Associate Professor Marilyn Clark-Murphy

BA PhD WAust MBus Curtin GradCert(Tertiary Teaching) E Cowan FFin
Head, School of Accounting Finance and Economics

In addition to my role at ECU I am also currently:
A member of the Federal Ministerial Superannuation Advisory Committee
A participant in the Australia 2020 Summit
President and Board Member of FPWA Sexual Health Services

Contact Information

Tel:

+61 (0)8 6304 5565

Fax:

+61 (0)8 6304 5271

E-mail:

m.clarkmurphy@ecu.edu.au

Home Page

www.business.ecu.edu.au/users/mclarkmurphy/

Campus:

Joondalup

Room:

2.233

Current Teaching:

Generally in the areas of investment finance, capital markets and introductory finance at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels.

Availability:

Most times I'm in my office.

Background

Employment History:

I joined ECU in 1992. Prior to entering academia I had a career in the private sector, primarily in financial services, stock and commodity broking where I started in dealing and progressed to senior management. I have held a number of positions on public sector boards and have acted as a local government commissioner.

Personal History:

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Specialisation:

Investment theory, capital markets, behavioural finance.

Current Teaching

Generally in the areas of investment finance, capital markets and introductory finance at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels.

Passions/Life Outside University:

Good company, good food, good wine and dancing.

Research and Publications

COS Homepage:

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Current Research Area:

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Research Interest:

My research interests focus on behavioural finance - the impact of people's behavioural and personality traits on their financial decisions. I am particularly interested in how individuals make decisions about buying shares and other financial assets and how they make decisions about retirement savings and superannuation.

My colleagues, Paul Gerrans and Craig Speelman (from the School of Psychology), and I are undertaking a long-term study, with the support of several superannuation funds, into how Australian workers make decisions about superannuation.

Paul Gerrans and I are also undertaking a study of financial literacy and knowledge of superannuation among Indigenous Australians.

Previous work included the use of adaptive conjoint analysis, a research methodology from consumer behaviour, to explore the factors that are important to individual investors when they make decisions about buying shares.

Recent Research Grants:

ECU Industry Collaborative Grant 2003-2005

AIATSIS Grant 2007

Refereed Journal Articles:

Charters, S., Davis, N., Brown, A., Clark-Murphy, M., & Walker, E. (2008). Managerial expertise in the Australian wine industry. International Journal of Wine Business Research 20(2), In Press.

Clark-Murphy, M., & Soutar, G. N. (2008). Do retail stockbrokers understand clients' investment preferences? Journal of Financial Services Marketing, Forthcoming.

Speelman, C., Clark-Murphy, M., & Gerrans, P. (2007). Decision Making Clusters in Retirement Savings: Preliminary Findings. Australian Journal of Labour Economics, 10(2), 115-127.

Gerrans, P., Clark-Murphy, M., & Speelman, C. (2006). How much investment choice is enough for members? Australian Accounting Review, 16(3), 14-22.

Gerrans, P., Gardner, D., Clark-Murphy, M., & Speelman, C. (2006). An investigation of home bias in superannuation investment choices. Economic Papers, 25(1), 17-31.

Clark-Murphy, M., & Soutar, G. N. (2005). Individual investors' preferences: A segmentation analysis. Journal of Behavioral Finance, 6(1), 16-14.

Clark-Murphy, M., & Soutar, G. N. (2004). What individual investors value: Some Australian evidence. Journal of Economic Psychology, 25(4), 539-555.

Gerrans, P., & Clark-Murphy, M. (2004). Gender differences in retirement savings decisions. Journal of Pension Economics & Finance, 3(2), 145-164.

Gerrans, P., Kristofferson, I., & Clark-Murphy, M. (2004). The Behaviour of Socially Responsible Investments as Financial Assets. Australian Accounting Review, 14(3), 10-20.

Clark-Murphy, M., Kristofferson, I., & Gerrans, P. (2002). What makes superannuation decision difficult? International Journal of Business Studies, 10(1), 73-94.

Conference Papers in Proceeding:

Brown, A., Walker, E. A., Charters, S., Clark-Murphy, M., & Davis, N. (2007, December 4-7). Small Australian wineries: surviving or thriving? Paper presented at the ANZAM, Sydney.

Walker, E. A., Charters, S., Brown, A., Clark-Murphy, M., & Davis, N. (2006, June 18-21). Managerial Competences in the Australian Wine Industry. Paper presented at the 51st ICSB World Conference, Melbourne.

Speelman, C., Clark-Murphy, M., & Gerrans, P. (2006, December 11-12). Decision Making Clusters and Gender Issues in Retirement Savings. Paper presented at the 5th Annual Conference of the Society of Heterdox Economists, Sydney.

Clark-Murphy, M., & Boffey, R. (2004). Extending the classroom: The use of a study tour and student journal writing in an international economics and finance course. Published in proceedings Teaching and Learning Forum 2004: Seeking Educational Excellence, Murdoch University, Perth.

Clark-Murphy, M., & Soutar, G. N. (2003). Investment preferences of individuals: Indentifying characteristic groups. Published in proceedings of the World Marketing Congress, Perth.

Gerrans, P., & Clark-Murphy, M. (2003). Website development by Australian superannuation funds - An industry in transition. Published in proceedings of the 4th Australian Working with e-Business Conference, Perth.

Clark-Murphy, M., & Gerrans, P. (2002). Women's "problems" with investment - a result of gender differences in information processing? Published in proceedings of the Eleventh International Women in Leadership Conference, Perth, Western Australia.