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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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Professor John Quiggin is:
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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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2010

Journal Article

Bad Politics Makes Bad Policy: The Case of Queensland’s Asset Sales Programme*

Quiggin, John (2010). Bad Politics Makes Bad Policy: The Case of Queensland’s Asset Sales Programme*. Economic Papers, 29 (1), 13-22. doi: 10.1111/j.1759-3441.2010.00056.x

Bad Politics Makes Bad Policy: The Case of Queensland’s Asset Sales Programme*

2010

Journal Article

Response to J. E. King’s Response to my Article ‘Six Refuted Doctrines’

Quiggin, John (2010). Response to J. E. King’s Response to my Article ‘Six Refuted Doctrines’. Economic Papers, 29 (1), 40-40. doi: 10.1111/j.1759-3441.2010.00057.x

Response to J. E. King’s Response to my Article ‘Six Refuted Doctrines’

2010

Other Outputs

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. Climate Change Working Papers. WPC10_1. School of Economics, University of Queensland.

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

2010

Book Chapter

Introduction: Shifting risk?

Marston, Greg, Moss, Jeremy and Quiggin, John (2010). Introduction: Shifting risk?. Risk, welfare and work. (pp. vii-xvi) edited by Greg Marston, Jeremy Moss and John Quiggin. Melbourne, Australia: Melbourne University Press.

Introduction: Shifting risk?

2010

Conference Publication

Agriculture and global climate stabilization: A public good analysis

Quiggin, John (2010). Agriculture and global climate stabilization: A public good analysis. 27th Conference of the International Association of Agricultural Economists, Beijing, China, 16-22 August 2009. Malden, MA , U.S.A.: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing. doi: 10.1111/j.1574-0862.2010.00494.x

Agriculture and global climate stabilization: A public good analysis

2010

Book Chapter

Boiling frogs, black swans and the Lucky Country - how resilient is our economy and how could we improve its resilience?

Gruen, Nicholas and Quiggin, John (2010). Boiling frogs, black swans and the Lucky Country - how resilient is our economy and how could we improve its resilience?. Resilience and transformation: preparing Australia for uncertain futures. (pp. 39-46) edited by Steven Cork. Melbourne, Australia: CSIRO.

Boiling frogs, black swans and the Lucky Country - how resilient is our economy and how could we improve its resilience?

2010

Book Chapter

Risk shifts in Australia: Implications of the financial crisis

Quiggin, John (2010). Risk shifts in Australia: Implications of the financial crisis. Risk, welfare and work. (pp. 3-23) edited by Greg Marston, Jeremy Moss and John Quiggin. Melbourne, Australia: Melbourne University Press.

Risk shifts in Australia: Implications of the financial crisis

2010

Book Chapter

Unemployment policy: Unemployment, underemployment and labour market insecurity

Bell, Stephen and Quiggin, John (2010). Unemployment policy: Unemployment, underemployment and labour market insecurity. Social policy in Australia: Understanding for action. (pp. 145-157) edited by Alison McClelland and Paul Smyth. South Melbourne, Vic., Australia: Oxford University Press.

Unemployment policy: Unemployment, underemployment and labour market insecurity

2010

Journal Article

Efficiency analysis in the presence of uncertainty

O'Donnell, Christopher J., Chambers, Robert G. and Quiggin, John (2010). Efficiency analysis in the presence of uncertainty. Journal of Productivity Analysis, 33 (1), 1-17. doi: 10.1007/s11123-009-0143-9

Efficiency analysis in the presence of uncertainty

2010

Book

Risk, Responsibility and the Australian Welfare State.

Marston, G., Moss, J. and Quiggin, J. (2010). Risk, Responsibility and the Australian Welfare State.. Melbourne: Melbourne University Press.

Risk, Responsibility and the Australian Welfare State.

2009

Book

The value of public sector information for cultural institutions: report to Gov 2.0 Taskforce

Quiggin, John (2009). The value of public sector information for cultural institutions: report to Gov 2.0 Taskforce. Australian Public Policy Program Working Paper: P09#4 Not available:

The value of public sector information for cultural institutions: report to Gov 2.0 Taskforce

2009

Journal Article

Separability of stochastic production decisions from producer risk preferences in the presence of financial markets

Chambers, Robert G. and Quiggin, John (2009). Separability of stochastic production decisions from producer risk preferences in the presence of financial markets. Journal of Mathematical Economics, 45 (11), 730-737. doi: 10.1016/j.jmateco.2009.05.011

Separability of stochastic production decisions from producer risk preferences in the presence of financial markets

2009

Journal Article

Six refuted doctrines

Quiggin, J (2009). Six refuted doctrines. Economic Papers, 28 (3), 239-248. doi: 10.1111/j.1759-3441.2009.00027.x

Six refuted doctrines

2009

Journal Article

Declining inflows and more frequent droughts in the Murray-Darling Basin: Climate change, impacts and adaptation

Adamson, D., Mallawaarachchi, T and Quiggin, J. (2009). Declining inflows and more frequent droughts in the Murray-Darling Basin: Climate change, impacts and adaptation. Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 53 (3), 345-366. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-8489.2009.00451.x

Declining inflows and more frequent droughts in the Murray-Darling Basin: Climate change, impacts and adaptation

2009

Journal Article

Bargaining power and efficiency in insurance contracts

Quiggin, John and Chambers, Robert G. (2009). Bargaining power and efficiency in insurance contracts. The Geneva Risk and Insurance Review, 34 (1), 47-73. doi: 10.1057/grir.2008.15

Bargaining power and efficiency in insurance contracts

2009

Journal Article

Grandfathering and greenhouse: The role of compensation and adjustment assistance in the introduction of a carbon emissions trading scheme for Australia

Menezes, Flavio, Quiggin, John and Wagner, Liam (2009). Grandfathering and greenhouse: The role of compensation and adjustment assistance in the introduction of a carbon emissions trading scheme for Australia. Economic Papers, 28 (2), 82-92. doi: 10.1111/j.1759-3441.2009.00024.x

Grandfathering and greenhouse: The role of compensation and adjustment assistance in the introduction of a carbon emissions trading scheme for Australia

2009

Book

Water trading in the Murray Darling basin: part 2: modelling trade constraints

Quiggin, J., Adamson, D, Chambers, S and Schrobback, P. (2009). Water trading in the Murray Darling basin: part 2: modelling trade constraints. Not available:

Water trading in the Murray Darling basin: part 2: modelling trade constraints

2009

Book Chapter

Existence Value and Benefit-Cost Analysis: A Third View

Quiggin, John (2009). Existence Value and Benefit-Cost Analysis: A Third View. Cost-Benefit Analysis and Public Policy. (pp. 204-207) Oxford, United Kingdom: Blackwell Publishing Ltd.. doi: 10.1002/9781444307177.ch20

Existence Value and Benefit-Cost Analysis: A Third View

2009

Book

Submission to the Productivity Commission's review of: market mechanisms for recovering water in the Murray-Darling Basin

Adamson, David, Chambers, Sarah, Mallawaarachchi, Thilak, Quiggin, John and Schrobback, Peggy (2009). Submission to the Productivity Commission's review of: market mechanisms for recovering water in the Murray-Darling Basin. Not available:

Submission to the Productivity Commission's review of: market mechanisms for recovering water in the Murray-Darling Basin

2009

Conference Publication

Uncertainty and technical efficiency in Finnish agriculture

Nauges, Celine, O'Donnell, Christopher and Quiggin, John (2009). Uncertainty and technical efficiency in Finnish agriculture. 53rd Annual Conference of the Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society, Cairns, Australia, 11-13 February 2009. Canberra, Australia: Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society.

Uncertainty and technical efficiency in Finnish agriculture

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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