Faculty of Business and Law 3

Doctor of Philosophy

COLTHURST, Richard John Kei

Thesis Title

Capturing Intangible Value in Australian Equities

Supervisors

• Dr Ruchith Niroshana Dissanayake  (Associate Supervisor)
• Professor Daniel Robert Smith  (Principal Supervisor)

Citation

This thesis estimates intangible asset values of Australian firms by capitalising their operating expenses. Asset-pricing models augmented with these estimates show significant improvements over models that ignore such intangible assets. Intangible assets (such as intellectual property and goodwill) are difficult to value and are frequently excluded from balance sheets. As intangibles have grown in importance, Book-to-Market ratios have become less reliable. Adjusting for intangibles and industry variation significantly increases the value premium, but not the investment anomaly. The improvements are pronounced in intangible-intensive industries such as healthcare and IT. These results add credibility to the growing interest in intangibles.

HU, Hairong

Thesis Title

Investigation of Three Policies in Promoting Ethnic Equity in Labour Market: Experimental Evidence

Supervisors

• Associate Professor Changxia Ke  (Associate Supervisor)
• Dr Gregory Scott Kubitz  (Principal Supervisor)

Citation

This thesis presents two online experiments to examine the effects of three policies aiming to reduce ethnic discrimination and promote equity in the labour market. The main outcomes suggest that anonymisation does not significantly impact managers’ decisions when there is a clear productivity signal, a soft affirmative action policy improves managers’ perceived performance and preferences for minority candidates, and an equal pay policy reduces ethnic selection and wage gaps in non-competitive markets but not in competitive ones.

KALYANARATNE, Samarakkodi Withanage Ajantha

Thesis Title

An Economic Analysis of Causal Relationships of an Unknown Kidney Disease: Evidence and Policy Implications

Supervisors

• Associate Professor Viet Ngu Hoang  (Associate Supervisor)
• Associate Professor Boon Liat Lee  (Associate Supervisor)
• Professor Clevo Wilson  (Principal Supervisor)

Citation

This thesis is a comprehensive study of socioeconomic factors causing a kidney disease of uncertain aetiology and its economic burden in Sri Lanka. The study analyses network relationships among suspected socioeconomic factors and various cost components associated with the disease. The results suggest that the currently unknown aetiology of the disease could be explained in terms of discriminatory exposure of disease victims to certain undesirable socio-structural and environmental factors. The cost estimates of the disease for the victims highlight the need for urgent policies to be implemented to address the growing disease burden in the country.

LI, Dan

Thesis Title

Contributions to Statistical Inference and Forecasting in Financial Risk Models

Supervisors

• Professor Adam Edmond Clements  (Principal Supervisor)
• Professor Christopher Colin Drovandi  (Associate Supervisor)

Citation

This thesis delves into predicting financial risks, exploring existing models and proposing enhancements for accuracy, reliability, and more precise uncertainty quantification in financial risk measures. It addresses issues like sensitivity in predictions and refines methods for anticipating how different financial assets move. In essence, the thesis contributes valuable insights to classical and Bayesian statistical inference and forecasting approaches within the context of financial risk models.

Undergraduate awards

Bachelor of Business (Economics)

• BALDWIN, Jessie Nicole
• BALLARD, Lewis John
• CAVANNA, Kristen Jesse
• CHAWLA, Sushant
• CHEN, Jiangmeizi
• CLARK, Jayden Douglas
• COPLEY, Benjamin William Monteith
• CRAWFORD, Rocco
• DEXTER, Thomas Henry
• FEE, Nicholas James
• FLEMING, Lachlan Andrew
• GIENDL, Clara
• GILLESBERGER, Michael
• HAINES, James Anthony
• HUYNH, Nhi Hanh
• KRITZINGER, Joshua Jon
• KUPKA, Lukas
• MEIKLEJOHN, Alexander James Douglas
• NABI, Nadir
• NIMMO, Kameron John
• NOLAN, Aidan Francis
• SEKAVA, Rudolf Henry
• SHELTON, Jaden Michael
• SPARKS, Benjamin Ambrose
• TRAN, Isabelle Ching
• WALKER, Callum Andrew

Bachelor of Business (Finance)

• ANNETTS, Kai Dylan
• AU, Chun Hin Angus
• BENNETT, Jasper Luis
• BHABRA, Raunaq Singh
• BLUCHER, William Robert Chisholm
• BRANDON, Steven Ernest
• CAMERON, Dugald Roy
• CATTANACH, Isabella Mardi Jane
• CHENG, Guiying
• CUNNINGHAM, Alexander James
• CUNNINGHAM, John
• DONNELLY, Benjamin Francis
• DZAKULA, Luka Tim
• FOX, Mackenzie William
• GANTUMUR, Narangoo
• GERARD, Clay Isaac
• GIRVAN, Isaac Robert
• GOLDTHORPE, Sebastian Harry
• GURUNG, Ramesh
• HAN, Jaehee
• HAVAS, Cameron Andrew Hamilton
• HEGARTY, Ryan Patrick
• JACKMAN, Patrick Augustin
• JACKSON, Mitchell Brady
• KARIM, Zain Syed
• KEANE, Patrick Michael
• LEAN, Sook Yee
• LEE, Chia-Chen
• MACKIE, Luke Harrison
• MCCOOLA, Eamon John
• MOCCERO-LONG, Chavon
• MOORE, George Donovan
• NEW, Peter Robert
• NGUYEN, Duc Quang
• NIJJAR, Sukhraj Singh
• NOLAN, Basil Micheal
• O'NEIL, Michael Dudley
• O'NEILL, Callum Jack
• PASCOE, Thomas D'arcy
• POWNALL, Tom Wayne
• QI, Xinyue
• RAMINA, Kristy
• RICHARDS, James Cameron
• ROBBINS, Matthew Thomas
• ROGERS, Kees
• SATISH, Srivarshini Sowndharya
• SCOTT, Thomas Edward
• SCOTT-RANSON, Ethan James
• SEETO, Lawrence
• SHAKESPEARE, Thomas Jay
• SIBY MATHEW, Melvin
• SIMPSON, Andrew David
• SYACHPUTRI, Ramandha Alifia Ari
• TAPSALL, Declan Colin
• TUNG, Hui Wen
• TUTOR, Nicole Shane Faelden
• VERMA, Sanjay
• WINTERTON, Jacob William
• WU, Hsiang-I
• XUE, Nathan

Bachelor of Business (Financial Planning)

• ALTEA, Caden Thomas
• ASHDOWN, Harry John
• CALLAGHAN, Bryce Marcus
• CAMPBELL, Joshua Leslie
• GLENN, Taj Douglas
• GLIDDEN, Fynn
• LATHAM, Jaydean
• MCDONALD, Brendan Mark
• MIZIKOVSKY, Kevin
• NGUYEN, Khanh
• PARKER, Nicholas John
• PRESTWIDGE, Jack Arthur
• SERI, Jacob Laurence
• SHENG, Yangyang

Bachelor of Business (International Business)

• ABIYA, Esther
• AL THUNAIAN, Ebtihal Abbas S
• BAKER, James Alexander
• BIAN, Jiang
• CASSIDY, Layla Ann
• CLARK, Matthew Hugh McFarlane
• DAWSON, Mya Ashleigh
• DOOLEY, Caleb Harrison
• FAN, Xiaoxuan
• HINCHEY, Annabelle Jennifa
• JACKSON, Henry Charles Peter
• JACOBSEN-HOBBS, Zachariah
• KAINZ, Eluisa Viola
• MADER, David Sebastian
• MARSHALL, Electra
• MCDOUGALL, Alijah Neil
• MULLINS, Patrick Joseph
• PEREZ PALANT, Celina Perez
• SATO, Yazgi Emre
• SHARIFI, Nazanin
• STEWART, Coupa Quentin
• TIETZ, Jakob Alec
• WOOD, Chloe India Francesca

Bachelor of Business (Economics) – with Distinction

• ABRAHAM, Andrew Edward
• ANDERSON, Jacob
• ATHANASSIADIS, Marianna
• BROWN, Harrison Bailey
• CATHCART, Thomas Stewart
• DELLIT, Mason Corey
• JAMIESON, Tom
• KAVIAN, Sadeq
• LEVERETT, Jacob Luke
• REDDIEX, Amelia Claire
• STANFORD, Matthew Wayne
• TANIN, Hatim
• THURLOW, Lachlan Dale
• TRENCH, Kimberley-Jean

Bachelor of Business (Finance) – with Distinction

• BAILLIE, Jordon
• BLYTH, Alex Jonathan
• BROWN, Caitlin
• BUNKER, Justin Paul
• CANDOW, Ryan Joseph
• GRAY, Sean Scott Lyle
• ISMAIL, Christopher Mark
• KEABLE, Thomas
• LEE, Benjamin
• NICOLAIDIS, Xavier Ari
• PERRY, Jacob Oren
• PHAN, Dang Anh
• PLATT, Ella
• PURCHASE, Jaymien Aiden
• RAVENA, Zachary Luis
• REES, Sasha Thomas

Bachelor of Business (Financial Planning) – with Distinction

• CULL, Georgina
• MURPHY-MOORE, Darcy Leonard
• ROBERTS, Tyler

Bachelor of Business (International Business) – with Distinction

• COURTNEY-EMAN, Ebony Maree
• EMERY, Hugo William
• HO, Dang Thu Uyen
• KESSELS, Grace Lumien
• KUITERS, Clancy James
• MUSCAT, Connor Jacob
• WEIR, Jillian Helen

Bachelor of Business – International (Finance)

• HAEREWA, Kaylim William

Bachelor of Business – International (International Business)

• FELSCH, Oskar Craig
• WILLIAMS, Luke Isaac Hung

Bachelor of Business – International (Economics) – with Distinction

• MEREDITH, Olivia-Rose

Bachelor of Business – International (Finance) – with Distinction

• CHIRIO, Joshua Nathan
• MALLIGAN, Alannah Jayne

Bachelor of Business – International (Human Resource Management) – with Distinction

• NAKAI, Hidekazu

Bachelor of Business – International (International Business) – with Distinction

• BAINS, Gulbagh Singh
• GREEN, Hannah Elyse
• KNIGHT, Emily Taylor

Bachelor of Business – International (Management) – with Distinction

• CHAPMAN, Kaitlyn Ann

Bachelor of Business – International (Marketing) – with Distinction

• BOURADAS, Teahna Jade
• CRAGGS, Yasmin Simone
• PRANCE, Poppy Harrison

Bachelor of Property Economics

• BLYTON, Jacob Benjamin
• BODDINGTON, Isabella Kate
• CALDWELL, Korben Akira
• CHEHADE, Jana Jamila
• CHEN, Pinliang
• CORRISH, Jem Alessandro
• COUGHLAN, Joshua Drew
• CRUICE, William Roland
• DEVARAKONDA, Vihari Aditya
• DISTELDORF, Sophie Chantal
• DOUGHERTY, Lachlan James
• EDWARDS, Jack Lachlan
• ENGELS, Quinten
• FENNELLY, James Edward
• GALLAGHER, Brianna Rose
• GILL, Jayna Bree
• GRESPOS, Theodore Dimitrios
• HARM, Riley John
• HODGE, Rory Thomas
• JOHNSTON, Liam
• KAYE, Jeremy Anthony Gordon
• KENNEDY, Sean
• LARKIN, Mitchell James
• LEWERS, Aidan
• LEWIS, Alex Ann
• LIM, Jet
• LIN, Chen-Min
• LU, Yueqian
• MANLEY, Matthew Kian
• MCCANN, Phoebe Diana Louise
• MCCONNEL, Ned Bailey
• MEWBURN, Gabrielle Catherine
• RAPTIS, Stella Rose
• RAYNER, Max John
• REDPATH, Samuel Keith
• ROBIN, Lytasha Jade
• RODGERS, Matthew Derek
• RUTHERFORD, Georgia Louise
• SIA, Jesse Andrew Jia-Qi
• VARRICCHIO, Oscar Luca
• WASHINGTON, Callum James

Bachelor of Property Economics – with Distinction

• BRAUER, Lauren Michelle
• CALVETE GARNICA, Diego Mauricio
• ELLIS, Margaux Marie
• MACPHERSON, Myles Joseph
• MALONE, Lachlan Ferghus
• MCDONAGH, Lachlan John
• MOULDER, Damon Cooper
• PERCY, Nathan Brian
• SORENSEN, Trine Lee
• TAIT, Joshua
• WATSON, Tyler Jack
• WILLIAMS, Isabella Ann

Bachelor of Property Economics/Bachelor of Business (Accounting)

• CROTHERS, Harry Benjamin

Bachelor of Property Economics/Bachelor of Business (Economics)

• ABUHAZI MORENO, Karim Hassan
• HUA, Anthony

Bachelor of Property Economics/Bachelor of Business (Finance)

• BLAZELY, Nicholas Kevin
• BUCHAN, Louie David
• BUSSA, Joseph Samuel
• LYNDON, Rhys Robert

Bachelor of Property Economics/Bachelor of Business (Financial Planning)

• CULLEN, Jed James
• FAWSSETT, Jake Leonard

Bachelor of Property Economics/Bachelor of Business (Human Resource Management)

• FULWOOD-SMITH, Hannah

Bachelor of Property Economics/Bachelor of Business (International Business)

• DUNSHEA BEATTIE, Jack Alastair

Bachelor of Property Economics/Bachelor of Business (Management)

• ALLAN, Jayda June Kim
• HENLEY, Jessica Grace
• HENLEY, Lauren Isabel
• MACDONALD, Rahema Flora
• MCBEATH, Drew

Bachelor of Property Economics/Bachelor of Business (Marketing)

• CURRIE, Zack Ross

Bachelor of Property Economics – with Distinction/Bachelor of Business (Finance)

• BOAL, Anaya Michele

Bachelor of Property Economics/Bachelor of Business (Marketing) – with Distinction

• ANDREWS, William John
• MCNEALL, Jacinta Lia

Bachelor of Property Economics – with Distinction/Bachelor of Business (Accountancy) – with Distinction

• DORAN, Alexander

Bachelor of Property Economics – with Distinction/Bachelor of Business (Finance) – with Distinction

• NORRIS, Hurtle Umberto
• RENNICK, Mack

Bachelor of Property Economics – with Distinction/Bachelor of Business (International Business) – with Distinction

• PERRI, Isabella Grace

Bachelor of Property Economics – with Distinction/Bachelor of Business (Management) – with Distinction

• TAPLIN, Grace Alexandra

Postgraduate awards

Graduate Certificate in Business

• ALLEN, Tarnya Louise
• HOLVAST, Maud Johanna

Graduate Certificate in Business (Applied Finance)

• BEATTY, Daniel Mark
• CHRISTENSEN, Byron Lee
• LIU, Congwen
• POTGIETER, De Wet
• WANGCHEN, Tandin

Graduate Certificate in Business (Behavioural Economics)

• DEVLIN, Lilly May
• HART, Tanya
• HEAP, Ryley Jayden
• MCGREGOR, Kellie Anita
• MCMAHON, Elizabeth Brooke
• SUTTON, Amy
• TASI, Leon Shane

Graduate Certificate in Business (Financial Planning)

• PETERS, Annabelle Kate

Graduate Certificate in Business (International Business)

• BUI, Cong Van
• DARK, Alexander James
• DAWSON, David John
• GOMES, Britney Amelia

Graduate Certificate in Business (Philanthropy and Nonprofit Studies)

• CARLOS, Tania Michelle
• CESLIS, Inga
• DIGGINS, Jacqueline Judith
• MAY, Karina
• NICHOLAS, Carolyn Marie
• PATMORE, Rebecca Louise
• SHEPHERD, Eloise Claire
• TIMBS, Angela Mary

Graduate Diploma in Business (Financial Planning)

• BAGATAN, Nanette
• FAULKNER, Lachlan
• KISS, Daniel Joseph
• OAKES, Addison Francis
• PICKARD, Adam Robert
• PLAYNE, Natasha Elizabeth
• TOLPUTT, Wil
• WISEMAN, Rodney Scott

Master of Business (Applied Finance)

• AHMED, Arsam
• BURN, Tayvie Mae Alannah
• CHALERMPIPAT, Chakkraphop
• CHAN, Wang Chun
• CHANG, Yung-Wei
• DEMBEREL, Enkhbaatar
• GANE, Thomas
• GOTEY, Siddhesh Ajay
• HOLMES-BARRY, Adam
• JASKIRAT KAUR,
• JOSHI, Akansha
• LIN, Shi-Hong
• MAHITTIROJ, Thananya
• MCDONALD, Taylah Maree
• MORALES PADILLA, Daniel Felipe
• MOY, Joshua James
• NAGALLA, Harsha Vardhan
• NAJEEB, Mohammed Nabeel
• NAMA, Harish
• RADHWANI, Pranjal
• SKINNER, Max Lawrence
• WANG, Li-Hao
• WANG, Zhenyu
• WU, Zheping

Master of Business (International Business)

• BAYAR, Enkh-Amar
• CAVUTURU VENKATA, Nitin Koushik
• KACHHWAH, Ujjwal Sunderlal
• PATEL, Smit
• VASUTAPUN, Kanisorn

Master of Business (Philanthropy and Nonprofit Studies)

• EVANS, Julian Peter

Master of Business (Applied Finance) – with Distinction

• JENSEN, Mitchell
• MILLER, Scott Andrew

Master of Business (International Business) – with Distinction

• ATHUKORALA ARACHCHIGE, Madhura Athukorala
• HARRIS KELLER, Thomas Elliott
• SEKINO, Izumi
• TU, Hai Tan

Master of Business (Philanthropy and Nonprofit Studies) – with Distinction

• ENTERMANN, Phoebe

Master of Philosophy

• CHENG, Luyao