My research is in the area of Economics of Banking, with a particular interest for modelling of competition and contract design in asymmetric information environments. Since 2012 my interests have increasingly moved towards Scholarship of Teaching and Learning.
Qualifications
PhD (Facultés Universitaires Notre-Dame de la Paix, Namur, Belgium)
MSC (Université Catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium) ;
Profile Employment record
Since October 2006
Lecturer at the School of Economics, University of Queensland, Australia.
September, 2000 - August, 2006
Lecturer at the Department of Economics, Keele University, UK.
September, 1998 - August, 2000
Lecturer at the Department of Economics and Accounting, University of Liverpool, UK.
October, 1989 - December, 1997
Teaching and Research Assistant at Facultés Universitaires Notre-Dame de la Paix, Namur, Belgium.
Research Interests
My research in Banking theory revolves around five main areas:
Money supply endogeneity
Bank deposit optimal contracts
Auctions applied to central banking
Modelling of banking competition
Asymmetric information and credit rationing by banks
My interests in Scholarship of Teaching are:
Financial literacy of university students
Incentive mechanisms in students` commitment to learning
Publications
Bracoud, F. (2007) “Double Bertrand Competition among Intermediaries when Consumers can Default”, The Economics Bulletin, Vol. 4.
Bracoud, F. and Hillier, B. (2000) “Equity or Debt? Contracts in Markets with Asymmetric Information”, the Manchester School, Vol. 68, No. 1, pp 1-22.
Working Papers
Bracoud, F. (2002) “Sequential Models of Bertrand Competition for Deposits and Loans under Asymmetric Information”, Keele Economic Research Paper, KERP 2002/15
Bracoud, F. (2000) “On Monetary Implications of Credit Rationing under Asymmetric Information”, Keele Economic Research Paper, KERP 2000/10
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Dr. Anthony Halog is an internationally recognized expert in AI-driven circular economy, life cycle assessment (LCA), and sustainable systems engineering. His research integrates artificial intelligence, industrial ecology, and systems thinking to optimize green hydrogen production, bioeconomy transitions, and waste-to-energy systems.
As a Senior Academic at the University of Queensland, Dr. Halog leads research projects funded by ARC, EU Horizon, and industry partners. He has published over 130 high-impact journal articles, advancing knowledge in sustainability science and AI-enabled resource optimization. His work has influenced policy development and industry decarbonization strategies in Australia, Europe, and the Middle East.
Dr. Halog has been awarded prestigious international fellowships, including the OECD Research Fellowship (UK/Finland), DAAD Fellowship (Germany), Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Fellowship, and NSERC Fellowship (Canada). He has held visiting research positions in the UK, Germany, Japan, Saudi Arabia, and Morocco, expanding his global impact on circular economy modeling and AI applications in sustainability.
Beyond academia, he plays a key role in policy advisory and industry collaboration, partnering with the OECD, the United Nations, and the European Commission. As a keynote speaker and editorial board member, he continues to shape global discourse on sustainability transitions and AI-driven resource efficiency.
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
