Dong Wang is a development economist specialising in structural transformation, agrifood systems, and the global green transition, with a regional focus on Asia-Pacific and the Global South. He is currently a Casual Researcher at the University of Melbourne on the Ford Foundation project, and prior to this, he held research positions at the Australian National University, the University of Queensland, and the University of Sydney. His work integrates energy economics, agricultural economics, development economics, new structural economics, applied econometrics, and applied policy research, examining how factor endowments, industrial change, and development stages shape pathways for sustainable growth.