Biography
Dr Prasad Bhattacharya is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Economics in Deakin Business School. Prasad's research interests include applied growth and development as well as time series econometrics and forecasting. He is also a Research Associate in the Centre for Applied Macroeconomic Analysis (CAMA), Australian National University, Canberra, Australia.
Read more on Prasad's profileResearch interests
- Time Series Econometrics
- Forecasting
- Empirical Analysis of Conflict
- Civil War and Terrorism
- Applied Growth and Development
Affiliations
- Member, American Economic Association.
- Member, Econometric Society.
- Member, Economic Society of Australia.
- Research Associate, Centre for Applied Macroeconomic Analysis (CAMA), Australian National University, Canberra, Australia.
Teaching interests
- Forecasting
- Analytical Methods
- Econometrics
- Macroeconomics
- International Economics
Units taught
- MAE203 - The Global Economy
- MAE306 - Applied Econometrics for Economics adn Finance
- MAE305 - Business and Financial Forecasting
- MAE103 - Managerial Economics
- MAR906 - Advanced Research Methods
Conferences
- Australasian Meeting of the Econometric Society, various years
- The Australasian Macroeconomics Workshop, various years
- The Australasian Public Choice Society Conferences, various years
Professional activities
Media appearances
- Comments about the impact of the Global Financial Crisis on generation X had, Geelong Advertiser, 2009.
Awards
- School of AEF Research Award, 2008.
Projects
- Analysis of domestic conflict (civil war) focusing on credit constraint and inequality in income and wealth both at the cross-country and sub-national perspective
- The evolution of land reform across the world in the twentieth century and its political as well as ideological determinants
- Using panel dynamic estimators for improving point and interval forecasting performance
Publications
Robust model rankings of forecasting performance
P Bhattacharya, D Thomakos
(2018), Vol. 37, pp. 676-690, Journal of forecasting, Chichester, Eng., C1
Do political factors influence banking crisis?
Rashad Hasanov, P Bhattacharya
(2018), pp. 1-14, Economic modelling, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
The shocking origins of political transitions: evidence from earthquakes
M Rahman, N Anbarci, P Bhattacharya, M Ulubasoglu
(2017), Vol. 83, pp. 796-823, Southern Economic Journal, Chichester, Eng., C1
Can extreme rainfall trigger democratic change? The role of flood-induced corruption
M Rahman, N Anbarci, P Bhattacharya, M Ulubasoglu
(2017), Vol. 171, pp. 331-358, Public choice, New York, N.Y., C1
The cyclicality of fiscal policy: new evidence from unobserved components approach
O Bashar, P Bhattacharya, Wohar M
(2017), Vol. 53, pp. 222-234, Journal of macroeconomics, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
The new Keynesian Phillips curve: an update on recent empirical advances
S Abbas, P Bhattacharya, P Sgro
(2016), Vol. 43, pp. 378-403, International review of economics & finance, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
The new Keynesian Phillips curve in a small open economy: empirical evidence from Australia
S Abbas, P Bhattacharya, D Mallick, P Sgro
(2016), Vol. 92, pp. 409-434, Economic record, London, Eng., C1
Exchange rate regimes and fiscal discipline: the role of trade openness
M Chowdhury, P Bhattacharya, D Mallick, M Ulubasoglu
(2016), Vol. 45, pp. 106-128, International review of economics and finance, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Persistence, capital account openness, and financial sector health in exchange rate regime choice
M Chowdhury, P Bhattacharya, D Mallick, M Ulubasoglu
(2015), Vol. 91, pp. 279-299, Economic record, Chichester, Eng., C1
An empirical inquiry into the role of sectoral diversification in exchange rate regime choice
M Chowdhury, P Bhattacharya, D Mallick, M Ulubasoglu
(2014), Vol. 67, pp. 210-227, European Economic Review, Amsterdam, Netherlands, C1
Efficiency and unbiasedness in the Indian stock index futures market
P Bhattacharya, H Singh
(2010), Vol. 18, pp. 239-263, Review of futures markets, Washington, DC, C1
On institutional ownership and firm performance : a disaggregated view
P Bhattacharya, M Graham
(2009), Vol. 19, pp. 370-394, Journal of multinational financial managment, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Forecasting industry-level CPI and PPI inflation : does exchange rate pass-through matter?
P Bhattacharya, D Thomakos
(2008), Vol. 24, pp. 134-150, International journal of forecasting, Amsterdam, Netherlands, C1
Exchange rate pass-through and relative prices : an industry-level empirical investigation
P Bhattacharya, C Karayalcin, D Thomakos
(2008), Vol. 27, pp. 1135-1160, Journal of international money and finance, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Time varying hedge ratios : an application to the Indian stock futures market
P Bhattacharya, H Singh, G Gannon
(2007), Vol. 16, pp. 75-104, Review of futures markets, Kent, Ohio, C1
Trade, openess, and domestic conflict: an empirical investigation for Latin America
P Bhattacharya, D Thomakos
(2007), Vol. 2, pp. 77-80, Economics of peace and security journal, Bristol, England, C1
Institutional ownership and firm performance: evidence from Finland
P Bhattacharya, M Graham
(2007), pp. 1-33, 2007 Australasian Meeting of the Econometric Society, Brisbane, Qld., E1
Time-varying hedge ratios: an application to the Indian stock futures market
P Bhattacharya, H Singh, G Gannon
(2006), Econometric Society Australasian Meetings Papers, Alice Springs, NT, E1
Industry-urban nexus, employment and poverty: a quantitative assessment
A Mitra, P Bhattacharya
(2006), pp. 185-205, India: industrialisation in a reforming economy, New Delhi, India, B1
Trade, openness and domestic conflict: an empirical investigation for latin America
P Bhattacharya, D Thomakos
(2005), pp. 1-48, ACE 05 : Proceedings of the Australian Conference of Economists 2005, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, E1
Forecasting inflation, industrial output and exchange rates : a template study for India
D Thomakos, P Bhattacharya
(2005), Vol. 40, pp. 145-165, Indian economic review, Dehli, India, C1-1
Funded Projects at Deakin
Other Public Sector Funding
Pre-distaster multi-hazard damage and economic loss estimation model
Prof Mehmet Ulubasoglu, Dr Prasad Bhattacharya
- 2017: $90,000
- 2016: $85,500
- 2015: $84,000
- 2014: $84,000
Supervisions
Matthew Peter Larkin
Thesis entitled: Three Essays on the Australian Housing Market
Doctor of Philosophy, Department of Economics
Rashad Hasanov
Thesis entitled: Essays on Financial crises
Doctor of Philosophy, Department of Economics
Yuwei Zhou
Thesis entitled: Stock Returns and Inflation Revisited: Australian Evidences
Doctor of Philosophy, School of Accounting, Economics & Finance
Ana Marija Dabo
Thesis entitled: Essays in Land, Legal Systems and Economic Development
Doctor of Philosophy, Department of Economics
Pablo Jimenez Ayora
Thesis entitled: Essays on Political and Development Economics
Doctor of Philosophy, School of Accounting, Economics & Finance
Muhammad Iqbal Anjum
Thesis entitled: Economic Effects of the External Debt Crisis for Pakistan
Doctor of Philosophy, School of Accounting, Economics & Finance
MD Habibur Rahman
Thesis entitled: Essays on the Economics of Natural Disasters and Political Institutions
Doctor of Philosophy, School of Accounting, Economics & Finance
Mohammad Chowdhury
Thesis entitled: Exchange Rate Regime Choice: Some Determinants and Consequences
Doctor of Philosophy, School of Accounting, Economics & Finance
Syed Abbas
Thesis entitled: Inflation dynamics and new Keynesian Phillips curve in Australia
Doctor of Philosophy, Deakin Graduate School of Business