Mandar Oak

APrf Mandar Oak

Associate Professor

School of Economics

College of Business and Law

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

My research interests include political economy, public economics and development economics.

Year Citation
2025 Sardeshmukh, S., Oak, M., & Mackay, W. (2025). Decoupling in hybrid arrangements: Insights from the Australian defence industry. Australian Journal of Public Administration, 84(2), 272-295.
DOI Scopus3 WoS2
2024 Khalil, U., Oak, M., & Ponnusamy, S. (2024). The heterogeneous role of party affiliation in the runner-up effect. Journal of Applied Econometrics, 39(5), 952-959.
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2023 Hu, L., & Oak, M. (2023). Strategic Analysis of Petty Corruption with an Entrepreneur and Multiple Bureaucrats. B E JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC ANALYSIS & POLICY, 0(0), 17 pages.
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2023 Hu, L., & Oak, M. (2023). Intermediated corruption under asymmetric punishment. Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 215, 490-499.
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2022 Bandyopadhyay, S., Chattopadhyay, A. K., & Oak, M. (2022). A model of conflict and leadership: Is there a hawkish drift in politics?. PLoS ONE, 17(1), 1-21.
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2022 Bandyopadhyay, S., & Oak, M. (2022). Party Formation and Coalitional Bargaining in a Model of Proportional Representation. Games, 13(4), 1-17.
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2022 Hu, L., & Oak, M. (2022). Can asymmetric punishment deter endogenous bribery. JOURNAL OF ECONOMICS & MANAGEMENT STRATEGY, 32(1), 19 pages.
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2021 Cameron, A., Oak, M., & Shan, Y. (2021). Peer monitoring and Islamic microfinance. Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 184, 337-358.
DOI Scopus15 WoS8
2020 Oak, M., Khalil, U., & Ponnusamy, S. (2020). Political favoritism by powerful politicians: Evidence from chief ministers in India. European Journal of Political Economy, 66, 18 pages.
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2020 Dellis, A., & Oak, M. (2020). Subpoena Power and Informational Lobbying. Journal of Theoretical Politics, 32(2), 188-234.
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2020 Dellis, A., & Oak, M. (2020). Subpoena power and informational lobbying. Journal of Theoretical Politics, 32(2), 188-234.
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2019 Dellis, A., & Oak, M. (2019). Informational Lobbying and Pareto-Improving Agenda Constraint. Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization, 35(3), 579-618.
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2018 Masson, V., Choi, S., Moore, A., & Oak, M. (2018). A model of informal favor exchange on networks. Journal of Public Economic Theory, 20(5), 639-656.
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2017 Dellis, A., Gauthier-Belzile, A., & Oak, M. (2017). Policy polarization and strategic candidacy in elections under the alternative-vote rule. Journal of Institutional and Theoretical Economics, 173(4), 565-590.
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2017 Bol, D., Dellis, A., & Oak, M. (2017). Candidatures endogènes dans les élections pluralitaires : quelques explications du nombre de candidats et de leur polarisation. L'Actualité économique, 93(1-2), 141.
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2016 Dellis, A., & Oak, M. (2016). Multiple votes, multiple candidacies and polarization. Social Choice and Welfare, 46(1), 1-38.
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2015 Oak, M. (2015). Legalization of bribe giving when bribe type is endogenous. Journal of Public Economic Theory, 17(4), 580-604.
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2012 Oak, M., & Swamy, A. (2012). Myopia or strategic behavior? Indian regimes and the East India Company in late eighteenth century India. Explorations in Economic History, 49(3), 352-366.
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2010 Oak, M., & Swamy, A. (2010). Only twice as much: A rule for regulating lenders. Economic Development and Cultural Change, 58(4), 775-803.
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2010 Bandyopadhyay, S., & Oak, M. (2010). Conflict and Leadership: Why is There a Hawkish Drift in Politics?.
2008 Bandyopadhyay, S., & Oak, M. (2008). Coalition governments in a model of parliamentary democracy. European Journal of Political Economy, 24(3), 554-561.
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2007 Ghosh, S., Karaivanov, A., & Oak, M. (2007). A case for bundling public goods contributions. Journal of Public Economic Theory, 9(3), 425-450.
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2007 Dellis, A., & Oak, M. (2007). Policy convergence under approval and plurality voting: the role of policy commitment. Social Choice and Welfare, 29(2), 229-245.
DOI Scopus5 WoS8
2006 Dellis, A., & Oak, M. (2006). Approval voting with endogenous candidates. Games and Economic Behavior, 54(1), 47-76.
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2006 Oak, M. (2006). On the role of the primary system in candidate selection. Economics & Politics, 18(2), 169-190.
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2005 Jayaraman, R., & Oak, M. (2005). The signalling role of municipal currencies in local development. Economica, 72(288), 597-613.
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- Bol, D., Dellis, A., & Oak, M. (n.d.). Endogenous candidates in elections Plurality: Some Explanations of the Number of Candidates and their polarization. ACTUALITE ECONOMIQUE, 93(1-2), 141-171.
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Year Citation
2018 Dellis, A., & Oak, M. (2018). Informational Lobbying and Pareto-Improving Agenda Constraint. Elsevier BV.
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2017 Gupta, S., Oak, M., & Mukherjee, D. (2017). Indian IT Industry in Factory Asia.
2016 Bol, D., Dellis, A., & Oak, M. (2016). Endogenous Candidacy in Plurality Rule Elections: Some Explanations of the Number of Candidates and their Polarization.

Year Citation
2025 Oak, M. (2025). Hindi vs Marathi and the Contest Over Indian Identity. The Diplomat.
2024 Oak, M. (2024). The Big Numbers India Needs to Hit 2047 Target.
2020 Oak, M., & Mayer, P. (2020). India’s lockdown locks out the poor.
2020 Oak, M., & Mayer, P. (2020). Modi appeals to voters by putting on khaki and saffron. East Asia Forum.
2020 Oak, M., & Mayer, P. B. (2020). India's lockdown locks out the poor. East Asia Forum.
2019 Oak, M. (2019). Modo appeals to voters by putting on khaki and saffron. East Asia Forum.
2019 Oak, M. (2019). Modi appeals to voters by putting on khaki and saffron. East Asia Forum.
2017 Mayer, P. B., & Oak, M. (2017). India’s ban on cow slaughter: appeasing the BJP Hindu base but scoring an economic own goal?. Asian Currents.
2017 Mayer, P. B., & Oak, M. (2017). India adopts a national Goods and Services Tax … sort of. Asian Currents.
2017 Mayer, P. B., & Oak, M. (2017). The complexity behind India’s GST. East Asia Forum.
2016 Oak, M. (2016). Cool heads win out in India's new budget. East Asia Forum.
2012 Oak, M. (2012). India’s Union Budget 2012-13: Playing it safe. East Asia Forum.

Research Commercialisation and Startup Fund Grant 2019 ($99579; PI)

Australia-India Council Grant, DFAT: Australia-India Services Roundtable ($20000, CI)

Australia-China Science and Research Fund (ACSRF): Food Security in China and Australia ($42, 240; PI)

Sage Foundation Doctoral Fellowship, Cornell University Henry George Junior Faculty Grant, Williams College

I teach or have in past taught courses on the following topics at UG as well as PG levels

  • Development Economics
  • Public Economics
  • East Asian Economies
  • Political Economy
  • Game Theory

Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name
2025 Co-Supervisor Measuring the Impacts of LDC Graduation on Cambodia's Economy and Policy Response Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Bunroth Khong
2025 Co-Supervisor Measuring the Impacts of LDC Graduation on Cambodia's Economy and Policy Response Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Bunroth Khong
2022 Co-Supervisor The Behavioral Economics of Betting Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Ms Rubayat Sarwar
2022 Co-Supervisor The Behavioral Economics of Betting Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Ms Rubayat Sarwar

Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name
2019 - 2021 Principal Supervisor Three Essays in Development Economics Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Sundar Ponnusamy
2018 - 2020 Co-Supervisor Child Wellbeing and Economic Development: Evidence from Indonesia Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Danusha Gunaseela Jayawardana
2012 - 2017 Principal Supervisor Strategic Analysis of Bureaucratic Corruption Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Lin Hu
2011 - 2012 Co-Supervisor Commitment and Cooperation in Partnerships Master of Philosophy Master Full Time Mr Lachlan Deer
2011 - 2014 Co-Supervisor Essays on Economics of School and Residential Choices Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Sinad Treewanchai
2010 - 2012 Co-Supervisor Is Joint Liability Lending More Efficient than Individual Lending?: A Theoretical and Experimental Analysis Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Nok Shatragom

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