CHREA Sesokunthideth

Former Research Associate

Prior to becoming a Research Associate at CDRI, Ms CHREA Sesokunthideth had worked for many years at the Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training, under which she first obtained work experience in the Technical Vocational Education and Training, and then involved in labour market study, including Cambodia’s skills and jobs survey and minimum wage. Ms CHREA obtained her Master’s degree in Economics from Kobe University in 2017. She has strong interest in development research and works hard to gain her experience in quantitative research. Her research interests include, but are not limited to, economics of education, labour economics and environmental economics. At CDRI, she hopes to acquire further experience, and at the same time, contribute to development research at the Centre for Policy Research in Agriculture and Rural Development. She strongly believes that through research, effective development policies can be recommended as well as formulated.

Email : sesokunthideth.chrea@cdri.org.kh


CHREA Sesokunthideth



Agriculture remains significant for Cambodia's economic growth, although the share of GDP and employment has declined in recent years. ​Agricultural export value has increased from 566 million USD in 2016 to 1,693 million USD in 2021, making its share of total exports​reach 9.64 percent in 2021. China has been one of the main exporting destinations...


The World Bank project on “Evidence Based Policy Study: Supply and Demand Solutions for Accessibility and Affordable Childcare Services in Cambodia” examines the interlink between supply and demand for childcare services to analyze the correlation between the supply and demand for daycare centers and employment rates. This is an emerging concern...


IT for Change, Institute of Development Studies (IDS) and country partners are preparing a project on “Digital Economic Integration of MSMEs in the Global South”, focusing on micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs). Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, MSMEs of low-income populations have faced abrupt economic downturn in which the global consensus ev...


To improve undernutrition challenge, a five-year The Cambodia Nutrition Project (CNP) was formulated with The MOH and the National Committee for Sub-national Democratic Development (NCDDS) of the Ministry of Interior are the implementing agencies. The project brings together global evidence on effective interventions with Cambodia’s priorities to d...


As part of comparative study, the content of this study focuses on the rice sector and market access in Cambodia. The comparatives study is essential for the region because of the important role of the rice sector in national economy of countries and problems in sustainable and better market access. Firstly, rice is key sector of 4 countries for fo...