
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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2014
Book Chapter
Climate change and the precautionary principle
Grant, Simon and Quiggin, John (2014). Climate change and the precautionary principle. Carbon pricing: early experiences and future prospects. (pp. 167-178) edited by John Quiggin, David Adamson and Daniel Quiggin. Cheltenham, United Kingdom: Edward Elgar Publishing. doi: 10.4337/9781782547747.00025
2014
Book Chapter
Income Contingent Loans as a Risk Management Device
Quiggin, John (2014). Income Contingent Loans as a Risk Management Device. Income Contingent Loans. (pp. 39-48) edited by Bruce Chapman, Timothy Higgins and Joseph E. Stiglitz. London, United Kingdom: Palgrave Macmillan UK. doi: 10.1057/9781137413208_4
2014
Book Chapter
Introduction
Quiggin, John, Adamson, David and Quiggin, Daniel (2014). Introduction. Carbon pricing: early experiences and future prospects. (pp. 1-4) edited by John Quiggin, David Adamson and Daniel Quiggin. Cheltenham, United Kingdom: Edward Elgar Publishing. doi: 10.4337/9781782547747.00011
2014
Book Chapter
Macroeconomic policy after the Global Financial Crisis
Quiggin, John (2014). Macroeconomic policy after the Global Financial Crisis. Australian public policy: progressive ideas in the neoliberal ascendency. (pp. 45-62) edited by Lionel Orchard and Chris Miller. Bristol, England, United Kingdom: Policy Press. doi: 10.1332/policypress/9781447312673.003.0003
2014
Book Chapter
Non-expected utility models under objective uncertainty
Quiggin, John (2014). Non-expected utility models under objective uncertainty. Handbook of the economics of risk and uncertainty. (pp. 701-728) Oxford, United Kingdom: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-444-53685-3.00012-X
2014
Book Chapter
Why don’t we see more use of income contingent loans?
Quiggin, John (2014). Why don’t we see more use of income contingent loans?. Income contingent loans. (pp. 238-240) edited by Bruce Chapman, Timothy Higgins and Joseph E. Stiglitz. London, United Kingdom: Palgrave Macmillan. doi: 10.1057/9781137413208_21
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
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
2014
Book Chapter
How I learned to stop worrying and love the RET
Quiggin, John (2014). How I learned to stop worrying and love the RET. Carbon pricing: early experiences and future prospects. (pp. 89-98) edited by John Quiggin, David Adamson and Daniel Quiggin. Cheltenham, United Kingdom: Edward Elgar Publishing. doi: 10.4337/9781782547747.00018
2013
Journal Article
Inductive reasoning about unawareness
Grant, Simon and Quiggin, John (2013). Inductive reasoning about unawareness. Economic Theory, 54 (3), 717-755. doi: 10.1007/s00199-012-0734-y
2013
Other Outputs
Electricity privatisation in Australia: a record of failure
Quiggin, John (2013). Electricity privatisation in Australia: a record of failure. Melbourne, Australia:
2013
Journal Article
Bounded awareness, heuristics and the Precautionary Principle
Grant, Simon and Quiggin, John (2013). Bounded awareness, heuristics and the Precautionary Principle. Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 93, 17-31. doi: 10.1016/j.jebo.2013.07.007
2013
Journal Article
Production under uncertainty: a simulation study
Shankar, Sriram and Quiggin, John (2013). Production under uncertainty: a simulation study. Journal of Productivity Analysis, 39 (3), 207-215. doi: 10.1007/s11123-012-0281-3
2013
Journal Article
The state of economics in 2012: complacency amid crisis
Quiggin, John (2013). The state of economics in 2012: complacency amid crisis. Economic Record, 89 (SUPPL.1), 23-30. doi: 10.1111/1475-4932.12037
2013
Journal Article
Global insights into water resources, climate change and governance
Grafton, R. Quentin, Pittock, Jamie, Davis, Richard, Williams, John, Fu, Guobin, Warburton, Michele, Udall, Bradley, McKenzie, Ronnie, Yu, Xiubo, Che, Nhu, Connell, Daniel, Jiang, Qiang, Kompas, Tom, Lynch, Amanda, Norris, Richard, Possingham, Hugh and Quiggin, John (2013). Global insights into water resources, climate change and governance. Nature Climate Change, 3 (4), 315-321. doi: 10.1038/NCLIMATE1746
2013
Journal Article
Response to David Colander
Quiggin, John (2013). Response to David Colander. International Review of Economics Education, 12, 86-87. doi: 10.1016/j.iree.2013.04.005
2013
Journal Article
Is it too late to stabilise the global climate?
Quiggin, John (2013). Is it too late to stabilise the global climate?. Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 57 (1), 1-14. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-8489.2012.00617.x
2013
Book Chapter
The economics of new media
Quiggin, John (2013). The economics of new media. A companion to new media dynamics. (pp. 90-103) edited by John Hartley, Jean Burgess and Axel Bruns. Chicester, United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell. doi: 10.1002/9781118321607.ch5
2013
Other Outputs
Education as an industry, and as a product
Quiggin, John (2013). Education as an industry, and as a product. Adelaide, SA, Australia: National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER).
2013
Book Chapter
Start with the household
Quiggin, John (2013). Start with the household. Amateur media: social, cultural and legal perspectives. (pp. 27-32) Abingdon, Oxon, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9780203112021
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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
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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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