Dr. Lyla Zhang

Associate Professor

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Biography

Lyla Zhang is an experimental economist at Macquarie Business School, specializing in utilizing experimental economics methods and behavioral insights to study human decision-making. Her research agenda combines theory and experiments, focusing on social preferences, personnel economics, health economics, and behavioral finance. Lyla's work has been published in leading economics and management journals, including Games and Economic Behavior, Experimental Economics, and the Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization. She is the Associate Director of the Macquarie Business School Experimental Economics Laboratory and serves on the editorial board of several journals, such as the Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics. Lyla has received the Australian Research Council Discovery Early Career Researcher Award and is interested in supervising highly motivated MRes and PhD candidates.

Research Interests

Requirements for Macquarie University

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
IELTS
Listening
Required:6
Reading
Required:6
Writing
Required:6
Speaking
Required:6
Overall
Required:7
TOEFL
Listening
Required:20
Reading
Required:20
Writing
Required:20
Speaking
Required:20
Total
Required:94
PTE
Listening
Required:58
Reading
Required:58
Writing
Required:58
Speaking
Required:58
Overall
Required:65
Prerequisites
Bachelor degree from a recognised institution Minimum 3 years full-time equivalent work experience at a managerial/professional level
Application Checklist
  • Official Academic Transcripts
  • Curriculum Vitae (CV)
  • Statement of Motivation
  • Evidence of Work Experience
Specialization Notes

Applied to Department of Business (MBA Program).