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Centre for Research in Applied Economics (CRAE)

The Centre of Research in Applied Economics (CRAE) was established in July 2006 to strengthen collaboration among applied economists at Curtin University of Technology.

CRAE is located in the School of Economics and Finance and our scope is to establish a collaborative applied economic research framework across the university. The key functions of CRAE are to promote the research interests of members and provide support services to enhance and enable research. This is achieved through: developing and enhancing new and existing collaborative research networks; providing facilities for the sharing of research materials and data; maintaining relationships with the relevant professional societies of researchers; and lobbying internal and external partners to support applied economic research activities.

Activities

CRAE provides support for applied economic researchers through:

  • the research seminar series
  • hosting visiting researchers (the component subgroups have been hosting approximately six visiting professors a year)
  • supporting the publication of research and the sharing of research resources
  • publishing a working paper series 
  • establishing work groups combining senior academics, early career researchers and HDR students in its component specialisations
  • encouraging applied economists at Curtin who have not been actively engaged in research to attend meetings and ongoing activities.

Structure

The research structure is designed to support networking and recipricol information sharing. There are seven distinct areas, coordinated through the Secretariat. For information on any of the areas, simply click on the links, or contact CRAE directly.

Secretariat

The Secretariat is comprised of: 

Associated Research Groups within CBS

There are currently five associated research groups  within CRAE. These are:

  • Federal and Regional Economics Research Unit
  • Global and Political Economy Research Unit
  • Oil and Gas Management AoRE
  • Urban Economics Research Unit
  • Tax Policy Research Unit

Affiliated Research Groups within Curtin

There are currently three affiliated research groups within CRAE:

    • Governance and Corporate Social Responsibility Research Unit
    • Centre for Labour Market Research
    • Women in Social Economic Research

Related Interest Groups at Curtin

Associations with CRAE extend beyond traditional CBS areas of research, with a number of economic researchers working in related fields. These include:

Individual Applied Economic Researchers

There are over 30 individual economic researchers from within Curtin registered with CRAE, and numerous research collaborations with local, national and international academic researchers. 

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HDR Students

CRAE is active in supporting higher degree students and early career researchers. Students wishing to pursue post-graduate studies within the field of applied economic research are encouraged to contact CRAE. Click on the link for details of the current CRAE  Scholarship closing March 31, 2008.


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Research Projects

CRAE is active in conducting research in all fields of applied economics, often in collaboration with industry partners. Current research projects include:

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Economic Publication Database Links

The following are direct links to Databases that contain research in the Applied Economics field.