Associate Professor Barry Burgan

Telephone	+61 8 8303 4756
Position	Head of School
Email	barry.burgan@adelaide.edu.au
Fax	+61 8 8303 4368
Building	10 Pulteney Street
Floor/Room	12 53
Campus	North Terrace
Org Unit	Business School

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Biography/ Background

Barry joined the University over 15 years ago after a 7 year career in the public sector and then 3 years in management consulting. Initially, his role at the University was as Manager and then Director of the SA Centre for Economic Studies (a Centre based at the university undertaking contract research on public policy issues). He then moved across to more traditional academic roles, firstly in the School of Economics and then in the School of Commerce.

From late 2003 until the end of 2005, Barry undertook management roles as Associate Head (International) for the School of Commerce, and Associate Dean(Interational)for the Faculty of Professions. Barry took on the role as Head of School in January 2006.

Teaching Interests

Barry lectures in the fields of corporate finance, with particular experience in project evaluation, and also undertakes some teaching in quantitative methods.

Professional Associations

Barry has been strongly involved with professional associations, such as Australian Business Economists, Securities Institute, CPA's and the Australian Instittute of Banking and Finance. As well as general membership, Barry has worked with these groups in delivering seminars, in running professional development courses, and as a committee representative.

Qualifications

Bachelor of Economics (1st class honours

Currently completing his PhD

Research Interests

Barry's research interests are in project and policy evaluation and cost benefit analysis (with a particular interest in valuation and investment in the cultural sector). He also has interests in housing finance and markets, and in the modelling of regional development.

Barry currently is involved as a chief investigator in a major cross-disciplinary study(ARC linkage grant)of the creative sector in South Australia - with his contribution being an assessment of the economic structure, and issues impacting on investment and job creation.

Community Engagement

Barry maintains an active interest and involvement with the business community. Some examples of activities he has been involved in include Chair of the South Australian Community Housing Authority (SACHA)- 1994-2000, a member of the Audit and Compliance Committee of the University of Adelaide (current), member of SA Housing Industry Prospects Forum (current), Chair of the Advisory Board of AISIEC South Australia (1996-2001) and member of the Examinations Committee - George Murray Award - IPAA (1998-2003). He is maintains active involvement with the CRC in Sustainable Tourism, and has provided advice to financial institions, and worked with policy bodies on economic issues.

Expertise for Media Contact

Categories	Business and management, Economics
Expertise	Cost Benefit evaluation (particularly arts and culture, housing and urban development and transport projects) Financial and economic modelling and regional deevlopment
Mobile	0414 673 561

Entry last updated: Monday, 18 Aug 2008

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