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Professor Robert Brooks

Associate Dean, Research and Quality

  • Bachelor of Economics (Honours) - Monash University
  • Doctor of Philosophy - Monash University

Robert Brooks is Professor in the Department of Econometrics and Business Statistics and Associate Dean, Research and Quality in the Faculty of Business and Economics, Monash University. Robert returned to Monash in February 2005 and was Deputy Head of the Department of Econometrics and Business Statistics from May to December 2005. For the 13 years previously Robert worked at RMIT University where he held positions including Dean (Research and Innovation) and acted as Pro-Vice Chancellor (Business).

Research

Professor Brooks has received a number of ARC Discovery and Linkage grants, and has also received industry research funding - for research on encouraging savings and improving financial literacy amongst lower income households.

Professor Brooks has authored or co-authored in excess of 100 articles in refereed journals, including publications in the Journal of Banking and Finance, Journal of Econometrics, Journal of Futures Markets and Journal of International Money and Finance. His research interests include financial econometrics and asset pricing, with a particular emphasis on the modelling of time varying volatility and risk in financial markets. He has also conducted research on initial public offerings in Australia to understand the capital raising by new firms.

Professor Brooks is on the editorial board of the Accounting Research Journal, Accounting and Finance and the International Journal of Knowledge, Culture and Change Management.

Professor Robert Brooks

Contact details

Telephone
+61 3 9904 7076 (Berwick)
+61 3 9904 4367 (Peninsula)
Email
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Office
Room 102A, Building 901
Berwick Campus

Postal address
Faculty of Business and Economics
PO Box 1071
Narre Warren VIC 3805

Faculty of Business and Economics
McMahons Road
Frankston VIC 3199