and the future labour market in Australia 2009 to 2020, CEET(Monash University) - ACER, Melbourne, pp. 1-87.

Shah, C., Burke, G., 2008, Estimates of job turnover by occupation: Western Australia, Western Australia Department of Education and Training, Australia, pp. 1-11.

Shah, C., Long, M.G., Burke, G., North, S.M., 2008, Industry demand for qualified labour and remuneration study: selected occupational groups, Department of Defence, Australia, pp. 1-52.

Shah, C., 2008, National Water Skills Audit, Australian Government Initiative, Australia, pp. 1-69.

Shah, C., Long, M.G., Burke, G., 2008, Pathways from coursework to research degrees at Monash University: 2000-2006, Monash University, Melbourne, pp. 1-27.

Long, M.G., Shah, C., 2008, Private returns to vocational education and training qualifications, NCVER, Adelaide SA Australia, pp. 1-44.

Shah, C., Burke, G., North, S.M., 2008, University IT graduates for ICT occupations in Victoria 2008 to 2022, Multimedia Victoria, Melbourne, pp. 1-53.

Shah, C., Cooper, L., Burke, G., 2007, Industry Demand for Higher Education Graduates in Victoria 2008-2022: An identification of the higher education graduates required to meet industry skill demands, Office of Training and Tertiary Education, Department of Innovation, Industry & Regional Development, Melbourne, pp. 1-50.

Shah, C., Long, M.G., 2007, Labour Mobility and Mutual Recognition of Skills and Qualifications: European Union and Australia/New Zealand, CEET Working Paper No. 65, Centre for the Economics of Education and Training, Monash University, Melbourne.

Shah, C., Long, M.G., Windle, J.A., 2007, Recognition of Skills and Qualifications: Labour Mobility and Trade in Services, Centre for the Economics of Education and Training, Monash University, Melbourne, pp. 1-24.

Burke, G., McKenzie, P., Shah, C., Spinks, M.J., 2007, Specialist Government Secondary Schools in Victoria, Centre for the Economics of Education and Training, Monash University, Melbourne, pp. 1-51.

Shah, C., Burke, G., 2006, Estimates of Job Turnover by Occupation: South Australia, CEET, Melbourne Vic Australia, pp. 1-11.

Shah, C., Burke, G., 2006, Estimates of Job Turnover by Occupation: Western Australia, CEET, Melbourne Vic Australia, pp. 1-11.

Shah, C., Burke, G., 2006, Qualifications and the Future Labour Market in Australia, CEET, Melbourne Vic Australia, pp. 1-59.

Shah, C., Burke, G., 2005, The labour market and qualifications in Victoria, Office of Training and Tertiary Education, Melbourne Vic Australia, pp. v-42.

Shah, C., 2004, Analysing shortages and supply and demand for VET, VECCI The National Challenge VET Stakeholders Forum, Melbourne.

Shah, C., Long, M.G., 2004, Labour mobility and mutual recognition of skills and qualifications: European Union and Australia/New Zealand perspectives, Report to ILO, Geneva.

Shah, C., Burke, G., 2004, Labour mobility: demographic, labour force and education effects and implications for VET, Australian National Training Authority, Australia, pp. 1-118.

Shah, C., 2004, Occupational mobility in Australia and the implications for VET, Australian Labour Market Research Workshop, Perth, 6th December - 7th December 2004.

Shah, C., 2004, Skill shortages: concepts, measurement and implications, Australian Labour Market Research Workshop, 19th - 20th February, 2004.

Shah, C., Long, M.G., Burke, G., 2004, Student flows: post-initial higher education course work programmes, Report to the Evaluation and Investigations Programme, Higher Education Division, Department of Education, Science and Training, Canberra.

Selby Smith, C., Ferrier, F.G., Anderson, D.L., Burke, G., Hopkins, S., Long, M.G., Maglen, L., Malley, J., McKenzie, P., Shah, C., 2001, CEET's stocktake, NCVER, Leabrook SA, Australia, pp. 1-160.

Foyster, J., Kok Fai, H., Shah, C., 2000, Student Flows through Australian TAFE courses, NCVER, Australia, pp. 1-74.

Shah, C.F., 1999, Estimating training needs, Presentation to the NSW Department of Education.

Shah, C.F., 1999, Forecasting net occupational replacement demand, Paper presented at the 19th International Symposium on Forecasting (ISF'99), Washington.

Shah, C.F., 1999, Forecasting occupational replacement needs, Seminar presentation at the University of Bristol, UK.

Shah, C.F., 1999, Forecasting occupational replacement needs, Seminar presentation at the Institute of Fiscal Studies, London.

Shah, C.F., 1999, Forecasting occupational replacement needs, Seminar presentation at the Australian National Training Authority conference, Brisbane.

Shah, C.F., 1999, Forecasting occupational replacement needs, Seminar presented at the University of Maastricht.

Shah, C.F., 1999, Teachers: older, wiser and needed, Education Quarterly,1999, 1, Curriculum Corporation, Melbourne Vic Australia.

Shah, C.F., Al, E., 1999, Trends in the TAFE Institute workforce and their implications for the training and development of TAFE staff 1998-2000, Report to the Office of Training and Further Education, Victoria, Monash University. CEET, Clayton Vic Australia.

Postgraduate Research Supervisions

Current Supervision

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Universities' expenditure on education and training and the rate of return in Saudi Arabia.

Supervisors:

O''Toole, P (Main), Shah, C (Associate).

Completed Supervision

Student:

Biddle, N.

Program of Study:

The labour market status of Australian students: Who is unemployed, who is working and for how many hours?. 2005.

Supervisors:

Shah, C (Main).

Student:

Sparke, M.

Program of Study:

The organisational benefits of funding vocational training. (Masters) 2006.

Supervisors:

Clemans, A (Main), Shah, C (Associate).