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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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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

2009

Other Outputs

Climate change, mitigation and adaptation: the case of the Murray–Darling Basin in Australia

Quiggin, John, Adamson, David, Chambers, Sarah and Schrobback, Peggy (2009). Climate change, mitigation and adaptation: the case of the Murray–Darling Basin in Australia. Murray-Darling Program Working Papers. WP3M09. School of Economics, University of Queensland.

Climate change, mitigation and adaptation: the case of the Murray–Darling Basin in Australia

2009

Book

Water trading in the Murray Darling basin: part 1: theory

Quiggin, J., Adamson, D., Chambers, S. and Schrobback, P. (2009). Water trading in the Murray Darling basin: part 1: theory. Not available:

Water trading in the Murray Darling basin: part 1: theory

2009

Other Outputs

Turning Water into Carbon: Carbon sequestration vs. water flow in the Murray-Darling Basin

Schroback, Peggy, Adamson, David and Quiggin, John (2009). Turning Water into Carbon: Carbon sequestration vs. water flow in the Murray-Darling Basin. Murray-Darling Program Working Papers. WP2M09. School of Economics, University of Queensland.

Turning Water into Carbon: Carbon sequestration vs. water flow in the Murray-Darling Basin

2008

Journal Article

Stochastic dominance representation and optimistic belief: Theory and applications

Osaki, Yusuke and Quiggin, John (2008). Stochastic dominance representation and optimistic belief: Theory and applications. Economic Letters, 101 (3), 275-278. doi: 10.1016/j.econlet.2008.09.005

Stochastic dominance representation and optimistic belief: Theory and applications

2008

Journal Article

The limits of markets: the politics of water management in rural Australia

Bell, Stephen and Quiggin, John (2008). The limits of markets: the politics of water management in rural Australia. Environmental Politics, 17 (5), 712-729. doi: 10.1080/09644010802421448

The limits of markets: the politics of water management in rural Australia

2008

Journal Article

Uncertainty and climate change policy

Quiggin, John (2008). Uncertainty and climate change policy. Economic Analysis and Policy, 38 (2), 203-210. doi: 10.1016/S0313-5926(08)50017-8

Uncertainty and climate change policy

2008

Journal Article

Economics of non-market innovation and digital literacy

Quiggin, John and Potts, Jason (2008). Economics of non-market innovation and digital literacy. Media International Australia, 128 (128), 144-150.

Economics of non-market innovation and digital literacy

2008

Book

Reduced water availability: impacts on agricultural activities and regional economies in the Murray Darling Basin

Mallawaarachchi, Thilak, Hone, Simon, Adamson, David, Yainshet, Alasebu, Oliver, Mark, Kokic, Phil, Quiggin, John and Gooday, Peter (2008). Reduced water availability: impacts on agricultural activities and regional economies in the Murray Darling Basin. Canberra, ACT, Australia: Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics.

Reduced water availability: impacts on agricultural activities and regional economies in the Murray Darling Basin

2008

Book

Garnaut climate change review: The implications for irrigation in the Murray-Darling Basin

Quiggin, John, Adamson, David, Schrobback, Peggy and Chambers, Sarah (2008). Garnaut climate change review: The implications for irrigation in the Murray-Darling Basin. Brisbane, Queensland, Australia: Risk and Sustainable Management Group. School of Economics & School of Political Science and International Studies. The University of Queensland.

Garnaut climate change review: The implications for irrigation in the Murray-Darling Basin

2008

Journal Article

Beyond stop/go? Explaining Australia's long boom

Bell, Stephen and Quiggin, John (2008). Beyond stop/go? Explaining Australia's long boom. Journal of Australian Political Economy, 61 (61), 71-87.

Beyond stop/go? Explaining Australia's long boom

2008

Journal Article

Agricultural intensification, irrigation and the environment in South Asia: Issues and policy options

Alauddin, Mohammad and Quiggin, John (2008). Agricultural intensification, irrigation and the environment in South Asia: Issues and policy options. Ecological Economics, 65 (1), 111-124. doi: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2007.06.004

Agricultural intensification, irrigation and the environment in South Asia: Issues and policy options

2008

Journal Article

Fiddling while carbon burns: Why climate policy needs pervasive emission pricing as well as technology promotion

Pezzey, John C. V., Jotzo, Frank and Quiggin, John (2008). Fiddling while carbon burns: Why climate policy needs pervasive emission pricing as well as technology promotion. The Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 52 (1), 97-110. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-8489.2008.00403.x

Fiddling while carbon burns: Why climate policy needs pervasive emission pricing as well as technology promotion

2008

Journal Article

Amateur content production, networked innovation and innovation policy

Quiggin, John (2008). Amateur content production, networked innovation and innovation policy. Cultural Science, 1 (2), 2-16. doi: 10.5334/csci.14

Amateur content production, networked innovation and innovation policy

2008

Conference Publication

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

Adamson, D., Mallawaarachchi, T. and Quiggin, J. (2008). Declining inflows and more frequent droughts in the Murray-Darling Basin: Climate change, impact and adaption. 52nd Annual Conference of the Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society (AARES 2008), Canberra, Australia, 5-8 February, 2008.

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

2008

Conference Publication

Opportunity costs of restoring environmental flows to the Snowy River

Wagner, L., Adamson, D. C. and Quiggin, J. C. (2008). Opportunity costs of restoring environmental flows to the Snowy River. 52nd Annual Conference for the Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society (AARES 2008), Canberra, Australia, 5-8 February 2008.

Opportunity costs of restoring environmental flows to the Snowy River

2008

Book Chapter

Economists and uncertainty

Quiggin, John (2008). Economists and uncertainty. Uncertainty and risk: Multidisciplinary perspectives. (pp. 195-204) edited by Gabriel Bammer and Michael Smithson. London, U.K.: Earthscan.

Economists and uncertainty

2008

Journal Article

Comparative statics for state-contingent technologies

Chambers, R. G. and Quiggin, J. (2008). Comparative statics for state-contingent technologies. Journal of Economics, 93 (2), 203-214. doi: 10.1007/s00712-007-0291-1

Comparative statics for state-contingent technologies

2008

Other Outputs

Opportunity costs of restoring environmental flows to the Snowy River

Wagner, Liam, Quiggin, John and Adamson, David (2008). Opportunity costs of restoring environmental flows to the Snowy River. Murray-Darling Program Working Papers. WP3M08. School of Economics, University of Queensland.

Opportunity costs of restoring environmental flows to the Snowy River

2008

Book Chapter

Putting creativity back into creative capitalism

Quiggin, John (2008). Putting creativity back into creative capitalism. Creative Capitalism: A Conversation with Bill Gates, Warren Buffet and other Economic Leaders. (pp. 284-286) edited by M. Kinsley and C. Clark. New York: Simon & Schuster.

Putting creativity back into creative capitalism

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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