Dr. Zen Lu is a Senior Lecturer in economics at the UniSA Business School. Zen teaches econometric courses and has a PhD in econometrics awarded by Monash University.
His research interest includes hypothesis testing, modelling population heterogeneity, model selection, and applied labour economics. His research has led to publications in leading journals such as Journal of the American Statistical Association, Computational Statistics and Data Analysis, Econometric Reviews, Economics Letters and Australian and New Zealand Journal of Statistics. His research has been supported by Australian Research Council and the university.
About me
Dr. Zen Lu is a Senior Lecturer in economics at the UniSA Business School. Zen teaches econometric courses and has a PhD in econometrics awarded by Monash University.
His research interest includes hypothesis testing, modelling population heterogeneity, model selection, and applied labour economics. His research has led to publications in leading journals such as Journal of the American Statistical Association, Computational Statistics and Data Analysis, Econometric Reviews, Economics Letters and Australian and New Zealand Journal of Statistics. His research has been supported by Australian Research Council and the university.
About me
Doctor of Philosophy Monash University
Bachelor of Science (Coursework) Sichuan University
Senior Lecturer, School of Commerce, University of South Australia Business School, Feb, 2010-2016
Senior Lecturer, School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of South Australia, Jan, 2007-Feb, 2010.
Lecturer, School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of South Australia, Jun, 2001-Dec, 2006.
Assistant Lecturer/Research Assistant, Department of Econometrics and Business Statistics, Monash University, Mar, 1997-Jun, 2001 .
Research
Excludes commercial-in-confidence projects.
Efficient causal discovery from observational data, ARC - Discovery Projects, 19/06/2014 - 31/12/2017
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 |
|---|---|
| 2023 |
Open access
2
|
| 2020 |
Open access
1
|
| 2020 |
Open access
1
1
|
| 2017 |
Open access
2
1
1
|
| 2016 |
Open access
5
5
|
| 2012 |
2
2
|
| 2010 |
9
8
|
| 2009 |
2
3
|
External engagement & recognition
| Organisation | Country |
|---|---|
| Flinders University | AUSTRALIA |
| SA Pathology | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Adelaide | AUSTRALIA |
| University of British Columbia | CANADA |
| University of South Australia | AUSTRALIA |
| University of the Sunshine Coast | AUSTRALIA |
External engagement & recognition
| Engagement/recognition | Year |
|---|---|
Co-EditorCogent Mathematics |
2018 |
MemberEconomic Society of Australia |
2018 |
MemberEconometric Society |
2018 |
Co-EditorCogent Mathematics |
2017 |
MemberEconometric Society |
2017 |
MemberEconomic Society of Australia |
2017 |
Associate EditorCase Studies in Business, Industry and Government Statistics |
2016 |
Co-EditorCogent Mathematics |
2016 |
MemberEconomic Society of Australia |
2016 |
MemberEconometric Society |
2016 |
Associate EditorCase Studies in Business, Industry and Government Statistics |
2015 |
Co-EditorCogent Mathematics |
2015 |
MemberEconomic Society of Australia |
2015 |
MemberEconometric Society |
2015 |
Associate EditorCase Studies in Business, Industry and Government Statistics |
2014 |
MemberEconomic Society of Australia |
2014 |
MemberEconometric Society |
2014 |
Associate EditorCase Studies in Business, Industry and Government Statistics |
2013 |
MemberEconomic Society of Australia |
2013 |
MemberEconometric Society |
2013 |
Associate EditorCase Studies in Business, Industry and Government Statistics |
2012 |
MemberEconometric Society |
2012 |
MemberEconomic Society of Australia |
2012 |
Associate EditorCase Studies in Business, Industry and Government Statistics |
2011 |
MemberEconomic Society of Australia |
2011 |
MemberEconometric Society |
2011 |
Associate EditorCase Studies in Business, Industry and Government Statistics |
2010 |
MemberEconometric Society |
2010 |
MemberEconomic Society of Australia |
2010 |
Associate EditorCase Studies in Business, Industry and Government Statistics |
2009 |
MemberEconometric Society |
2009 |
Associate EditorCase Studies in Business, Industry and Government Statistics |
2008 |
MemberEconometric Society |
2008 |
Teaching & student supervision
Teaching & student supervision
Supervisions from 2010 shown
| Thesis title | Student status |
|---|---|
| Subgroup analysis through multiple testing in casual treatment effects | Current |
| The Impacts of Negative Interest Rates on Banking Sector | Current |
| Nexus between commercial banks and lending marketplaces in China | Completed |
| Pricing dynamics, informational efficiency and hedging performance of CSI 300 index futures market | Completed |
| Three essays in health and labour economics | Completed |
