Paresh Narayan
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| Born | February 18, 1977 |
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| Field | Financial Econometrics Finance Energy Economics |
| Institution | Monash University Deakin University Griffith University University of the South Pacific Central Queensland University |
| Alma mater | Monash University University of the South Pacific |
| Awards | Mollie Hollman Medal (2004) Emerald Excellence in Research Award (2007) Scopus Young Researcher Award (2014) Mahatma Gandhi Pravasi Samman Award (2015) Gold Medal, The Indian Econometric Society (2015) |
| Information at IDEAS / RePEc | |
Paresh Kumar Narayan (born 18 February 1977[citation needed]), is a Fijian-Australian academic of Fiji Indian origin. He was Australia's youngest Professor of Finance[citation needed], and is now at Monash University.
Study in Australia
[edit]In 2001, he was awarded a Monash graduate school scholarship to study in Australia for three years. Narayan completed his PhD in 18 months. His doctorate thesis, An Econometric Model of Tourism Demand and a Computable General Equilibrium Analysis of the Impact of Tourism: The Case of Fiji Islands was assessed to be the most outstanding work, earning him the Mollie Hollman Medal in 2004 at Monash University.[1]
Employment History
[edit]On completion of his doctoral studies, Narayan was appointed a lecturer at the Griffith Business School, on the Gold Coast, Australia, and was promoted to senior lecturer in 2005. In 2006, he became associate professor.[2]
Narayan is presently an Alfred Deakin Professor at the Deakin Business School. He is the Director of the Centre for Economics & Financial Econometrics Research at Deakin University.[3] He is also an adjunct Professor of finance in INCEIF (International Centre for Education in Islamic Finance) Malaysia [4]
Papers and awards
[edit]He has published more than 130 papers in renowned journals all over the world.[citation needed]
He has written chapters in books like South Asia in the Era of Globalisation: Trade, Industrialisation and Welfare; Economic Impact of Fiji's Sugar Industry, CGE Modelling and Behaviour of J-Curve.
He is an advisor to Econtech, one of Australia's leading economic consultancy firms, and two years ago he won the prestigious Excellence in Research Award, which he received from the Emerald Institute, a leading publishing institute in United Kingdom.[5]
In 2014, Narayan received the Scopus Young Researcher award for the best three authors in Australia in the Social Science category under the age of forty.[citation needed] In 2015, Narayan was awarded the Mahatma Gandhi Pravasi Samman Award for non-resident Indians who have made substantial contributions to the profession, including contributions to public policy. In 2015, he also received the Gold Medal and Citation by the Indian Econometric Society.[citation needed]
View on Fijian Economy
[edit]Narayan blamed the ousted Qarase government and its failure to implement macroeconomic management and stability for the post coup economic decline in Fiji.[6] Earlier he had criticized the Qarase Government's 2007 budget as being "economically sick".[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Tourism impact model wins best thesis award". Archived from the original on 1 September 2007. Retrieved 3 April 2007.
- ^ "Associate Professor Paresh Narayan". Archived from the original on 11 June 2007. Retrieved 3 April 2007.
- ^ "Presentation by Professor Paresh Narayan "Worker Layoffs Influence Corporate Investment: New Global Evidence"".
- ^ Narayan, Paresh. "Adjunct Professor". Retrieved 18 October 2019.
- ^ "Paresh shines in academia". Fiji Times. 12 March 2007.
- ^ "Ousted Govt blamed for economic decline". Fijilive. 27 February 2007.
- ^ "ECONOMIST QUESTIONS NEW FIJI TAX SCHEME".
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