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Research

The College of Business and Economics produces world-class research across its diverse discipline areas. We collaborate with institutions and governments around the world to translate our research into tangible outcomes that help society and business.

View our latest CBE research publications. Research outputs for each of the four research schools can also be explored here.

Our focus is always on robust and relevant research that contributes to both theory and practice. Some of our current thematic areas of focus are listed below.

Economic field experiments are a way of answering important social questions in a world of messy and confounding variables. Our research steers policy around the world.

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Field experiment economics

Regulations for audit companies have huge flow-on effects for the market and firms around the world. Our research tests and informs those regulations.

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Impact of audit regulations

Decision-making in organisations is not always informed by up-to-date evidence. Our research fills these gaps with rigorous and practical studies.

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Evidence-based management

Social services such as healthcare and education can often sit behind high financial walls. Our research explores ways of improving access to those services.

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Income Contingent Loans
Health outcomes

Centres and Labs

The College is home to many specialised Centres and Labs that dive deep into research questions and offer bespoke research and learning opportunities.

Read more about our current pursuits.

Partner with us

We are committed to working in partnership with business, government and not-for-profit organisations, to achieve real-world impacts. Our goal is to create a competitive advantage for our partner organisations.

Read more on our partnerships page.

Research news

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Can we talk about ‘deglobalisation’ in today’s tariff-fuelled world?

Associate Professor Pierre van der Eng’s latest research reveals important insights about the much-debated phenomenon of deglobalisation.

The languages you speak can shape your study abroad experience: ANU Research

Monolingual, bilingual and multilingual students experience study abroad differently. Understanding these differences can help design more inclusive global-mobility programs.

Want your kids to do well at school? It takes more than motivation

ANU research shows the key to academic success is to help students learn better, not try harder.