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Syed Abbas received his PhD in Economics from Deakin University and Graduate Certificate in tertiary teaching from University of Melbourne. He was the Deputy Head of Economics Department from 2021-2024 at Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University.He has also served as the Programme Director of MSc Economics and Finance Programme from 2019-2021.He has also served before as the Final Year Project Coordinator for IBSS from 2018-2019.He was teaching at Deakin University and Box Hill Institute in Australia before joining IBSS in September 2017. His main areas of research are macroeconomics and applied econometrics. He publishes in Energy Economics (ABDC:A*), Empirical Economics (ABDC:A), Applied Economics (ABDC:A), International Review of Economics and Finance (ABDC:A), Economic Modelling (ABDC:A), The B.E. Journal of Macroeconomics (ABDC:A), Economic Record (ABDC:A), and Energey Journal (ABDC:A) among others.He is currently working on inflation targeting policy, commodity prices, asymmetric monetary policy, globalization, pass-through and smooth transition models. He is looking for supervising students in these areas.
Experience
Associate Professor of Economics, International Business School, Suzhou, XJTLU, 2022 to present
Programme Director of MSc Economics and Finance, , International Business School Suzhou, XJTLU, 2019-2021
Deputy Head of Economics Department, International Business School Suzhou, XJTLU, 2021 to 2024
Assistant Professor of Economics, , International Business School Suzhou, XJTLU, 2017 to 2022
Causal Lecturer, Box Hill Institute,Faculty of Busniess,IT and Applied Arts, Elgar Campus, Box Hill - 2013 to 2017
Causal Lecturer and Tutor, Deakin University, Melbourne Burwood Campus Victoria 3125 - 2009 to 2017
Macro Economist, Ministry of Finance - 2006 to 2009
Teaching Associate, International Islamic University - 2004 to 2006
Teaching
ECO118 Maths for Economics and Business
ECO320 Advanced Macroeconomics
ECO401 Econometrics
MAN303 Final Year Project
Awards and honours
2023 Research Supervision Award
2012 Deakin University Publication Scholarship, Deakin University
Education/Academic qualification
Graduate Certificate , University of Melbourne, Australia - 2016
PhD , Deakin university, Australia, - 2012
MPhil , International Islamic University, - 2006
M.A. , University of the Punjab - 2000
BSc ,University of the Punjab- 1998
Research areas
- Applied Economics
- Macroeconomics
- Energy Economics
- Monetary policy
- Inflation targeting
- Commodity prices
Person Types
- Staff
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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PRISM: Pedagogical Reflection and Inquiry through Student-centered Messaging
Saeed, N. (PI), Li, N. (Team member), Abbas, S. (Team member), Nair, G. (Team member) & Zheng, Y. (Team member)
2/06/25 → …
Project: Internal Research Project
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Commodity price pass-through: inflation and trade regimes
Abbas, S. (PI)
1/03/21 → 31/10/25
Project: Internal Research Project
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Boundary conditions for the flipped classroom: Evidence from statistical programming
Liu, F., So, T. & Abbas, S. K., Jul 2026, In: International Journal of Management Education. 24, 2, 101356.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Structural Shocks on Renewable Energy Consumption and Investment Regimes
Yao, G., Abbas, S. & Lan, H., May 2026, In: Energy Journal. 47, 3, p. 139-179 41 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Asymmetries of oil price shocks and monetary policy in China
Yao, G., Abbas, S. & Lan, H., 2025, In: Applied Economics.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The Epoch of Zero Lower Bound and r *
Abbas, S., 5 Jul 2025, (Accepted/In press).Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
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The New Keynesian Phillips Curve and r*
Abbas, S., 2 Aug 2024, In: Australian Economic Review. p. 1 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access2 Citations (Scopus)
Activities
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2025 Chinese Economists Society (CES) China Annual Conference
Abbas, S. (Participant)
5 Jul 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participating in an event e.g. a conference, workshop, …
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Thesis on Energy and Macroeconomic Dynamics in China
Abbas, S. (Supervisor)
Dec 2024Activity: Supervision › PhD Supervision
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The Chinese Economists Society 2024 Annual Conference
Abbas, S. (Chair)
5 Jul 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participating in an event e.g. a conference, workshop, …
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Asymmetries in monetary policy: Zero Lower Bound and 〖r^*〗_t<0
Abbas, S. (Speaker)
24 Jun 2023 → 26 Jun 2023Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentation at conference/workshop/seminar
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Monetary policy in inflation targeting countries
Abbas, S. (Speaker)
24 Jun 2022 → 26 Jun 2022Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentation at conference/workshop/seminar