Alberto Posso is a Professor of Economics and Director at the Centre for International Development in the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT), Australia. Professor Posso holds a PhD in Economics from the Australian National University (ANU) with specialisations in labor economics, economic development, international trade and applied econometrics. Geographically, his research focuses on East Asia, Latin America and the Pacific. Professor Posso has over 40 peer-reviewed publications, which include papers in leading outlets for Development Studies such as World Development, The Journal of Development Studies and The Review of Development Economics. Professor Posso’s most recent research work focuses on child labor, its causes and consequences. He has worked on the adult-wage effects of child labor in Ecuador, the health consequences of child labor in Peru, the psychological costs of child labor in India, as well as the relationship between environmental shocks and child labor in Vietnam. His work on child wellbeing, more generally, has been funded by major international organizations including Oxfam, Plan International, and UNESCAP.