Academic Staff

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Associate Professor Reshad Ahsan

Associate Professor of Economics

Economics

Centre for Asian Business and Economics
Trade and Development Research Unit
- International Trade
- Development Economics
- Political Economy
Department of Economics

+61 3 9035 8147

rahsan@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Georgy Artemov

Lecturer

Economics

Centre for Market Design
Economic Theory and Experiments Unit
- Mechanism design
- Matching theory
- Game theory
- Microeconomic theory
Department of Economics

+61 3 8344 7029

gartemov@unimelb.edu.au
Professor Benjamin Avanzi

Professor of Actuarial Studies

Actuarial Studies

Centre for Actuarial Studies
- Insurance Capital Modelling
- Risk Theory
- Modelling and Statistical Analysis
- Robust Estimation
- Social Security and Pensions
- Risk Modelling in Operations Management
Department of Economics

+61 3 8344 8667

b.avanzi@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Ivan Balbuzanov

Senior Lecturer

Economics

Centre for Market Design
- Microeconomic theory
Department of Economics

ivan.balbuzanov@unimelb.edu.au
Associate Professor Victoria Baranov

Associate Professor of Economics

Economics
- Development
- Behavioural Economics
- Health Economics
- Psychology and Economics
- Applied Microeconomics
Department of Economics

+61 3 8344 5292

victoria.baranov@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Aaron Barkley

Lecturer

Economics
- Applied Microeconomics
- Industrial Organization
Department of Economics

+61 3 8344 0589

aaron.barkley@unimelb.edu.au
Professor Jeff Borland

Truby Williams Professor of Economics

Economics
- Applied microeconomics
- Australian economic history
- Economics of sport
- Operation of labour markets in Australia
- Policy and program design and evaluation
Department of Economics

+61 3 8344 5294

jib@unimelb.edu.au
Associate Professor David Byrne

Associate Professor of Economics & Deputy Director, Centre for Market Design

Economics

Centre for Market Design
- Industrial Organization
- Applied Econometrics
- Energy Economics
- Environmental Economics
Department of Economics

+61-3-8344 3880

byrned@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Enrique Calderin

Senior Lecturer

Actuarial Studies

Centre for Actuarial Studies
- Actuarial Studies
Department of Economics

+61 3 9035 8176

enrique.calderin@unimelb.edu.au
Associate Professor Marc Chan

Economics
- Labour Economics
- Public Economics
- Applied Econometrics
Department of Economics

+61 3 83449488

marc.chan@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Ping Chen

Senior Lecturer

Actuarial Studies

Centre for Actuarial Studies
- Actuarial Studies
Department of Economics

+61 3 9035 8053

pche@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Daeha Cho

Lecturer

Economics

Macroeconomics Research Unit
- Macroeconomics
- Monetary Economics
Department of Economics

+61 3 8344 5925

daehac@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Andrew Clarke

Senior Lecturer
Program Director (Master of Economics and the Master of Applied Econometrics)

Economics

Macroeconomics Research Unit
- Applied Econometrics
- Labour Economics (Immigration)
Department of Economics

+61 3 8344 5298

andrew.clarke@unimelb.edu.au
Associate Professor Michael Coelli

Honours Coordinator (Economics)
Associate Professor of Economics

Economics
- Education Economics
- Education Training and Effects
- Gender Earnings Gaps
- Human Capital Investment
Department of Economics

+61 3 8344 8586

mcoelli@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Renaud Coulomb

Lecturer

Economics

Centre for Market Design
- Environmental Economics
- Energy Economics
- Political Economy
Department of Economics

+61 3 8344 2867

renaud.coulomb@unimelb.edu.au
Associate Professor Mei Dong

Associate Professor of Economics

Economics
- Monetary Economics
- Macroeconomics
Department of Economics

+61 3 8344 1209

mei.dong@unimelb.edu.au
Professor Chris Edmond

Professor of Economics

Economics

Macroeconomics Research Unit
- International Economics
- Macroeconomics
- Monetary and Financial Economics
Department of Economics

+61 3 8344 9733

cedmond@unimelb.edu.au
Professor Nisvan Erkal

Professor of Economics

Economics

Centre for Market Design
Economic Theory and Experiments Unit
Experimental Economics Laboratory
Trade and Development Research Unit
- Experimental Economics
- Industrial Organization
Department of Economics

+61 3 8344 3307

n.erkal@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Kevin Fergusson

Senior Lecturer

Actuarial Studies

Centre for Actuarial Studies
- Quantitative modelling of asset and liability portfolios of pension funds and insurers
- Pricing and hedging of long dated derivatives
- Actuarial Studies
Department of Economics

+61 3 8344 2997

kevin.fergusson@unimelb.edu.au
Professor John Freebairn

Ritchie Chair of Economics

Economics

Macroeconomics Research Unit
- Applied Microeconomics
- Policy Analysis (Taxation, Natural Resources)
Department of Economics

+61 3 8344 6414

j.freebairn@unimelb.edu.au
Professor Ross Garnaut

Professorial Fellow

Economics

Trade and Development Research Unit
- China's economic reforms and internationalisation
- Asia-Pacific economies' development and international economic relations
- Australia's economic relations with the Asia-Pacific region
- Domestic economic adjustment to Asia-Pacific economic development
Department of Economics

ross.garnaut@unimelb.edu.au
Associate Professor Matthew Greenwood-Nimmo

Associate Professor of Econometrics

Econometrics
- Monetary Policy Rules
- Computational Statistics
- Minsky Moments & Financial Contagion
Department of Economics

+61 3 8344 5354

matthew.greenwood@unimelb.edu.au
Dr James Hansen

Senior Lecturer

Economics

Macroeconomics Research Unit
- Macroeconomics
- Monetary Economics
Department of Economics

+61 3 8344 2142

james.hansen@unimelb.edu.au
Professor David Harris

Head of Department
Professor of Econometrics

Econometrics
- Time Series Analysis (Econometric Theory)
Department of Economics

+61 3 8344 6835

harrisd@unimelb.edu.au
Associate Professor Joe Hirschberg

Associate Professor of Economics

Economics
- Applied Econometrics Techniques
- Economic Applications of Cluster Analysis
- Measuring Anti-Competitive Behaviour
- Measuring Productivity
- Quantitative Analysis of Tertiary Education
Department of Economics

+61 3 8344 5273

j.hirschberg@unimelb.edu.au
Associate Professor Liana Jacobi

Associate Professor of Econometrics

Econometrics

Bayesian Analysis and Modeling Research Group
- Bayesian Econometrics
- Theoretical and applied econometrics
Department of Economics

+61 3 8344 8177

ljacobi@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Byeong-Hyeon Jeong

Research Fellow - CMD

Centre for Market Design
- Microeconomic Theory
- Matching Theory
- Mechanism Design
Department of Economics

byeonghyeon.jeong@unimelb.edu.au
Associate Professor Zhuo Jin

Associate Professor of Actuarial Studies, Program Director of Master of Commerce (Actuarial Studies), Honours Coordinator (Actuarial Studies)

Actuarial Studies

Centre for Actuarial Studies
- Stochastic optimal control
- Actuarial science
- Mathematical finance
Department of Economics

+61 3 8344 4655

zhuo.jin@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Aaron Kamm

Research Fellow and Experimental Economics Laboratory Manager

Economics

Experimental Economics Laboratory
- Experimental Economics
- Political Economy
- Public Economics
Department of Economics

aaron.kamm@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Wasana Karunarathne

Lecturer

Economics

Centre for Asian Business and Economics
Macroeconomics Research Unit
Trade and Development Research Unit
- Development Economics
- Poverty and Income Inequality
- Economics of Education
Department of Economics

+61 3 8344 4866

lakminik@unimelb.edu.au
Nahid Khan

Lecturer

Economics
- Economics Education
- Development Economics
Department of Economics

+61 3 8344 3621

nsk@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Laszlo Konya

Teaching Specialist/Senior Lecturer

Econometrics
- Business Statistics
- Applied Econometrics
Department of Economics

+61 3 8344 0355

l.konya@unimelb.edu.au
Dr May Li

Senior Lecturer

Economics

Macroeconomics Research Unit
Trade and Development Research Unit
- Macroeconomics
- Computational Economics
- Monetary Economics
- Public Finance
Department of Economics

+61 3 8344 5316

shuyunl@unimelb.edu.au
Professor Shuanming Li

Professor of Actuarial Studies, Director, Centre for Actuarial Studies

Actuarial Studies

Centre for Actuarial Studies
- Actuarial Mathematics (Risk models and Ruin Theory)
Department of Economics

+61 3 83445616

shli@unimelb.edu.au
Professor Simon Loertscher

Professor of Economics & Director, Centre for Market Design

Economics

Centre for Market Design
Economic Theory and Experiments Unit
- Industrial Organization
- Market Making
- Mechanism and Market Design
- Political Economics (Market Microstructure)
Department of Economics

+61 3 8344 5364

simonl@unimelb.edu.au
Associate Professor Jenny Lye

Associate Professor/Reader of Economics

Economics

Macroeconomics Research Unit
- Applied Econometrics
- Theoretical Econometrics
Department of Economics

+61 3 8344 7264

jnlye@unimelb.edu.au
Associate Professor Leslie Martin

Associate Professor of Economics

Economics
- Environmental Economics
- Energy Economics
- Industrial Organisation
- International Development
Department of Economics

+61 3 8344 5312

leslie.martin@unimelb.edu.au
Professor Vance Martin

Chair of Econometrics

Econometrics

Macroeconomics Research Unit
- Macroeconomics
- Public Finance
- Econometric Theory
- Monetary & Financial Economics
Department of Economics

+61 3 8344 5396

vance@unimelb.edu.au
Professor Phillip McCalman

Chair of Economics

Economics

Trade and Development Research Unit
- International Trade
Department of Economics

+61 3 9035 8134

mccalman@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Yusuf Mercan

Lecturer

Economics

Macroeconomics Research Unit
- Macroeconomics
- Labor Economics
- International Trade
Department of Economics

yusuf.mercan@unimelb.edu.au
Associate Professor Joshua Miller

Associate Professor of Economics

Economics

Economic Theory and Experiments Unit
Experimental Economics Laboratory
- Behavioural Economics
- Experimental Economics
- Statistical and Experimental Methods
- Microeconomic Theory
Department of Economics

+61 3 8344 1014

joshua.miller@unimelb.edu.au
Dr David Moreton

Lecturer

Economics

Department of Economics

+61 3 8344 7034

dmoreton@unimelb.edu.au
Associate Professor Alexandru Nichifor

Associate Professor of Economics

Economics
- Market design (matchings markets / auctions)
- Game theory (assignment games)
- Social networks
- Social choice (rankings)
Department of Economics

+61-3-8344 7420

nichifor@unimelb.edu.au
Professor Nilss Olekalns

President of Academic Board, Professor of Economics

Economics

Macroeconomics Research Unit
- Applied Macroeconomics
Department of Economics

+61 3 8344 5342

nilss@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Mehmet Ozmen

Teaching Specialist/Lecturer

Econometrics
- Applied Econometrics
- Environmental Economics
- Cultural Economics
- Health Economics
- Transport Economics
Department of Economics

+61390358912

mehmet.ozmen@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Siqi Pan

Lecturer

Economics

Centre for Asian Business and Economics
Economic Theory and Experiments Unit
Experimental Economics Laboratory
- Market Design
- Experimental & Behavioral Economics
- Game Theory
- Industrial Organization
Department of Economics

+61 452 615 282

siqi.pan@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Laura Panza

Senior Lecturer

Econometrics
- Development Economics
- Economic and social history of the Middle East
- Economic history
Department of Economics

+61 3 9035 9732

laura.panza@unimelb.edu.au
Professor Bruce Preston

Professor of Economics

Economics
- Macroeconomics
Department of Economics

bruce.preston@unimelb.edu.au
Associate Professor Roberto Raimondo

Associate Professor of Economics

Economics

Economic Theory and Experiments Unit
- Microeconomics
- Mathematical Economics
- Mathematical Finance
Department of Economics

+61 3 8344 4571

rraim@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Mark Razhev

Lecturer

Economics

Department of Economics

+61 3 83449394

mark.razhev@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Maria Recalde

Lecturer

Economics

Experimental Economics Laboratory
- Experimental Economics
- Behavioral Economics
- Public Economics
- Development
Department of Economics

+61 3 8344 7642

maria.recalde@unimelb.edu.au
Professor Kalvinder Shields

Program Director (PhD Economics)
Professor of Economics

Economics

Macroeconomics Research Unit
- Macroeconomic Modelling
Department of Economics

k.shields@unimelb.edu.au
Associate Professor Christopher Skeels

Associate Professor of Econometrics

Econometrics
- Econometric Theory
Department of Economics

+61 3 8344 3783

Chris.Skeels@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Rhonda Smith

Senior Lecturer

Economics
- Industrial Economics
Department of Economics

+61 3 8344 9884

rhondals@unimelb.edu.au
Professor Richard Smith

Professorial Fellow

Economics
- Econometric theory
- Estimation and inference
- Hypothesis testing
- Model selection
Department of Economics

8344 9251

richard.smith1@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Faisal Sohail

Lecturer

Economics

Macroeconomics Research Unit
- Macroeconomics
- Firm Dynamics
Department of Economics

+61 3 9035 6716

faisal.sohail@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Yong Song

Lecturer

Econometrics

Bayesian Analysis and Modeling Research Group
- Bayesian Econometrics
- Financial Econometrics
- Empirical Macroeconomics
Department of Economics

+61-3-83440997

yong.song@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Kevin Staub

Senior Lecturer

Econometrics

Econometrics Research Unit
Melbourne Institute
Trade and Development Research Unit
- Applied Econometrics
- Applied Microeconomics
- International Trade
Department of Economics

+61 3 9035 3776

kevin.staub@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Eik Leong Swee

Senior Lecturer

Economics

Centre for Asian Business and Economics
Trade and Development Research Unit
- Development Economics
- Political Economy
- Economics of Conflict
- Applied Microeconomics
Department of Economics

+613 8344 5397

eswee@unimelb.edu.au
Associate Professor John Tang

Associate Professor of Economics

Economics
- Economic History
- International Trade
- Health Economics
- Applied Microeconomics
Department of Economics

+61-3-90356158

john.tang@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Lawrence Uren

Senior Lecturer

Economics

Macroeconomics Research Unit
- Macroeconomics
- Labour Markets
- Search Theory
Department of Economics

+61 3 8344 7915

luren@unimelb.edu.au
Professor Jan van Ours

Professorial Fellow

Economics
- Labour Economics
- Health Economics
Department of Economics

+61 3 8344 9733

jvanours@unimelb.edu.au
Professor Tom Wilkening

Professor of Economics

Economics

Centre for Market Design
Economic Theory and Experiments Unit
Experimental Economics Laboratory
- Microeconomics
- Industrial Organisation
- Development Economics & Asian Economics
- Experimental Economics
- Behavioural Economics
Department of Economics

+61 3 8344 7027

tom.wilkening@unimelb.edu.au
Professor Jenny Williams

Professor of Economics

Economics

Trade and Development Research Unit
- Health Economics
- Microeconometrics
- Policy Evaluation
Department of Economics

+61 3 8344 7530

jenny.williams@unimelb.edu.au
Professor Steven Williams

Deputy Head of Department
Professor of Economics and Director (Research), Centre for Market Design

Economics

Centre for Market Design
- Microeconomic theory
- Mechanism design
- Information economics
Department of Economics

+61 3 9035 4639

steven.williams@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Tomasz Wozniak

Lecturer

Econometrics

Bayesian Analysis and Modeling Research Group
- Econometrics
- Multivariate Time Series Econometrics
- Bayesian Inference
- Macroeconometrics
- Economic Forecasting
Department of Economics

+61 3 8344 5310

tomasz.wozniak@unimelb.edu.au
Associate Professor Xueyuan Wu

Associate Professor of Actuarial Studies, Program Director, Master of Actuarial Science and Graduate Diploma in Actuarial Studies

Actuarial Studies

Centre for Actuarial Studies
- Matrix Analytical Methods
- Ruin theory
- Correlated risk models
- Actuarial Studies
Department of Economics

+61 3 8344 7939

xueyuanw@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Andy Xiaosong Wu

Research Fellow

Economics
- Industrial Organization
- Applied Microeconomics
Department of Economics

andy.wu1@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Jun Xiao

Senior Lecturer

Economics

Centre for Market Design
- Industrial Organization
- Microeconomic Theory
Department of Economics

+61 3 9035 3161

jun.xiao@unimelb.edu.au
Associate Professor Rui Zhou

Associate Professor of Actuarial Studies

Actuarial Studies

Centre for Actuarial Studies
Centre for Asian Business and Economics
- Longevity/Mortality Risk Measurement and Management
- Mortality Modelling and Forecasting
- Longevity annuity
- Weather Derivative
Department of Economics

+61 3 8344 8719

rui.zhou@unimelb.edu.au

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