
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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2008
Conference Publication
Turning Water into Carbon: Carbon sequestration vs. water flow in the Murray-Darling Basin
Schrobback, P., Adamson, D. and Quiggin, J. (2008). Turning Water into Carbon: Carbon sequestration vs. water flow in the Murray-Darling Basin. AARES 2009 53rd Annual Conference of the Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society, Cairns, Australia, 11-13 February 2009. The Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society (AGeCON).
2008
Conference Publication
Options for managing salinity in the Murray-Darling Basin under reduced rainfall
Adamson, David, Schrobback, Peggy and Quiggin, John (2008). Options for managing salinity in the Murray-Darling Basin under reduced rainfall. 2nd International Salinity Forum Salinity, Water and Society – Global issues, local action New approaches for tackling the salinisation of water resources. Includes irrigation, dryland and urban salinity, and salt water intrusion, Adelaide Convention Centre Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, 31 March – 3 April 2008. International Salinity Forum.
2008
Book Chapter
Is creative capitalism illegal?
Quiggin, John (2008). Is creative capitalism illegal?. Creative Capitalism: A Conversation with Bill Gates, Warren Buffet and other Economic Leaders. (pp. 77-79) edited by M. Kinsley and C. Clark. New York, U.S.: Simon & Schuster.
2008
Book
Garnaut Climate Change Review: The Implications for Irrigation in the Murray-Darling Basin: Commissioned report for The Garnaut Climate Change Review
Quiggin, John, Adamson, David, Schrobback, Peggy and Chambers, Sarah (2008). Garnaut Climate Change Review: The Implications for Irrigation in the Murray-Darling Basin: Commissioned report for The Garnaut Climate Change Review. Brisbane, QLD Australia: Risk and Sustainable Management Group.
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
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
2008
Conference Publication
The options for salinity mitigation in the Murray-Darling Basin
Schrobback, P., Adamson, D. and Quiggin, J. (2008). The options for salinity mitigation in the Murray-Darling Basin. AARES 2008 52nd Annual Conference of the Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society, Canberra, Australia, 5-8 February 2008. The Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society (AGeCON).
2008
Journal Article
Managing the Murray-Darling Basin: Some implications for climate change policy
Quiggin, John (2008). Managing the Murray-Darling Basin: Some implications for climate change policy. Economic Papers, 27 (2), 160-166. doi: 10.1111/j.1759-3441.2008.tb01034.x
2007
Journal Article
Multilateral indices: Conflicting approaches
Quiggin, John and van Veelen, Matthijs (2007). Multilateral indices: Conflicting approaches. Review of Income and Wealth, 53 (2), 372-378. doi: 10.1111/j.1475-4991.2007.00235.x
2007
Journal Article
Dual approaches to the analysis of risk aversion
Chambers, Robert G. and Quiggin, John (2007). Dual approaches to the analysis of risk aversion. Economica, 74 (294), 189-213. doi: 10.1111/j.1468-0335.2006.00535.x
2007
Journal Article
Ambiguity and the value of information: An almost-objective events analysis
Quiggin, John (2007). Ambiguity and the value of information: An almost-objective events analysis. Economic Theory, 30 (3), 409-414. doi: 10.1007/s00199-005-0075-1
2007
Journal Article
Accommodating indigenous cultural heritage values in resource assessment: Cape York Peninsula and the Murray-Darling Basin, Australia
Venn, Tyron J. and Quiggin, John (2007). Accommodating indigenous cultural heritage values in resource assessment: Cape York Peninsula and the Murray-Darling Basin, Australia. Ecological Economics, 61 (2-3), 334-344. doi: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2006.03.003
2007
Book Chapter
Internet and Innovation
Quiggin, J. C. (2007). Internet and Innovation. Open Content Licensing: Cultivating the Creative Commons. (pp. 150-155) edited by B. Fitzgerald. Sydney, Australia: Sydney University Press.
2007
Journal Article
The political economy of privatization in the Thai electricity industry
Sirasoontorn, Puree and Quiggin, John (2007). The political economy of privatization in the Thai electricity industry. Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy, 12 (3), 403-419. doi: 10.1080/13547860701406050
2007
Conference Publication
Can game theory be saved?
Menezes, F. and Quiggin, J (2007). Can game theory be saved?. ESAM07 Australian Meeting of the Econometric Society, Brisbane, Australia, 3-6 July 2007. Brisbane, Australia: Econometric Society.
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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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2011
Doctor Philosophy
Infrastructure Price Regulation and Investment
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Flavio Menezes
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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
Media
Enquiries
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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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