OVERVIEW

Gul RukhPhD Candidate

Contact

Email: Gulrukh.Shakir | at | canberra.edu.au

Centre

National Centre for social and Economic Modelling (NATSEM)

Organisation

Institute for Governance and Policy Analysis at the University of Canberra

Research Interests

Economic Modelling ,Public Economics, Labour Economics

THESIS TITLE

"Overvaluation of Australian Housing : Determinants And Impacts"

THESIS DESCRIPTION

As part of my PhD research I want to investigate and critically examine the housing boom in Australia ,specially in the past decade. The economists are considering it as a bubble and predicting a bubble crash but even that doesn’t seem to be eventuated. On the other hand this is posing a great fiancial, social and economic risk thereby screening out a generation of Australians out of housing market. My study would attempt to explain why the houses are being overvalued. Is it what is thought of from within economy. i.e. supply shortage, high demand due to low interest rates, tax policy etc or something else

SUPERVISORY PANEL

Dr Craig Applegate (primary supervisor) and Dr Tesfaye Gebremedhin (secondary supervisor)

BIO/CV

Currently doing Phd at IGPA . Before starting higher degree research studies I had been teaching economics and law at different universities. Also have been in a university  administrative role for some time ,assisting in formation of different university statutory bodies and helping in formulation of policies and scheme of studies for undergraduate and postgraduate levels.

Qualifications

• Masters Of Applied Economics ( Australian National Universtiy)
• Graduate Diploma In Applied Economics (Australian National University)