
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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2019
Journal Article
Getting climate policy back on track
Quiggin, John (2019). Getting climate policy back on track. Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales, 152 (1), 129-134. doi: 10.5962/p.361859
2019
Journal Article
The diffusion of public private partnerships: a world systems analysis
Quiggin, John (2019). The diffusion of public private partnerships: a world systems analysis. Globalizations, 16 (6), 838-856. doi: 10.1080/14747731.2018.1560186
2019
Book Chapter
Basic or universal? Pathways for a Universal Basic Income
Quiggin, John (2019). Basic or universal? Pathways for a Universal Basic Income. Implementing a basic income in Australia: pathways forward. (pp. 147-161) edited by Elise Klein, Jennifer Mays and Tim Dunlop. Cham, Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan . doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-14378-7_8
2019
Book Chapter
Fat cats and thin followers: excessive CEO pay may reduce ability to lead
Peters, Kim, Fonseca, Miguel A., Haslam, S. Alexander, Steffens, Niklas K. and Quiggin, John (2019). Fat cats and thin followers: excessive CEO pay may reduce ability to lead. The social psychology of inequality. (pp. 21-34) edited by Jolanda Jetten and Kim Peters. Cham, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-28856-3_2
2018
Journal Article
Real world problems
Paul, L. A. and Quiggin, John (2018). Real world problems. Episteme: A Journal of Individual and Social Epistemology, 15 (3), 363-382. doi: 10.1017/epi.2018.28
2018
Journal Article
The rebound effect of the Australian proposed light vehicle fuel efficiency standards
Wang, Jiayu, Quiggin, John and Wittwer, Glyn (2018). The rebound effect of the Australian proposed light vehicle fuel efficiency standards. Economic Analysis and Policy, 61, 73-84. doi: 10.1016/j.eap.2018.08.001
2018
Journal Article
Unscrambling the toll road egg
Quiggin, John and Wang, Jiayu (2018). Unscrambling the toll road egg. Economic Analysis and Policy, 61, 29-38. doi: 10.1016/j.eap.2018.07.002
2018
Journal Article
The not-so-strange death of multifactor productivity growth
Quiggin, John (2018). The not-so-strange death of multifactor productivity growth. Australian Economic Review, 51 (2), 269-275. doi: 10.1111/1467-8462.12275
2018
Book Chapter
The economics of climate change
Quiggin, John (2018). The economics of climate change. Human forces in engineering. (pp. 123-143) edited by Aleks David Atrens and Andrej Atrens . Berlin, Germany: De Gruyter. doi: 10.1515/9783110535129-005
2018
Journal Article
The importance of ‘extremely unlikely’ events: tail risk and the costs of climate change
Quiggin, John (2018). The importance of ‘extremely unlikely’ events: tail risk and the costs of climate change. Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 62 (1), 4-20. doi: 10.1111/1467-8489.12238
2018
Book Chapter
Global financial crisis: analysis of economic policy, 2008-2016
Quiggin, John (2018). Global financial crisis: analysis of economic policy, 2008-2016. The world economy through the lens of the United Nations. (pp. 224-245) edited by Jose Antonio Ocampo, Anis Chowdhury and Diana Alarcon. Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/oso/9780198817345.003.0009
2018
Book Chapter
Governance of public corporations: profits and the public benefit
Quiggin, John (2018). 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. 27-41) London, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781315195988-3
2018
Book Chapter
Global financial crisis: analysis of economic policy, 2008–2016
Quiggin, John (2018). Global financial crisis: analysis of economic policy, 2008–2016. The world economy through the lens of the United Nations. (pp. 224-245) edited by José Antonio Ocampo, Anis Chowdhury and Diana Alarcón. Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/oso/9780198817345.003.0009
2017
Journal Article
The Adani Carmichael coal mine: introduction to a special five-part series
Lyons, Kristen, Brigg, Morgan and Quiggin, John (2017, 11 16). The Adani Carmichael coal mine: introduction to a special five-part series New Matilda
2017
Journal Article
Early evacuation is the best bushfire risk mitigation strategy for south-eastern Australia
Venn, Tyron J. and Quiggin, John (2017). Early evacuation is the best bushfire risk mitigation strategy for south-eastern Australia. Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 61 (3), 481-497. doi: 10.1111/1467-8489.12215
2017
Journal Article
The last line of defence: Indigenous rights and Adani’s land deal
Brigg, Morgan , Lyons, Kristen and Quiggin, John (2017, 06 19). The last line of defence: Indigenous rights and Adani’s land deal
2017
Journal Article
Consensus, dissensus, and economic ideas: Economic crisis and the rise and fall of Keynesianism
Farrell, Henry and Quiggin, John (2017). Consensus, dissensus, and economic ideas: Economic crisis and the rise and fall of Keynesianism. International Studies Quarterly, 61 (2), 269-283. doi: 10.1093/isq/sqx010
2017
Other Outputs
Unfinished business: Adani, the State and the Indigenous Rights struggle of the Wangan and Jagalingou Traditional Owners Council
Lyons, Kristen , Brigg, Morgan and Quiggin, John (2017). Unfinished business: Adani, the State and the Indigenous Rights struggle of the Wangan and Jagalingou Traditional Owners Council. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: University of Queensland.
2017
Journal Article
The End of Theory: Financial Crises, the Failure of Economics, and the Sweep of Human Interaction
Quiggin, John (2017). The End of Theory: Financial Crises, the Failure of Economics, and the Sweep of Human Interaction. Journal of Australian Political Economy (80), 242-246.
2017
Journal Article
Climate risk and state-contingent technology adoption: shocks, drought tolerance and preferences
Holden, Stein T. and Quiggin, John (2017). Climate risk and state-contingent technology adoption: shocks, drought tolerance and preferences. European Review of Agricultural Economics, 44 (2), 285-308. doi: 10.1093/erae/jbw016
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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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