Dr Mark Stewart

Position

Senior Lecturer

School /
Work Unit

Economics, Finance and Marketing

Contact Details

+(61 3) 9925 5879

mark.stewart@rmit.edu.au

Location

Building: 80
Level: 11
Room: 70

City Campus

College/Portfolio

Business

Mark Stewart Picture

Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Economics (Honours) Monash University 1986
  • Master of Commerce (Economics major) University of Melbourne 1991
  • Doctor of Philosophy (Economics) University of Melbourne 1999. Thesis topic ‘The Economic Effects of Australia’s System of Fiscal Federalism’ Supervisor, Professor Ross Williams

Teaching

Quantitative Methods, Econometrics, Forecasting.

Research Interests

Public Finance, International Finance and the Economics of Sports.

Research Projects and Funding

  • Stewart, M. F., Brooks, R. W., Couchman, S, Jackson, & M, Manton, N “THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF RMIT: The Contribution of RMIT University to the Australian Economy”. This work was commissioned by the Deputy Vice Chancellor (Resources) at RMIT in 1997.
  • Stewart, M. F. "AN EVALUATION OF THE COMMONWEALTH GOVERNMENT LEGAL AID FUNDING MODEL". Commissioned by Victoria Legal Aid in 2000.
  • Stewart, M. F., Brooks, R. W., & Gangemi, M. “THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF AUSTRALIAN INTERNATIONAL HOTEL SCHOOL (Canberra). The Australian International Hotel School commissioned this work in 2002.
  • Stewart, M. F., Brooks, R. W., Diggle, J. D., Gangemi, M. Kam, B. & Morley, C. “BENEFITS OF ROAD INVESTMENT TO ASSIST TOURISM”. Austroads commissioned this work in 2002.
  • Stewart, M. F., Brooks, R. W., & Gangemi, M. “VALUING THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF THE RMIT HAMILTON CENTRE ON THE SOUTHERN GRAMPIANS COMMUNITY”. The Southern Grampians Shire Council and the Regional Development Bodies Program in partnership with RMIT Business and the Southern Grampians Shire commissioned this project in 2003.
  • Stewart, M. F., Gangemi, M., Martin, J., Marton, R., & Phillips, S. SOCIO-ECONOMIC IMPACT ASSESSMENT OF BUSHFIRES ON RURAL COMMUNITIES AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT IN GIPPSLAND AND NORTH EAST VICTORIA. This was commissioned by Timber Towns Victoria and was completed in June 2003.
  • Stewart, M. F., Stavros, C., Mitchell, H. “AFL RECRUITMENT PROJECT: AN OBJECTIVE EVALUATION OF AFL CLUBS RECRUITMENT”. This was commissioned by Champion Data and is due to be completed in 2008.

Publications

  1. Stewart, M. F. (1994) “Should We Concern Ourselves With Foreign Debt?” ECONOMIC PAPERS, Volume. 13 Number 1, pp 114 to 121.
  2. Stewart, M. F. & Fuller, P. J (1996) “Attendance Patterns at Victorian and South Australian Football Games”, ECONOMIC PAPERS, Volume. 15 Number 1, pp 83 to 93.
  3. Stewart, M. F. (1996) “Fiscal Illusion (the Flypaper Effect) and Government Spending in Australia”, AUSTRALIAN ECONOMIC PAPERS Volume. 35 Number 67, pp 390 to 396.
  4. Stewart, M. F. & Wu, C. L (1997) “The Right to Host the Olympic Games Should be Auctioned to the Highest Bidder”, ECONOMIC PAPERS, Volume. 16 Number 1, pp 40 to 45.
  5. Stewart, M. F., Shannon, J. H. and McKenzie, M. D. (1999) "A Variable Rate Goods and Services Tax (GST) for Australia?” ECONOMIC PAPERS, Volume. 18 Number 2, pp 78 to 94.
  6. Stewart, M. F., Dollery, B. E. and Worthington, A. C. (2000) “Australian Fiscal Federalism: An Empirical Note on Long-Term Trends in State and Local Government Finances, 1969/70 to 1994/95” ECONOMIC PAPERS Volume. 19, pp 16 to 27.
  7. Stewart, M. F., Gangemi, M., Martin, J., Marton, R., & Phillips, S. K. (2003). THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC IMPACT OF BUSHFIRES ON RURAL COMMUNITIES AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT IN GIPPSLAND AND NORTH EAST VICTORIA. Published as an e-book by RMIT University press
    http://www.informit.com.au/library/default.asp?t=coverpage&r=L_TTVFIRE
  8. Stewart, M. F., Brooks, R. W., & Gangemi, M. (2003) “MEASURING THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF KNOWLEDGE BASED INSTITUTIONS ON NATIONAL AND LOCAL ECONOMIES”, The International Journal of Knowledge, Culture and Change Management. Volume 3.
  9. Stewart, M. F., Brooks, R. W., Diggle, J. D., Gangemi, M. Kam, B. & Morley, C. (2003) “BENEFITS OF ROAD INVESTMENT TO ASSIST TOURISM”. Austroads Research Report. Austroads Publication No. AP–R225/03. ISBN 0 85588 662 5
  10. Marton, R., Phillips, S., Gangemi, M., Stewart, M. and Martin, J. (2003), 'A Baptism of Fire for 'Participatory Governance' - Issues with Citizen Government Partnerships in Fighting Fires in Rural Victoria', in Canberra Bulletin of Public Administration, Institute of Public Administration Australia (IPAA), ACT, Australia, vol.109, pp.45-50 ISSN: 0811-6318
  11. Stewart, M. F., Mitchell, H. (2004) “Does Drug Testing Deter Participation in Athletic Events? EPO and the Sydney Olympics” Chance. Volume 17, Number 2/Spring.
  12. Stewart, M. F., Brooks, R. W., Diggle, J. D. (2004) `Credit Wrapping and Local Infrastructure Investment'. Sustaining Regions Volume 4, Number 2/Summer.
  13. Stewart, M. F., Mitchell, H. (2007) “A Competitive Index for International Sport”. Applied Economics. Volume 39, Number 5, pp 587 to 603.
  14. Stewart, M. F., Stavros, C. and Mitchell, H. (2007) “Moneyball’ Applied: Econometrics and the Identification and Recruitment of Elite Australian Footballers” International Journal of Sports Finance, Volume 2, Number 4.
  15. Stewart, M. F., Brooks, R. W. and Jugurnath, B. (2007) "Asia/Pacific Regional Trade Agreements: An Empirical Study”. Journal of Asian Economics. Volume 18 Number.6, pp 974 to 987.
  16. Stewart, M. F., Brooks, R. W. and Jugurnath, B. (2008) "Dividend Taxation and Corporate Investment”. Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting, Volume 31 Number.2.

Conferences Papers/Publications

  • Stewart, M. F., “Fiscal Illusion (the Flypaper Effect) and Government Spending in Australia”, presented at Ph.D. Conference in Economics and Business, University of Western Australia, November 1993.
  • Stewart, M. F., " The use of Consumer Demand Systems to evaluate the determinants of Australian State and Local Government Expenditure", presented at Conference of Economists, Adelaide University, September 1995.
  • Stewart, M. F., "Australian State and Local Government Spending and Taxing Over the Last 25 Years", presented at Conference of Economists, Australian National University, September 1996.
  • Stewart, M. F., "The Politics of Australian State and Local Government Spending and Taxing Policies", presented at Conference of Economists, University of Tasmania, September 1997.
  • Stewart, M. F., “Asymmetric Fiscal Illusion (The Flypaper Effect) and Government Spending in Australia”, presented at The Southern Economic Association, Washington DC, November 2000.
  • Stewart, M. F., Mitchell, H., Maynes, G. and Schuwalow, P. SO YOU WANT TO BE A PROFESSIONAL SPORTSMAN/WOMAN? Paper for presentation at the 2006 European Association of Sports Management (EASM) Congress in Nicosia Cyprus, September 2006.
  • Stewart, M. F., Stavros, C. and Mitchell, H. “Moneyball’ Applied: The Key Statistics That Lead to Success in Australian Football” Paper for presentation at the 2007 European Association of Sports Management (EASM) Congress in Turin Italy, September 2007.