Research in Accounting, Finance and Economics
Our research students form an important part of our community. We take pride in actively supporting emerging scholars and involving them in the activities of the School and partner research centres. HDR students also have access to our academic experts for advice on research methods, conference and workshop presentation skills, and preparing work for publication in scholarly journals.
Scholarships
HDR students can apply for a range of scholarships to cover tuition fees, living allowances, relocation and thesis allowances.
A number of different scholarships may be offered throughout the year, which are funded by Griffith academic areas or external funding bodies.
Higher degree by research students
Syed Abbas
syed.abbas@griffith.edu.au
Thesis
Cyclicality, Stability, and Welfare Effects of Aid and Remittances: Evidence from Developing World
Supervisors
Professor Jayatilleke Bandaralage
Professor Saroja Selvanathan
Professor Selva Selvanathan
Prince Acheampong
p.acheampong@griffith.edu.au
Thesis
Financing Build-to-Rent Affordable Housing in Australia: The role of Institutional Investors
Supervisors
Professor Eduardo Roca
Dr Byung Min
Dr Benjamin Liu
Professor George Earl
Associate Professor Richard Yiu-Ming Chung
Yaqoub Alduraywishyaqoub.alduraywish@griffithuni.edu.au Thesis Evidence from the U.K. on Auditor’s Judgment in the Risks of Material Misstatement: Determinants and Consequences Supervisors Professor Reza Monem A Ng |
Abdulrahman Alhassunabdulrahman.alhassun@griffithuni.edu.au Thesis The Relationship between Corporate Governance, Earnings Management and Earnings Quality Supervisors Professor Reza Monem Dr Mohammed Hossain |
Lasantha Ariyarathna
lasantha.ariyarathna@griffithuni.edu.au
Thesis
Copyright infringement and intermediary liability with an emphasis on cloud computing
Supervisors
Dr Kanchana Kariyawasam
Althaf Marsoof
Dr John Minas
Namal Balasooriya Mudiyanselage
namal.balasooriyamudiyanselage@griffithuni.edu.au
Thesis
Health and socio-economic status: Empirical Investigation on Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs)
Supervisors
Professor Jayatilleke Bandaralage
Associate Professor Nicholas Rohde
Melissa Belle Isle
m.belleisle@griffith.edu.au
Thesis
Small business cash flow stability in the service sector: Is there a relationship with tax obligations?
Supervisors
Professor Brett Freudenberg
Tapan Sarker
Ryszard Bliszczyk
ryszard.bliszczyk@griffithuni.edu.au
Thesis
Social context matters : Identity economics & salience of social identification in economic choice
Supervisors
Associate Professor Andreas Chai
Professor David Butler
Lisa Farrell
Lakshi Boolaky Doorgakunt
l.boolakydoorgakunt@griffith.edu.au
Thesis
Investigating the economic impact of International Standard of Auditing(ISA): A cross country study
Supervisors
Associate Professor Tarlok Singh
Dr Jen-Je Su
Xiaoyue Chen
xiaoyue.chen@griffith.edu.au
Thesis
Three studies on cross-sectional asset pricing
Supervisors
Dr Bin Li
Professor Andrew Worthington
Lee-Yun Chiang
lee-yun.chiang@griffith.edu.au
Thesis
Affordable Housing as an Infrastructure Investment
Supervisors
Professor Eduardo Roca
Dr Benjamin Liu
Associate Professor Richard Yiu-Ming Chung
Augustine Conteh
augustine.conteh@griffithuni.edu.au
Thesis
The nexus between infrastructure value and residential property value in Queensland: a real option
Supervisors
Professor Robert Bianchi
Professor Eduardo Roca
Simeon Azrasentario Paolo Conterius
simeonazrasentariopaolo.conterius@griffithuni.edu.au
Thesis
Foreign investors impact in the domestic government bonds market: case of Indonesia
Supervisors
Professor Eduardo Roca
Dr Alexandr Akimov
Amanda Craft
amanda.craft@griffithuni.edu.au
Thesis
The impact of culture on financial advice.
Supervisors
Professor Mark Brimble
Dr Katherine Hunt
Michelle Cull
Vanessa Crawford
vanessa.crawford@griffithuni.edu.au
Thesis
Beyond Work Integrated Learning (WIL): A Pilot Program for International Postgraduate Students
Supervisors
Professor Mark Brimble
Professor Brett Freudenberg
Tatiana Driver
tania.driver@griffithuni.edu.au
Thesis
WHAT ARE THE FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE SMALL TO MEDIUM SIZED BUSINESS OWNERS' DECISION
Supervisors
Professor Mark Brimble
Professor Brett Freudenberg
Adrian Edwards
adrian.edwards@griffithuni.edu.au
Thesis
A critical review of the capital raising and managed investment frameworks in the Corporations Act
Supervisors
Dr Richard Copp
Associate Professor Therese Wilson
Brendan French
b.french@griffith.edu.au
Thesis
What Co-curricular Interventions contribute to facilitating the Academic Success and Retention of Non-Traditional Commencing Students Identified to be At Risk of Academic Failure or Early Attrition?
Supervisors
Professor Ruth McPhail
Dr Richard Copp
Olav Muurlink
Amin Gharipour
a.gharipour@griffith.edu.au
Thesis
Assessing the Impact of Numerical and Financial Literacy on Women's Decision Making in the Retail Environment
Supervisors
Professor David Butler
Dr Tracey West
Conrad Gilbert
conrad.gilbert@griffith.edu.au
Thesis
The trade-off between dynamic objectives based financial advice and regulation
Supervisors
Professor Robert Bianchi
Professor Michael Drew
Singgih Gunarsa
singgih.gunarsa@griffithuni.edu.au
Thesis
An Empirical Investigation of Key Issues in Fiscal Policy in Indonesia: 1968-2010
Supervisors
Professor Anthony Makin
Professor Ross Guest
Associate Professor Nicholas Rohde
M Luthfi Hamidi
mluthfi.hamidi@griffithuni.edu.au
Thesis
A Framework for Islamic Social Banking
Supervisors
Professor Andrew Worthington
Dr Tracey West
Rifki Ismal
Sharon Hayes
s.hayes@griffith.edu.au
Thesis
Using WIL to produce work-ready accounting graduates for small to medium accounting firms.
Supervisors
Professor Brett Freudenberg
Dr Craig Cameron
Dr Kerry Bodle
Leeanne Hodgson
l.hodgson@griffith.edu.au
Thesis
A Regulatory Evaluation Framework To Protect The Investor From Investment Fraud
Supervisors
Professor Robert Bianchi
Jeleta Kebede
jeleta.kebede@griffithuni.edu.au
Thesis
FINANCIAL INCLUSION, INEQUALITY AND POVERTY IN SUB SAHARAN AFRICA: DOES INSTITUTION MATTER?
Supervisors
Dr Athula Naranpanawa
Professor Saroja Selvanathan
Sonja Kobinger
s.kobinger@griffith.edu.au
Thesis
Dynamics of stock return predictability in the international equity market:A Time-Series Approach
Supervisors
Dr Graham Bornholt
Dr Mirela Malin
Gihani Mandala Waththagegihani.mandalawaththage@griffithuni.edu.au Thesis Sustainability,Organisational Strategy and Management Control Systems Supervisors Dr Lanita Winata Dr Kerry Bodle |
Patrick Mauder
patrick.mauder@griffithuni.edu.au
Thesis
Indigenous Entrepreneurial Activity: The Role of Financial Literacy
Supervisors
Dr Robyn-Ann Cameron
Dr Kerry Bodle
Ashkan Mirzay Fashami
a.mirzayfashami@griffith.edu.au
Thesis
Determinants and Consequences of Auditors Low-balling: Evidence from Australia
Supervisors
Professor Reza Monem
Professor Shireenjit Johl
Elizabeth Mitchell
elizabeth.mitchell3@griffithuni.edu.au
Thesis
Determinants of financial literacy - why are some individuals more financially literate than others.
Supervisors
Professor Mark Brimble
Dr Tracey West
Ripon Mondal
r.mondal@griffith.edu.au
Thesis
The Impacts of Off-farm Employment on Food Security and Nutrition of Rural Households in Bangladesh
Supervisors
Professor Saroja Selvanathan
Moazzem Hossain
Professor Selva Selvanathan
Dr Parvinder Kler
Prabath Morawakage
p.morawakage@griffith.edu.au
Thesis
An analysis of Risk Return Trade-off in Real Estate Market with Special Reference to Affordable Housing Investments in Australia
Supervisors
Professor Eduardo Roca
Dr Benjamin Liu
Associate Professor Richard Yiu-Ming Chung
Sivathaasan Nadarajah
sivathaasan.nadarajah@griffith.edu.au
Thesis
Stock Liquidity, Board Gender Diversity, National Culture, and Default Risk around the Globe.
Supervisors
Dr Benjamin Liu
Dr Allen Huang
Nasser Nasser
nasser.nasser@griffithuni.edu.au
Thesis
The Audit Expectation Gap in an Emerging Economy: Evidence from Kuwait
Supervisors
Professor Reza Monem
A Ng
Uththara Neelawela
u.neelawela@griffith.edu.au
Thesis
Policy tools for a secure and sustainable electricity sector
Supervisors
Professor Selva Selvanathan
Dr Liam Wagner
Luan Nguyen
leon.nguyen@griffith.edu.au
Thesis
The synergistic impacts of various Free Trade Agreements on Oil and Gas sector
Supervisors
Dr Liam Wagner
Dr Shyama Ratnasiri
Lan Nguyen
lan.t.nguyen@griffith.edu.au
Thesis
Health benefits: Interplay between policies, private health insurances, customer behaviours.
Supervisors
Professor Andrew Worthington
Professor Selva Selvanathan
Lan Nguyen
l.nguyen1@griffith.edu.au
Thesis
Credit Constraints and Firm Performance: A Study of Manufacturing SMEs in Vietnam
Supervisors
Dr Parmendra Sharma
Dr Jen-Je Su
Gabriel Paes Herrera
gabriel.paesherrera@griffithuni.edu.au
Thesis
Analysis of sustainable agricultural systems through machine learning
Supervisors
Dr Athula Naranpanawa
Dr Jen-Je Su
Michel Constantino
Thuc Pham
hien-thuc.pham@griffith.edu.au
Thesis
Culture and Fiscal Policy
Supervisors
Professor Fabrizio Carmignani
Dr Parvinder Kler
Anna Ploszaj
anna.ploszaj@griffithuni.edu.au
Thesis
Income inequality and psychosocial processes in Australia
Supervisors
Associate Professor Tarlok Singh
Dr Jen-Je Su
Radies Purbo
radies.purbo@griffithuni.edu.au
Thesis
The implementation of Public Private Partnerships in the Subnational Governments of Indonesia
Supervisors
Professor Christine Smith
Professor Robert Bianchi
Shashika Rathnayaka Mudiyanselage
s.rathnayakamudiyanselage@griffith.edu.au
Thesis
Economic Analysis of Organic Tea Small Holding Sector in Sri Lanka
Supervisors
Professor Saroja Selvanathan
Professor Selva Selvanathan
Dr Parvinder Kler
Kalyani Rathu Manannalage
k.rathumanannalage@griffith.edu.au
Thesis
Incidence of Value Added Tax (VAT) in the Developing Countries: A Case in Sri Lanka
Supervisors
Dr Shyama Ratnasiri
Associate Professor Andreas Chai
Lawren Rumokoyjulio.rumokoy@griffithuni.edu.au Thesis Proximity and Underwriter Performance: Does Physical Location Matter? Supervisors Associate Professor Richard Yiu-Ming Chung Dr Benjamin Liu |
Brett Ryder
brett.ryder@griffithuni.edu.au
Thesis
Essays In Australian Macroeconomic History
Supervisors
Associate Professor Tarlok Singh
Professor Anthony Makin
Lisa Samarkovski
l.samarkovski@griffith.edu.au
Thesis
Tax Concessions and Superannuation: Essays on the impact of tax on retirement outcomes in Australia
Supervisors
Dr Richard Copp
Professor Brett Freudenberg
Chamila Thushara Senadeerage
chamilathushara.senadeerage@griffithuni.edu.au
Thesis
Modelling International Tourism Demand and Implications of Its Volatility for Sri Lanka at a Disaggregate Level
Supervisors
Professor Jayatilleke Bandaralage
Dr Jen-Je Su
Vincent Tawiah
v.tawiah@griffith.edu.au
Thesis
ADOPTION, COMPLIANCE, AND CONSEQUENCES OF INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL REPORTING STANDARDS IN AFRICA.
Supervisors
Dr Fang Hu
Barbara Trad
b.trad@griffith.edu.au
Thesis
Effective Business Structures for Australian Small and Medium Enterprises
Supervisors
Professor Brett Freudenberg
Dr John Minas
Dr Richard Copp
Deni Wahidin
deni.wahidin@griffithuni.edu.au
Thesis
Bond Market Development and Economic Growth in Indonesia
Supervisors
Professor Eduardo Roca
Dr Alexandr Akimov
Lindy Lou West
lindylou.west@griffithuni.edu.au
Thesis
Strategic Performance Management and Australian Not for Profits
Supervisors
Professor Andrew Worthington
Helen Higgs
Kanchana Wickramasinghekanchana.wickramasinghe@griffithuni.edu.au Thesis Demand for Climate Insurance by Paddy and Vegetable Farmers in Sri Lanka: A Comparative Assessment Supervisors Dr Athula Naranpanawa Dr Shyama Ratnasiri |
Kejia Yan
kejia.yan@griffith.edu.au
Thesis
The Term Structure of Interest Rates on China Fixed Income Market with Nelson-Siegel Model
Supervisors
Dr Rakesh Gupta
Dr Victor Wong
Tingxi Zhang
tingxi.zhang@griffith.edu.au
Thesis
Essays on Chinese Commodity Futures Markets
Supervisors
Dr John Fan
Professor Robert Bianchi