Yogi Vidyattama is an Associate Professor at School of Politics, Economics and Society (SchoPES), University of Canberra. He is an active member of Australian-New Zealand branch of Regional Science Association International (ANZRSAI).
He graduated with a PhD in Economics from the Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, Australian National University, Canberra, where he held an ANU Vice-Chancellor's Scholarship.
He was with National Centre for Social and Economic Modelling (NATSEM), University of Canberra (2008-2022) after having previously spent three years as a research assistant and tutor at the Research School of Pacific and Asia Studies and Crawford School, ANU (2005-2008) and five years at the Institute of Economic and Social Research (LPEM), Universitas Indonesia (1999-2004).
Yogi has focused his work on spatial and geographical economic analysis and is highly experienced in microsimulation modelling, economic growth, income and wealth distribution and inequality.
His current principal areas of research include: spatial impact of government policy; housing affordability; spatial distribution of inequality and disadvantage; and analysis of wealth and superannuation.