Faculty

Research Fields

Microeconomics, Industrial Organisation, Labour Economics, Family Economics

Education

Ph.D. in Economics, Pennsylvania State University, 2012–18

Master of Economics, University of Melbourne, 2010–11

Bachelor of Commerce (Honours), University of Melbourne, 2005–08

Work Experience

Associate Professor of Economics, Peking University HSBC Business School, 2026–

Assistant Professor of Economics, Peking University HSBC Business School, 2018–26

Research Assistant for Russell Cooper, Penn State, 2014–18

Economist, Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC), 2009–12

Publications

Lander, D. & K. Li (2026): “On the Existence of Equilibria with Entry and Trade in Second-Price Auctions with a Secret Reserve Price,” Economic Theory Bulletin, 14(1), 6.

Lander, D. & X. Zhao (2026): “Mental Health and Labour Supply: Evidence from China,” Economics & Human Biology, 62, 101624.

Lander, D. (2024): “Estimating Life-Cycle Income Processes including Means-Tested Transfers,” Economics Letters, 242, 111850.

Alfaro, M. & D. Lander (2021): “Restricting Entry without Aggressive Pricing,” Research in Economics, 75(4), 305–319.

Lander, D., D. Gunawan, W.E. Griffiths and D. Chotikapanich (2020): “Bayesian Assessment of Lorenz and Stochastic Dominance,” Canadian Journal of Economics, 53(2), 767–799.