Thesis Supervision

PhD Thesis Supervision

Current

• Primary Supervisor of Yi Bai Yang.
  PhD, Thesis Topic: Modelling ofTime Preference Determination under Endogenous Growth Theoretic Framework.
• Primary Supervisor of James Endres
  PhD, Thesis Topic: Economic impact of broadband infrastructure in Australia
• Primary Supervisor of Radoslava Evtimova-Rusinova
  PhD, Thesis Topic: Effects of globalisation on income distribution in various economies
• Primary Supervisor of Bradley Miller.
  PhD, Thesis Topic: Space Technology in Emerging Asian economies.
• Primary Supervisor of Kozo Otsuka.
  PhD, Thesis Topic: Role of science and technology on knowledge production function: The case of Japan and USA.

Completed

• Primary Supervisor of Supriyo De, 2008.
  PhD, Thesis Topic: Intangible capital and productivity growth: The case of the Indian Information Technology Software Industry.
• Primary Supervisor of Mohammad Mafizur Rahman, 2007.
  PhD, Thesis Topic: Gravity Models of Bangladesh's Trade and Intra-SAARC Trade Prospects.
• Primary Supervisor of Cengiz Cihan, 2006.
  PhD, Thesis Topic: An Empirical Analysis of Knowledge Production Function: What differs among the OECD countries including Turkey?.
• Primary Supervisor of Ananthalakshmi Sekhar, 2005.
  PhD, Thesis Topic: Information and Communication Technology in India: A Study of Approaches Toward Achieving Quality.
• Primary Supervisor of Ihab Magableh, 2005.
  PhD, Thesis Topic: A Socio-Economic enquiry into the Determinants of Microfinance in Jordan: An Econometric Analysis.
• Primary Supervisor of Paritosh Chandra Ghosh, 2005.
  PhD, Thesis Topic: Economic Growth, The Environment and Economic Openness: An Investigation into Their Structural Linkages.
• Primary Supervisor of Richard Culas, 2004.
  PhD, Thesis Topic: A re-examination of the causes for deforestation: Evidences from Latin America, Africa and Asia.
• Primary Supervisor of Catherine Roc, 2000.
  PhD, Thesis Topic: Foreign Portfolio Investment in the Indonesian Stock Market 1987-1997 : Causes and Impact on the JSX's Development.
• Associate Supervisor of Faizal Yahya, 2000.
  PhD, Thesis Topic: Decentralising Economic Development in India and the Emergence of Growth Centres (Associate supervisor).
• Primary Supervisor of Nasiruddin Ahmed, 1999.
  PhD, Thesis Topic: Trade Liberalisation in Bangladesh: An Empirical Investigation.
• Primary Supervisor of Robert Christie, 1998.
  PhD, Thesis Topic: Organisational and Institutional Influences on Rotating Savings and Credit Associations: Evidence from Australian Ethnic Communities.
• Primary Supervisor of Amir Hussain, 1994.
  PhD, Thesis Topic: Tenurial Efficiency and Interlinked Markets in Bangladesh Agriculture: Issues and Evidence.
• Primary Supervisor of Farzana Naqvi, 1994.
  PhD, Thesis Topic: A Computable General Equilibrium Model of Energy-Economy Interaction in Pakistan.

MPhil Thesis Supervision

Completed

• Primary Supervisor of Sarita Bista, 2007.
  MPhil, Thesis Topic: The Effects of Trade Liberalisation in South Asia.
• Primary Supervisor of Kozo Otsuka, 2005.
  MPhil (Research), Thesis Topic: Information Technology and Aggregate Economic Growth in Asia: Panel Analysis with Endogenous Growth Framework.

MEc Thesis/Essay Supervision

Completed

• Primary Supervisor of Ping Alice Cheung, 1997.
  Masters (Research), Thesis Topic: The Manpower Management in China's Economic Planning.
• Primary Supervisor of Yannick Tran, 1996.
  Masters (Research), Thesis Topic: Reviewing Vietnam's Transition Progress to a Market Economy.
• Primary Supervisor of Mohammad M. Hoque, 1995.
  Masters (Research), Thesis Topic: Agricultural Development Policy and Implementation: The Case of Bangladesh.
• Primary Supervisor of Hsien_Chuang Jeng, 1995.
  Masters (Honours), Thesis Topic: Hong-Kong and Singapore: A review and comparison of economic planning, development and policy.
• Primary Supervisor of Ian Morrow, 1994.
  Masters (Research), Thesis Topic: The Human Development Index.
• Primary Supervisor of James Farrell, 1992.
  Masters (Research), Thesis Topic: Wasted Labour and Macroeconomic Adjustment in Revolutionary Nicaragua.

BEc (Honours) Thesis Supervision

Completed

• Primary Supervisor of Alex Peat, 2006.
  Bachelors (Honours), Thesis Topic: Efficiency and Privatisation in Transitional Russia: The Role of the Domestic Oil Industry, Compulsory B.Ec. honours thesis.
• Primary Supervisor of Prasanna Shanmukanathan, 2006.
  Bachelors (Honours), Thesis Topic: Service Sector Dynamics: The Role of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in an Endogenous Framework, Compulsory B.Ec. honours thesis.
• Primary Supervisor of Nick Biddle, 2000.
  Bachelors (Honours), Thesis Topic: The Employment Status of Australian Aborigines and Torres Islanders: Evidence on Underemployment (Major Thesis jointly with Economics and Econometrics Disciplines).
• Primary Supervisor of Daniel O?Neil, 1999.
  Bachelors (Honours), Thesis Topic: India: Poverty and Dualism 1980-1996 (Major Thesis).
• Primary Supervisor of Amanda Ho, 1996.
  Bachelors (Honours), Thesis Topic: The Impact of Structural Change in Hong Kong's Manufacturing Sector in the Process of Integration with China-An Analysis of the "Front Shop, Back Factory" Phenomenon (Minor Thesis).
• Primary Supervisor of Andrew S. Liu, 1995.
  Bachelors (Honours), Thesis Topic: Hong Kong's Manufacturing Investments in China (Minor Thesis).