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Established in 2017, the Centre for Contemporary Australasian Business and Economics Studies (CCABES) is a focal point for researchers of Australasian business and economic developments among staff in the Faculty of Arts, Society and Business. The Centre’s focuses on inter-disciplinary research.

Our vision

To be a Centre of excellence for collaborative research on contemporary Australasian business and economics.

Our mission

To develop, promote and encourage research excellence through collaborative research and activities on contemporary Australasian business and economics. To further the Faculty’s international research profile and standing through innovative and high quality research which has broad academic, business and policy impact.

Our research

CCABES is conducting research into:

• Asian capital markets, finance and disclosure
• Competition policy and regulation
• Social change/responsibility and accountability
• Entrepreneurship, SMEs, innovation and growth
• Cross border trade, production and regional integration
• Economic development issues – inequality, poverty and inclusion

CCABES Members

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• Dr Ian Douglas, Honorary Senior Lecturer
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Associate Members

• , Western Sydney University
• , Senior Lecturer, School of Business, University of ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½
• , Department of Finance, Chengchi University, Taipei, Taiwan
• Professor Amelie Charles, Audencia Business School, Nantes, France
• , University of Nottingham Ningbo, China
• Professor Shu-hen Chiang, Chung Yuan Christian University
• , RMIT University
• , School of Business, University of ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½
• , University of Nantes, France
• , Copenhagen Business School, Denmark
• , School of Business, University of ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½
• , Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology
• Associate Professor Wenchien Liu, Chung Yuan Christian University
• Dr Askhan Masouman, KPMG Sydney
• , University of Pisa
• Dr Paul McPphee, Federation University
• Dr Tu Nguyen, University of Otago 
• , Australian National Centre for Ocean Resources and Security (ANCORS), University of ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½
• , Lecturer, School of Business, University of ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½
• Dr Sinhalage Rajakaruna, Central Bank of Sri Lanka
• Dr Nadeera Ranabahu, University of Christchurch
• , Islamic Azad University, Semnan Branch, Iran
• , Senior Lecturer, Department of Accounting and Corporate Governance at Macquarie University 
• , Lecturer, School of Management Science, Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University, Nonthaburi, Thailand
• Dr Hui-Ling Wang, Lecturer, School of Business, University of ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½
• Dr Sarah Wang, lecturer, University of ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½
• Dr Vipula Wikramarachchi, Central Bank of Sri Lanka
• , Senior Lecturer, School of Business, University of ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½
• , La Trobe University

Strategic Associate Partners

• International Think Tank for Land Locked Developing Countries (ITTLLDC), Mongolia

HDR Members

• Tayyab Ayaz
• David Havyatt
• Ruichen Ma
• Yun Maung
• Suranga Perera
• Muhammad Saleem
• Theseem Muhammadu Theseem
• Trang Vu

Email: sandy_suardi@uow.edu.au

Telephone: +61 02 4221 5525

Email: amir_arjomandi@uow.edu.au

Telephone: +61 02 4252 8823

Email: xiaofei_pan@uow.edu.au 

Telephone: +61 02 4252 8915

Crafting Impactful Research Workshop

Speakers shared invaluable insights and strategies for designing and publishing impactful research.

• , Associate Professor Buhui Qiu, University of Sydney 
• , Dr Carl Hsin-han Shen, Macquarie University

CCABES Cluster 3B Seminar

Failing to Fail: The Lost Policy Opportunity of the Pandemic

Short Abstract: International aviation is emerging from the pandemic like so many bears coming out of hibernation. Weak carriers should have failed, but many survived.  What were the survival strategies and regulatory responses?

Biography: Dr Ian Douglas is currently an Honorary Research Fellow with both UOW (BAL) and UNSW Aviation. Dr Douglas was appointed Chair of the Australian International Air Services Commission in May 2016, after serving as a Commissioner from November 2012. He stepped down as Chair in August 2021. Prior to academia Dr Douglas had a long career with Qantas Airways, holding senior positions in pricing, business development, and route management.