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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.

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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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2017

Journal Article

Differential awareness of rare disasters and the pricing kernel puzzle

Siddiqi, Hammad and Quiggin, John (2017). Differential awareness of rare disasters and the pricing kernel puzzle. SSRN Electronic Journal. doi: 10.2139/ssrn.2778535

Differential awareness of rare disasters and the pricing kernel puzzle

2017

Journal Article

The evolution of awareness

Grant, Simon and Quiggin, John (2017). The evolution of awareness. Journal of Economic Psychology, 63, 86-92. doi: 10.1016/j.joep.2017.01.010

The evolution of awareness

2017

Journal Article

Dynamic awareness and zero probability beliefs

Quiggin, John (2017). Dynamic awareness and zero probability beliefs. Theory and Decision, 83 (3), 309-313. doi: 10.1007/s11238-016-9580-x

Dynamic awareness and zero probability beliefs

2017

Journal Article

Bounded awareness and anomalies in intertemporal choice: zooming in Google Earth as both metaphor and model

Holden, Stein T. and Quiggin, John (2017). Bounded awareness and anomalies in intertemporal choice: zooming in Google Earth as both metaphor and model. Journal of Risk and Uncertainty, 54 (1), 15-35. doi: 10.1007/s11166-017-9254-2

Bounded awareness and anomalies in intertemporal choice: zooming in Google Earth as both metaphor and model

2017

Journal Article

State-contingent analysis of farmers’ response to weather variability: irrigated dairy farming in the Murray Valley, Australia

Mallawaarachchi, Thilak, Nauges, Céline, Sanders, Orion and Quiggin, John (2017). State-contingent analysis of farmers’ response to weather variability: irrigated dairy farming in the Murray Valley, Australia. Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 61 (1), 36-55. doi: 10.1111/1467-8489.12193

State-contingent analysis of farmers’ response to weather variability: irrigated dairy farming in the Murray Valley, Australia

2016

Journal Article

Antipodean agricultural and resource economics at 60: risk and uncertainty

Quiggin, John C. and Anderson, Jock R. (2016). Antipodean agricultural and resource economics at 60: risk and uncertainty. Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 60 (4), 535-549. doi: 10.1111/1467-8489.12159

Antipodean agricultural and resource economics at 60: risk and uncertainty

2016

Journal Article

A theory of robust experiments for choice under uncertainty

Grant, S., Kline, J., Meneghel, I., Quiggin, J. and Tourky, R. (2016). A theory of robust experiments for choice under uncertainty. Journal of Economic Theory, 165, 124-151. doi: 10.1016/j.jet.2016.04.013

A theory of robust experiments for choice under uncertainty

2016

Other Outputs

Differential awareness and the pricing kernel puzzle

Siddiqi, Hammad and Quiggin, John (2016). Differential awareness and the pricing kernel puzzle.

Differential awareness and the pricing kernel puzzle

2015

Journal Article

A preference model for choice subject to surprise

Grant, Simon and Quiggin, John (2015). A preference model for choice subject to surprise. Theory and Decision, 79 (2), 167-180. doi: 10.1007/s11238-014-9472-x

A preference model for choice subject to surprise

2015

Journal Article

The value of information and the value of awareness

Quiggin, John (2015). The value of information and the value of awareness. Theory and Decision, 80 (2), 167-185. doi: 10.1007/s11238-015-9496-x

The value of information and the value of awareness

2015

Journal Article

The poverty burden: a measure of the difficulty of ending extreme poverty

Quiggin, John and Mahadevan, Renuka (2015). The poverty burden: a measure of the difficulty of ending extreme poverty. Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy, 20 (2), 167-177. doi: 10.1080/13547860.2015.1020612

The poverty burden: a measure of the difficulty of ending extreme poverty

2015

Journal Article

Sub-models for interactive unawareness

Grant, Simon, Kline, J. Jude, O'Callaghan, Patrick and Quiggin, John (2015). Sub-models for interactive unawareness. Theory and Decision, 79 (4), 601-613. doi: 10.1007/s11238-015-9485-0

Sub-models for interactive unawareness

2015

Conference Publication

Energy Policy

Foster, John, Henley, Mark, Quiggin, John, Simhauser, Paul and Wagner, Liam (2015). Energy Policy. Australian Conference of Economists 2015, QUT, Brisbane, 7-10 July 2015.

Energy Policy

2014

Journal Article

Dam hard: water storage is a historic headache for Australia

Larsen, Joshua, Gibbes, Badin and Quiggin, John (2014). Dam hard: water storage is a historic headache for Australia. Water, 41 (8), 25-26.

Dam hard: water storage is a historic headache for Australia

2014

Journal Article

Dam hard: water storage is a historic headache for Australia

Larsen, Joshua, Gibbes, Badin and Quiggin, John (2014, 10 27). Dam hard: water storage is a historic headache for Australia

Dam hard: water storage is a historic headache for Australia

2014

Journal Article

National accounting and the digital economy

Quiggin, John (2014). National accounting and the digital economy. Economic Analysis and Policy, 44 (2), 136-142. doi: 10.1016/j.eap.2014.05.008

National accounting and the digital economy

2014

Journal Article

A matter of interpretation: ambiguous contracts and liquidated damages

Grant, Simon, Kline, J. Jude and Quiggin, John (2014). A matter of interpretation: ambiguous contracts and liquidated damages. Games and Economic Behavior, 85 (1), 180-187. doi: 10.1016/j.geb.2014.01.019

A matter of interpretation: ambiguous contracts and liquidated damages

2014

Journal Article

Optimal access regulation with downstream competition

Kao, Tina, Menezes, Flavio M. and Quiggin, John (2014). Optimal access regulation with downstream competition. Journal of Regulatory Economics, 45 (1), 75-93. doi: 10.1007/s11149-013-9231-x

Optimal access regulation with downstream competition

2014

Journal Article

Water Planning and Hydro-Climatic Change in the Murray-Darling Basin, Australia

Grafton, R. Quentin, Pittock, Jamie, Williams, John, Jiang, Qiang, Possingham, Hugh and Quiggin, John (2014). Water Planning and Hydro-Climatic Change in the Murray-Darling Basin, Australia. Ambio, 43 (8), 1082-1092. doi: 10.1007/s13280-014-0495-x

Water Planning and Hydro-Climatic Change in the Murray-Darling Basin, Australia

2014

Book

Carbon pricing: early experience and future prospects

John Quiggin, David Adamson and Daniel Quiggin eds. (2014). Carbon pricing: early experience and future prospects. Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom: Edward Elgar Publishing. doi: 10.4337/9781782547747

Carbon pricing: early experience and future prospects

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

Contact Professor John Quiggin directly for media enquiries about:

  • 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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