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Financial Instruments(FIN2FII), Islamic Insurance (FIN5INS), and Islamic Capital Markets (FIN5CAP)

• 2010. “Private Intergenerational Transfers and Their Ability to Offset the Fiscal Burden of Ageing.” Pacific Economic Review. 15(1), pp. 116–151.
•  2009/2010. "Modeling Social Preferences: A Generalized Model of Inequity Aversion." EERI Research Paper Series EERI_RP_2009_21, Economics and Econometrics Research Institute (EERI). ( Earlier version availabe as  MPRA Paper 14701) 
• 2009. “The Value Added of Morality in Economics and Finance.”Presented in Islamic Banking and Finance Symposium organized by La Trobe University, NAB and MCCA, July 6, 2009 
• 2009 “Bringing morality into Finance”, published on ABC online, Friday 19 June. 
• 2009. “Economics of Agents with Social Preferences: The Third Fundamental Theorem of Welfare Economics.” Presented in “New Direction in Welfare” at Oxford, (29th of June-1st of July, 2009) 
• 2007, “Size and Sign of Structural Parameters in Robust Forecasting Regressions: How Accurate and Reliable are They”, presented in Measurement Error: Econometrics and Practice, 9-11 July, 2007, ABS, Aston University, Birmingham, UK. 
• 2006, “The Optimal Response of National Saving, Investment and Current Account Balance to Prospective Ageing in Australia and its Impact on Future Living Standards” presented in 35th Australian Conference of Economists (ACE), 25 – 27 September, 2006, CBS, Perth. 
• 2006, “Output Determination: Modelling the objective of an other-regarding and Islamic Firm” presented in the Accounting, Commerce & Finance: The Islamic Perspective, International Conference VII, Kingdom of Bahrain, 28-30 March, 2006. 
• 2004, “Explaining Africa's Growth Tragedy: A Theoretical Model of Dictatorship and Kleptocracy,” Melbourne University working paper 2004 (with Yuan K. Chou)

Media Interviews and Opinion pieces:

• Interview by Mike Seccombe for “Jesus Saves, Moses Lends, Muhammad Invests”, the Global Mail, appeared July 9, 2012
• Interviewed by Karl Wilson for “Australia’s potential yet to be tapped” the China Daily, appeared June 22, 2012
• Interviewed by Erica Cervini for “Finance fractures into niche markets” the Australian Financial Review, appeared June 25, 2012
• May 2012, opinion piece, “Islamic Finance in Australia: Time to Take a Bite”, La Trobe University
• Interviewed by Derek parker for “Finance the Muslim way,” in INTHEBLACK, CPA Australia’s flagship publication, appeared March 2011.
• Oct/Nov 2010: “Islamic banking: Q &A” an interview with Dr Hayat Khan” in National Accountants, the official journal of the National Institute of Accountants, Oct/Nov 2010.
• Oct 2010, opinion piece, “Developments in Islamic Finance in Australia”, appeared in the Australia and the Arab Countries Partnership for the Future publication.
• May 2010, opinion piece, “The opportunities and challenges of introducing Shariah compliant finance in Australia” La Trobe University
• Interviewed by Gayle Bryant for “Get creative, find fresh markets”, the Australian Financial Review, appeared July 7, 2010.
• Jun 2009, opinion piece, “Bringing morality into finance: The principles of Sharia law”, ABC online.