School of Business
Staff Profile
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Dr
Liam Lenten
Title: Senior Lecturer
Department: Economics and Finance
Location: Donald Whitehead Building Room 409
Tel: +61 3 9479 3607
Email: l.lenten@latrobe.edu.au
Fax: +61 3 9479 1654 |
Liam Lenten, BEc (Hons) La Trobe, MCom (Eco) Melb, PhD La Trobe
Liam was appointed initially to the Department as an associate lecturer in February 1997. Liam, a La Trobe undergraduate, spent time at both the Albury-Wodonga and Bundoora campuses and was awarded the Dean's Medal after completing a first class honours Economics degree in 1995. By July 1997, Liam had completed a coursework Master of Commerce degree at the University of Melbourne. Liam then commenced his PhD thesis in April 1999, which was completed in October 2005. The thesis highlighted his long-standing interest in the areas of exchange rate determination models and macroeconomic cycles, though more recently his research efforts have been concentrated more on sports economics. More recently, Liam has held visiting positions at Monash University, as well as Lancaster University and University of Exeter in the UK. Liam was promoted to full lecturer in the Department of Economics and Finance in December 2002 and to senior lecturer in November 2007.
Liam is on leave at Copenhagen Business School. He will return to La Trobe on Monday 4 August 2008.
 Recent photos with some academic friends and associates
Teaching: Economics of Sport (ECO3EOS), Financial Instruments (FIN2FII), International Financial Management (FIN5IFM).
Research Interests: Applied macroeconomics; sports economics; models of exchange rate determination; structural time-series modelling; forecasting models.
Recent Publications
Lenten, L. J. A. (2008) “Unbalanced Schedules and the Estimation of Competitive Balance in the Scottish Premier League”, Scottish Journal of Political Economy, 55(4), 488-508, forthcoming.
Lenten, L. J. A. and Moosa, I. A. (2008) “The Effect of Seasonal Adjustment on Forecasting Accuracy”, International Journal of Applied Business and Economic Research, 6(1), forthcoming.
Lenten, L. J. A. (2007) “Book Review of ‘Handbook on the Economics of Sport’ by Wladimir Andreff and Stefan Szymanski (eds.)”, Economic Analysis and Policy, 36(2), 207-209.
Lenten, L. J. A. (2007). "Book Review of 'The Economics of Association Football' by Bill Gerrard (ed.)", Economic Analysis and Policy, 36(1), 101-103.
Lenten, L. J. A. and Rulli, D.N. (2006). "A Time-series Analysis of the Demand for Life Insurance Companies in Australia: An Unobserved Components Approach”, Australian Journal of Management, 31 (1), 41-66.
Work in Progress
Lenten, L. J. A. (2008). "Contrasts between Attendances and Memberships in the AFL: The Case of the Mighty-Flying Hawks".
Lenten, L. J. A. (2008). "Unobserved Components in Competitive Balance and Match Attendances in the Australian Football League, 1945-2005: Where is all the Action Happening?”.
Lenten, L. J. A. (2008). "Does the ABS Henderson-Trending Process Harm Forecasting Accuracy? An Application Using a Selection of Australian Macroeconomic Variables".
Lenten, L. J. A. (2008). "Towards a New Dynamic Measure of Competitive Balance: A Study Applied to Australia's Two Major Professional 'Football' Leagues".
Lenten, L. J. A. (2008). "Is the Decline in the Frequency of Draws in Test Match Cricket Detrimental to the Long Form of the Game?”
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