Faculty staff profile
Catherine de Fontenay
PhD (Stanford) BA (Hons) (McGill)
Associate Professor - Economics
Catherine de Fontenay is an academic economist who has researched and taught in institutions across Australia.
Prior to joining MBS, Catherine held positions at the University of New South Wales and the Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies at ANU. Her teaching and program directing expertise is extensive, and her subjects include economic development, managerial economics, game theory and business strategy, markets in developing countries, and industrial organisation.
Catherine's work has been published in a range of international journals. Her research interests include development economics, industrial organisation, theory of contracts and organisations, and comparative institutional analysis. Her most recent project examined spiralling crime rates in developing countries, and assessed the resultant costs to business.

