Dr Frank Agbola

Biography

Dr Frank Agbola joined the University of Newcastle, Australia in 2002. Prior to this, Dr Agbola held lecturing positions at Monash University, Australia, Curtin University, Australia, and University of Queensland, Australia. Dr Agbola has a strong background in applied econometrics, development economics and agricultural economics and has published in several top-tier refereed journals. Dr Agbola has taught in the areas of econometrics, business statistics, microeconomics, macroeconomics, development economics, and agricultural economics at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels. Dr Agbola has supervised and currently supervising a number of PhD and Masters students in the areas of Financial Economics, Tourism Economics, SMEs, Microfinance, FDI and Economic Growth. Dr Agbola has served as a reviewer for Urban Studies, Economic Modelling, Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Agricultural Economics, Energy Economics, Journal of Small Business Management, Journal of Asian Economics, Environmental and Development Economics, Australasian Journal of Regional Studies, International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management, International Journal of Social Economics, Contemporary Economics, International Journal of Sociology and Anthropology, and African Journal of Tourism and Hospitality. Dr Agbola consulted for Food and Agriculture Organisation, Rome and Grains Research Committee of Western Australia.

Qualifications

• PhD, University of Queensland
• Graduate Certificate (Practice-Tertiary Teaching), University of Newcastle
• Master of Commerce (Economics and Finance), Curtin University of Technology
• Bachelor of Science (Agriculture Economics)(Hons), University of Ghana

Research

Research keywords

• Agricultural Economics
• Applied Econometrics
• Development Economics
• Financial Economics
• International Economics

Research expertise

My research expertise is in the area of Applied Econometrics, Development Economics, Agricultural Economics, International Economics, Financial Economics, Tourism Economics and SMEs.

Collaboration

Currently, I am collaborating with:

1. Associate Professor Anthony TH Chin, Department of Economics, National University of Singapore, Singapore.

Researching in the area of Port and Maritime Economics

2. Assistant Professor Albert G. Assaf, Isenberg School of Management, University of Massachusetts, Amherst

Researching in the area of Tourism Economics

3. Mr Peter Herborn, Hunter Olives Association

Researching in the area of Agricultural Economics

Fields of Research

Centres and Groups

Centre

Memberships

Committee/Associations (relevant to research).

• Member - The Econometrics Society
• Member - Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society
• Member - Economic Society of Australia, NSW Chapter

Appointments

Head of Economics Discipline Newcastle Business School, Faculty of Business and Law, The University of Newcastle, Australia (Australia)

01/01/2009 - 01/12/2012

Awards

Best Paper Award

2001	The Dynamic Adjustment in South African agriculture, 1965-99 Agricultural Economics Association of South Africa (Australia) Best Contributed Paper at 2001 Agricultural Economics Association of South Africa Conference

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Administrative

Administrative expertise

Course Coordination, Economics Discipline Representative on Bachelor of Development Studies Group, Faculty Group Project Working Party, Head of Economics Discipline, Program Convenor for Bachelor of Commerce (Economics), Research Committee Member

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Teaching

Teaching keywords

• Agricultural Economics
• Development Economics
• Econometrics
• Economics
• International Economics

Teaching expertise

My teaching expertise is in the area of Econometrics, Economics, Financial Economics, Development Economics and Agricultural Economics