Dr Oleg Badunenko
Senior Lecturer in Economics and Finance
Eastern Gateway 108
- Email: oleg.badunenko@brunel.ac.uk
- Tel: +44 (0)1895 265111
- Economics, Finance and Accounting
- Brunel Business School
Summary
Personal website: https://olegbadunenko.github.io/
I was appointed as a senior lecturer at Economics and Finance department in College of Business, Arts and Social Sciences at Brunel University London in December 2019. Before joining Brunel University London, I worked as a research associate at the German Institute for Economics Research (DIW-Berlin), Assistant Professor at the University of Cologne, and Senior Lecturer at University of Portsmouth. My primary research areas parametric and nonparametric efficiency and productivity measurement. Additionally, I am interested in analysing world-wide polarization and inequality, drivers of individual and aggregate competitiveness and well-being.
Qualifications
2007: Ph.D. in Economics, European University Viadrina, Germany
2003: M.A. in Economics, Kyiv School of Economics, Ukraine
2001: B.A. in Economics, Kyiv-Mohyla Academy, Ukraine.
Newest selected publications
Zadorozhna, O. and Badunenko, O. (2026) 'Local Power, Global Scores: Effects of Decentralization Reform on Ukraine’s School Graduate Outcomes'. Economic Modelling, 163. pp. 1 - 18. ISSN: 0264-9993 Open Access Link
Apostolakis, A., Бадуненко (Badunenko), ОO., Jaffry, S. and Akbar Nasir, K. (2026) 'The Trade-off Between Security and Privacy: An Empirical Investigation Using Pakistani Survey Data'. Technology in Society, 87. pp. 1 - 17. ISSN: 0160-791X Open Access Link
Badunenko, O., Mazrekaj, D., Kumbhakar, SC. and De Witte, K. (2025) 'The effect of funding for disadvantaged students on academic underachievement'. Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, 12 (1). pp. 1 - 9.Open Access Link
Бадуненко (Badunenko), ОO., Cullmann, A. and Nieswand, M. (2025) 'Integrating renewable energy resources in electricity distribution systems—A firm-level efficiency analysis for Sweden controlling for weather conditions'. Energy Economics, 142. pp. 1 - 20. ISSN: 0140-9883 Open Access Link
Alfaihani, S., Badunenko, O. and Jaffry, S. (2024) 'Market power, optimal scale and competition promotion in banking: Analysis in the GCC region'. International Journal of Finance and Economics, 30 (2). pp. 1649 - 1670. ISSN: 1076-9307 Open Access Link