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Alay Phonvisay is an Associate Professor and Deputy Director of the Research Division at the Faculty of Economics and Business Management, National University of Laos, and a Visiting Senior Fellow at the LSE International Inequalities Institute.
His current work investigates how climate resilience can be integrated into malnutrition and social protection programs to reduce structural inequality across Southeast Asia. In his ongoing research, he evaluates the distributional impacts of climate shocks on health equity, food security, and rural livelihoods in vulnerable communities. Dr. Phonvisay holds a Ph.D. and Master’s degree in Economics from Kobe University, Japan. At the National University of Laos, he teaches health economics, development economics, and applied econometrics. Prior to his academic appointment, he served as a Data Analysis and Evaluation Specialist with the Poverty Reduction Fund, where he evaluated targeted social equity and poverty alleviation interventions across low-income districts in Lao PDR.
His core research interests center on applied econometrics, program evaluation, climate resilience, and socio-economic inequality. Dr. Phonvisay’s active research project, "Integrating Climate Resilience into Malnutrition Programs: Analyzing Equity, Effectiveness, and Policy Implications in Laos," examines how environmental shocks exacerbate health disparities among marginalized populations. Utilizing both quantitative econometric modeling and qualitative assessments, he regularly advises government bodies and international organizations on designing evidence-based social safety nets, national proxy-means testing, and climate-resilient development policies.