Ole Maneesoonthorn

About me:

Ole Maneesoonthorn is an Associate Professor at the Department of Econometrics and Statistics, Monash University (as of January 2023). She previously served as Associate Dean, Research at the Melbourne Business School, the University of Melbourne. Her research are in the fields of time series econometrics, Bayesian econometrics and financial econometrics. Ole has published in top field journals in econometrics, such as the Journal of Econometrics and Journal of Applied Econometrics. She has been recognized on many occasions, including winning the prize for best PhD paper at both the inaugural Peter C.B. Phillip PhD Camp in 2012 (held at the National University of Singapore) and the 2010 Financial Integrated Research Network (FIRN) Doctoral Tutorial; and an honourable mention at the 2013 New Zealand Econometrics Study Group.

Ole received a PhD in Econometrics from Monash University. The work on her thesis earned her the prestigious International Savage Award, bestowed by the International Society of Bayesian Analysis (ISBA) for the most outstanding doctoral dissertations in Bayesian econometrics or statistics, as well as the Mollie Holman Doctoral Medal 2013 from Monash University.

Ole's teaching specialty is in statistics for business, including Data Analysis for the MBA, as well as advanced analytics subjects for the Master of Business Analytics. She has won several teaching awards in the analytics domain.