
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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1998
Journal Article
The meeting place problem: Salience and search.
Grant, S and Quiggin, J (1998). The meeting place problem: Salience and search.. Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 33 (2), 271-283. doi: 10.1016/S0167-2681(97)00096-6
1998
Journal Article
Individual, Household and Community Willingness To Pay For Public Goods
Quiggin, John (1998). Individual, Household and Community Willingness To Pay For Public Goods. American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 80 (1), 58-63.
1998
Journal Article
Competition Hangups
Quiggin, John (1998). Competition Hangups. Eureka Street, 8 (4), 23-24.
1998
Journal Article
Risk management strategies in agriculture: State of the art and future perspectives
Quiggin, J (1998). Risk management strategies in agriculture: State of the art and future perspectives. Australian Journal of Agricultural And Resource Economics, 42 (4), 461-461.
1998
Journal Article
Cost functions and duality for stochastic technologies
Chambers, RG and Quiggin, J (1998). Cost functions and duality for stochastic technologies. American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 80 (2), 288-295. doi: 10.2307/1244501
1998
Journal Article
Why I am not an Austrian
Quiggin, John (1998). Why I am not an Austrian. New Australian.
1998
Journal Article
Homelessness: The Human Face of Economic Imperatives
Quiggin, John (1998). Homelessness: The Human Face of Economic Imperatives. Parity, 11 (6).
1998
Journal Article
A state-contingent production approach to principal-agent problems with an application to point-source pollution control
Quiggin, J. and Chambers, R. G. (1998). A state-contingent production approach to principal-agent problems with an application to point-source pollution control. Journal of Public Economics, 70 (3), 441-472. doi: 10.1016/S0047-2727(98)00044-9
1998
Journal Article
The meeting place problem: Salience and search
Grant, Simon and Quiggin, John (1998). The meeting place problem: Salience and search. Journal of Economic Behavior and Organisation, 33 (2), 271-283. doi: 10.1016/S0167-2681(97)00096-6
1998
Journal Article
Individual and household willingness to pay for public goods
Quiggin, J (1998). Individual and household willingness to pay for public goods. American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 80 (1), 58-63. doi: 10.2307/3180268
1998
Journal Article
Social Democracy and Market Reform in Australia and New Zealand
Quiggin, John (1998). Social Democracy and Market Reform in Australia and New Zealand. Oxford Review of Economic Policy, 14 (1), 76-95.
1998
Journal Article
The cost of life expectancy and the implicit social valuation of life
Dowrick, S, Dunlop, Y and Quiggin, J (1998). The cost of life expectancy and the implicit social valuation of life. Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 100 (4), 673-691. doi: 10.1111/1467-9442.00130
1998
Journal Article
Risk premiums and benefit measures for generalized-expected-utility theories
Quiggin, J and Chambers, RG (1998). Risk premiums and benefit measures for generalized-expected-utility theories. Journal of Risk And Uncertainty, 17 (2), 121-137. doi: 10.1023/A:1007767512327
1997
Journal Article
Efficiency versus social optimality: The case of telecommunications pricing
Quiggin, John (1997). Efficiency versus social optimality: The case of telecommunications pricing. Information Economics and Policy, 9 (4), 291-308. doi: 10.1016/S0167-6245(97)00014-0
1997
Other Outputs
A Test of Competing Explanations of Compensation Demanded
Horowitz, John K., McConnell, K. E. and Quiggin, John (1997). A Test of Competing Explanations of Compensation Demanded.
1997
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Evaluating airline deregulation in Australia
Quiggin, John (1997). Evaluating airline deregulation in Australia. Australian Economic Review, 30 (1), 45-56. doi: 10.1111/1467-8462.00004
1997
Journal Article
Strategic trade policy under uncertainty: Sufficient conditions for the optimality of ad valorem, specific and quadratic trade taxes
Grant, S and Quiggin, J (1997). Strategic trade policy under uncertainty: Sufficient conditions for the optimality of ad valorem, specific and quadratic trade taxes. International Economic Review, 38 (1), 187-203. doi: 10.2307/2527414
1997
Journal Article
Estimating the benefits of Hilmer and related reforms
Quiggin, John (1997). Estimating the benefits of Hilmer and related reforms. Australian Economic Review, 30 (3), 256-272. doi: 10.1111/1467-8462.00025
1997
Journal Article
Characterizing QALYs under a general rank dependent utility model
Bleichrodt, H and Quiggin, J (1997). Characterizing QALYs under a general rank dependent utility model. Journal of Risk And Uncertainty, 15 (2), 151-165. doi: 10.1023/A:1007734401982
1997
Journal Article
Discount rates and sustainability
Quiggin, J. (1997). Discount rates and sustainability. International Journal of Social Economics, 24 (1-3), 65-90.
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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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