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
Dr Anthony Halog: Expert in Circular Economy, Life Cycle Thinking, and Sustainable Systems Engineering
Dr Anthony Halog leads interdisciplinary research on circular economy transitions, life cycle assessment, and AI-enabled sustainable systems at The University of Queensland. With a mission to co-design decarbonised and circular solutions for complex global challenges, his work advances the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and supports UQ’s strategic priorities of research translation, education transformation, and community enrichment.
His research spans bioeconomy, green hydrogen, waste-to-energy, and climate policy systems, with over 130 scholarly outputs and fellowships from OECD, DAAD, JSPS, and NREL. He actively secures research funding, supervises HDR and EMCR researchers, and partners with industry, government, and international universities to foster innovation and impact.
Dr Halog teaches across undergraduate and postgraduate programs on sustainable consumption, industrial ecology, and life cycle thinking. His teaching is informed by real-world research and student-centred pedagogies, with consistently strong SECaT feedback. He mentors diverse cohorts and champions experiential, inclusive, and future-focused education.
He serves on international panels and university committees, contributing to UQ’s mission through leadership, policy advice, and community engagement. Dr Halog exemplifies UQ’s values of excellence, sustainability, and global citizenship.
Keywords: Circular Economy, Life Cycle Assessment, Green Hydrogen, Sustainable Systems, AI for Sustainability, Industrial Ecology, ESG, Bioeconomy, Systems Thinking, Net Zero
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
