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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.

Availability

Professor John Quiggin is:
Available for supervision
Media expert

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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2011

Other Outputs

Water supply variability and sustainable diversion limits: issues to consider in developing the Murray-Darling Basin Plan

Adamson, David, Quiggin, John and Quiggin, Daniel (2011). Water supply variability and sustainable diversion limits: issues to consider in developing the Murray-Darling Basin Plan. Uniquest Project No: 17255 St Lucia, QLD, Australia: UniQuest.

Water supply variability and sustainable diversion limits: issues to consider in developing the Murray-Darling Basin Plan

2011

Journal Article

Financial markets: masters or servants?

Quiggin, John (2011). Financial markets: masters or servants?. Politics and Society, 39 (3), 331-345. doi: 10.1177/0032329211415502

Financial markets: masters or servants?

2011

Book

Carbon Pricing and Equity

Quiggin, John (2011). Carbon Pricing and Equity. Brisbane, QLD Australia: The University of Queensland School of Economics.

Carbon Pricing and Equity

2011

Book

Indirect economic values in stated preference surveys

Quiggin, John (2011). Indirect economic values in stated preference surveys. Not available:

Indirect economic values in stated preference surveys

2011

Journal Article

Turning water into carbon: Carbon sequestration and water flow in the Murray–Darling Basin

Schrobback, Peggy, Adamson, David and Quiggin, John (2011). Turning water into carbon: Carbon sequestration and water flow in the Murray–Darling Basin. Environmental and Resource Economics, 49 (1), 23-45. doi: 10.1007/s10640-010-9422-1

Turning water into carbon: Carbon sequestration and water flow in the Murray–Darling Basin

2011

Journal Article

How to save the Euro - and the EU

Farrell, Henry and Quiggin, John (2011). How to save the Euro - and the EU. Foreign Affairs, 90 (3)

How to save the Euro - and the EU

2011

Journal Article

In the News

Quiggin, John (2011). In the News. Development Outreach, 13 (1), 14-15. doi: 10.1596/1020-797x_13_1_14

In the News

2011

Journal Article

Should we put a thin subsidy on the policy table in the fight against obesity?

Lordan, Grace and Quiggin, John (2011). Should we put a thin subsidy on the policy table in the fight against obesity?. Forum for Health Economics and Policy, 14 (2). doi: 10.2202/1558-9544.1235

Should we put a thin subsidy on the policy table in the fight against obesity?

2011

Book Chapter

Managing risk in the Murray-Darling Basin

Quiggin, John (2011). Managing risk in the Murray-Darling Basin. Basin futures: water reform in the Murray-Darling basin. (pp. 313-324) edited by Daniel Connell and R. Quentin Grafton. Acton, ACT, Australia: ANU E Press. doi: 10.22459/bf.05.2011.19

Managing risk in the Murray-Darling Basin

2011

Other Outputs

An economic analysis of the Impact of the National Water Initiative on the efficiency and productivity of water use

Mallawaarachchi, Thilak, Adamson, David, Hughes, Neal, O'Donnell, Christopher and Quiggin, John (2011). An economic analysis of the Impact of the National Water Initiative on the efficiency and productivity of water use. Brisbane, Australia:

An economic analysis of the Impact of the National Water Initiative on the efficiency and productivity of water use

2011

Other Outputs

Should we put a thin subsidy on the policy table in the fight against obesity-?

Lordan, Grace and Quiggin, John (2011). Should we put a thin subsidy on the policy table in the fight against obesity-?. School of Economics Discussion Paper. 417. School of Economics, University of Queensland.

Should we put a thin subsidy on the policy table in the fight against obesity-?

2011

Other Outputs

Property Rights and Water Buy Back in Australia's Murray-Darling Basin

Adamson, David, Oss-Emer, Max and Quiggin, John (2011). Property Rights and Water Buy Back in Australia's Murray-Darling Basin. Risk and Sustainable Management Group Working Papers. 149883. School of Economics, University of Queensland.

Property Rights and Water Buy Back in Australia's Murray-Darling Basin

2011

Other Outputs

An economic analysis of the impact of the national water initiative on the capacity and resilience of Australia’s water management regime : Report to Client

Mallawaarachchi, Thilak, Adamson, David, Schrobbacck, Peggy and Quiggin, John (2011). An economic analysis of the impact of the national water initiative on the capacity and resilience of Australia’s water management regime : Report to Client. Brisbane, Qld., Australia: University of Queensland, School of Economics.

An economic analysis of the impact of the national water initiative on the capacity and resilience of Australia’s water management regime : Report to Client

2011

Book

An economic analysis of the Impact of the National Water Initiative on the efficiency and productivity of water use, Report to Clinet, Risk and Sustainable Management Group, The University of Queensland

Mallawaarachchi, Thilak, Adamson, David, Hughes, Neal, O'Donnell, Christopher and Quiggin, John (2011). An economic analysis of the Impact of the National Water Initiative on the efficiency and productivity of water use, Report to Clinet, Risk and Sustainable Management Group, The University of Queensland.

An economic analysis of the Impact of the National Water Initiative on the efficiency and productivity of water use, Report to Clinet, Risk and Sustainable Management Group, The University of Queensland

2011

Journal Article

Event-specific data envelopment models and efficiency analysis

Chambers, Robert G., Hailu, Atakelty and Quiggin, John (2011). Event-specific data envelopment models and efficiency analysis. Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 55 (1), 90-106. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-8489.2010.00517.x

Event-specific data envelopment models and efficiency analysis

2010

Journal Article

Special Taxation of the Mining Industry*

Freebairn, John and Quiggin, John (2010). Special Taxation of the Mining Industry*. Economic Papers, 29 (4), 384-396. doi: 10.1111/j.1759-3441.2010.00085.x

Special Taxation of the Mining Industry*

2010

Journal Article

Climate change, uncertainty, and adaptation: The case of irrigated agriculture in the Murray-Darling Basin in Australia

Quiggin, John, Adamson, David, Chambers, Sarah and Schrobback, Peggy (2010). Climate change, uncertainty, and adaptation: The case of irrigated agriculture in the Murray-Darling Basin in Australia. Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics-Revue Canadienne D Agroeconomie, 58 (4), 531-554. doi: 10.1111/j.1744-7976.2010.01200.x

Climate change, uncertainty, and adaptation: The case of irrigated agriculture in the Murray-Darling Basin in Australia

2010

Other Outputs

Production Under Uncertainty: A Simulation Study

Quiggin, John C. (2010). Production Under Uncertainty: A Simulation Study. Working Paper. WP05/2010. School of Economics, University of Queensland.

Production Under Uncertainty: A Simulation Study

2010

Journal Article

Markets for influence

Menezes, Flavio, M. and Quiggin, John (2010). Markets for influence. International Journal of Industrial Organization, 28 (3), 307-310. doi: 10.1016/j.ijindorg.2009.10.002

Markets for influence

2010

Journal Article

Cost minimization and the stochastic discount factor

Chambers, Robert G. and Quiggin, John (2010). Cost minimization and the stochastic discount factor. Annals of Operations Research, 176 (1), 349-368. doi: 10.1007/s10479-008-0469-0

Cost minimization and the stochastic discount factor

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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Supervision history

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Media

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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