Associate Professor Renuka Mahadevan
Associate Professor

Renuka Mahadevan

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Background

Renuka is an applied economist and Asia-Pacific expert who specialises in a broad range of topics from trade wars (specifically the US-China trade war) to the sharing economy (AirBnb, Uber DiDi etc). Her areas of interest and expertise also extend to empirical and policy analysis in development and agricultural economics, tourism economics, international trade, and productivity growth analysis, using econometrics and macroeconomic models

Availability

Associate Professor Renuka Mahadevan is:
Available for supervision
Media expert

Fields of research

Applied economics Arts and cultural policy Commerce, Management, Tourism and Services Economic development policy Economics Environment policy Environmental politics Government and politics of Asia and the Pacific Human Society Other economics Policy and administration Political science Tourism Tourism policy

Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Science, National University of Singapore
  • Bachelor (Honours), National University of Singapore
  • Postgraduate Diploma, National University of Singapore
  • Masters (Coursework), Australian National University
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Australian National University

Search Professor Renuka Mahadevan’s works on UQ eSpace

131 works between 1999 and 2025
All (131) Journal Article (119) Book Chapter (4) Book (4) Other Outputs (4)

121 - 131 of 131 works

2002

Journal Article

Is There a Real TFP Growth Measure for Malaysia's Manufacturing Industries?

Mahadevan, R. (2002). Is There a Real TFP Growth Measure for Malaysia's Manufacturing Industries?. ASEAN Economic Bulletin, 19 (2), 178-190.

Is There a Real TFP Growth Measure for Malaysia's Manufacturing Industries?

2002

Journal Article

The Welfare Effects of the Australian Goods and Services Tax

Asafu-Adjaye, J. and Mahadevan, R. (2002). The Welfare Effects of the Australian Goods and Services Tax. Singapore Economic Review, 47 (1), 49-63. doi: 10.1142/S0217590802000407

The Welfare Effects of the Australian Goods and Services Tax

2001

Journal Article

Impact assessment of some pollution abatement policies with macroeconomic adjustments in Australia

Mahadevan, R. and Asafu-Adjaye, J. (2001). Impact assessment of some pollution abatement policies with macroeconomic adjustments in Australia. Pacific and Asian Journal of Energy, 11 (2), 109-128.

Impact assessment of some pollution abatement policies with macroeconomic adjustments in Australia

2001

Journal Article

Did financial deregulation since the 1980's prior to 1997 affect the efficiency of Korean banks?

Mahadevan, R. and Kim, S (2001). Did financial deregulation since the 1980's prior to 1997 affect the efficiency of Korean banks?. Indian Journal of Quantitative Economics, 16 (1-2), 81-99.

Did financial deregulation since the 1980's prior to 1997 affect the efficiency of Korean banks?

2001

Journal Article

Assessing the output and productivity growth of Malaysia's manufacturing sector

Mahadevan, R. (2001). Assessing the output and productivity growth of Malaysia's manufacturing sector. Journal of Asian Economics, 12 (4), 587-597. doi: 10.1016/S1049-0078(01)00104-X

Assessing the output and productivity growth of Malaysia's manufacturing sector

2000

Journal Article

Singapore's manufacturing sector's TFP growth: A decomposition analysis

Mahadevan, Renuka and Kalirajan, Kali (2000). Singapore's manufacturing sector's TFP growth: A decomposition analysis. Journal of Comparative Economics, 28 (4), 828-839. doi: 10.1006/jcec.2000.1682

Singapore's manufacturing sector's TFP growth: A decomposition analysis

2000

Journal Article

Sources of output growth in Singapore's services sector

Mahadevan, Renuka (2000). Sources of output growth in Singapore's services sector. Empirical Economics, 25 (3), 495-506. doi: 10.1007/s001810000029

Sources of output growth in Singapore's services sector

2000

Journal Article

Competitiveness of the Singapore economy: A strategic perspective

Mahadevan, R. (2000). Competitiveness of the Singapore economy: A strategic perspective. ASEAN Economic Bulletin, 17 (1), 93-94.

Competitiveness of the Singapore economy: A strategic perspective

2000

Journal Article

How productive is foreign direct investment in the Malaysian manufacturing sector?

Mahadevan, R. (2000). How productive is foreign direct investment in the Malaysian manufacturing sector?. Indian Journal of Quantitative Economics, 15 (1 & 2), 1-29.

How productive is foreign direct investment in the Malaysian manufacturing sector?

2000

Journal Article

How technically efficient are Singapore's manufacturing industries?

Mahadevan, Renuke (2000). How technically efficient are Singapore's manufacturing industries?. Applied Economics, 32 (15), 2007-2014. doi: 10.1080/00036840050155931

How technically efficient are Singapore's manufacturing industries?

1999

Journal Article

Productivity and growth in Chinese agriculture

Mahadevan, Renuka (1999). Productivity and growth in Chinese agriculture. The Asia Pacific Journal of Economics & Business, 3 (2), 101-103.

Productivity and growth in Chinese agriculture

Past funding

  • 2020 - 2022
    Comparative study of sustainable economic growth and the transformation of industrial structure in China and Australia
    Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia
    Open grant
  • 2003
    An Applied General Equilibrium Approach to Trade and the Environment in Malaysia
    University of Queensland Research Development Grants Scheme
    Open grant
  • 2002
    To develop collaborative research in the area of profitability and productivity.
    UQ Travel Grants Scheme
    Open grant
  • 2001
    Sources of Manufacturing Output Growth in South Korea and Taiwan.
    UQ Early Career Researcher
    Open grant
  • 1999
    Lessons from Singapore and Hong Kong for Malaysia: The next Asian NIE?
    UQ New Staff Research Start-Up Fund
    Open grant

Availability

Associate Professor Renuka Mahadevan is:
Available for supervision

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Supervision history

Current supervision

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Optimising supply chain and composting techniques to reduce Australia's food waste problem

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Tyron Venn, Professor Susanne Schmidt

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Towards responsible nitrogen use in Oceania

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Susanne Schmidt

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Optimising supply chain and composting techniques to reduce Australia's food waste problem

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Tyron Venn, Professor Susanne Schmidt

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Productivity, Profitability and Nitrogen Use Efficiency of Rice Cropping in the Philippines

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Susanne Schmidt

Completed supervision

Enquiries

Contact Associate Professor Renuka Mahadevan directly for media enquiries about:

  • economic policy - Asia Pacific
  • income inequality
  • poverty - economics
  • social value - events
  • tourism and economics
  • tourism and poverty
  • volunteers and economics
  • well-being and economics

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