
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.
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Fields of research
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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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.
2003
Journal Article
Price stabilization and the risk-averse firm
Chambers, Robert G. and Quiggin, John (2003). Price stabilization and the risk-averse firm. American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 85 (2), 336-347. doi: 10.1111/1467-8276.00123
2003
Journal Article
Indirect certainty equivalents for the firm facing price and production uncertainty
Chambers, Robert G. and Quiggin, John (2003). Indirect certainty equivalents for the firm facing price and production uncertainty. Economics Letters, 78 (3), 309-316. doi: 10.1016/S0165-1765(02)00258-6
2003
Journal Article
Public investment and the risk premium for equity
Grant, S. and Quiggin, J. (2003). Public investment and the risk premium for equity. Economica, 70 (277), 1-18. doi: 10.1111/1468-0335.d01-44
2003
Book Chapter
Dilemmas of Competition Policy
Quiggin, J. C. (2003). Dilemmas of Competition Policy. Economics As A Social Science: Readings in Political Economy. (pp. 286-289) edited by G. Argyrous and F. Stilwell. Annandale NSW: Pluto Press.
2003
Book Chapter
A financial vision for a long-term Labor government in Victoria
Hayward, David and Quiggin, John (2003). A financial vision for a long-term Labor government in Victoria. Visions for Victoria. (pp. 29-51) edited by David Hayward and Peter Ewer. Carlton North, VIC, Australia: The Vulgar Press.
2003
Journal Article
Private initiatives in infrastructure
Quiggin, J (2003). Private initiatives in infrastructure. Australian Journal of Public Administration, 62 (1), 113-114.
2003
Book Chapter
Governance of Public Corporations: Profits and the Public Benefit
Quiggin, John (2003). Governance of Public Corporations: Profits and the Public Benefit. From Bureaucracy to Business Enterprise: Legal and policy issues in the transformation of government services. (pp. 27-42) edited by Michael J. Whincop. England: Ashgate Publishing Company.
2003
Book Chapter
Free Market Reform and the South Australian Electricity Supply Industry
Quiggin, J. C. (2003). Free Market Reform and the South Australian Electricity Supply Industry. Power Politics: The electricity crisis and you. (pp. 51-72) edited by J. Spoehr. Kent Town, South Australia: Wakefield Press.
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Journal Article
Social indicators and comparisons of living standards
Dowrick, S, Dunlop, Y and Quiggin, J (2003). Social indicators and comparisons of living standards. Journal of Development Economics, 70 (1), 501-529. doi: 10.1016/S0304-3878(02)00107-4
2003
Journal Article
Costs of adjustment to climate change
Quiggin, John and Horowitz, John (2003). Costs of adjustment to climate change. Australian Journal of Agricultural And Resource Economics, 47 (4), 429-446. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-8489.2003.00222.x
2003
Journal Article
A technological and organisational explanation for the size distribution of firms
Gans, Joshua S. and Quiggin, John (2003). A technological and organisational explanation for the size distribution of firms. Small Business Economics, 21 (3), 243-256. doi: 10.1023/A:1025788400818
2003
Journal Article
Free trade and economic integration with the United States : A critical view
Quiggin, J. (2003). Free trade and economic integration with the United States : A critical view. Dialogue, 22 (2), 33-37.
2003
Journal Article
Local Utility Functions and Local Probability Transformations
Quiggin, John and Chambers, Robert G. (2003). Local Utility Functions and Local Probability Transformations. Journal of Risk And Uncertainty, 27 (2), 111-120. doi: 10.1023/A:1025662307166
2003
Book Chapter
Privatisation
Quiggin, John (2003). Privatisation. The Cambridge Handbook of Social Sciences in Australia. (pp. 17-30) edited by I. McAllister, S. Dowrick and R. Hassan. Australia: Cambridge University Press.
2003
Journal Article
Review of 'Megaprojects and Risk: An Anatomy of Ambition', Flyvbjerg, B., Bruzelius, N. & Rothengatter, W. 2003, Cambridge University Press. xi + 207 p.
Quiggin, J. C. (2003). Review of 'Megaprojects and Risk: An Anatomy of Ambition', Flyvbjerg, B., Bruzelius, N. & Rothengatter, W. 2003, Cambridge University Press. xi + 207 p.. Agenda, 10 (4), 363-366.
2003
Journal Article
Background risk in generalized expected utility theory
Quiggin, J (2003). Background risk in generalized expected utility theory. Economic Theory, 22 (3), 607-611. doi: 10.1007/s00199-002-0311-x
2003
Book Chapter
The state-contigent approach to modelling environmental risk management
Quiggin, John and Chambers, Robert G. (2003). The state-contigent approach to modelling environmental risk management. Risk management and the environment : agriculture in perspective. (pp. 11-28) Boston, MA, United States: Kluwer Academic Publishers.
2002
Journal Article
Environmental economics and the Murray-Darling: Reply
Quiggin, J (2002). Environmental economics and the Murray-Darling: Reply. Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 46 (4), 627-628. doi: 10.1111/1467-8489.t01-1-00050
2002
Journal Article
Risk and Self-Protection: A State-Contingent View
Quiggin, John (2002). Risk and Self-Protection: A State-Contingent View. Journal of Risk and Uncertainty, 25 (2), 133-145. doi: 10.1023/A:1020691629284
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Supervision
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Supervision history
Completed supervision
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2020
Doctor Philosophy
Three essays on energy shift: From fossil fuels towards renewables
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Eric Eisenstat
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2018
Doctor Philosophy
Light Vehicle Fuel Efficiency Standards and the Rebound Effect
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Rodney Strachan
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2016
Doctor Philosophy
A General Equilibrium Analysis of the Eaton and Kortum (2002) Trade Model
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Shino Takayama
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2015
Doctor Philosophy
Climate Change Impacts of Irrigation in the Murray Darling Basin
Associate Advisor
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2012
Doctor Philosophy
What they think, what they expect, and what they practise: A multivariate analysis of students' perceptions about teaching and learning in higher education
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Emeritus Professor Adrian Ashman
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2011
Doctor Philosophy
Estimating State-Contingent Technologies
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Christopher O'Donnell
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2008
Doctor Philosophy
Essays on complexity, choice, and competition in the market for retirement funds
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Peter Earl
Media
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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