School of Economics, The University of Queensland

Room:	616 Colin Clark Building, St Lucia
Phone:	+61 7 3365 6595
Fax:	+61 07 3365 7299
Email:	r.mahadevan@economics.uq.edu.au
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Qualifications

PhD (ANU), MEc (ANU), Postgrad Dip in Edu (Singapore),
BSc (Hons, National University of Singapore)

Profile

Has been at the University of Queensland since June 1999 after being awarded a PhD.

Has a strong background in applied empirical and economic analysis dealing with policy issues in macroeconomic uncertainty and volatility, international trade and development, productivity growth, poverty and income inequality, agricultural reform and the environment.

Teaching

Microeconomic Theory, Mathematical Economics, Applied Econometrics

Research Areas

Development Economics
International Trade
Macroeconomic Growth and Volatility

Selected Publications

BOOKS

Mahadevan and Asafu-Adjaye (2008), Agricultural Development and Trade Liberalisation: Implications for a Small Island State, Nova Publishers.
Mahadevan (2007) Sustainable Growth and Economic Development, Edward Elgar.
Mahadevan (2004) The Economics of Productivity in Asia and Australia, Edward Elgar.
Mahadevan (2002) New Currents in Productivity Analysis: Where To Now? Monograph for Asian Productivity Organisation, Tokyo.

JOURNAL ARTICLES

Mahadevan and Asafu-Adjaye ‘The Implications of EU Sugar Price Cuts, Economic Partnership Agreement and Development Aid for Fiji’, Contemporary Economic Policy, Forthcoming.
Asafu-Adjaye, J., and Mahadevan, R., ‘Regional Trade Agreements Versus Global Trade Liberalisation: Which Way Forward for a Small Island State?’, World Economy, Forthcoming.
Mahadevan, R., ‘The Sustainability of the Export-led Growth Hypothesis: The Singapore Experience’, Journal of Developing Areas, Forthcoming.
Mahadevan, R., ‘The Twin Challenges of Efficiency and Soil Erosion in Fiji’s Sugar Industry’, Ecological Economics, 2008, vol.66: 468-477.
Mahadevan, R., and Asafu-Adjaye, J., ‘Energy Consumption, Economic Growth and Prices: A Reassessment using Panel VECM for Developed and Developing Countries’, Energy Policy, 2007, vol.35, no.4: 2481-2490.
Mahadevan, R., ‘The Poverty Transition: When, How and What Next?’, Journal of International Development, 2007, vol.19, no.8: 1099-1113.
Mahadevan, R., and Asafu-Adjaye, J., ‘Is There a Case for Low Inflation Induced Productivity Growth in Selected Asian Economies?’ Contemporary Economic Policy, 2006, vol.24, no.2: 249-261.
Mahadevan, R., and Asafu-Adjaye, J., ‘The Productivity-Inflation Nexus: The Case of the Australian Mining Sector’, Energy Economics, 2005, vol.27: 209-224.