Ilke Onur is a Senior Lecturer of Economics at the University of South Australia Business Unit. He has a double major in Economics and Mathematics from Koc University in Turkey. Ilke later earned his Master's degree and a PhD in Economics from the University of Texas at Austin. His general field of research is applied microeconomics with special focus on industrial organisation, auctions, health and development economics, economics of information systems and electronic commerce.
Currently, he is serving as a member of the Business Academic Board and the UniSA Business Research Leadership Committee. He also serves as an academic editor of a prominent international multi-disciplinary journal, PLOS ONE. In the past, Ilke has been an... Read more
About me
Ilke Onur is a Senior Lecturer of Economics at the University of South Australia Business Unit. He has a double major in Economics and Mathematics from Koc University in Turkey. Ilke later earned his Master's degree and a PhD in Economics from the University of Texas at Austin. His general field of research is applied microeconomics with special focus on industrial organisation, auctions, health and development economics, economics of information systems and electronic commerce.
Currently, he is serving as a member of the Business Academic Board and the UniSA Business Research Leadership Committee. He also serves as an academic editor of a prominent international multi-disciplinary journal, PLOS ONE. In the past, Ilke has been an active member of the resource committee for the Centre for Applied Finance and Economics (CAFE). He was also the Research Education Portfolio Leader (REPL) in the School, as well as the research seminar co-ordinator for the Discipline of Economics for two years.
Ilke has published research articles in many high-ranking international journals. One of these articles was awarded the ‘Best paper by a junior author’ award for his publication in the Review of Industrial Organization, given by the Industrial Organization Society in the United States. He also had multiple successful grant applications. He has been a key member of teams which have won competitive external grants from the Australian Centre for Financial Studies, the Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA), Regional Australia Institute and an ARC-linkage grant with external funding from SA Department of Industry and Skills and Commonwealth Department of Jobs and Small Business.
He has also been part of a tender for the Victorian Auditor-General’s Office to audit the performance of the allocation of electronic gaming machine entitlements in Victoria. He was a visiting researcher at Southern Denmark University and University of Tübingen in Germany. He has also served as an external reviewer for the ARC Discovery and ARC Linkage grant programs as well as the research grants program of the Scientific and Technological Council of Turkey.
About me
American Economic Association,European Economic Association,The Economics Society of Australia
About me
Doctor of Philosophy (Economics) University of Texas
Master of Science (Economics) University of Texas
Bachelor of Science (Mathematics) KOC University
Bachelor of Arts (Economics) KOC University
External Grants
iMove CRC (2020-2021)Amount: $204,000Project: Encouraging the continuation of work-from-home practices in a post-pandemic worldInvestigators: Dr Akshay Vij, Dr Flavio Souza, Dr Ilke Onur, Dr Helen Barrie, Prof Ian Goodwin-Smith, Prof Andrew Beer
Australian Research Council (ARC) – Linkage Project. (2019-2024) (Category 1)Amount: $1.375 millionProject: Future Work, Future Communities: The Impacts of Industry RestructuringInvestigators: Prof Andrew Beer (CI), Prof Sally Weller (CI), Dr Tom Barnes (CI), Dr Ilke Onur (CI), Prof Julie Ratcliffe (CI), Prof David Bailey (PI), Prof Markku Sotarauta (PI)
Department for Industry and Skills. (2019-2024) (Category 2)Amount: $1 millionProject: Future Work, Future... Read more
Research
Excludes commercial-in-confidence projects.
Future Work, Future Communities: The Impacts of Industry Restructuring, ARC - Linkage Project, 21/01/2019 - 30/06/2024
External Grants
iMove CRC (2020-2021)Amount: $204,000Project: Encouraging the continuation of work-from-home practices in a post-pandemic worldInvestigators: Dr Akshay Vij, Dr Flavio Souza, Dr Ilke Onur, Dr Helen Barrie, Prof Ian Goodwin-Smith, Prof Andrew Beer
Australian Research Council (ARC) – Linkage Project. (2019-2024) (Category 1)Amount: $1.375 millionProject: Future Work, Future Communities: The Impacts of Industry RestructuringInvestigators: Prof Andrew Beer (CI), Prof Sally Weller (CI), Dr Tom Barnes (CI), Dr Ilke Onur (CI), Prof Julie Ratcliffe (CI), Prof David Bailey (PI), Prof Markku Sotarauta (PI)
Department for Industry and Skills. (2019-2024) (Category 2)Amount: $1 millionProject: Future Work, Future Communities: The Impacts of Industry RestructuringInvestigators: Prof Andrew Beer, Prof Sally Weller, Dr Tom Barnes, Dr Ilke Onur, Prof Julie Ratcliffe, Prof David Bailey, Prof Markku Sotarauta
Department of Jobs and Small Business. (2019-2024) (Category 2)Amount: $830,000Project: Future Work, Future Communities: The Impacts of Industry RestructuringInvestigators: Prof Andrew Beer, Prof Sally Weller, Dr Tom Barnes, Dr Ilke Onur, Prof Julie Ratcliffe, Prof David Bailey, Prof Markku Sotarauta
Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA). (2018-2019) (Category 3)Research Institutes Network Collaboration Project GrantAmount: $167,678Project: Understanding the economic effects of financial inclusion in ASEAN and East AsiaInvestigators: Dr Tony Cavoli, Prof Jenny Corbett, Dr Rajabrata Banerjee, Dr Ron Donato, Dr Ilke Onur, Prof Ramkishen Rajan, Dr Sasidaran Gopalan, Dr Rashesh Shesthra
Regional Australia Institute (2019) (Category 3)Amount: $83,500Project: Impacts of technology investment on tourism growth and employmentInvestigators: Dr Rob Hallak, Assoc Prof Armando Corsi, Dr Skye Akbar, Assoc Prof Allan O’Connor, Dr Ilke Onur
Australian Centre for Financial Studies (ACFS) (2017-2018) (Category 5)Amount: $11,363Project: Health Insurance Policy and CompetitionInvestigators: Dr Ron Donato, Dr Ilke Onur
The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (2007)Amount: $10,700Project: Effects of Demographic Characteristics on Internet Shopping BehaviorInvestigators: Dr Ilke Onur, Dr Asena Caner
Internal Grants
Visiting Distinguished Researcher Award (2020-2021)Amount: $15,858Project: 2020 Visiting Distinguished Thought Leader Scheme
Centre for Applied Finance and Economics (CAFE) Grant (2017)Amount: $2,000Project: Introduction to Experimental Economics (Workshop organization)
UniSA Division of Business Research Grant (2011)Amount: $7,505Project: The relation between electricity losses and market reforms: a cross-country analysis
Research
Research outputs for the last seven years are shown below. Some long-standing staff members may have older outputs included. To see earlier years visit ORCID, ResearcherID or Scopus
Open access indicates that an output is open access.
| Year | Output |
|---|---|
| 2020 |
14
13
|
| 2020 |
Open access
4
4
53
|
| 2020 |
4
3
|
| 2019 |
Open access
12
14
25
|
| 2017 |
Open access
40
34
1
|
| Year | Output |
|---|---|
| 2022 |
2
1
2
|
| 2021 |
Open access
2
2
3
|
| 2020 |
14
13
|
| 2020 |
Open access
|
| 2020 |
Open access
4
4
53
|
| 2020 |
4
3
|
| 2020 |
Open access
8
6
|
| 2019 |
Open access
12
14
25
|
| 2019 |
6
4
|
| 2018 |
Open access
29
23
1
|
| 2018 |
Open access
2
2
|
| 2018 |
Open access
22
18
|
| 2017 |
Open access
12
8
|
| 2017 |
Open access
40
34
1
|
| 2016 |
Open access
13
11
|
| 2014 |
1
|
| 2012 |
6
4
|
| 2012 |
Open access
5
5
|
| 2012 |
41
35
|
| 2010 |
8
5
|
| 2009 |
3
3
|
| Year | Output |
|---|---|
| 2018 |
Open access
|
| 2017 |
Open access
|
Working Papers
Research
External Grants
iMove CRC (2020-2021)Amount: $204,000Project: Encouraging the continuation of work-from-home practices in a post-pandemic worldInvestigators: Dr Akshay Vij, Dr Flavio Souza, Dr Ilke Onur, Dr Helen Barrie, Prof Ian Goodwin-Smith, Prof Andrew Beer
Australian Research Council (ARC) – Linkage Project. (2019-2024) (Category 1)Amount: $1.375 millionProject: Future Work, Future Communities: The Impacts of Industry RestructuringInvestigators: Prof Andrew Beer (CI), Prof Sally Weller (CI), Dr Tom Barnes (CI), Dr Ilke Onur (CI), Prof Julie Ratcliffe (CI), Prof David Bailey (PI), Prof Markku Sotarauta (PI)
Department for Industry and Skills. (2019-2024) (Category 2)Amount: $1 millionProject: Future Work, Future Communities: The Impacts of Industry RestructuringInvestigators: Prof Andrew Beer, Prof Sally Weller, Dr Tom Barnes, Dr Ilke Onur, Prof Julie Ratcliffe, Prof David Bailey, Prof Markku Sotarauta
Department of Jobs and Small Business. (2019-2024) (Category 2)Amount: $830,000Project: Future Work, Future Communities: The Impacts of Industry RestructuringInvestigators: Prof Andrew Beer, Prof Sally Weller, Dr Tom Barnes, Dr Ilke Onur, Prof Julie Ratcliffe, Prof David Bailey, Prof Markku Sotarauta
Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA). (2018-2019) (Category 3)Amount: $167,678Project: Understanding the economic effects of financial inclusion in ASEAN and East AsiaInvestigators: Dr Tony Cavoli, Prof Jenny Corbett, Dr Rajabrata Banerjee, Dr Ron Donato, Dr Ilke Onur, Prof Ramkishen Rajan, Dr Sasidaran Gopalan, Dr Rashesh Shesthra
Regional Australia Institute (2019) (Category 3)Amount: $83,500Project: Impacts of technology investment on tourism growth and employmentInvestigators: Dr Rob Hallak, Assoc Prof Armando Corsi, Dr Skye Akbar, Assoc Prof Allan O’Connor, Dr Ilke Onur
Australian Centre for Financial Studies (ACFS) (2017-2018) (Category 5)Amount: $11,363Project: Health Insurance Policy and CompetitionInvestigators: Dr Ron Donato, Dr Ilke Onur
The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (2007)Amount: $10,700Project: Effects of Demographic Characteristics on Internet Shopping BehaviorInvestigators: Dr Ilke Onur, Dr Asena Caner
Internal Grants Visiting Distinguished Researcher Award (2020-2021)Amount: $15,858Project: 2020 Visiting Distinguished Thought Leader Scheme
Centre for Applied Finance and Economics (CAFE) Grant (2017)Amount: $2,000Project: Introduction to Experimental Economics (Workshop organization)
UniSA Division of Business Research Grant (2011)Amount: $7,505Project: The relation between electricity losses and market reforms: a cross-country analysis
Academic Editor: PLOS ONE
External reviewer for:
External engagement & recognition
| Organisation | Country |
|---|---|
| Australian Catholic University | AUSTRALIA |
| Australian National University | AUSTRALIA |
| Chennai Mathematical Institute | INDIA |
| Flinders University | AUSTRALIA |
| Griffith University | AUSTRALIA |
| Middle East Technical University | TURKEY |
| Paris School Of Economics | FRANCE |
| Private Individual | AUSTRALIA |
| Tampere University | FINLAND |
| TOBB Economics and Technology University | TURKEY |
| TOBB University of Economics and Technology | TURKEY |
| TURK TELEKOM | TURKEY |
| University of Adelaide | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Birmingham | UNITED KINGDOM |
| University of Luxembourg | LUXEMBOURG |
| University of Otago | NEW ZEALAND |
| University of South Australia | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Southern Denmark | DENMARK |
| University of Tampere | FINLAND |
| University of Texas at Austin | UNITED STATES |
| University of Tubingen | GERMANY |
| University of Wisconsin-Madison | UNITED STATES |
External engagement & recognition
| Engagement/recognition | Year |
|---|---|
Academic EditorPLOS ONE |
2019 |
ARC-Linkage grantAustralian Research Council |
2019 |
External reviewer for an ARC-Discovery grant applicationAustralian Research Council |
2019 |
External reviewer of PhD thesisUniversity of Western Australia |
2019 |
Visiting ResearcherSouthern Denmark University |
2019 |
Visiting ResearcherThe University of Adelaide |
2019 |
Academic EditorPLOS ONE |
2018 |
External reviewer of Masters by Research thesisRoyal Melbourne Institute of Technology |
2018 |
External reviewer of PhD thesisUniversity of Adelaide |
2018 |
MemberAmerican Economic Association |
2018 |
MemberEuropean Economic Association |
2018 |
MemberEconomics Society of Australia |
2018 |
External Grant ReviewerGlobal Development Network |
2017 |
External reviewer for grantsGlobal Development Network |
2017 |
MemberAmerican Economic Association |
2017 |
MemberEuropean Economic Association |
2017 |
MemberEconomics Society of Australia |
2017 |
Visiting researcherUniversity of Tubingen in Germany |
2017 |
External Grant ReviewerGlobal Development Network |
2016 |
MemberEuropean Economic Association |
2016 |
MemberEconomics Society of Australia |
2016 |
MemberRoyal Economic Society |
2016 |
MemberAmerican Economic Association |
2016 |
Scientific committee member for the 45th Australian Conference of EconomistsEconomic Society of Australia |
2016 |
External Grant ReviewerGlobal Development Network |
2015 |
MemberAmerican Economic Association |
2015 |
MemberEuropean Economic Association |
2015 |
MemberEconomics Society of Australia |
2015 |
MemberRoyal Economic Society |
2015 |
MemberAmerican Economic Association |
2014 |
MemberEuropean Economic Association |
2014 |
MemberEconomics Society of Australia |
2014 |
MemberRoyal Economic Society |
2014 |
Visiting ResearcherThe University of Adelaide |
2014 |
MemberAmerican Economic Association |
2013 |
MemberEuropean Economic Association |
2013 |
MemberEconomics Society of Australia |
2013 |
MemberRoyal Economic Society |
2013 |
Best paper by a junior authorReview of Industrial Organization, Industrial Organization Society |
2012 |
MemberAmerican Economic Association |
2012 |
MemberEuropean Economic Association |
2012 |
MemberEconomics Society of Australia |
2012 |
MemberRoyal Economic Society |
2012 |
International Trade, Industrial Organisation (Competitive Strategy), Data Analytics, Economics Principles for Business
Teaching & student supervision
Teaching & student supervision
Supervisions from 2010 shown
| Thesis title | Student status |
|---|---|
| Financial Inclusion, Gender, Wellbeing and Economic Development | Current |
| Three essays on mood sensitivity, lottery demand, and ESG investing | Current |
| Evaluating the effectiveness of environmental policies using leadership and other finance fundamentals | Completed |
| Financial inclusion, fintech and human development | Completed |
| Foreign direct investment, international trade and economic performance: an analysis for Australian regions across industries | Completed |
| Lottery demand and the stock market | Completed |
| Perspectives on the role of information asymmetry and heuristic bias in property transactions | Completed |
| Policy reforms, intra-household decision-making and schooling outcomes: evidence from Ghana | Completed |
| The financing of healthcare: theoretical, empirical and practical considerations | Completed |
| The role of international capital flows in emerging market economies: trends, causes and consequences | Completed |
| Three essays on lottery demand in the stock market | Completed |
| Three essays on the beta anomaly | Completed |
