Rate My Professor Muammer Wali

Associate Professor Muammer Wali serves at Curtin University in the School of Accounting, Economics and Finance, part of Curtin Business School within the Faculty of Business and Law. He holds the position of Director, Learning and Teaching in the school. His academic profile on Google Scholar lists International Finance as his research focus. Wali has contributed to research on exchange rate dynamics, examining volatility, nonlinear dependencies, and purchasing power parity. Key publications include 'Nonlinear dependence in exchange rate returns: How do emerging Asian currencies compare with major currencies?' (2017, co-authored with Felix Chan and Meher Manzur), 'Exchange Rate Volatility Before and After the Float' published in The World Economy (2013, with Meher Manzur), 'How volatile are exchange rates?' (2011, with Meher Manzur), and 'Nonlinear dynamics of exchange rate returns: A multi-country experience' (with Felix Chan and Meher Manzur). These works analyze exchange rate behaviors across major and emerging markets, including Asian currencies.

Wali has led research projects funded by internal and external grants. In 2023, he was project lead for a Curtin University Advancement grant titled 'Assessing the Adequacy of Cryptocurrency Content in the Undergraduate Finance Degree at Curtin University' ($6,000, with Zhiyue Sun and Riven Zhang). In 2022, he participated in a Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade grant (with Habib Rahman and others). He is recognized as a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA). Wali coordinates several finance units at Curtin University, including FNCE5000 Advanced Corporate Finance and Theory, FNCE3000 Corporate Finance: Tools & Techniques for Financial Decision Making, and FNCE5008 Financial Principles and Analysis. His contributions extend to international collaborations, such as facilitating Aus4Skills workshops on carbon market operations and cooperative mechanisms for sustainable development. He has also engaged in public outreach, speaking on panels about careers in sustainability.