Mei Dong

Professor Mei Dong serves as Professor in Economics in the Department of Economics, Faculty of Business and Economics at the University of Melbourne. She holds a PhD in Economics from Simon Fraser University. Her research interests encompass Monetary Economics, Money and Banking, and Macroeconomics. Affiliated with the Macroeconomics Research Unit, her work explores topics such as inflation dynamics, monetary policy, banking oligopoly, and household economics within search-theoretic frameworks.

Professor Dong has made significant contributions to economic literature through publications in premier journals. Key works include "Inflation and Variety" in the International Economic Review (2010), "One or Two Monies?" with Janet Hua Jiang in the Journal of Monetary Economics (2010), "Inflation and Unemployment in Competitive Search Equilibrium" in Macroeconomic Dynamics (2011), "Money and Price Posting under Private Information" with Janet Hua Jiang in the Journal of Economic Theory (2014), "Marriage, Markets, and Money: a Coasian Theory of Household Formation" with Kenneth Burdett, Ling Sun, and Randall Wright in the International Economic Review (2016), "On the Welfare Effects of Credit Arrangements" with Jonathan Chiu and Enchuan Shao in the International Economic Review (2018), "Liquidity, Monetary Policy and Unemployment: a New Monetarist Approach" with Sylvia Xiaolin Xiao in the International Economic Review (2019), and "A Macroeconomic Theory of Banking Oligopoly" with Stella Huangfu, Amy Hongfei Sun, and Mark Chenggang Zhou in the European Economic Review (2021). Her innovative approaches have advanced understanding of money, credit, and labor markets.

Recognized for teaching excellence, Professor Dong received the 2021 Edward Brown Award for Teaching Excellence, a university-wide honor, and the 2020 Carol Johnston Outstanding Early Career Educator Award from the Faculty of Business and Economics. She teaches courses including Advanced Macroeconomics (ECON40002), Macroeconomics II (ECON90014), and Introductory Macroeconomics (ECON10003), employing engaging methods like hybrid online formats and student feedback integration to support diverse large classes.

Professional Email: mei.dong@unimelb.edu.au