Our research

Dedicated to conducting impactful research

The Department of Accounting, Finance and Economics conducts innovative research in Accounting, Economics, Finance, Financial Planning and Business Law. Our researchers have secured grants from international organisations, government bodies, and professional organizations. We publish in top-tier journals and contribute to theory, practice, and policy.

Our department is known for its active seminar program featuring high-profile scholars and PhD students, as well as for hosting the Centre for Personal Finance and Superannuation and research groups focused on Corporate Governance, Energy, Social Housing, and Economic Policy Analysis.

Research groups

We collaborate with industry, professional bodies, government and high-profile academics on many research projects and initiatives. Our research initiatives not only inform social and government policies but also generate innovative solutions to address industry challenges.

Centre for Personal Finance and Superannuation

The Centre for Personal Finance and Superannuation undertakes innovative and high quality research projects in order to understand consumer investment, spending and general household financial management behaviour.

Our research excellence is driven by the comprehensive approach we give to all our projects.

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Academy of Excellence in Financial Crime Investigation and Compliance

The Academy aims to be ɫ��վ’s leading interdisciplinary research, engagement and education forum in the area of financial crime, investigation and compliance.

Together with our experts, and in collaboration with industry partners, we provide national thought leadership and drive continuous improvement of training programs to tackle these global issues.

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Social and Affordable Housing Program

Developing innovative solutions to the financing of social and affordable housing

The Social and Affordable Housing Program provides a platform to bring together academics, researchers, practitioners and policymakers to carryout research and exchange ideas to develop innovative solutions to the financing of social and affordable housing.

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ARC Indigenous Project

This project focuses on enhancing the economic sustainability of Indigenous businesses through improved financial literacy. Supported by an , our researchers aim to identify best practices for Indigenous business owners in running successful small businesses.

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South Pacific Centre for Central Banking

Now Pacific Islands Centre for Development Policy and Research (PICDPR). The SPCCB was formed to bring together world class economic and finance experts, with a clear aim to help build capacity for research and policy formulation.

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Financial Planning Research Journal

The Financial Planning Research Journal contributes original, peer-reviewed research to aid understanding of the practice and policy of financial planning in ɫ��վ. Published by Griffith University on behalf of the Financial Planning Association of ɫ��վ, our articles span topics including economics, finance, accounting, taxation, behavioural finance, financial literacy, financial education, law and more.

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Discussion Paper Series

The Economics and Business Statistics Discussion Paper Series hosts work in progress and preliminary research findings by researchers and associates of the Department, with the aim of stimulating useful discussion and helpful comment among the community of scholars, policymakers and practitioners.

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Higher Degree Research

Our department thrives on cultivating mutually beneficial relationships with industry, government, and the community to advance innovation and success. Through our diverse partnerships with companies such as AMP, Stonehouse Group and Bendigo Bank, we enhance student learning and drive positive outcomes for businesses.

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Higher Degree by Research students

Higher Degree by Research Students

Name	Research Topic	Supervisors
Duha Mohammad Radwan Abujleedan	Corporate Governance Issues in MENA Region	Dr Fang Hu, Professor Shireenjit Johl
Kwabena Addai	Agricultural Extension Services, Technology Adoption and Household Welfare in Malawi	A/Prof Md Iftekhar, A/Prof Nicholas Rohde
Ajanthan Alagathurai	Three essays on Integrated Reporting.	Professor Reza Monem, Professor Shireenjit Johl, Dr Shamsun Nahar
Iis Alviya	The role of land-based private sectors in low emission development	A/Prof Md Iftekhar, Tapan Sarker, Harshakumari Sarvaiya
Said Babangida	Understanding the Socioeconomic Outcomes of Internally Displaced Persons.	A/Prof Parvinder Kler, Dr Anita Staneva, Temesgen Kifle
Louisa Koete Baragamu	Fintech And Financial Inclusion in the PICs: A Case Study of Solomon Islands	Dr Parmendra Sharma, Dr Jen-Je Su
Wijesooriya Basnayake Basnayake	Impact of Financial Inclusion on Economic Growth: Evidence from Asia - Pacific Region	Professor Saroja Selvanathan, Jayatilleke Bandaralage, A/Prof Athula Naranpanawa
Ryszard Stanislaw Bliszczyk	Social context matters : Identity economics & salience of social identification in economic choice	Professor Andreas Chai, David Butler, Lisa Farrell, Dr Anita Staneva
Andrew Buckwell	Sustainable inclusive management of the environment through application of Coasian bargaining	Professor Christopher Fleming, Syezlin Hasan, Edward Morgan
Xinye Cao	The construction of a trust mechanism model of Robo-Advisor	Dr Victor Wong, Dr Steffen Westermann
Mahamendisge Dasuni Dayananda	Effects of rising food prices on welfare: An assessment using household utility model	A/Prof Nawaratne Ratnasiri, A/Prof Md Iftekhar, Pradeepa Korale Gedara
Rodrigo De Luca	The role(s) played and performance of boutique advisory firms in cross-border M&A transactions.	Professor Robert Bianchi, Dr Akihiro Omura
Dearne Dettrick	Measuring the Impact and Benefits of Public Art with a Holistic Perspective	Professor Christopher Fleming, Elizabeth Shaw, Janette Younger
Savani Edirisinghe	Consumer Protection Laws and Their Impact on Financial Inclusion: A Comparative study bet: AU and EU	A/Prof Godage Kariyawasam, Amber Marshall
Maryam Farooq	Economic Uncertainty on Firm's Performance: Exploring Corporate Governance Dynamics and Ownership Structures	Dr Fang Hu, Dr Shamsun Nahar, Dr Gurmeet Singh Bhabr
Jonty Flottmann	Effect of a Reduction in Dispatchable Generation on the Forwards Market for Hedging within ɫ��վ	Phillip Wild, A/Prof Neda Todorova, Paul Simshauser
Yunchao Ge	Three Studies on the Clean Energy Market in China	A/Prof Neda Todorova, Dr Bin Li
Conrad Gilbert	The trade-off between dynamic objectives based financial advice and regulation	Professor Robert Bianchi, Michael Drew
Krishanthan Gnanapragasam	Advancing Sustainable Fisheries Production in Sri Lanka.	A/Prof Nawaratne Ratnasiri, Professor Christopher Fleming
Nicholas Gohdes	Capital availability and investment appetite in hybridised energy markets	Phillip Wild, Paul Simshauser, Joel Gilmore
Dylan Goldspring	The Treatment of ɫ��վn and United States of America Retirement Savings: Examining Cross-Border	Dr Richard Copp, Dr Anna Mortimore
Glynn Gough	A critical examination of the affordability of life insurance across the client lifecycle.	Dr Dianne Johnson, Professor Robert Bianchi
Yathra Mullage Chithrasheeli Gunaratne	Essays on Internal Control Weakness	Dr Fang Hu, Professor Shireenjit Johl, A/Prof Daifei Yao
Samuel Haak	The Costs and Benefits of ɫ��վ's AML/CTF Legislation	Professor Andreas Chai, A/Prof Nicholas Rohde, Alex Robson
Sama Haddad	Understanding Market Integration through Regulatory Quality, Global Power, and Market Efficiency	Professor Saroja Selvanathan, Dr Rakesh Gupta, Professor Eliyathamby Selvanathan, A/Prof Tarlok Singh
Thomas Hendry	Short-term Saving in Households	Professor Robert Bianchi, Laura de Zwaan, A/Prof Kirsten MacDonald
Thi Kim Xuan Ho	Does assurance on non-financial information enhance the credibility of the audit reports?	Professor Shireenjit Johl, Robyn-Ann Cameron, Ingrid Millar
Tamanna Hussain	Barriers and enablers for female key management personnel to progress to corporate directorships.	Professor Reza Monem, Dr Gurmeet Singh Bhabra
Parna Imannezhad	Develop different financial models for enhancing revenue certainty of renewable energy projects.	Professor Carl Soederberg, A/Prof Neda Todorova, Phillip Wild, Joel Gilmore
Awais Khan	Addressing the bottom of pyramid in financial sector of Pakistan using capability approach	Professor Andreas Chai, Dr Mirela Malin, A/Prof Nicholas Rohde
Md Omar Faruq Khan	Tax Incentives for Corporate Social Responsibility: Policy Implications	Professor Reza Monem, A/Prof Daifei Yao, Dr Shamsun Nahar
Most Nilufa Khatun	Climate Change Risk and Women's Vulnerability in the Drought-Prone Area of Bangladesh	A/Prof Md Iftekhar, A/Prof Athula Naranpanawa
Alana Knight	Social licence reporting to support Blue Economy development and expansion in ɫ��վ.	Professor Christopher Fleming, Syezlin Hasan, James Smart
Aziz Ladha	The resistance of lawyers, accountants and real estate agents to Anti-Money Laundering regulations in ɫ��վ	Professor Andreas Chai, Margo van Felius
Jinze Li	Risk¿Return Relationship in International Stock Markets: A New Perspective	Dr Bin Li, Dr Jen-Je Su
Chang Liu	Fair Value Disclosure and Institutional Background: Evidence from ɫ��վ and the Group of Seven	Dr Fang Hu, Dr Bin Li, A/Prof Daifei Yao
Janelle Manders	An analysis of the impact of heuristics on financial decision making and consumer protection	Professor Robert Bianchi, A/Prof Kirsten MacDonald
Paul McDonald	Optimal Utilisation of Renewable Energy Zones in the ɫ��վn National Electricity Market	A/Prof Alexandr Akimov, Paul Simshauser
Christopher Mitchell	Measuring the effectiveness of climate change adaption projects in Pacific SIDS	Professor Christopher Fleming, A/Prof Nawaratne Ratnasiri
Elizabeth Mitchell	Determinants of financial literacy - why are some individuals more financially literate than others.	Dr Dianne Johnson, Dr Steffen Westermann, Dr Melissa Belle Isle
Thilani Munaweerage	Enhancing Community Resilience: Analyzing Climate Adaptation in South Asian Agricultural Economies	A/Prof Nawaratne Ratnasiri, A/Prof Md Iftekhar
Madhushika Muthukuda Arachchige	Enhancing the agribusiness export sector in Sri Lanka: Climate change, Government effectiveness and Regulatory framework	A/Prof Nawaratne Ratnasiri, A/Prof Godage Kariyawasam
James Nelson	Papua new Guinea's Electricity Industry: Challenges, Opportunities, and Policy Directions	A/Prof Alexandr Akimov, Paul Simshauser, A/Prof Timothy Nelson
Xuan Ngo	Sustainable Banking: Opportunities in the Climate Transition	Dr Akihiro Omura, Professor Ivan Diaz-Rainey
Thi Gam Nguyen	Developing a business case to support a circular economy approach in wastewater management	A/Prof Md Iftekhar, Cara Beal, A/Prof Nawaratne Ratnasiri, Anne Roiko
Tahlia Nolan	Market design and incentives to decarbonise the ɫ��վn economy using the electricity market	Professor Carl Soederberg, A/Prof Timothy Nelson
Anda Nugroho	Essay In Tourism, Inter-regional Disparity, and Regional Development	Dr Jen-Je Su, Professor George Verikios
Mark Ofoi	Inflation dynamics and the role of macroeconomic policies: The case of Pacific Island Countries	Dr Parmendra Sharma, Dr Jen-Je Su
Neda Omidvar	A framework for evaluation of blockchain applicability in minimization of cryptocurrencytax evasion	Dr Richard Copp, Ernest Foo
Hetti Arachchige Prabath Perera	Exploring Digital Inequality in Sri Lanka: Navigating towards Inclusive and Sustainable Development	Professor Eliyathamby Selvanathan, Dr Jen-Je Su, Professor Saroja Selvanathan, Maneka Jayasinghe Mudiyan Selage
Md Atiqur Rahman	Environmental Financial Crime in Banking: Does Third-Party Assurance Help or Hinder Greenwashing?	Professor Andreas Chai, Professor Ivan Diaz-Rainey, Luiz Distadio
Jayani Ratnayake	Building a more resilient visitor economy through technology	A/Prof Athula Naranpanawa, A/Prof Tarlok Singh, Sarah Gardiner
Tayyaba Rizvi	Economic Growth, Sustainable Consumption and Production in Developing Countries.	A/Prof Md Iftekhar, Professor Andreas Chai, A/Prof Athula Naranpanawa, Tapan Sarker
Aiza Shabbir	Sustainable Groundwater Management for Agriculture Use	A/Prof Md Iftekhar, Dr Jen-Je Su, Muhammad Khalid Bashir
Claire Stephenson	Sustainable groundwater management in ɫ��վ using economic incentives and policy	Professor Christopher Fleming, A/Prof Md Iftekhar, James Smart
Nirogini Thambaiya	Advancing Copyright Protection in Artificial Intelligence: A Comparative Analysis of ɫ��վ, the USA and the EU	A/Prof Godage Kariyawasam, Brendan French, Chamila Talagala
Thanam Murugan	Presence of Offspring: Investigating the Phenomena of Underemployment, Job and Life Satisfaction	A/Prof Parvinder Kler, Dr Anita Staneva
Catherine Wales	Examination of the level of financial literacy required to avert symptoms of corporate failure under	Professor Reza Monem, Professor Kerry Bodle
Xinyu Wang	Gambling in the Chinese stock market	Dr Hua Fan, A/Prof Alexandr Akimov
Prasadi Wijesinghe Appuhamilage	The Intersection of AI Inventions and Patents: A Comparative Legal Analysis of ɫ��վ, the EU and the USA	A/Prof Godage Kariyawasam, Dr Melissa Belle Isle, Pratap Devarapalli
Liyanwalagama Wimalaratna	Innovative tariffs and demand response potential for residential and industrial customers.	A/Prof Alexandr Akimov, A/Prof Nawaratne Ratnasiri, Bill Nixey
Dezhong Xu	Essays on Cross-Asset Momentum	Dr Bin Li, A/Prof Tarlok Singh
Tianyi Yang	Three essays on top management and corporate disclosure and communication	Professor Shireenjit Johl, Dr Fang Hu
Michael Yemoh	Essays on the effects of economic status change on economic development.	Professor Alberto Posso Fernandez, A/Prof Nicholas Rohde
Szu-Wei Yu	Does the mandatory CSR disclosure regulation enhance informativeness to stakeholders?	Professor Shireenjit Johl, Ankit Jain, A/Prof Daifei Yao
Samia Zahra	Disaggregate Renewable Energy Production and Carbon Neutrality.	Professor Saroja Selvanathan, Professor Eliyathamby Selvanathan, Maneka Jayasinghe Mudiyan Selage, A/Prof Tarlok Singh

Academic staff-student research collaborations

Check out our list of recent publications and working papers between department academic staff and current and former HDR students.

Liu, B., Johl, S., & Lasantha, R. (2023). ESG scores and cash holdings: The role of disciplinary trading. Finance Research Letters, 103854.
Perera, P., Selvanathan, S., Bandaralage, J. and Su, J.-J. (2023), "The impact of digital inequality in achieving sustainable development: a systematic literature review", Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. https://doi.org/10.1108/EDI-08-2022-0224
Buckwell, A., Fleming, C., Bush, G., Zambo Mandea, J., Taye, F., & Mackey, B. (2023a). Assessing Community Readiness for Payments for Ecosystem Service Schemes for Tropical Primary Forest Protection in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The Journal of Development Studies, 1-23.
Buckwell, A., Fleming, C., Bush, G., Zambo Mandea, J., Taye, F. A., & Mackey, B. (2023b). Assessing Community Readiness for Payments for Ecosystem Service Schemes for Tropical Primary Forest Protection in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The Journal of Development Studies, In Press.
The Incidence, Determinants, and Returns to Graduates’ Overeducation in Sri Lanka – Western Economic Association International’s 17th International Conference.
Nelson, Tim, Joel Gilmore, and Tahlia Nolan. "Be Wary of Paying Wounded Bulls–Capacity Markets in ɫ��վ's National Electricity Market." Economic Papers: A journal of applied economics and policy 42.1 (2023): 72-91.
Gilmore, Joel, Tim Nelson, and Tahlia Nolan. "Firming Technologies to Reach 100% Renewable Energy Production in ɫ��վ’s National Electricity Market (NEM)." The Energy Journal 44.6 (2023).

Buckwell, A., Fleming, C., Banhalmi-Zakar, Z., & Brodhurst, O. (2022). Whitsunday Climate Change Innovation Hub & Whitsunday Regional Council: Industry Resilience Project. Whitsunday Regional Council.
Buckwell, A., & Morgan, E. (2022). Ecosystem services and natural capital: Application to sustainable finance. In T. Cadman & T. Sarker (Eds.), De Gruyter Handbook of Sustainable Development and Finance. de Gruyter, Berlin / Boston.
Loehr, J., Gibson, D., Buckwell, A., Vada, S., Fleming, C., Bibi, P., Masau, N., Hadwen, W., Powell, B., & Johnson, H. (2022). Using Q method to investigate the influence of inclusive water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) on tourists’ hotel choice in Fiji. Current Issues in Tourism, 1-17.
Morgan, E., & Buckwell, A. (2022). Landscape planning and economics for sustainable finance. In T. Cadman & T. Sarker (Eds.), De Gruyter Handbook of Sustainable Development and Finance. de Gruyter, Berlin / Boston.
Do foreign investors have a positive impact on the domestic government bonds market? A panel pooled mean group approach. Journal: Economic Analysis and Policy DOI: 10.1016/j.eap.2022.12.031, Authors: Simeon Conterius; Alexandr Akimov; Jen-Je Su; Eduardo Roca
Yan, K., Gupta, R., & Haddad, S. (2022). Statistical Analysis Dow Jones Stock Index—Cumulative Return Gap and Finite Difference Method. Risk And Financial Management, 15(2).
Nelson, Tim, Tahlia Nolan, and Joel Gilmore. "What's next for the Renewable Energy Target–resolving ɫ��վ’s integration of energy and climate change policy?."ɫ��վn Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics 66.1 (2022): 136-163.
Gilmore, Joel, Tahlia Nolan, and Paul Simshauser. "The Levelised Cost of Frequency Control Ancillary Services Electricity Market." (2022).

Edwards, I., Buckwell, A., & Fleming, C. (2021). Funding and Financing Climate Change Adaptation: Logistical and Legislative Issues for Managed Retreat in Queensland and Tasmania. Griffith University.
Morgan, E., Buckwell, A., Guidi, C., Garcia, B., Rimmer, L., Cadman, T., & Mackey, B. (2021). The Basket of Benefits Approach: Capturing Multiple Forest Ecosystem Services for Just Benefit Sharing. Ecosystem Services, 55, 101421.
Sahin, O., Hadwen, W., Buckwell, A., Fleming, C., Ware, D., Smart, J. C. R., Dan, A., & Mackey, B. (2021). Assessing how ecosystem-based adaptations to climate change influence community wellbeing: A Vanuatu cast study approach. Regional Environmental Change, 21, 90.
Taye, F., Vinde Folkersen, M., Fleming, C., Buckwell, A., Mackey, B., Kc, D., Le, D., Hasan, S., & Saint Ange, C. (2021). The drivers of change in the economic value of global forest ecosystem services: A meta-analysis. Ecological Economics, 189, 107145.

Abbas, S, Selvanathan, E, Selvanathan, S, & Bandaralage, J 2020, ‘Are remittances and foreign aid interlinked? Evidence from least developed and developing countries’, Economic Modelling, vol. 94, pp. 265-275.
Abbas, S, & Syed, S 2020, ‘Sectarian terrorism in Pakistan: Causes, impact and remedies’, Journal of Policy Modeling.
Esplin, R, Davis, B, Rai, A and Nelson, T, 2020, ‘The impacts of price regulation on price dispersion in ɫ��վ's retail electricity markets’, Energy Policy, vol. 147.
Fan, J, & Zhang, T 2020, ‘The untold story of commodity futures in China’, Journal of Futures Markets, vol. 40, no. 4, pp. 671-706.
Gupta, R, Yan, K, Singh, T, and Mo, D 2020, ‘ɫ��վ and International Drivers of the Demand for Water Resources in the Context of Water Scarcity: A Cross-Country Study’, Journal of Risk Financial Management, vol. 13, no. 11, pp. 255, .
Hamidi, M & Worthington, A 2020, ‘Islamic Banking in Indonesia: Emergence, Growth, and Prospects’, in A. Rafay (ed.), Growth and Emerging Prospects of International Islamic Banking, Hershey, PA: IGI Global, pp. 38-60, DOI:<10.4018/978-1-7998-1611-9.ch003>.
MacGill, I and Esplin, R 2020, ‘End-to-end electricity market design-some lessons from the ɫ��վn National Electricity Market’, The Electricity Journal, vol. 33, no. 9, .
Mondal, R, Selvanathan E and Selvanathan, S 2020, ‘Nexus between rural nonfarm income and household food security in Bangladesh’, Applied Economics, DOI:<10.1080/00036846.2020.1827138>.
Nelson J 2020, ‘ɫ��վ’s National Electricity Market: Financing the Transition’, The Electricity Journal, vol. 33, no. 9, .
Wickramasinghe, K & Ratnasiri, S 2020, ‘The role of disaggregated search data in improving tourism forecasts: Evidence from Sri Lanka’, Current Issues in Tourism, DOI:<10.1080/13683500.2020.1849049>.
Yan, K, Maheshwari, S 2020, ‘Limitations of financial advised standards and ethics authority’s code of ethics’, Delhi Business Review, vol. 20, no.1, .
Roles of the Land-Based Private Sector in Low-Emission Development: An Indonesian Case Article, Alviya, Iis, Sarker, Tapan, Sarvaiya, Harsha and Iftekhar, Md Sayed. 2021. "Role of the Land-Based Private Sector in Low-Emission Development: An Indonesian Case." Sustainability. 13 (24), pp. 1- 22. https://doi.org/10.3390/su132413811
Delhi Business Review, vol. 20, no.1, .

Hamidi, M, Worthington, A, West, T, & Ismal, R 2019, ‘The Prospects for Islamic Social Banking in Indonesia’, Journal of Islamic Monetary Economics and Finance, vol. 5, no. 2, pp. 237-262, .
Hamidi, M, & Worthington, A 2019, ‘How Social Is Islamic Banking’, in O Lehner (ed.), Finance, Risk and Accounting Perspectives Proceedings 2019, The ACRN Oxford , pp. 136-149.
Hamidi, M, Barter, N, Fleming, C, & Scoumburg, Michael J 2019, Improving Sustainability of Local Governance Areas in ɫ��վ, The Final Internship Report at MJS Advisory, ɫ��վn Mathematical Science Institute and Griffith University, 16 December 2019, Brisbane.
Hamidi, M, Barter, N, Fleming, C, & Scoumburg, Michael J 2019, Generating Growth for Local Governance Areas based on Megatrends, The Final Internship Report at MJS Advisory, ɫ��վn Mathematical Science Institute and Griffith University, 16 December 2019, Brisbane.
Herrera, G, Constantino, M, Tabak, B, Pistori, H, Su, JJ, & Naranpanawa, A 2019, ‘Long-term forecast of energy commodities price using machine learning’, Energy, vol. 179, pp. 214-221, .
Ploszaj, A, Singh, T, & Su, JJ 2019, ‘Income Inequality and Foreign Direct Investment in ɫ��վ’, World Economics, vol. 20, no. 2, pp.115–148.
Rai, A, Esplin, R, Nunn, O and Nelson, T 2019, ‘The times they are a changin’: Current and future trends in electricity demand and supply’, The Electricity Journal, vol. 32, no. 6, pp.24-32, .
Rumokoy, L, Neupane, S, Chung, R, & Vithanage, K 2019, ‘Underwriter network structure and political connections in the Chinese IPO market’, Pacific-Basin Finance Journal, vol. 54, pp. 199-214, .
Yan, K 2019, Analysis of the relationship between the stock markets of China and other BRICS countries, the United States and ɫ��վ, Paths international Ltd, UK.

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