Raul Barreto

Dr Raul Barreto

Senior Lecturer

School of Economics and Public Policy

Faculty of Arts, Business, Law and Economics

Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD - email supervisor to discuss availability.


Dr. Raul Barreto is a Senior Lecturer at The University of Adelaide, School of Economics. He holds a Ph.D. in Economics (1996) and a Masters Degree in Economics (1993) both from The University of Colorado at Boulder. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree (1989) from Cornell University and a General Course Degree (1988) from The London School of Economics. He is a specialist by training in International Economics and Public Economics. His research interests spans aspects of macroeconomics, institutional economic development, international finance, international trade, the economics of oil, taxation and public economics. He is widely cited for his work on the impacts of public corruption on economic growth and development. He currently lectures at Adelaide University in International Trade, International Finance and Principles of Economics. In addition, he has previously lectured Macroeconomics at both the undergraduate and post graduate levels (Masters and Phd), International Corporate Finance at the Masters level, Australia & the Global Economy at the undergraduate level and Economics for Business at the MBA level. He has consulted for numerous organizations around the world including but not limited to the European Union on internet policy, the Central Bank of Paraguay on monetary policy and the Australian Beverage Council on Container Deposit Legislation (CDL).

  • Current Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)

    Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name
    2023 Co-Supervisor Economic implications of 5G and revolutionary mobile broadband technologies Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Edgar Huk
    2023 Principal Supervisor The Nexus of Indonesian Government Trust to Tax Compliance Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Ahmad Ali Rifan
    2023 Co-Supervisor Guardians of (in)equality: Unmasking the role of military spending in shaping income inequality Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Shuhrat Yarashov
    2023 Principal Supervisor Effects of social capital on mental health of children and youth in Australia Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Dilini Janaki Shashiprabha Jayasinghe
    2023 Co-Supervisor Essays on International Trade, Development and Demography Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Ms Kumuthini Sivathas
    2021 Co-Supervisor Forecast Reconciliation for Discrete Time Series Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Abbas Hakeem
    2021 Principal Supervisor The Empirical Analysis of Life Expectancy, Longevity Risk and Household Asset Allocation Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Wenxuan Zhong
  • Past Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)

    Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name
    2019 - 2022 Principal Supervisor The Role of Energy in an Energy Constrained Economy Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr K M Alamgir Kabir
    2019 - 2023 Principal Supervisor Exploring the Trade and Economic Growth Nexus in ASEAN and SADC Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Part Time Mr Ziyaad Nazir Ebrahim
    2013 - 2018 Principal Supervisor Three Essays in Applied Econometrics Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Sok Heng Lay
    2006 - 2008 Principal Supervisor The Impacts of Financial Development on Economic Activities in Vietnam Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Nguyen Phan
    2003 - 2007 Principal Supervisor Commitment Devices, Saving and Household Superannuation Decisions: Theory and Evidence Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Dr Patricia Sourdin
    2003 - 2010 Co-Supervisor Comparative Studies on the Currency Board Regime and its Impact on Hong Kong's Economy Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Kwo Tam
  • Position: Senior Lecturer
  • Phone: 83133240
  • Email: raul.barreto@adelaide.edu.au
  • Fax: 0882231460
  • Campus: North Terrace
  • Building: Nexus 10, floor 4
  • Org Unit: Economics

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