NITH Kosal

Data Support Officer

Nith Kosal is currently the Data Support Officer at the Centre for Development Economics and Trade of CDRI. He has previously worked as a young researcher, junior researcher and program coordinator at Future Forum in which experienced in conducting economic research and coordinating various projects, in particular, the Data Hub. He worked to build a data repository and supported young researchers using quantitative data for their research project. Kosal also produced some working papers, policy briefs, and commentaries on macroeconomics, monetary economics, and economic growth, which were published in different institutes and media outlets. He holds a double bachelor’s degree in Economics and Management from the Lumière University Lyon 2 and the Royal University of Law and Economics in July 2019.

Email : kosal.nith@cdri.org.kh


NITH Kosal



CDRI has been conducting the Moving out of Poverty (MOP) survey since 1996/1997 in 3 village household samples and this sample have been extended 11 villages across 7 provinces by 2020. CDRI surveys the same 1000 households every three years to track the poverty dynamics across the five main regions of Cambodia. This rare longitudinal dataset i...


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In close coordination with local governments and organizations, the project will identify gender-sensitive policies and good practices from the macro to micro level that will support the recovery process and improve resilience among vulnerable women workers and micro, small, and medium enterprises. It will facilitate policy dialogue and coordin...