Lurion De Mello

Biography

Lurion completed his PhD in Economics at Macquarie University in 2012 after arriving in Sydney in 2007. He has been a full-time faculty member in the department of Applied Finance and Actuarial Studies at Macquarie University since 2011. He held prior academic appointments at KFUPM (Saudi Arabia), Curtin University and Edith Cowan University. His has teaching experience in all areas of finance, economics, econometrics and business statistics. Additionally, during his appointments at Curtin and ECU, he delivered postgraduate courses at institutions in Singapore, Indonesia, Hong Kong and Malaysia as part of the international collaborative programs. His research interests are around energy economics, econometrics of financial markets, corporate finance and behavioural finance. Lurion has published papers in internationally refereed high impact journals including the top three in the field of Energy Economics (Energy Economics, Energy Journal & Energy Policy), Global Finance, Journal of Energy and Development, Journal of Applied Corporate Finance and Accounting and Business Research. He is a recipient of the MQNS grant, MQ Strategic Priority Grant and two Participation and Community Engagement (PACE) grants. In addition to his teaching and research commitments Lurion is also the Program Director for the Bachelor of Applied Finance degree. He also designed and delivered capstone subjects for the Bachelor of Commerce Finance degree and for the Master of Banking and Finance degree. He also mentors students through the faculty of business and economics First-STEP mentoring program.

Research Interest

Energy Economics Financial Economics Investments Econometrics of Financial Markets