Biography
Mehmet Ulubasoglu is a Professor of Economics in the Department of Economics at Deakin Business School. Mehmet is currently the Head of the Department of Economics, and was formerly the Discipline Leader and the Associate Head of School (Research) in the School of Accounting, Economics and Finance.
Mehmet has published extensively in international journals, including the Review of Economics and Statistics, Journal of Development Economics, European Economic Review, American Journal of Agricultural Economics, and American Journal of Political Science. He has also taught a variety of courses from the first to third and Honours-year undergraduate levels, as well as for the PhD program at Deakin University. He has supervised 12 PhD students to completion as Principal or Associate Supervisor.
Mehmet has also undertaken several research projects linked with government organisations both nationally and internationally, including with the Bushfire and Natural Hazards Cooperative Research Centre, Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation, Asia Pacific Network, and the Asian Disaster Preparedness Centre. He has held consultancy roles for the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank. In 2012 he co-organised the Econometric Society Australasian Meeting, which featured the 2010 and 2012 Nobel Laureates in Economics and many other renowned scholars from around the world as keynote and invited speakers.
Read more on Mehmet's profileResearch interests
- Economic Development
- Economics of Natural Disasters in Australia and Asia
- Political Economy
- Public Choice
- International Trade Policy
Affiliations
- Member, Econometric Society.
- Member, American Economic Association.
- Member, Economic Society of Australia.
- Associate Editor, Economics and Politics.
- Editorial Board Member, Journal of International Trade and Economic Development.
Teaching interests
- Econometrics
- International Trade
- Macroeconomics
Units taught
- MAE102 - The Global Economy
- MEE201 - Competition and Industry
- MAE202 - National Economic Policy
- MAE256 - Analytical Methods in Economics and Finance
- MAE303 - International Economics
- MAE305 - Business and Financial Forecasting
- MAE306 - Applied Econometrics in Economics and Finance
- MAE406 - Business and Financial Econometrics
- MAE413 - Macroeconomic Theory and Policy
- MAE704 - International Trade and Policy
- MAE901 - Advanced Econometrics (PhD Level)
Knowledge areas
- Economic Development
- Economics of Natural Disasters in Australia and Asia
- Political Economy
- Public Choice
Conferences
Co-Chair, Econometric Society Australasian Meetings, 2012, Melbourne, Australia.
Co-organizer, Annual Workshop on Natural Experiments in History: Development, Health and Labour, 2014-2020, Deakin University.
Professional activities
Media appearances
- It can't all be insured: counting the hidden economic impact of floods and bushfires. (The Conversation), May 2021.
- Teleworkability in Australia (The Conversation), June 2020.
- Calculating the losses of this fire season (Fire Australia) June 2020
- Natural disasters increase inequality. The recovery funding may make things worse. (The Conversation), February 2020.
- Radio interview given to ABC North Queensland, Feb 2020.
- Counting the costs of Australia’s bushfires (ABC The Money), Jan 2020.
- eFM's "This Morning", English-language program in Seoul, South Korea, 8 January 2020, on Australia’s summer bushfires.
- Black Saturday: the economic costs (ABC The Money), Feb 2019.
- As a grand-ma-to-be I can no longer stay out of this debate (Sydney Morning Herald), Dec 2019.
- Past research points to potential economic impact of bushfires (Mirage News), Dec 2019.
- Australia bushfires: too early to estimate losses (International Business Times), Nov 2019.
- Dark Mofo art rebuilding bushfire-devastated Huon Valley in Tasmania (ABC News), June 2019.
- Pre-Disaster Multi-Hazard Damage and Economic Loss Estimation Model, Youtube, 2017.
- 'The effects of the Gallipoli Campaign on Turkish Natives', Radio National (Canberra), 4BC (Brisbane), 666 ABC (Canberra) and River FM (Ipswich), Australia, 2015.
- 'Food demand behaviour in Australia', ABC Wide Bay (QLD) and Radio 3gv (Traralgon), Australia, 2011.
- 'The effects of the Gallipoli Campaign on Turkish natives', The Age, Sydney Morning Herald, Canberra Times, Brisbane Times and ABC Online, Australia, 2015.
- 'The unemployment effects of the global financial crisis', Herald Sun and Leader Community Newspapers, Australia, 2009.
Research groups
Director, The Centre for Disaster Resilience and Recovery, Faculty of Business and Law, Deakin University
Awards
- Excellence in Research (for effectiveness, excellence and exemplary practice as a Research Supervisor), Faculty of Business and Law, Deakin University, 2013.
Projects
- Gibbs, L, and M. Ulubasoglu et al. "School Staff Support After Major Emergencies". Teachers' Health Foundation, New South Wales, Australia, 2020-2022.
- Ulubasoglu, M., and M.H. Rahman.,'Optimising Post-Disaster Recovery Interventions in Australia', The Bushfire and Natural Hazards Cooperative Research Centre, Australian Government, $619,585, Canberra, Australia, 2017-2020.
- Ulubasoglu, M. and A. Rajabifard. A.,'Pre-Disaster Multi-Hazard Economic Loss Estimation Model', The Bushfire and Natural Hazards Cooperative Research Centre, Australian Government, $525,000, Canberra, Australia, 2014-2016.
- Ulubasoglu, M. and Bhattacharya, P., 'Integrating Natural Disasters Risk Information into Economic Modelling: Phase II', Asian Disaster Preparedness Centre, $9,000, Bangkok, Thailand, 2012-2013.
- Ulubasoglu, M., 'Integrating Natural Disasters Risk Information into Economic Modelling: Phase I', Asian Disaster Preparedness Centre, $9,000, Bangkok, Thailand, 2010-2011.
- Ulubasoglu, M., Mallick, D., Wadud, M., Hone, P. and Haszler. H., 'Food Demand Elasticities in Australia', Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation, Australian Government, $70,000, Canberra, Australia, 2010.
Publications
Silver lining of the water: The role of government relief assistance in disaster recovery
Mevlude Yuksel, Muhammad Rahman, Mehmet Ulubaşoğlu
(2023), Vol. 79, pp. 1-24, European Journal of Political Economy, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
A tale of two taxes: State-dependency of tax policy
K Arin, E Gahramanov, T Omay, X Tang, M Ulubasoglu
(2023), pp. 1-27, Scottish Journal of Political Economy, London, Eng., C1
L Tong, M Ulubaşoğlu, C Guven
(2022), Vol. 66, pp. 581-611, Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, London, Eng., C1
Food Affordability and Double Catastrophe in Early Life: Lessons from the 1974-75 Bangladesh Famine*
N Shabnam, M Ulubaşoğlu, C Guven
(2022), Vol. 98, pp. 24-51, Economic Record, London, Eng., C1
"Storm autocracies": Islands as natural experiments
M Rahman, N Anbarci, M Ulubaşoğlu
(2022), Vol. 159, pp. 1-18, Journal of Development Economics, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
C Guven, T Hoang, M Rahman, M Ulubaşoğlu
(2021), Vol. 30, pp. 1600-1627, Health Economics (United Kingdom), England, C1
L Gibbs, K Marinkovic, J Nursey, L Tong, E Tekin, M Ulubasoglu, N Callard, S Cowlishaw, V Cobham
(2021), Vol. 23, Current Psychiatry Reports, United States, C1
Assessing potential loss and damage for flood hazard using an econometric modelling technique
Senaka Basnayake, Mehmet Ulubasoglu, Muhammad Rahman, Sarath Premalal, Lalith Chandrapala, Madan Shrestha, Susantha Jayasinghe, Niladri Gupta
(2021), Vol. 11, pp. 1-13, APN Science Bulletin, Tokyo, Japan, C1
Evaluating wildfire exposure: Using wellbeing data to estimate and value the impacts of wildfire
D Johnston, Y Önder, M Rahman, M Ulubaşoğlu
(2021), Vol. 192, pp. 782-798, Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, C1
Romes without empires: Urban concentration, political competition, and economic development
C Karayalcin, M Ulubaşoğlu
(2020), Vol. 63, European Journal of Political Economy, C1
Mehmet Ulubasoglu
(2020), Melbourne, Vic., A6
Mehmet Ulubasoglu, Farah Beaini
(2020), Melbourne, Vic., A6
Mehmet Ulubasoglu, Kursat Onder
(2020), Melbourne, Vic., A6
Disasters and Economic Resilience in Small Regional Communities: The case of Toodyay
Mehmet Ulubasoglu
(2020), Melbourne, Vic., A6
Floods, Bushfires and Sectoral Economic Output in Australia, 1978-2014
M Ulubaşoğlu, M Rahman, Y Önder, Y Chen, A Rajabifard
(2019), Vol. 95, pp. 58-80, Economic Record, C1
The political economy of land reform enactments: new cross-national evidence (1900-2010)
P Bhattacharya, D Mitra, M Ulubaşoğlu
(2019), Vol. 139, pp. 50-68, Journal of development economics, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Social capital as a coping mechanism for seasonal deprivation: the case of the Monga in Bangladesh
R Bakshi, D Mallick, M Ulubaşoğlu
(2019), Vol. 57, pp. 239-262, Empirical economics, Berlin, Germany, C1
Institutions for private sector development and pro-poor growth: Evidence from Vietnam
T Hoang, C Pham, M Ulubaşoğlu
(2019), Vol. 27, pp. 699-728, Economics of Transition and Institutional Change, C1
The Effects of Farm Subsidies on Farm Exports in the United States
L Tong, C Pham, M Ulubaşoǧlu
(2019), Vol. 101, pp. 1277-1304, American Journal of Agricultural Economics, C1
A Tale of Two Taxes: State-Dependency of Tax Policy
Kerim Arin, Emin Gahramanov, Tolga Omay, Mehmet Ulubasoglu
(2019), Canberra, A.C.T., A6
The role of middle class in economic development: what do cross-country data show?
N Chun, R Hasan, M Rahman, M Ulubaşoğlu
(2017), Vol. 21, pp. 404-424, Review of development economics, London, Eng., C1
The Shocking Origins of Political Transitions: Evidence from Earthquakes
M Habibur Rahman, N Anbarci, P Bhattacharya, M Ulubaşoğlu
(2017), Vol. 83, pp. 796-823, Southern Economic Journal, 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
Food demand elasticities for Australia
M Ulubasoglu, D Mallick, M Wadud, P Hone, H Haszler
(2016), Vol. 60, pp. 177-195, Australian journal of agricultural and resource economics, London, Eng., C1
The role of rice in poverty dynamics in rural Vietnam: 2002-2008
T Hoang, C Pham, M Ulubasoglu
(2016), Vol. 21, pp. 132-150, Journal of the Asia Pacific economy, London, Eng., C1
The political economy of development in a globalizing world
D Mitra, M Ulubasoglu
(2016), Vol. 42, pp. 459-461, International review of economics and finance, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
The role of middle class in democratic diffusion
N Chun, R Hasan, M Rahman, M Ulubasoglu
(2016), Vol. 42, pp. 536-548, International review of economics and finance, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 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
C Pham, M Ulubasoglu
(2016), Vol. 25, pp. 913-937, Journal of international trade & economic development, London, Eng., C1
What Underlies Weak States? The Role of Terrain Ruggedness
P Jimenez Ayora, M Ulubasoglu
(2015), Vol. 39, pp. 167-183, European Journal of Political Economy, 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
Foreign direct investment and economic growth: A real relationship or wishful thinking?
S Iamsiraroj, M Ulubasoglu
(2015), Vol. 51, pp. 200-213, Economic modelling, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Social capital and hygiene practices among the extreme poor in rural Bangladesh
R Bakshi, D Mallick, M Ulubasoglu
(2015), Vol. 51, pp. 1603-1618, Journal of development studies, Oxford, 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
Non-farm activity, household expenditure, and poverty reduction in rural Vietnam : 2002-2008
T Hoang, C Pham, M Ulubasoglu
(2014), Vol. 64, pp. 554-568, World development, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Does legal heritage affect obesity? The channel of motor vehicle dependence
P Carlin, M Kidd, M Ulubasoglu
(2013), Vol. 41, pp. 621-633, Journal of comparative economics, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
State-Owned Enterprises, Inequality, and Political Ideology
V Avsar, C Karayalcin, M Ulubasoglu
(2013), Vol. 25, pp. 387-410, Economics & Politics, Oxford, England, C1
Intersectoral size differences and migration : Kuznets revisited
N Anbarci, M Ulubasoglu
(2011), Vol. 20, pp. 251-292, Journal of international trade and economic development, Abingdon, England, C1
Leviathan resists : the endogenous relationship between privatization and firm performance
K Arin, M Ulubasoglu
(2009), Vol. 140, pp. 185-204, Public choice, New York, N.Y., C1
Internationalization and alliance formation : evidence from Turkish SMEs
M Ulubasoglu, M Akdis, S Kok
(2009), Vol. 27, pp. 337-361, International small business journal, Wilmslow, England, C1
Democracy and economic growth : a meta-analysis
H Doucouliagos, M Ulubasoglu
(2008), Vol. 52, pp. 61-83, American journal of political science, Malden, Mass., C1
International comparisons of rural-urban educational attainment : data and determinants
M Ulubaşoğlu, B Cardak
(2007), Vol. 51, pp. 1828-1857, European economic review, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Institutions and policies for growth and poverty reduction: the role of private sector development
R Hasan, D Mitra, M Ulubasoglu
(2007), Vol. 24, pp. 69-116, Asian development review, Manila, Philippines, C1
Economic freedom and economic growth: Does specification make a difference?
C Doucouliagos, M Ulubasoglu
(2006), Vol. 22, pp. 60-81, European Journal of Political Economy, Netherlands, C1
Can we obtain realistic parameter estimates for the 'protection for sale' model?
D Mitra, D Thomakos, M Ulubasoglu
(2006), Vol. 39, pp. 187-210, Canadian journal of economics, Oxford, England, C1
Career progression, human capital and pay equity in Australian public sector labour markets
C Doucouliagos, P Hone, M Ulubasoglu
(2005), pp. 1-53, ACE 05 : Proceedings of the Australian Conference of Economists, 2005, University of Melbourne, E1
Intersectoral size differences and migration: Kuznets revisited
N Anbarci, M Ulubasoglu
(2005), pp. 1-40, Proceedings of the Australian Conference of Economists, Melbourne, Vic., E1
Zipf`s law strikes again : the case of tourism
M Ulubasoglu, B Hazari
(2004), Vol. 4, pp. 459-472, Journal of economic geography, Oxford, England, C1
M Ulubasoglu
(2004), Vol. 37, pp. 116-122, Australian economic review, Carlton, Vic., C1
Protection versus promotion: an empirical investigation
D Mitra, D Thomakos, M Ulubasoglu
(2004), Vol. 16, pp. 147-162, Economics & Politics, Oxford, England, C1
Endogenous liberalization and within-country inequality
N Anbarci, M Ulubasoglu
(2004), pp. 1-45, Selected papers from the 33rd Australian Conference of Economists, Sydney Sept. 27-30, 2004, Sydney, N.S.W., E1
Protection for sale in a developing country : democracy vs. dictatorship
D Mitra, D Thomakos, M Ulubasoglu
(2002), Vol. 84, pp. 497-508, Review of economics and statistics, Cambridge, MA, C1
The impact of trade liberalization on import demand
D Thomakos, M Ulubasoglu
(2002), Vol. 4, pp. 1-26, Journal of economic and social research, Istanbul, Turkey, C1-1
Funded Projects at Deakin
Australian Competitive Grants
Australian Domestic Demand Elasticities for Rural Marketing and Policy Analysis
Prof Mehmet Ulubasoglu, A/Prof Debdulal Mallick, Dr Mokhtarul Wadud, Dr Henry Haszler, Dr Phillip Hone, Prof Chris Doucouliagos
RIRDC Grant - Research - Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation
- 2011: $5,000
- 2009: $22,478
- 2008: $20,000
- 2007: $23,312
Other Public Sector Funding
Pre-distaster multi-hazard damage and economic loss estimation model
Prof Mehmet Ulubasoglu, Dr Prasad Bhattacharya
Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC
- 2017: $90,000
- 2016: $85,500
- 2015: $84,000
- 2014: $84,000
Industry and Other Funding
Pre-disaster natural hazard loss estimation
Prof Mehmet Ulubasoglu
Asian Disaster Preparedness Center
- 2012: $11,884
- 2011: $3,538
- 2010: $2,007
Developing Climate Inclusive Potential Loss and Damage Assessment Methodology for Flood Hazards
Prof Mehmet Ulubasoglu, Dr Cahit Guven
Asian Disaster Preparedness Center
- 2019: $4,361
- 2018: $2,594
- 2017: $4,242
- 2016: $5,177
- 2015: $9,599
School Staff Support After Major Emergencies.
Prof Mehmet Ulubasoglu
Teachers Health Foundation
- 2022: $30,000
- 2021: $30,000
- 2020: $30,000
Other Funding Sources
Optimising Post-disaster Recovery Interventions in Australia
Prof Mehmet Ulubasoglu, Dr Md Habibur Rahman
Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC
- 2020: $120,000
- 2019: $185,000
- 2018: $154,489
- 2017: $80,000
Supervisions
Merve Kucuk
Thesis entitled: The Undisclosed Costs of Natural Disasters on Households and Governments
Doctor of Philosophy, Department of Economics
Meghna Ghosh
Thesis entitled: Consumption and Distributional Implications of the Implementation of Value Added Taxes in India
Doctor of Philosophy, Department of Economics
Ana Marija Dabo
Thesis entitled: Essays in Land, Legal Systems and Economic Development
Doctor of Philosophy, Department of Economics
Nourin Shabnam
Thesis entitled: Essays on Early-Life Malnutrition and Adulthood Socioeconomic Outcomes: Bangladesh Evidence
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
Rejaul Bakshi
Thesis entitled: Essays on Social Capital and Poverty in Bangladesh
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
Anshu Mala Chandra
Thesis entitled: Foreign Direct Investment and the Stages of Sector Diversification
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
Xuan Trung Hoang
Thesis entitled: Dynamics of Poverty in Vietnam: 2002-2008
Doctor of Philosophy, School of Accounting, Economics & Finance
Thu Huong Nguyen
Thesis entitled: The Effects of China's Exports on World Trade
Doctor of Philosophy, Department of Economics
Lan Anh Tong
Thesis entitled: Three Essays on the Trade Effect of US Farm Subsidies
Doctor of Philosophy, Department of Economics
Sasi Iamsiraroj
Thesis entitled: A Comprehensive Analysis of Foreign Direct Investment and Economic Growth
Doctor of Philosophy, Department of Economics
Claudia Burgio-Ficca
Thesis entitled: Existence of Externalities from Investment in Higher Education
Master of Economics, School of Accounting, Economics & Finance