Dr Matthew
Manning

ANU Centre for Social Research and Methods, The Australian National University
B.Com (Economics), MA (Hons), PhD Economics

Dr Manning is a Senior Lecturer in the Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research at The Australian National University. Dr Manning was previously an economist in the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Griffith University. Dr Manning's research interests include Indigenous wellbeing, public policy, crime policy, applied microeconomics, and the causes and prevention of crime.

Dr Manning's research involves adapting economic methods for measuring objective and subjective outcomes associated with developmental prevention programs in vulnerable communities. Dr Manning uses economic methods for analysing complex multiple criteria problems for the development of prevention policy and has conducted a number of economic analyses (e.g. cost-benefit analysis) for government and non-government organisations. Dr Manning has published in areas such as juvenile justice, developmental/life-course prevention, drug and alcohol prevention, police legitimacy and wellbeing/life satisfaction.