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Biography
Dooruj Rambaccussing joined the University of Dundee in 2014, after spells at the Universities of East London and Exeter. Dooruj holds a PhD in Economics from the University of Exeter, where he wrote on asset pricing models and long memory in time series data. His experience includes being the programme director on a bespoke programme in Banking and Finance run in One Canada Square in London.
Research
Dooruj enjoys researching the areas of Macroeconomics, Finance and Econometrics. His research has been published in leading international outlets such as Economic Inquiry and International Journal of Forecasting. His research has also featured in mainstream media such as The Daily Telegraph, The Guardian, and The Independent.
Grants and External Funding
Dooruj has obtained grant funding (as principal investigator) from the following organisations:
- Scottish Institute for Research Economists
- Carnegie Trust
- Economic Futures
Teaching
Dooruj currently teaches the following modules at the University of Dundee:
- Financial Economic Analysis
- Financial Institutions
He is also the undergraduate dissertations director and PhD seminar co-ordinator.
External Examiner
Dooruj has also served as an external examiner for undergraduate and taught postgraduate courses at the following institutions:
- Imperial Business School
- Manchester Metropolitan University
- Lancaster University
Modules Dooruj has previously taught on in other institutions include:
- Advanced Econometrics (undergraduate)
- Quantitative Methods for finance (postgraduate)
- Introduction to Econometrics (undergraduate)
- Econometrics and Statistics (undergraduate)
- Economics of Money and Banking (postgraduate)
- Portfolio and Investment Analysis (CFA)
- Financial Services in the Modern World (undergraduate)
- Financial Derivatives (CFA)
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Doctor of Philosophy, Essays on Trading Strategies and Long Memory
2008 → 2012
Master in Science, Economics and Econometrics
2007 → 2008
Bachelor of Economics and Finance
2002 → 2005
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Local and Regional Economics Sentiments The Case of Scotland and UK
Carnegie Trust for the Universities of Scotland
1/11/18 → 31/10/19
Project: Research
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Dundee Discussion Papers in Economics 305: Look who’s Talking: Individual Committee members’ impact on inflation expectations
Rambaccussing, D., Menzies, C. & Kwiatkowski, A., Jun 2022, Dundee: University of Dundee, Department of Economic Studies , p. 1-40, 40 p. (Dundee Discussion Papers in Economics; no. 305).Research output: Working paper/Preprint › Discussion paper
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The Price-Rent ratio inequality in Scottish Cities: Fluctuations in discount rates and expected rent growth
Rambaccussing, D., Sept 2021, In: SN Business and Economics. 1, 15 p., 117.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Forecasting with news sentiment: Evidence with UK newspapers
Rambaccussing, D. & Kwiatkowski, A., 1 Oct 2020, In: International Journal of Forecasting. 36, 4, p. 1501-1516 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Special issue › peer-review
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True versus Spurious Long Memory in Cryptocurrencies
Rambaccussing, D. & Mazibas, M., Sept 2020, In: Journal of Risk and Financial Management. 13, 9, p. 1-11 11 p., 186.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Breaks and the Statistical Process of Inflation: The Case of Estimating the ‘Modern’ Long-Run Phillips Curve*
Russell, B. & Rambaccussing, D., May 2019, In: Empirical Economics. 56, 5, p. 1455-1475 21 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile1 Citation (Scopus)273 Downloads (Pure)
Datasets
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Time Series of Media Implied Economic Sentiments (Linear Support Vector Machine)
Rambaccussing, D. (Creator) & Kwiatkowski, A. (Creator), University of Dundee, 2 Dec 2022
DOI: 10.15132/10000191, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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Time Series of Media Implied Economic Sentiments (Dictionary)
Rambaccussing, D. (Creator) & Kwiatkowski, A. (Creator), University of Dundee, 2 Dec 2022
DOI: 10.15132/10000192, http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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Prizes
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Lecturer of the Year
Rambaccussing, Dooruj (Recipient), 2017
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Twitter Big Data Grant
Rambaccussing, Dooruj (Recipient), 2014
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Assessor for ESRC (Secondary Data Analysis Initiative)
Dooruj Rambaccussing (Reviewer)
3 Oct 2022 → 25 Oct 2022Activity: Other activity types › Other
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Technological Forecasting and Social Change (Journal)
Dooruj Rambaccussing (Referee)
Aug 2022 → Dec 2022Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Publication peer-review
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Environmental Finance for the Common Good
Dooruj Rambaccussing (Member of programme committee)
31 Mar 2022 → 1 Apr 2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference
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Sustainability (Switzerland) (Journal)
Dooruj Rambaccussing (Referee)
2 Mar 2022Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Publication peer-review
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Press/Media
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Tweets Can Help Predict the Outcome of Football Matches
13/10/17
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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Twitter beats the odds for football predictions
13/10/17
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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Twitter more on the ball for final score than betting firms
13/10/17
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Research