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Professor John Quiggin
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John Quiggin

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Overview

Background

John Quiggin is a Professor of Economics at the University of Queensland. He is prominent both as a research economist and as a commentator on Australian economic policy. He is a Fellow of the Econometric Society, the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia and many other learned societies and institutions. He has produced over 1500 publications, including six books and over 200 refereed journal articles, in fields including decision theory, environmental economics, production economics, and the theory of economic growth. He has also written on policy topics including climate change, micro-economic reform, privatisation, employment policy and the management of the Murray-Darling river system. His latest book, Economics in Two Lessons: Why Markets Work so Well and Why they can Fail so Badly, was released in 2019 by Princeton University Press.

Availability

Professor John Quiggin is:
Available for supervision
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Qualifications

  • Bachelor (Honours) of Arts, Australian National University
  • Bachelor (Honours) of Economics, Australian National University
  • Masters (Coursework), Australian National University
  • Doctor of Philosophy, University of New England Australia
  • Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia, Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia

Research impacts

In addition to scholarly books and journal articles, I have had an impact on public discussion of policy issues through a wide variety of new and traditional media, and through direct engagement with stakeholders and the general public. I have taken an active part in public debate, both in Australia and internationally, through books, magazines newspaper articles and appearances in electronic media. My book, Zombie Economics: How Dead Ideas Still Walk Among Us, published by Princeton University Press has been translated into eight languages and sold more than 20 000 copies. My work is regularly cited in the New York Times, The Economist and other leading international publications. For example, a search of the New York Times reveals 30 citations to me in the past 5 years, and The Economist 48. I have published invited articles in leading international newspapers and policy journals, including the Chronicle of Higher Education, Financial Times, Foreign Policy, Foreign Affairs, Newsweek Daily Beast, the National Interest and the New York Times. I have also been prominent in 'New Media' (although this term has now become somewhat dated). I maintain an individual blog (listed in the top 100 economics blogs http://www.onalyticaindexes.com/2012/11/26/ top-200-most-influential-economics-blogs/) and participate in the Crooked Timber group blog, regularly listed among the world's leading academic blogs. My public Facebook page has over 500 followers and my Twitter feed more than 5000. As part of my commitment to public debate I have regularly made submissions to, and appeared before, Parliamentary inquiries into a wide range of topics, notably including the US-Australia Free Trade Agreement. Commonwealth Hansard produces 266 results in a search for my name. My public policy work has been recognised through appointments to the Boards of the Queensland Competition Authority and the Climate Change Authority. My work has had a substantial impact, as recognized by a variety of criteria and metrics. My work has been recognised through awards including Fellowship of the Econometrics Society, Distinguished Fellowship of the Economics Society of Australia, Distinguished Fellowship of the American Agricultural Economics Society, Distinguished Alumni awards from the University of New England and Australian National University and election as President of the Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society. I have also been invited to hold numerous Fellowships, adjunct and honorary professorships and the like. Examples include the Centre for Policy Development (Sydney), the Cairns Institute (James Cook University Cairns Campus), the University of Maryland College Park, the Inaugural Don Dunstan Visiting Professorship at the University of Adelaide, the Centre for the Economic Analysis ofRisk, Georgia State University and the Hinkley Visiting Professorship at Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore

Works

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488 works between 1979 and 2024

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2004

Conference Publication

Using the tax system to collect fines

Chapman, B, Freiberg, A, Quiggin, J and Tait, D (2004). Using the tax system to collect fines. Australia: Blackwell Publishing Asia. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-8500.2004.00387.x

Using the tax system to collect fines

2004

Journal Article

PM overboard

Quiggin, J. C. (2004). PM overboard. Australian Policy Online

PM overboard

2004

Book

Linear-risk-tolerant, invarient risk preferences, Risk and Sustainable Management Group WP3R04, April 2004

Chambers, R.G. and Quiggin, J. C. (2004). Linear-risk-tolerant, invarient risk preferences, Risk and Sustainable Management Group WP3R04, April 2004. Australia: University of Queensland.

Linear-risk-tolerant, invarient risk preferences, Risk and Sustainable Management Group WP3R04, April 2004

2004

Book

Sustainable management of the Great Artesian Basin: an analysis based on environmental economics and law, Risk and Sustainable Management Group, WP3M04, June 2004.

Quiggin, J. C. and Tan, P.L. (2004). Sustainable management of the Great Artesian Basin: an analysis based on environmental economics and law, Risk and Sustainable Management Group, WP3M04, June 2004.. Australia: The University of Queensland.

Sustainable management of the Great Artesian Basin: an analysis based on environmental economics and law, Risk and Sustainable Management Group, WP3M04, June 2004.

2004

Journal Article

Jointly radial and translation homothetic preferences: generalized constant risk aversion

Chambers, RG, Fare, R and Quiggin, J (2004). Jointly radial and translation homothetic preferences: generalized constant risk aversion. Economic Theory, 23 (3), 689-699. doi: 10.1007/s00199-003-0386-z

Jointly radial and translation homothetic preferences: generalized constant risk aversion

2004

Journal Article

Looking back on microeconomic reform: A sceptical viewpoint

Quiggin, J. C. (2004). Looking back on microeconomic reform: A sceptical viewpoint. Economic and Labour Relations, 15 (1), 1-25.

Looking back on microeconomic reform: A sceptical viewpoint

2004

Book

Games without rules, Risk and Sustainable Management Group WP7R04 July 2004

Menezes, R.F. and Quiggin, J. C. (2004). Games without rules, Risk and Sustainable Management Group WP7R04 July 2004. Australia: The University of Queensland.

Games without rules, Risk and Sustainable Management Group WP7R04 July 2004

2004

Book Chapter

The economic policy debate.

Quiggin, J. C. (2004). The economic policy debate.. The Politics of Australian Society. Political Issues for the New Century. (pp. 263-277) edited by P. Boreham, G. Stokes and R. Hall. Australia: Pearson Education Australia.

The economic policy debate.

2004

Journal Article

Drought policy: a graphical analysis

Quiggin, John and Chambers, Robert G. (2004). Drought policy: a graphical analysis. Australian Journal of Agricultural And Resource Economics, 48 (2), 225-251. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-8489.2004.00249.x

Drought policy: a graphical analysis

2004

Other Outputs

The Y2K Scare: Causes, costs and cures.

Quiggin, J. C. (2004). The Y2K Scare: Causes, costs and cures.. Australian Public Policy Program Working Papers. WPP04_1. School of Political Science & International Studies and School of Economics.

The Y2K Scare: Causes, costs and cures.

2004

Journal Article

Looking Back on Microeconomic Reform: A Sceptical Viewpoint

Quiggin, John (2004). Looking Back on Microeconomic Reform: A Sceptical Viewpoint. The Economic and Labour Relations Review, 15 (1), 1-25. doi: 10.1177/103530460401500101

Looking Back on Microeconomic Reform: A Sceptical Viewpoint

2004

Journal Article

Principled stand or small target?

Quiggin, J. C. (2004). Principled stand or small target?. Adelaide Voices, N/A (Aug/Sept 2004), 3-3.

Principled stand or small target?

2004

Journal Article

Apples with applies: comparing the cost of capital

Quiggin, J. C. (2004). Apples with applies: comparing the cost of capital. Public Infrastructure Bulletin (3), 21-22.

Apples with applies: comparing the cost of capital

2004

Book

Output price subsidies in a stochastic world, Risk and Sustainable Management Group WP1R04 January 2004

Chambers, R. G. and Quiggin, J. C. (2004). Output price subsidies in a stochastic world, Risk and Sustainable Management Group WP1R04 January 2004. Australia: University of Queensland.

Output price subsidies in a stochastic world, Risk and Sustainable Management Group WP1R04 January 2004

2004

Book

Water rights for variable supplies, Risk and Sustainable Management Group, WP2M04, June 2004

Freebairn, J. and Quiggin, J. C. (2004). Water rights for variable supplies, Risk and Sustainable Management Group, WP2M04, June 2004. Australia: The University of Queensland.

Water rights for variable supplies, Risk and Sustainable Management Group, WP2M04, June 2004

2004

Book Chapter

The Australian economy in the 21st century

Quiggin, J. C. (2004). The Australian economy in the 21st century. Australian Macroeconomic Policy Debates: Contributions from the Shann Memorial Lectures 1991-2000.. (pp. 277-291) edited by P. Crompton. Crawley, Western Australia: University of Western Australia Press.

The Australian economy in the 21st century

2004

Journal Article

Sustainable Management of the Great Artesian Basin: An Analysis Based on Law and Environmental Economics

Tan, Poh-Ling and Quiggin, John (2004). Sustainable Management of the Great Artesian Basin: An Analysis Based on Law and Environmental Economics. Australasian Journal of Natural Resources Law and Policy, 9 (2), 255-303.

Sustainable Management of the Great Artesian Basin: An Analysis Based on Law and Environmental Economics

2004

Book

Increasing uncertainty: a definition, Risk and Sustainable Management Group, WP4R04, May 2004

Grant, S. and Quiggin, J. C. (2004). Increasing uncertainty: a definition, Risk and Sustainable Management Group, WP4R04, May 2004. Australia: The University of Queensland.

Increasing uncertainty: a definition, Risk and Sustainable Management Group, WP4R04, May 2004

2004

Book

Economic Evaluation of the proposed free trade agreement between Australia and the U.S.

Quiggin, J. C. (2004). Economic Evaluation of the proposed free trade agreement between Australia and the U.S.. Brisbane, Australia: Risk and Sustainable Management Group, the University of Qued.

Economic Evaluation of the proposed free trade agreement between Australia and the U.S.

2004

Journal Article

Noise trader risk and the welfare effects of privatization

Grant, Simon and Quiggin, John C. (2004). Noise trader risk and the welfare effects of privatization. Economics Bulletin, 5 (9), 1-8.

Noise trader risk and the welfare effects of privatization

Funding

Past funding

  • 2019 - 2022
    Economic complexity as a driver of innovation and smart specialisation (ARC Linkage Project administered by Flinders University)
    Flinders University
    Open grant
  • 2017 - 2020
    Black Swans, Martingales and Multiple Priors: Macrofinancial theory and policy in the presence of unanticipated contingencies
    Vice-Chancellor's Senior Research Fellowship
    Open grant
  • 2016 - 2020
    ''We are the people from that land'': Beyond big coal by centering Indigenous peoples' rights in the transition to a sustainable low carbon future (GCI Flagships)
    Research Donation Generic
    Open grant
  • 2016 - 2020
    Epistemically feasible choice: implications for sustainable risk management
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2014
    Coal Seam Gas & the Precautionary Principal
    UWA-UQ Bilateral Research Collaboration Award
    Open grant
  • 2012 - 2019
    Black swans and unknown unknowns: Financial markets and their interaction with the macroeconomy in the presence of unanticipated contingencies
    ARC Australian Laureate Fellowships
    Open grant
  • 2012 - 2014
    Games and decisions with bounded rationality: theory and economic implications
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2011
    Modelling impact of Basin Plan
    UniQuest Pty Ltd
    Open grant
  • 2011 - 2015
    Defend or retreat? Adapting to the impacts of sea level rise as a result of rapid climate change
    ARC Super Science Fellowships
    Open grant
  • 2008 - 2011
    Assessing the impacts of proposed carbon trading and tax schemes on the Australian electricity industry and the overall economy
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant
  • 2008
    Impacts of reduced water availability on irrigated agricultural production in the Victorian Murray-Darling Basin
    Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics
    Open grant
  • 2008
    Defining the impacts of climate change
    Victorian Department of Premier and Cabinet
    Open grant
  • 2008 - 2010
    State-contingent analysis of productivity, efficiency and innovation
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2007 - 2012
    Climate Change: adaptation and resilience in the face of uncertainty
    ARC Federation Fellowships
    Open grant
  • 2005 - 2009
    ARC Research Network in Spatially Integrated Social Science
    ARC Research Networks
    Open grant
  • 2003 - 2007
    Sustainable Reform of the Murray-Darling System: Property Rights, Uncertainty and Institutions
    ARC Federation Fellowships
    Open grant
  • 2003 - 2008
    ARC Centre for Complex Systems
    ARC Centres of Excellence
    Open grant
  • 2003 - 2007
    Risk and Australian Public Policy
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2000 - 2002
    The state-contingent approach to the economics of uncertainty:agricultural and general applications
    ARC Australian Research Council (Large grants)
    Open grant

Supervision

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Enquiries

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  • Australian economic policy
  • Climate change economics
  • drought economics
  • Economic growth
  • Economic policy - Australia
  • Economics
  • Employment policy - economics
  • Environment and economics
  • Political economy
  • public asset sales
  • Tax
  • Zombie economics

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