Research strengths
Curtin Business School's applied research is contributing to sustainable economic growth and development through productive partnerships and collaborative research undertaken with government, business, public-funded agencies, other universities and other faculties at Curtin University.
Our areas of research strengths include:
- Digital business – centrally focused on the application of ICTs but also the development and implementation of information systems.
- Food and agribusiness – encompassing the full supply chain, plus the socio-economic dynamics of communities associated with food production.
- Infrastructure and public policy – housing and transport infrastructure, federalism, innovation policy – what kinds of public policy choices can help develop and sustain Western Australia.
- Mineral and energy resources – incorporating the economics of minerals and energy, and associated management challenges in these sectors.
- Regulation, markets and governance – a strong focus on regulatory regimes, competition policy, tax law, audit and corporate governance.
- Service innovation – examining the dynamics of various service sectors such as sustainable tourism, service organisation management and service procurement.
- Work, labour markets and demographics – interests in labour markets, demographic change, gender issues in employment and industrial relations.
Research Institutes
- The John Curtin Institute of Public Policy
Research Centres
- Centre for Research in Applied Economics (CRAE)
- Centre for Research in Energy and Mineral Economics (CREME)
- Centre for Labour Market Research (CLMR)
- Communications Economics and Electronic Markets Centre (CEEM)
- Curtin Sustainable Tourism Centre
Please see the Research section of this website for more detailed information.
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