Faculty of Economics and Commerce Department of Finance

Rayna Brown
Senior Lecturer

Biography

Rayna Brown is a lecturer in the Department of Finance. Rayna's principal teaching and research interests are in the banking area. Rayna is a graduate of both Macquarie University and the University of Melbourne. Prior to joining the Department of Finance she held appointments at Monash University and Victoria University. Current research projects include performance measurement and efficiency in the financial services sector.

Qualifications

BA Macq, MCom (Hons), PhD Melb, SA Fin

Teaching responsibilities

Capital Markets, Management of Financial Intermediaries.

Research Interests

Management of financial intermediaries, regulation, measurement of efficiency

Publications

Journal Articles
  1. Brown, Rayna, Greg Scwhwann and Callum Scott. Forthcoming. "Personal Residential Real Estate Investment in Australia: Investment Parameters and Investor Characteristics", Real Estate Economics,
  2. Brown, Rayna and Neal Sarma. 2007. "CEO Confidence, CEO Dominance and Corporate Acquisitions", Journal of Economics and Business, 59 (5): pp. 358-379.
  3. Rayna Brown. 2006. "Mismanagement or mismeasurement? Pitfalls and protocols for DEA studies in the financial services sector", European Journal of Operational Research, 174 pp. 1100-1116.
  4. J Buckley and RM Brown. 2001. "An analysis of the takeover of the Bank of Melbourne by Westpac Banking Corporation", Accounting Research Journal, 14 (2): pp. 204-214.
  5. RM Brown. 1999. "Consolidation of the Financial Services Sector in Australia: Implications for Australian Credit Unions", Economic Papers, 18 (1): pp. 72-82.
  6. RL Brown, RM Brown, R.M. and IP O’Connor. 1999. "Efficiency, Bond of Association and Exit Patterns in Credit Unions: Australian Evidence", Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics, 70 (1): pp. 5-23.
  7. RL Brown, RM Brown, R.M. and CA Brown. 1997. "Wallis, Depositor Protection and the Payments System", Accountability and Performance, 3 (3): pp. 63-80.
  8. RM Brown, KT Davis. 1997. "The Wallis Report: Functionality and the Nature of Banking", The Australian Economic Review, 30 (3): pp. 310-315.
  9. RM Brown and CW Lau. 1997. "The Extent and Industrial Pattern of Employee Share Ownership Plans in Australia: Preliminary Evidence", Accounting Research Journal, 10 (1): pp. 34-43.
  10. RM Brown and IP O’Connor. 1995. "The Measurement of Economies of Scale in Victorian Credit Unions", Australian Journal of Management, 20 (1): pp. 1-24.
  11. RL Brown and RM Brown. 1995. "Banking on Size: Is Bigger Better?", The Australian Banker, 109 (1): pp. 20-24.
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