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 2022/2023 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
2023 ANU College of Business and Economics Teaching Awards
CBE’s 2023 Teaching Awards recognise excellence in teaching, tutoring, and education, and acknowledge contributions to the College’s student learning experience.
Robo-don't: a misuse of algorithmic decision-making systems
A research paper co-authored by CBE's Professor Emerita Shirley Gregor receives two prestigious information systems awards.
ARC funding success for CBE
Dr Francis Hui and Dr Yijuan Chen awarded funding through prestigious ARC Discovery Projects 2024 Scheme.
CBE success in ARC Linkage Projects
Associate Professor Robert Clark secures ARC Linkage Projects funding to help keep pests and diseases at bay.
CBE teaching excellence recognised
CBE academics receive the 2022 Vice Chancellor Excellence in Education award in recent ceremony.
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.