Biography
Dr Ameeta Jain is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Finance in Deakin Business School. Prior to joining Deakin, Ameeta worked as a lecturer at Delhi University and Monash University. She completed her MPhil at the Delhi School of Economics and a PhD at Federation University, Australia. She has more than 15 years of teaching experience in Economics, Property and Finance units and has led unit teams in the development and enhancement of various units.
Ameeta is passionate about teaching and has been rewarded consistently for her teaching excellence. She is the director of property programs at Deakin, where she is responsible for managing industry accreditation for property courses. She believes in promoting student engagement to promote deeper learning.
Ameeta's primary research interests are in resilience and sustainability with particular emphasis on the approaches by business and associated stakeholders to advance sustainable organisations and cities. She has had many successful government and industry grants on the application of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in national and regional settings. Her research has high impact as evidenced by the utilisation of the findings by National and local governments as well as property industry. She has published in highly ranked international peer-reviewed journals as well as written for media on current trends in property market.
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My research is informed by my training in sustainability and resilience. My research is most often multi-disciplinary and directed towards examining resilience in regional and urban settings.
In doing so my research contributes to the DBS themes “Business and Society” and to Deakin 2030 Ideas to Impact strategy through the themes of Building Safe and Secure Communities and Enabling a Sustainable World as well as the multidisciplinary vision of the Property and Real estate research hub. My research is high impact and is being utilised by industry and governments for sustainable outcomes.
I have produced several reports focussing on Sustainable Development Goals which have been highly regarded by industry and government stakeholders. This has contributed to my growing recognition both locally and internationally as an expert in this area. I have been invited by media and industry groups on various occasions to discuss my research described in the sections on media and industry engagement below.
Research interests
- Resilience
- Corporate Social Responsibility and United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
- Educational Research in Tertiary Institutions
Affiliations
Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (United Kingdom)
Teaching interests
Finance, Economics and property
Units taught
- MAF202 - Money and Capital Markets
- MMP111 - Introduction to Property
- MMP213 - Property Economics
Knowledge areas
Sustainable Development Goals, resilience of housing markets
Conferences
- Jain, A. and Courvisanos, J., 'Home Based Business in Peripheral Urban Regions and Government Policy: A Case Study of Casey', PRSCO Conference, Australia, 3-6 July 2011,
- Jain, A., 'Knowledge Distribution Nodes and Home-Based Businesses: Role of Business Associations and Local Council in Casey LGA', Australia New Zealand Regional Science Association International Inc (ANZSRAI) Conference, 7-10 December 2010.
- Jain, A. and Courvisanos, J., 'Urban Growth Centres On The Periphery: Ad Hoc Policy Vision and Research Neglect', Australia New Zealand Regional Science Association International Inc (ANZSRAI) Conference, 1-3 December 2008.
- Jain, A., Thomson, D., Farley, A. and Mulready, P., 'Engagement and learning through social software in finance: the Trading room experience in Roger Atkinson and Clare McBeath (eds)', Ascilite Melbourne Proceedings, Deakin University, December 2008.
- Jain, A., Farley, A., Thomson, D. and Mulready, P., 'Comparing Perceptions of Learning between First, Second and Third Year Finance Students', 7th International Business Research Conference, Australia, 3-6 December 2007.
- Jain, A., 'A New Broad Composite Model of Regional Economic Development as a Framework for Research', 20th Small Enterprise Conference 2007, New Zealand, 23-26 September 2007.
- Jain, A., 'Population Driven or Innovation Driven: A Question of Sustainability in a Nascent Urban Centre', 30th Australia New Zealand Regional Science Association International Inc (ANZSRAI) Conference, 26-29 September 2006.
- Jain, A. and Thomson, D., 'The Evolution of CSR Reporting: A Comparison of Westpac and National Australia Bank', International Conference on Contemporary Business (ICCB), Australia, 20-23 September 2006.
- Jain, A. and Thomson, D., 'Accountability and Board Functionality: National Australia Bank's Experience', 11th FINSIA-Melbourne Centre for Financial Studies Banking and Finance Conference, Papers and Presentations, Melbourne Centre for Financial Studies, Australia, September 2006.
- Jain, A. and Courvisanos, J., 'A Framework for Sustainable Ecotourism: Application to Costa Rica', Council for Australasian Tourism and Hospitality Education (CAUTHE), Australia, 6-9 February 2006.
- Jain, A., 'The Regional Innovation Systems in the City of Casey: Prospective Evaluation', 2nd International Business Research Conference, Australia, 5-8 December 2005.
- Jain, A., and Courvisanos, J., 'Ecotourism in Costa Rica: An Economic Framework of Analysis, 4th National Tourism Futures Conference, Australia, 3-5 October 2005).
- Jain, A. and Thomson, D., 'Corporate Governance Failure and its Impact on National Australia bank Performance', European Applied Business Research Conference, Greece, 20-22 June 2005.
Professional activities
Google Scholar
Media appearances
- “Ethical and responsible investment on the rise”, InvestorDaily, 9th August 2022
- “The New Order Cometh: Rise of the Millennials”, Debuilt Debrief, 6th August 2022
- “Build-to-Rent: Is it ready for prime time in Australia?”, Australia and New Zealand Property Journal, 13th July 2022
- “ Australia- India partnerships for internships focused on Sustainable Development Goals” interview to SBS Hindi radio, 10th June 2022
- "Indian business leaders visit to expand internship opportunities", Deakin Business Newsroom, 8th April 2022.
- “Turning global goals into local action”, Deakin Business Newsroom, 8th June 2021.
- “Is COVID19 the catalyst for increasing Impact Investments?” Sydney Business Insights, 29th January 2021.
- “ Indian-Australian lecturer at Deakin University wins research award on Timor-Leste” interview to SBS Hindi radio, 5th March 2021
- “The Value of Sustainable Cities", Deakin Property Discussion Series, speaker and panellist on a webinar, 15th October 2020
- "Perspectives on Corporate Social Responsibility in india", interview to Melbourne Ethnic Community Radio, Geetanjali Radio program, 26th September 2020
- “Section 135: how is India’s mandatory CSR spending working out?” CEO Magazine, 24th February 2020
- “Award for DBS research that advances Sustainable Development Goals”, Deakin Business Newsroom, 25th February 2020
- “India's grand experiment in corporate social responsibility is heading for trouble” (with Kansal, M; Joshi, M. and Taneja, P.), The Conversation, 13th March 2019
- “Why now’s the time to build your career in real estate”, this., 17th December 2018
- 'In India, a legislative reform is needed to push corporate social responsibility', The Conversation, Australia, 2017.
Research groups
Property and Real Estate Research Hub
Awards
- Research impact showcase award: Grant Ed Group “Sustainable development goals in Timor-Leste, 2019
- Vice-Chacellor's Award for Teaching Excellence, 2019
- Award for Effectiveness, Excellence and Exemplar Practice in Teaching and Learning, Faculty of Business and Law, Deakin University, 2016.
- Excellence in Teaching, School of AEF, Deakin University, 2012.
- Excellence in Service, School of AEF, Deakin University, 2011.
- Best Research achievement, School of AEF, Deakin University, 2009.
- Exemplar of Teaching Excellence, Faculty of Business and Law, Deakin University, 2009.
- Outstanding Contribution to Faculty's operational plan for Teaching Award, Faculty of Business and Law, Deakin University, 2007.
Projects
Report:
- Jain, A. and Li, Q. (2022); Housing market resilience in the face of Covid pandemic. Report prepared for Herron Todd White
- Jain, A.; Localising Sustainable Development Goals in the City of Whitehorse: The 2020 Report, Melbourne.
- Michaux, F, Lee, A, and Jain, A, 2020; Benchmarking Impact: Australian Impact Investor Insights, Activity and Performance Report 2020, Responsible Investment Association Australasia, Sydney
- “Courvisanos, J. and Jain, A. 2019; Commitment of Stakeholders to the SDG in Timor-Leste- Final report to UNDP March 2019” is cited in Government of Timor-Leste (2019), Report on the implementation of Sustainable Development Goals: From ashes to reconciliation, reconstruction and sustainable development; Voluntary National review of Timor-Leste 2019, Dilli: Timor-Leste;
Grants:
- Australian Government, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (2021) to deliver the project entitled “Industry-university partnerships for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) focused internships in Australia and India
2021: $13,595
2022: $71,620
- Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA, 2019) of $42,500 to deliver the “RIAA Benchmarking Impact: Australian Impact Investor Insights, Activity and Performance Report, 2020”, with Adrian Lee and Fabienne Michaux
- Whitehorse Council (2020) of $12,914 for the project entitled” Mapping SDG in the City of Whitehorse Council”
- ICAA (Institute of Chartered Accountants) (2013) of $13,028 for the project “Unlisted Mortgage Investment Companies: An Investigation of Corporate and Regulatory Failure” with Monica Keneley and Graeme Wines
- Australian Centre of Financial Studies Grant (2012) of $10,000 for the project “Divergence between customer and community perception of Banks”
Publications
J Guo, M Islam, A Jain, C van Staden
(2022), Vol. 54, pp. 1-18, British Accounting Review, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Social contagion and the institutionalisation of GRI-based sustainability reporting practices
A Jain, M Islam, M Keneley, M Kansal
(2022), Vol. 30, pp. 1291-1308, Meditari Accountancy Research, London, Eng., C1
Mandatory corporate social responsibility in India: reporting reality, issues and way forward
P Taneja, A Jain, M Joshi, M Kansal
(2022), Vol. 30, pp. 472-494, Meditari Accountancy Research, Bingley, Eng., C1
Is the Indian corporate social responsibility law working for the public sector?
A Jain, M Kansal, M Joshi, P Taneja
(2021), Public Money and Management, C1
Strengthening impact integrity in investment decision-making for sustainable development
F Azmat, A Jain, F Michaux
(2021), Vol. 13, pp. 55-87, Sustainability Accounting, Management and Policy Journal, C1
Localisation of the Sustainable Development Goals in an emerging nation
A Jain, J Courvisanos, N Subramaniam
(2021), Vol. 41, pp. 231-243, Public Administration and Development, Chichester, Eng., C1
J Liang, A Jain, H Wu
(2021), Vol. 13, Sustainability (Switzerland), C1
A Guide to Patterns of Regional Economic Resilience
Karim Mardaneh, Ameeta Jain, Jerry Courvisanos
(2020), pp. 126-142, Handbook on Regional economic resilience, London, Eng., B1
CSR regulation, ethical obligation, and legitimacy: a study of Indian and other Asia Pacific banks
Ameeta Jain, Akanksha Jumde
(2020), pp. 111-140, Corporate social responsibility in rising economies: fundamentals, approaches and case studies, Cham, Switzerland, B1
Benchmarking Impact: Australian Impact Investor Insights, Activity and Performance Report 2020
Fabienne Michaux, Adrian Lee, Ameeta Jain
(2020), Sydney, N.S.W., A6
Localising the Sustainable Development Goals in the City of Whitehorse: The 2020 Report
Ameeta Jain
(2020), Geelong, Vic., A6
Commitment of stakeholders to the SDGs in Timor-Leste
Jerry Courvisanos, Ameeta Jain
(2019), [Melbourne, Vic.], A6
The collapse of unlisted mortgage companies: A regulatory dilemma
M Keneley, G Wines, A Jain
(2017), Vol. 30, pp. 19-35, Accounting Research Journal, C1
M Islam, A Jain, S Haque
(2016), pp. 341-356, Key initiatives in corporate social responsibility global dimension of CSR in corporate entities, Berlin, Germany, B1
Economic Resilience of Regions under Crises: A Study of the Australian Economy
J Courvisanos, A Jain, K K. Mardaneh
(2016), Vol. 50, pp. 629-643, Regional Studies, C1
Does the global reporting initiative influence sustainability disclosures in Asia-Pacific banks?
M Islam, A Jain, D Thomson
(2016), Vol. 23, pp. 298-313, Australasian journal of environmental management, Abingdon, Eng., C1
A Jain, M Islam
(2015), pp. 81-102, Sustainability after Rio, Bingley, Eng., B1
Customer-owned banking in Australia: from credit union to mutual bank
A Jain, M Keneley, D Thomson
(2015), Vol. 86, pp. 465-478, Annals of public and cooperative economics, London, Eng., C1
Voluntary CSR disclosure works! Evidence from Asia-Pacific banks
A Jain, M Keneley, D Thomson
(2015), Vol. 11, pp. 2-18, Social responsibility journal, Bingley, Eng., C1
Bank reputation in Australia: a view from the inside
A Jain, M Keneley, D Thomson
(2014), pp. 29-34, JASSA: the finsia journal of applied finance, Sydney, N.S.W., C1
Bank Fundamentals, Executive Compensation and Public Perception of Banks in Australia
A Jain, J Guo, C Lin
(2014), Vol. 33, pp. 220-232, Economic Papers, C1
Workplace human rights reporting: a study of Australian garment and retail companies
M Islam, A Jain
(2013), Vol. 23, pp. 102-116, Australian accounting review, Chichester, England, C1
A Jain, J Courvisanos
(2013), Vol. 19, pp. 295-318, Australasian journal of regional studies, Armidale, N.S.W., C1
A Jain, D Thomson, A Farley, P Mulready
(2012), Vol. 37, pp. 701-718, Assessment and evaluation in higher education, Oxon, England, C1
A Jain
(2012), Vol. 18, pp. 206-231, Australasian journal of regional studies, Wollongong, N.S.W., C1
Insuring for a crisis: deposit insurance and the GFC, the Australian and New Zealand experience
A Jain, M Keneley, D Thomson
(2012), Vol. 31, pp. 359-368, Economic papers, Richmond, Vic., C1
Mobile phone-based audience response system and student engagement in large-group teaching
A Jain, A Farley
(2012), Vol. 31, pp. 428-439, Economic papers, Richmond, Vic., C1
A Farley, A Jain, D Thomson
(2011), Vol. 31, pp. 99-108, Economic papers, Richmond, Vic, C1
The relationship between exchange rates, interest rates and Australian bank returns
A Jain, P Narayan, D Thomson
(2011), Vol. 18, pp. 967-972, Applied economics letters, Abingdon, England, C1
A Jain
(2011), Vol. 17, pp. 122-145, Australasian journal of regional studies, Wollongong, N. S. W., C1
Corporate social responsibility reporting : a business strategy by Australian banks?
D Thomson, A Jain
(2010), Vol. 7, pp. 213-228, Corporate ownership & control, Sumy, Ukraine, C1
A Jain
(2010), pp. 68-81, ANZRSAI 2010 : Refereed Proceedings of the 34th Annual Conference of the Australian and New Zealand Regional Association International, Melbourne, Vic., E1
Urban growth centres on the periphery : ad hoc policy vision and research neglect
A Jain, J Courvisanos
(2009), Vol. 15, pp. 3-26, Australasian journal of regional studies, Armidale, N.S.W., C1
An integrated model of subnational regional and urban economic development : framework of analysis
A Jain
(2009), Vol. 33, pp. 809-826, International journal of urban and regional research, Oxford, England, C1
A Jain, D Thomson
(2008), Vol. 6, pp. 99-113, Corporate ownership & control, Sumy, Ukraine, C1
Engagement and learning through social software in finance : the trading room experience
A Farley, A Jain, P Mulready, D Thomson
(2008), ASCILITE 2008 : Hello! Where are you in the landscape of educational technology?, Melbourne, Vic., E1
Population driven development in the City of Casey: is it sustainable?
A Jain
(2007), Vol. 6, pp. 3-27, Sustaining regions, St. Lucia, Qld, C1
Comparing perceptions of learning between first, second and third year finance students
A Jain, D Thomson, A Farley
(2007), Proceedings of seventh international business research conference : 3 - 6 December, 2007, Sydney, Australia, Sydney, New South Wales, E1
A new broad composite model of regional economic development as a framework for research
A Jain
(2007), pp. 1-19, Proceedings of Small Enterprise Conference 2007 - building sustainable growth in SMEs, Manukau City, New Zealand, E1
Corporate governance failure and its impact on National Australia Bank's performance
D Thomson, A Jain
(2006), Vol. 2, pp. 41-55, Journal of business case studies, Littleton, Colo., C1
Students` perceptions of workshop based introductory macro-economics tutorials: a survey
A Jain
(2006), Vol. 25, pp. 235-252, Economic papers, Sydney, N.S.W., C1
A framework for sustainable ecotourism : application to Costa Rica
J Courvisanos, A Jain
(2006), Vol. 3, pp. 131-142, Tourism and hospitality planning & development, London, England, C1
Population driven or innovation driven: a question of sustainability in a nascent urban centre
A Jain
(2006), Conference proceedings: 3rd International Conference on Contemporary Business, Leura, N.S.W., E1
The evolutions of CSR reporting: a comparison of Westpac and National Australia Bank
D Thomson, A Jain
(2006), Conference proceedings, 3rd International Conference on Contemporary Business: engagement and change: managing in a free trade environment, Leura, N.S.W., E1
Accountability and board functionality: National Australia Bank's experience
D Thomson, A Jain
(2006), pp. 1-28, Banking and securities markets: convergence, innovation and regulation, Melbourne, Vic., E1
Corporate governance failure and its impact on National Australia Bank's performance
D Thomson, A Jain
(2005), pp. 1-34, EABR 2005 : European Applied Business Research Conference, Santorini Island, Greece, E1
Regional innovation systems in the city of Casey: prospective evaluation
A Jain
(2005), pp. 1-16, Proceedings of Second International Business Research Conference, Sydney, New South Wales, E1
Ecotourism in Costa Rica: an economic framework of analysis
J Courvisanos, A Jain
(2005), pp. 1-7, Fourth National Conference on Tourism Futures : investing for growth, Gold Coast, Queensland, E1
Funded Projects at Deakin
Other Public Sector Funding
Mapping the Sustainable Development Goals for the City of Whitehorse.
Dr Ameeta Jain
Whitehorse City Council
- 2020: $12,914
Industry-university partnerships for SDG focused internships in Australia and India
Dr Ameeta Jain, A/Prof Harsh Suri, Prof Alexander Newman
DFAT Australia-India Council Grants Program
- 2021: $85,215
Localising SDGs for the Goulburn Murray Climate Alliance Strategic Plan.
Dr Ameeta Jain
Goulburn Murray Climate Alliance
- 2022: $11,400
Industry and Other Funding
Bank Reputation: Why is there a discrepancy between customer satisfaction and community satisfaction?
Mrs Dianne Thomson, Dr Ameeta Jain
Aust Centre for Financial Studies
- 2013: $9,090
SMSFs: What is the real cost?
A/Prof Adrian Raftery, Dr Ameeta Jain
Accounting & Finance Assoc of Australian & New Zealand Grant - Research
- 2014: $4,100
2020 AUSTRALIAN IMPACT INVESTMENT SURVEY.
Ms Fab Michaux, A/Prof Adrian Lee, Dr Ameeta Jain
Responsible Investment Association of Australasia
- 2019: $42,500
Housing market resilience in Australia: 2000-2021
A/Prof Qiang Li, Dr Ameeta Jain
API Australian Property Research and Education Fund Research Grant
- 2022: $14,631
Housing Market Resilience in the face of the COVID 19 pandemic.
Dr Ameeta Jain, A/Prof Qiang Li
Herron Todd White (Aust) Pty Ltd
- 2021: $4,877
Supervisions
No completed student supervisions to report