A fair, prosperous and sustainable future means thinking about what matters to us as a society.
What do we value and how much? What risks are we prepared to take? What are we willing to give up so that we can all have what we want and need?
Our researchers – the economists, actuarial analysts, specialists in finance and accounting, and experts in marketing, consumer behaviour, management, change and employment – are dedicated to these questions, bringing unique perspectives on the difference business and economics can make to our lives – as individuals and collectively. Through diverse expertise, an outward focus, and strong culture of collaboration, we carry out fundamental and applied research to help improve the world around us.
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Closing the education gap
To help shrink the persistent gap in equal access to education between secondary school students, this research team has designed an app called the 'Financial Aid Calculator'.
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Improving investor confidence in renewable energy
This research is facilitating accurate pricing of wind derivatives, leading to stable revenues and increasing investor confidence in renewable energy projects.
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Improving decision-making capacity and financial wellbeing
Using eye-tracking, brain-imaging, psychophysiology and pharmacology, this research studies how people respond to complexity to improve decision-making and wellbeing.
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Three new Research Labs in 2024
Funded through a Faculty initiative supporting state-of-the-art research, three new Research Labs will commence this year: Transforming Australian Healthcare: Data-Driven Insights for a Healthier Future; Lab for the Practical Applications of Mechanism and Matching Theory; and FBE Gender Lab: Promoting Advancement of Women in the Workplace.
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Society’s expectations of how a man works and what he earns is a key contributor to how lonely he feels in the workplace, writes Dr Ferdi Botha for The Conversation.
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Greater visibility of these businesses – both in government statistics and Indigenous business directories – would not only showcase their diversity and excellence but also promote further success, writes Associate Professor Michelle Evans for The Conversation.
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When we mapped where Indigenous Australians are using a program to access free or discounted medicines, we found huge variation around the country. Here’s why that’s a problem, write Dr Karinna Saxby and Mike Stephens for the Conversation.