Omar Bashar

Dr. Omar Bashar is a Senior Lecturer in Economics at Deakin Business School, Faculty of Business and Law, Deakin University, Australia. He is based at the Geelong Waterfront Campus and actively contributes to research, teaching, and academic leadership. He has served as Economics Discipline Coordinator, Director of Teaching in Economics, and Deputy Course Director for the Bachelor of Business program.

• PhD in Economics – University of Melbourne
• Master of Economics – Thammasat University, Thailand
• Bachelor of Social Science (Economics) – University of Chittagong, Bangladesh

His research centers on Applied Macroeconomics, with a focus on housing markets, energy and environmental economics, monetary and fiscal policy, and time series econometrics. He employs advanced empirical techniques to analyze macroeconomic shocks, policy impacts, and sectoral dynamics in both developed and developing economies, particularly Australia and Bangladesh.

The trend in his recent publications shows a strong emphasis on housing market dynamics, asymmetric policy effects, and the macroeconomic implications of energy and resource shocks. His work combines rigorous econometric modeling with real-world policy relevance, frequently appearing in journals such as Economic Modelling, Journal of Macroeconomics, and Accounting and Finance.

His scientific recognition includes:

• Departmental award: Outstanding Unit Chair (MAE203) in T2, 2019
• Member, Economic Society of Australia
• Member, Econometric Society

Dr. Bashar has secured competitive research funding, including a current grant from the Transport Accident Commission (TAC) on evaluating best practices in TAC protocols. He actively supervises postgraduate research students, with two completed PhD supervisions. His teaching portfolio includes core economics units such as Macroeconomics, The Global Economy, and Analytical Methods in Economics and Finance. He is also engaged in major conferences, including the Australian Conference of Economists and the Econometric Society Australasian Meeting.

He leads or participates in several research projects, including studies on transformative services, asymmetric spillovers in financial markets, carbon emissions and business cycles, and sectoral energy-economy interactions.