The College of Business and Economics produces world-class research across its diverse discipline areas. We collaborate with institutions and governments around the world to translate our research into tangible outcomes that help society and business.
View our 2021 Research Overview.
Our focus is always on robust and relevant research that contributes to both theory and practice. Some of our current thematic areas of focus are listed below.
Economic field experiments are a way of answering important social questions in a world of messy and confounding variables. Our research steers policy around the world.
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Field experiment economics
Decision-making in organisations is not always informed by up-to-date evidence. Our research fills these gaps with rigorous and practical studies.
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Evidence-based management
Regulations for audit companies have huge flow-on effects for the market and firms around the world. Our research tests and informs those regulations.
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Impact of audit regulations
Social services such as healthcare and education can often sit behind high financial walls. Our research explores ways of improving access to those services.
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Income Contingent Loans
Health outcomes
Research News
CBE teaching excellence recognised
CBE academics receive the 2022 Vice Chancellor Excellence in Education award in recent ceremony.
CBE success with ARC funding
Dr Yanrong Yang, Dr Francis Hui and Professor Alan Welsh awarded funding through prestigious ARC Discovery Projects 2023 Scheme.
Reform for Colombian student loans system receives accolade
CBE's Emeritus Professor Bruce Chapman is the co-recipient of the 2022 UK Economic and Social Research Council Outing Public Policy Impact award.
Safety and financial security for women
ANU Research School of Finance, Actuarial Studies and Statistics' conference considered solutions to the social problem of intimate partner violence.
New heights for economics researcher
CBE's Associate Professor Kailing Shen's research on the removal of gender-targeting in job advertisements published in prestigious economics journal.
Centres and Labs
The College is home to many specialised Centres and Labs that dive deep into research questions and offer bespoke research and learning opportunities.
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Partner with us
We are committed to working in partnership with business, government and not-for-profit organisations, to achieve real-world impacts. Our goal is to create a competitive advantage for our partner organisations.
Read more on our partnerships page.