Robert Durand
Professor
School of Economics and Finance
Curtin University
Australia
Biography
"Robert Durand was appointed as Professor of Finance at Curtin University in 2011. Robert’s work focuses on empirical work investigating asset pricing models and behavioural finance. Asset pricing models are central to understanding firms’ cost of capital. Robert’s work in this work on Australian data features amongst the most heavily cited work in this area. Robert’s work on Behavioural Finance, which utilizes psychology to model the behaviour of financial markets, has attracted international attention. For example, his work features amongst the most read and most cited articles published in the Journal of Behavioral Finance. He has published over fifty articles in scholarly journals. Robert holds a BA (Hons.) from the University of Sydney, an MBA from the University of Edinburgh and a PhD from Murdoch University."
Research Interest
Commerce, Management, Tourism and Services
Publications
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Durand RB, M Limkriangkrai,D Chai (2016) "The Australian asset-pricing debate." Accounting and Finance 56: 393-421
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Khuu J, R Durand, LA Smales (2016) "Melancholia and Japanese stock returns-2003 to 2012." Pacific-Basin Finance Journal 40: 424-437
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Hussain I, RB Durand, MN Harris (2016) "Default resolution and access to fresh credit in an emerging market." Pacific Basin Finance Journal 39: 256-274.
