Rate My Professor Elizabeth Ooi

Dr. Elizabeth Ooi serves as Senior Lecturer in Finance within the Department of Accounting and Finance at the University of Western Australia (UWA) Business School. She earned her BA, BCom, Postgraduate Diploma in Economics and Commerce (PGradDipEc&Com), and PhD from Monash University. Before joining UWA in February 2015 initially as a Lecturer, she was a teaching associate at Monash University—where her PhD focused on pension fund governance—and worked in the financial services industry. As an OECD consultant, she has authored several policy reports on international financial literacy, particularly for micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises in Asia.

Ooi's research interests encompass corporate governance, superannuation and pension fund governance, socially responsible investing, financial education, and financial literacy. Her publications appear in leading journals including the Journal of Consumer Affairs, Pacific-Basin Finance Journal, Journal of Banking and Finance, and Accounting & Finance. Notable works include "Measurement error in research on financial literacy: How much error is there and how does it influence effect size estimates?" (Journal of Consumer Affairs, 2022, with G.E. Gignac), "Give mind to the gap: measuring gender differences in financial knowledge" (Journal of Consumer Affairs, 2020), "Directors who serve multiple pension funds: are they conflicted or skilled?" (Journal of Banking and Finance, 2020), "When boards use related parties: Outsourcing and superannuation fund performance" (Accounting & Finance, 2019, with K. Liu), and "Culture and confidence in financial knowledge testing" (Pacific-Basin Finance Journal, 2023). She has attracted over $140,000 in competitive research and teaching grants from UWA, CPA Australia, Industry Superannuation Australia, Financial Literacy Australia, and NSW TechVoucher. Ooi co-founded UnderstandingSuper, an educational website and app demystifying superannuation. She teaches advanced finance courses, supervises postgraduate research, and has held leadership roles such as Deputy Director of External Engagement for the Business School (2018-2022) and department seminar co-coordinator (2022). Additionally, she has delivered invited lectures at international forums, including UNCTAD/ACCA (2023) and OECD/ADB events, and serves as a peer reviewer for prestigious finance journals.