Professor Ashton De Silva
Professor
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College: Economics Finance & Marketing
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Department: Economics Finance & Marketing
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Campus: City Campus Australia
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ashton.desilva@rmit.edu.au
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ORCID: 0000-0002-1280-4511
Open to
- Masters Research or PhD student supervision
- Media enquiries
About
Ashton is an industry-engaged academic who works across several areas, including the economics of local regions and households. He also applies his skills to explore how policies impact our society.
Ashton de Silva is an applied economist with an excellent track record of multidisciplinary activities across research and teaching domains. His expertise includes policy analysis, local economies (including housing/property markets) as well as the complexities of household decisions relating to diverse financial (digital) products. He has strong links with industry and various government entities. In addition, he has forged a strong reputation in leadership.
He publishes regularly in leading academic journals and has successfully managed and taught programs at undergraduate & postgraduate levels across international locations. He is also an active (senior) PhD supervisor that has been and continues to be influential in shaping research education across various disciplines.
Industry Experience:
Ashton has extensive industry experience. This includes contracts with various government entities including the Australian Taxation Office. In addition he has collaborated extensively with charities to explore critical issues facing our society. He has also consulted with multiple companies helping them understand the markets they operate in. Currently, he serves the economics profession as a council member of the Economics Society (Victorian Branch).
Ashton de Silva is an applied economist with an excellent track record of multidisciplinary activities across research and teaching domains. His expertise includes policy analysis, local economies (including housing/property markets) as well as the complexities of household decisions relating to diverse financial (digital) products. He has strong links with industry and various government entities. In addition, he has forged a strong reputation in leadership.
He publishes regularly in leading academic journals and has successfully managed and taught programs at undergraduate & postgraduate levels across international locations. He is also an active (senior) PhD supervisor that has been and continues to be influential in shaping research education across various disciplines.
Industry Experience:
Ashton has extensive industry experience. This includes contracts with various government entities including the Australian Taxation Office. In addition he has collaborated extensively with charities to explore critical issues facing our society. He has also consulted with multiple companies helping them understand the markets they operate in. Currently, he serves the economics profession as a council member of the Economics Society (Victorian Branch).
Supervisor projects
- Unravelling the Trichotomy of Financial Inclusion in Pakistan: Traditional, Digital, and CBDC Perspective
- 26 Jul 2022
- Productivity and Urbanisation: How Cities Drive Specialisation and Economic Growth
- 11 Oct 2021
- Gender Dimensions of Business Formalisation: Evidence from Vietnam
- 28 Apr 2021
- Using Home Equity to Age in Place
- 11 Feb 2020
- Australian Housing Markets: Local, Regional and International Interactions
- 13 Dec 2017
- Analysis of the Retail Petrol Price Patterns in Western Australia
- 22 Mar 2017
- Essays in Corporate Finance: Supply Chain Relationship, Stock Market Liquidity, Corporate Innovation and Dividend Policy
- 1 Mar 2017
- Studies into State-dependent Asset Pricing Models and Dynamic Asset Allocation in International Equity Markets
- 8 Feb 2017
- Gender Preference at Birth (GPB): A New Measure for Son Preference and its Implications for Outcomes in Fertility and Poverty in Pakistan
- 29 Aug 2016
Teaching interests
Multivariate time series analysis. Econometic modelling. Forecasting. Applied multivariate statistics, Property Market Analysis and Consumer Finance/Credit Analysis
Research interests
Applied Economics, Econometrics, Urban and Regional Planning, Banking, Finance and Investment, Business and Management, Tourism
