Biography
Dr Prasad Bhattacharya is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Economics in Deakin Business School. Prasad is an empirical macroeconomist working in the area of economic development and time series analysis and forecasting. He has published 18 papers in top field-specific and highly acclaimed journals like the Journal of Development Economics, European Economic Review, Journal of Macroeconomics, Journal of Forecasting, International Journal of Foreccasting, Journal of International Money and Finance, and Economic Modelling. His research has been cited in top A** journal like Journal of Financial Economics, top 10 A* journal like the Review of Economics and Statistics as well as top journal like Energy Economics, Macroeconomic Dynamics and Journal of Macroeconomics.
Prasad is an Affiliate of the prestigious Centre for Development Economics and Sustainability at Monash University, Australia and also a Research Associate in the Centre for Applied Macroeconomic Analysis (CAMA), Australian National University, Canberra, Australia.
Read more on Prasad's profileResearch interests
- Economic growth and development issues involving land reforms and their impact on long-run growth, credit availability and mitigation of civil war
- Empirical analysis of conflict and civil war focusing on credit constraint and ethnic distance
- Empirical analysis of gambling loss from pokies and their impact on family incidents of violence in rural Victorian local government areas
- Time Series Econometrics and Forecasting using dynamic panel estimators
Affiliations
- Member, American Economic Association.
- Member, Econometric Society.
- Member, Economic Society of Australia.
- Member, Australasian Macroeconomic Society
- Affiliate, Centre for Development Economics and Sustainability, Monash University, Australia.
- Research Associate, Model Uncertainty and Macro-Econometrics Program, Centre for Applied Macroeconomic Analysis (CAMA), Australian National University, Canberra, Australia.
- Reserach Affiliate, Global Research Unit, Department of Economics and Finance, City University of Hong Kong
Teaching interests
- Trade and Development
- Analytical Methods
- Econometrics
- Macroeconomics
- International Economics
Units taught
- MAE308 - Contemporary issues in trade and development
- MAE203 - The Global Economy
- MAE306 - Applied Econometrics for Economics adn Finance
- MAE305 - Business and Financial Forecasting
- MAR906 - Advanced Research Methods
- MAE202 - National Economic Policy
- MAE256 - Analytical Methods in Economics and Finance
Knowledge areas
Development topics like facets of land reform, conflict and civil war, gambling issues in rural Victoria. Forecasting topics like forecasting using dynamic panel estimators.
Conferences
- Australasian Meeting of the Econometric Society, various years
- The Australasian Macroeconomics Workshop, various years
- The Australasian Public Choice Society Conferences, various years
- World Bank Land and Poverty Conference
- Annual Conference on Economic Growth and Development, Indian Statistical Institute, Delhi Centre, various years
Professional activities
Google Scholar
https://scholar.google.com.au/citations?user=_lZZ-CQAAAAJ&hl=en
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.
- Department of Economics Research Award, 2019.
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
- Gambling loss from pokies and its impact on family incidents of violence in rural Victorian local government areas.
- Using panel dynamic estimators for improving point and interval forecasting performance
Publications
Pass-through to export prices: Evidence from Australia
P Bhattacharya
(2024), pp. 1-34, World Economy, London, Eng., C1
Does credit availability mitigate domestic conflict?
P Bhattacharya, P Chowdhury, H Rahman
(2023), Vol. 119, Economic Modelling, C1
The cross-industry effects of monetary policy: New evidence from Bangladesh
R Roy, O Bashar, P Bhattacharya
(2023), Vol. 127, pp. 1-16, Economic Modelling, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Prasad Bhattacharya
(2022), pp. 39-83, Handbook of Real Estate and Macroeconomics, Cheltenham, Eng., B1
Political Regimes and Financial Crises
Rashad Hasanov, Prasad Bhattacharya
(2022), Scottish Journal of Political Economy, London, Eng., C1
Do political factors influence banking crisis?
Rashad Hasanov, P Bhattacharya
(2019), Vol. 76, pp. 305-318, Economic modelling, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 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
Robust model rankings of forecasting performance
P Bhattacharya, D Thomakos
(2018), Vol. 37, pp. 676-690, Journal of Forecasting, 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
The cyclicality of fiscal policy: New evidence from unobserved components approach
O Bashar, P Bhattacharya, M Wohar
(2017), Vol. 53, pp. 222-234, Journal of Macroeconomics, 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, 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
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
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
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
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
Funded Projects at Deakin
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
Cost of Electrical Compliance.
Dr Prasad Bhattacharya, Mr Ripon Roy
International Education Resilience Fund
- 2022: $12,000
Supervisions
Ripon Roy
Thesis entitled: Three Essays on Monetary Policy and Finance
Doctor of Philosophy, Department of Economics
Michael Dominic D'Rosario
Thesis entitled: Three essays on Telecommunications Economics
Doctor of Philosophy, Department of Economics
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