Assoc Prof Kalvinder Shields
PhD Leicester
Biography
Following the completion of her PhD (in November 1998), Kalvinder's research has focussed on (1) the econometric modelling of output and inflation concentrating in particular on the formation of expectations and the use of survey data, (2) the econometric analysis of the use of nation-wide, region-wide and industry-wide disaggregated data and the implications for economic policy, and (3) the modelling of East European financial markets. Kalvinder joined the Department of Economics at The University of Melbourne as a lecturer in 2001. She was promoted to Senior Lecturer in January 2003 and Associate Professor in January, 2007.
Research Interests
- Macroeconomics
- Time Series Econometrics
- Financial Economics
Teaching responsibilities
- 316-211 Forecasting Methods
- 316-350/316-638 Time Series Analysis and Forecasting