SIM Sokcheng
Senior Research Fellow and Director Center
Mr Sim Sokcheng is currently the Director and a Research Fellow in the Center for policy research in agriculture and rural development of CDRI. He has joined CDRI since 2013 as a research associate. He has extensive experience on leading and managing various research projects and doing research on agriculture, economic development, programme impact evaluation, particularly research survey with rural farmers. Mr. Sokcheng is a Ph.D. candidate and hold a master’s degree in Economics majoring in Development Economics from Kobe University, Japan. Current research highlights include research on promoting sustainable and inclusive agricultural development through public-private partnerships (PPPs) in agriculture and impact evaluation for community-based childcare for garment factory workers.
Email : simsokcheng@cdri.org.kh
Related Publications
International Publications 128
2021
The Effect of Parental Migration on the Schooling of Children Left behind in Rural Cambodia
Research Reports 105593
2019
Economic Return to Investment in Education and TVET: Micro and Marco Perspectives
Research Reports 17
2017
Synergies and Trade-offs with Intensification of Rice and Livestock Production in Cambodia
Cambodia Development Review 16
2016
An Empirical Analysis of Factors Determining Choices between Different Subcategories of Off-farm Activities in Rural Cambodia
Cambodia Development Review
2017
Synergies and Trade Offs with Intensification of Rice and Livestock Production in Cambodia
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