Professor Dorian Owen, Our people, Department of Economics

Dorian Owen image BSc(Hons), MSc, PhD (Wales)

Tel: 64 3 479 8655
Email: dorian.owen@otago.ac.nz
Room 620, 6th Floor, Otago Business School

Dorian's research interests are mainly in the areas of empirical modelling of economic growth and development, sports economics, and applied econometrics. Current interests include the fundamental determinants of economic growth and development, health and economic growth, and competitive balance and competition design in sports leagues. He has previously taught at the University of Reading (UK) and the University of Canterbury and his teaching at Otago has included econometrics, macroeconomics and monetary economics.

Teaching responsibilities

Dorian's teaching responsibilities include:

Publications

Triguero-Ruiz, F., Owen, D., & Avila-Cano, A. (2023). The minimum concentration of points in sports leagues without ties. Sports Economics Review. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1016/j.serev.2023.100019 Journal - Research Article

Millin, M., Fielding, D., & Owen, P. D. (2023). Education spending, economic development, and the size of government. Public Sector Economics, 47(3), 285-333. doi: 10.3326/pse.47.3.1 Journal - Research Article

Avila-Cano, A., Owen, P. D., & Triguero-Ruiz, F. (2023). Measuring competitive balance in sports leagues that award bonus points, with an application to rugby union. European Journal of Operational Research, 309, 939-952. doi: 10.1016/j.ejor.2023.01.064 Journal - Research Article

Haug, A. A., Nguyen, A. T. N., & Owen, P. D. (2023). Do the determinants of foreign direct investment have a reverse and symmetric impact on foreign direct divestment? Empirical Economics, 64, 659-680. doi: 10.1007/s00181-022-02263-z Journal - Research Article

Owen, P. D., & Vu, T. V. (2022). State history and corruption. Economics Letters, 218, 110774. doi: 10.1016/j.econlet.2022.110774 Journal - Research Article

2023

Journal - Research Article

Millin, M., Fielding, D., & Owen, P. D. (2023). Education spending, economic development, and the size of government. Public Sector Economics, 47(3), 285-333. doi: 10.3326/pse.47.3.1

2022

Journal - Research Article

Owen, P. D., & Vu, T. V. (2022). State history and corruption. Economics Letters, 218, 110774. doi: 10.1016/j.econlet.2022.110774

Owen, P. D., & Owen, C. A. (2022). Simulation evidence on Herfindahl-Hirschman measures of competitive balance in professional sports leagues. Journal of the Operational Research Society, 73(2), 285-300. doi: 10.1080/01605682.2020.1835449

2021

Journal - Research Article

Kennedy, A., Genç, M., & Owen, P. D. (2021). The association between same-sex marriage legalization and youth deaths by suicide: A multimethod counterfactual analysis. Journal of Adolescent Health, 68, 1176-1182. doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2021.01.033

Wesselbaum, D., & Owen, P. D. (2021). The value of Pole Position in Formula 1 history. Australian Economic Review, 54(1), 164-173. doi: 10.1111/1467-8462.12401

2020

Journal - Research Article

Nguyen, A. T. N., Haug, A. A., Owen, P. D., & Genç, M. (2020). What drives bilateral foreign direct investment among Asian economies? Economic Modelling, 93, 125-141. doi: 10.1016/j.econmod.2020.08.003

Owen, P. D., & Wesselbaum, D. (2020). On thresholds in the climate–migration relationship. International Review of Applied Economics, 34(3), 400-412. doi: 10.1080/02692171.2020.1749242

Working Paper; Discussion Paper; Technical Report

Millin, M., Fielding, D., & Owen, P. D. (2020). Education spending and Wagner’s law: New international evidence [Economics Discussion Papers No. 2002]. Dunedin, New Zealand: School of Business, University of Otago. 31p. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10523/9947

2019

Working Paper; Discussion Paper; Technical Report

Nguyen, A. T. N., Genç, M., Haug, A., & Owen, P. D. (2019). The knowledge-capital model: The case of intra-Asian foreign direct investment [Economics Discussion Papers No. 1901]. Dunedin, New Zealand: School of Business, University of Otago. 39p. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10523/8788

2018

Journal - Research Article

Owen, P. D. (2018). Replication to assess statistical adequacy. Economics, 12, 60. doi: 10.5018/economics-ejournal.ja.2018-60

Akhtaruzzaman, M., Hajzler, C., & Owen, P. D. (2018). Does institutional quality resolve the Lucas Paradox? Applied Economics, 50(5), 455-474. doi: 10.1080/00036846.2017.1321840

2017

Journal - Research Article

Owen, P. D. (2017). Evaluating ingenious instruments for fundamental determinants of long-run economic growth and development. Econometrics, 5(3), 38. doi: 10.3390/econometrics5030038

Working Paper; Discussion Paper; Technical Report

Owen, P. D., & Owen, C. A. (2017). Simulation evidence on Herfindahl-Hirschman indices as measures of competitive balance [Economics Discussion Papers No. 1715]. Dunedin, New Zealand: University of Otago. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10523/7797

Owen, P. D. (2017). Replication to assess statistical adequacy. Economics Discussion Papers, No 2017-73. Kiel Institute for the World Economy. Retrieved from http://www.economics-ejournal.org/economics/discussionpapers/2017-73

2016

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Owen, D. (2016, June-July). Distributional properties of within-season competitive balance measures based on the Herfindahl-Hirschman index. Verbal presentation at the 57th New Zealand Association of Economists Annual Conference, Auckland, New Zealand.

Working Paper; Discussion Paper; Technical Report

Akhtaruzzaman, M., Hajzler, C., & Owen, P. D. (2016). Does institutional quality resolve the Lucas Paradox? [Economics Discussion Papers No. 1611]. Dunedin, New Zealand: School of Business, University of Otago. 37p. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10523/7026

2015

Journal - Research Article

Owen, P. D., & King, N. (2015). Competitive balance measures in sports leagues: The effects of variation in season length. Economic Inquiry, 53(1), 731-744. doi: 10.1111/ecin.12102

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Owen, D. (2015, July). Competitive balance and uncertainty of outcome in the economics of professional sports leagues. Keynote presentation at the 56th Annual Conference of the New Zealand Association of Economists (NZAE), Wellington, New Zealand.

Working Paper; Discussion Paper; Technical Report

Owen, P. D. (2015). Evaluating ingenious instruments for fundamental determinants of long-run economic growth and development [Economics Discussion Papers No. 1508]. Dunedin, New Zealand: School of Business, University of Otago. 42p.

2014

Chapter in Book - Research

Owen, D. (2014). Measurement of competitive balance and uncertainty of outcome. In J. Goddard & P. Sloane (Eds.), Handbook on the economics of professional football. (pp. 41-59). Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar.

Journal - Research Article

Owen, P. D., & Winchester, N. (2014). The impact of US fresh milk production standards on dairy trade. Journal of Policy Modeling, 36(6), 1008-1021. doi: 10.1016/j.jpolmod.2014.11.004

Conference Contribution - Poster Presentation (not in published proceedings)

Owen, D. (2014, July). Competitive balance measurements in sports leagues: Why the 'tried and true' measure is not fit for purpose. Poster session presented at the 55th Annual Conference of the New Zealand Association of Economists (NZAE), Auckland, New Zealand.

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Owen, D., & Spence, N. (2014, July). The effect of information technology on labour productivity growth in New Zealand. Verbal presentation at the 55th Annual Conference of the New Zealand Association of Economists (NZAE), Auckland, New Zealand.

Owen, D. (2014, February). Evaluating ingenious instruments for fundamental determinants of long-run growth and development. Verbal presentation at the New Zealand Econometric Study Group (NZESG) Annual Meeting, Hamilton, New Zealand.

2013

Journal - Research Other

Owen, D. (2013). Fine lines: Some regression lines are finer than others. Asymmetric Information, 47, 13-14.

Working Paper; Discussion Paper; Technical Report

Owen, P. D. (2013). Measurement of competitive balance and uncertainty of outcome [Economics Discussion Papers No. 1311]. Dunedin, New Zealand: School of Business, University of Otago. 36p.

Owen, P. D., & King, N. (2013). Competitive balance measures in sports leagues: The effects of variation in season length [Economics Discussion Papers No. 1309]. Dunedin, New Zealand: School of Business, University of Otago. 32p.

2012

Journal - Research Article

King, N., Owen, P. D., & Audas, R. (2012). Playoff uncertainty, match uncertainty and attendance at Australian National Rugby League matches. Economic Record, 88(281), 262-277. doi: 10.1111/j.1475-4932.2011.00778.x

Owen, P. D. (2012). Measuring parity in sports leagues with draws: Further comments. Journal of Sports Economics, 13(1), 85-95. doi: 10.1177/1527002510393738

2011

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Full paper

King, N., Owen, P. D., & Audas, R. (2011). Playoff uncertainty, match uncertainty and attendance at Australian National Rugby League matches. Proceedings of the 52nd Annual Conference of the New Zealand Association of Economists (NZAE). Retrieved from http://www.nzae.org.nz/event/nzae-conference-2011/

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Knowles, S., Allan, C., Hill, P., & Owen, P. D. (2011, November). Social capital and health: A cross-country analysis. Verbal presentation at the 4th Annual Otago International Health Research Network (OIHRN) Conference, Dunedin, New Zealand.

Working Paper; Discussion Paper; Technical Report

Owen, P. D., & Winchester, N. (2011). The impact of US fresh milk production standards on dairy trade [Economics Discussion Papers: No 1117]. Dunedin, New Zealand: School of Business, University of Otago. 22p.

2010

Journal - Research Article

Owen, P. D. (2010). Limitations of the relative standard deviation of win percentages for measuring competitive balance in sports leagues. Economics Letters, 109(1), 38-41. doi: 10.1016/j.econlet.2010.07.012

Knowles, S., & Owen, P. D. (2010). Which institutions are good for your health? The deep determinants of comparative cross-country health status. Journal of Development Studies, 46(4), 701-723. doi: 10.1080/00220380903428399

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Full paper

Owen, P. D. (2010). Measuring competitive balance in sports with draws: Further comments. Proceedings of the Joint Annual Conference of the New Zealand Association of Economists (NZAE) and Law and Economics Association of New Zealand (LEANZ). Retrieved from http://www.nzae.org.nz/event/nzae-conference-2010/programme/

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Owen, P. D. (2010). Limitations of the relative standard deviation of win percentages for measuring competitive balance in sports leagues. Proceedings of the Joint Annual Conference of the New Zealand Association of Economists (NZAE) and Law and Economics Association of New Zealand (LEANZ). (pp. 54). Retrieved from http://www.nzae.org.nz/event/nzae-conference-2010/

Working Paper; Discussion Paper; Technical Report

King, N., Owen, P. D., & Audas, R. (2010). Playoff uncertainty, match uncertainty and attendance at Australian National Rugby League matches [Working Paper: No. 61]. Brisbane, Australia: National Centre for Econometric Research, Queensland University of Technology. 32p.

Owen, P. D. (2010). Measuring parity in sports leagues with draws: Further comments [Working Paper: No. 59]. Brisbane, Australia: National Centre for Econometric Research, Queensland University of Technology. 16p.

Owen, P. D. (2010). Measuring parity in sports leagues with draws: Further comments [Economics Discussion Papers: No. 1005]. Dunedin, New Zealand: School of Business, University of Otago. 16p.

King, N., Owen, P. D., & Audas, R. (2010). Playoff uncertainty, match uncertainty and attendance at Australian National Rugby League matches [Economics Discussion Papers: No. 1007]. Dunedin, New Zealand: School of Business, University of Otago. 32p.

Other Research Output

Knowles, S., & Owen, D. (2010, March). Keeping your eye on the prize: 2009 Nobel Awards in Economics. EcoNZ@Otago, 24, 9-11. Retrieved from http://www.business.otago.ac.nz/econ/econz. [Other Research Output].

2009

Working Paper; Discussion Paper; Technical Report

Owen, P. D. (2009). Pitfalls in using the relative standard deviation of win percentages to measure competitive balance in sports leagues [Economics Discussion Papers: No. 0908]. Dunedin, New Zealand: School of Business, University of Otago. 12p.

2008

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Knowles, S., & Owen, P. D. (2008, November). Which institutions are good for your health? Verbal presentation at the Otago International Health Research Network Conference, Dunedin, New Zealand.

Working Paper; Discussion Paper; Technical Report

Knowles, S., & Owen, P. D. (2008). Which institutions are good for your health? The deep determinants of comparative cross-country health status [Economics Discussion Papers No. 0811]. Dunedin, New Zealand: School of Business, University of Otago. 38p.

2007

Chapter in Book - Research

Jones, M., Knowles, S., & Owen, P. D. (2007). The deep determinants of health and education: Institutions versus geography. In W. R. Garside (Ed.), Institutions and market economies: The political economy of growth and development. (pp. 167-185). Basingstoke, UK: Palgrave Macmillan.

Journal - Research Article

Grafton, R. Q., Kompas, T., & Owen, P. D. (2007). Bridging the barriers: Knowledge connections, productivity and capital accumulation. Journal of Productivity Analysis, 28(3), 219-231. doi: 10.1007/s11123-007-0054-6

2004

Journal - Research Article

Grafton, R. Q., Knowles, S., & Owen, P. D. (2004). Total factor productivity, per capita income and social divergence. Economic Record, 80(250), 302-313.

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Full paper

Owen, P. D. (2004). Are poor countries above their steady-state income levels? Proceedings of the Australian Conference of Economists. [Full Paper]

Working Paper; Discussion Paper; Technical Report

Grafton, R. Q., Kompas, T., & Owen, P. D. (2004). Bridging the barriers: Knowledge connections, productivity, and capital accumulation. International and Development Economics Working Paper 04-5. The Australian National University. 39p.

Grafton, R. Q., Kompas, T., & Owen, P. D. (2004). Productivity, factor accumulation and social networks: Theory and evidence. Centre for Applied Economics Research Working Paper (2004/01). The University of New South Wales. 40p.

2003

Journal - Research Article

Owen, P. D. (2003). General-to-specific modelling using PcGets. Journal of Economic Surveys, 17(4), 609-628.

Working Paper; Discussion Paper; Technical Report

Grafton, R. Q., Kompas, T., & Owen, P. D. (2003). Productivity, factor accumulation and social networks: Theory and evidence (University of Otago Economics discussion papers no. 0304). 42p.

2002

Chapter in Book - Research

Grafton, R. Q., Knowles, S., & Owen, P. D. (2002). Social divergence and productivity: Making a connection. In A. Sharpe, F. St-Hilaire & K. Banting (Eds.), The Review of Economic Performance and Social Progress 2002: Towards a Social Understanding of Productivity. (pp. 203-223). Montreal and Ottawa: The Institute for Research on Public Policy (IRPP) and Centre for the Study of Living Standards.

Journal - Research Article

Knowles, S., Lorgelly, P. K., & Owen, P. D. (2002). Are educational gender gaps a brake on economic development? Some cross-country empirical evidence. Oxford Economic Papers, 54(1), 118-149.

2001

Journal - Research Article

Lorgelly, P. K., Knowles, S., & Owen, P. D. (2001). Barro's fertility equations: the robustness of the role of female education and income. Applied Economics, 33(8), 1065-1075.

Working Paper; Discussion Paper; Technical Report

Grafton, R. Q., Knowles, S., & Owen, P. D. (2001). Social divergence and economic performance [CREDIT Research Paper No. 01/08]. Nottingham, UK: Centre for Research in Economic Development and International Trade, University of Nottingham. 29p. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10419/81817

2000

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Knowles, S., Lorgelly, P. K., & Owen, P. D. (2000). Are educational gender gaps a brake on economic development? Some cross-country empirical evidence. Royal Economic Society conference, St Andrews, Scotland. Retrieved from http://cgi.st-andrews.ac.uk/cgi/~res2000/abstract1

Commissioned Report for External Body

Knowles, S., & Owen, P. D. (2000). Estimating the Effect of Illness on Output: Are Senhadji's Estimates Appropriate? Commissioned by World Health Organization. Geneva: World Health Organization. 48p.

1999

Journal - Research Article

Lorgelly, P. K., & Owen, P. D. (1999). The effect of female and male schooling on economic growth in the Barro-Lee model. Empirical Economics, 24(3), 537-557.

1997

Journal - Research Article

Owen, P. D. (1997). Estimating portfolio models from financial flow data: a comment. Economic Modelling, 14(2), 301-306.

Knowles, S., & Owen, P. D. (1997). Education and health in an effective-labour empirical growth model. Economic Record, 73(223), 314-328.

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Full paper

Lorgelly, P. K., & Owen, P. D. (1997). Influential observations and the effect of male and female schooling on economic growth in the Barro-Lee model. ESAM97: Econometric Society Australasian Meeting 1997, 2nd - 4th July 1997, Department of Economics, University of Melbourne: Conference Proceedings Volume 4: Microeconometrics. 4, (pp. 293-324). Melbourne: University of Melbourne. [Full Paper]

1996

Journal - Research Article

Alexander, W. R., Hansen, P., & Owen, P. D. (1996). Inference on productivity differentials in multi-sector models of economic growth. Journal of Development Economics, 51(2), 315-325.