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Prof Gulasekaran Rajaguru

Professor

Building 3A Centre for Data Analytics, Bond University

Bond Business School

Centre for Data Analytics

Accepting PhD Students

Professional biography

Gulasekaran Rajaguru (Sekar) obtained his PhD in Economics from National University of Singapore. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics from Madurai Kamaraj University (India), Master of Statistics from Indian Statistical Institute and Master of Social Sciences (Economics) from National University of Singapore. Prior to joining Bond University, he taught Statistical Data Analysis, Introductory Statistics, Mathematical Economics and Macro and International economics at National University of Singapore. Sekar worked as an Analysis Executive at the Market Research Organisation in India. He also worked as an Economic Analyst at Union Oil Company of California.

Research interests

I obtained my PhD in Economics from the National University of Singapore. I hold a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics from Madurai Kamaraj University (India), Master of Statistics from Indian Statistical Institute and Master of Social Sciences (Economics) from National University of Singapore.

My research interests are in the areas of both Theoretical and Applied Econometrics with a focus on irregular frequency modelling. My other research interests are in Energy Economics, Women Empowerment and Economic Development, Financial Time Series Modelling and Economic Forecasting. My research findings are published in Journal of Forecasting, Oxford Economic Papers, Economics Letters, Econometrics, European Journal of Political Economy, Applied Economics, Empirical Economics, Annals of Tourism Research – Empirical Insight, Economic Record, Journal of Policy Modelling, Journal of Economic Integration, Japan and the World Economy, Journal of Asia Pacific Economy, Pacific Basin Finance Journal, Australian Journal of Management and Accounting and Finance.

I worked as an Analysis Executive at the Market Research Organisation in India, and as an Economic Analyst at Union Oil Company of California.

 

Australian Research Council Discovery Grant - DP230101472 totalling $382,798 for Price Discovery in Equity and Volatility Futures for Trading and Hedging.

 

Teaching expertise

Econometrics, Time Series Analysis, Multivariate Statistics

Professional admissions

  • The Econometrics Society (from 2003)

Professional appointments

  • Co-Director - The Globalisation and Development Centre

Qualifications

  • Data analytics, PhD, National University of Singapore, Award Date: 30 Jun 2004

Fields of Research

  • Other commerce, management, tourism and services

Statement for HDR students

I am interested in supervising students that have research interests in applied econometrics with a focus on irregular frequency modelling.

A list of possible (but not exhaustive) topics includes:

  • Modelling Asynchronous Financial Data
  • Role of Women Empowerment on Fertility, Education and Children  Wellbeing.
  • Women Empowerment and Poverty
  • Aggregation, Causality and Exogeneity
  • Women Empowerment and Energy Choice

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