John Foster
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- j.foster@uq.edu.au
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Overview
Background
Fellow of the Academy of Social Science in Australia, Life member of Clare Hall College, Cambridge, Past President of the International J.A. Schumpeter Society. Current research interests include: the diffusion of innovations with special reference to the emergence of low carbon emission power generation technologies; modelling evolutionary economic growth with special reference to the role of energy; modelling the impact of climate change on the economy with a specific focus on the power generation sector; modelling the macro-economy as a complex adaptive system; applying self-organisation theory to statistical and economic modelling in the presence of structural change; the re-design of national power grids to accommodate renewable energy generation. He currently serves on the following editorial boards: Journal of Evolutionary Economics, Review of Political Economy, Journal of Bio-economics, Journal of Institutional Economics and, previously, the Scottish Journal of Political Economy and Economic Analysis and Policy. He is Director of the Energy Economics and Management Group at UQ and Focal Leader, Renewable Energy at the Global Change Institute. Previously, he was: Head of the School of Economics at UQ (1999-2008); Deputy Director of the ARC Centre for Complex Systems (2006-2008); Member of the Social, Behavioural and Economic Panel, ARC College of Experts (2005-2007); Member of the Expert Panel appointed by the Federal Minister for Industry and Innovation, Senator Kim Carr, to review the National Innovation System (2008).
Availability
- Emeritus Professor John Foster is:
- Available for supervision
- Media expert
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Bachelor (Honours) of Arts, Coventry University
- Masters (Coursework), The University of Manchester
- Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Manchester
- Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia, Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia
Research interests
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Specialises in renewable energy economics, modelling complex economic systems, economics of innovation, economic evolution and growth, macroeconomic theory and policy
Works
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2015
Journal Article
Impact of carbon prices on wholesale electricity prices and carbon pass-through rates in the Australian national electricity market
Wild, Phillip, Bell, William Paul and Foster, John (2015). Impact of carbon prices on wholesale electricity prices and carbon pass-through rates in the Australian national electricity market. The Energy Journal, 36 (3), 137-153. doi: 10.5547/01956574.36.3.pwil
2015
Other Outputs
The effect of increasing the number of wind turbine generators on generator energy in the Australian National Electricity Market from 2014 to 2025
Bell, William Paul, Wild, Phillip and Foster, John (2015). The effect of increasing the number of wind turbine generators on generator energy in the Australian National Electricity Market from 2014 to 2025. EEMG Working Papers. 2015-6. Energy Economics and Management Group, University of Queensland.
2015
Other Outputs
The effect of increasing the number of wind turbine generators on carbon dioxide emissions in the Australian National Electricity Market from 2014 to 2025
Bell, William Paul, Wild, Phillip and Foster, John (2015). The effect of increasing the number of wind turbine generators on carbon dioxide emissions in the Australian National Electricity Market from 2014 to 2025. EEMG Working Papers. 2015-5. Energy Economics and Management Group, University of Queensland.
2015
Other Outputs
Rural electrification in India: Galilee Basin coal versus decentralised renewable energy micro grids
Molyneaux, Lynette, Wagner, Liam and Foster, John (2015). Rural electrification in India: Galilee Basin coal versus decentralised renewable energy micro grids. EEMG Working Papers. 2015-8. Energy Economics and Management Group, University of Queensland.
2015
Other Outputs
The effect of increasing the number of wind turbine generators on wholesale spot prices in the Australian National Electricity Market from 2014 to 2025
Bell, William Paul, Wild, Phillip and Foster, John (2015). The effect of increasing the number of wind turbine generators on wholesale spot prices in the Australian National Electricity Market from 2014 to 2025. EEMG Working Papers. 2015-4. Energy Economics and Management Group, University of Queensland.
2015
Other Outputs
The effect of increasing the number of wind turbine generators on transmission line congestion in the Australian National Electricity Market from 2014 to 2025
Bell, William Paul, Wild, Phillip and Foster, John (2015). The effect of increasing the number of wind turbine generators on transmission line congestion in the Australian National Electricity Market from 2014 to 2025. EEMG Working Papers. 2015-3. Energy Economics and Management Group, University of Queensland.
2015
Other Outputs
Australian National Electricity Market Model version 1.10
Wild, Phillip, Bell, William Paul, Foster, John and Hewson, Michael (2015). Australian National Electricity Market Model version 1.10. EEMG Working Papers. 2-2015. Energy Economics and Management Group, University of Queensland.
2015
Journal Article
The Australian Multi-Factor Productivity Growth Illusion
Foster, John (2015). The Australian Multi-Factor Productivity Growth Illusion. Australian Economic Review, 48 (1), 33-42. doi: 10.1111/1467-8462.12089
2015
Conference Publication
The transformative effect of unscheduled generation by solar PV and wind generation on net electricity demand
Bell, William Paul, Wild, Phillip and Foster, John (2015). The transformative effect of unscheduled generation by solar PV and wind generation on net electricity demand. 2013 IAEE: 36th Annual International Association for Energy Economics Conference, Daegu, Korea, 16-20 June 2013. Cleveland, OH, United States: International Association for Energy Economics (IAEE).
2015
Book Chapter
Introduction: The Evolution of Economic and Innovation Systems
Foster, John and Pyka, Andreas (2015). Introduction: The Evolution of Economic and Innovation Systems. Economic Complexity and Evolution. (pp. 1-5) Cham: Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-13299-0_1
2015
Conference Publication
The sensitivity of concentrated solar power yield to climate change
Bell, William Paul, Wild, Phillip and Foster, John (2015). The sensitivity of concentrated solar power yield to climate change. Australian Conference of Economists 2015, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 7-10 July, 2015.
2015
Conference Publication
Energy Policy
Foster, John, Henley, Mark, Quiggin, John, Simhauser, Paul and Wagner, Liam (2015). Energy Policy. Australian Conference of Economists 2015, QUT, Brisbane, 7-10 July 2015.
2014
Other Outputs
Collinsville solar thermal project: energy economics and dispatch forecasting - final report
Bell, William Paul, Wild, Phillip and Foster, John (2014). Collinsville solar thermal project: energy economics and dispatch forecasting - final report. St Lucia, QLD, Australia: The Global Change Institute, The University of Queensland.
2014
Other Outputs
Collinsville solar thermal project: yield forecasting - final report
Bell, William Paul, Wild, Phillip and Foster, John (2014). Collinsville solar thermal project: yield forecasting - final report. St Lucia, QLD, Australia: The Global Change Institute, The University of Queensland.
2014
Journal Article
Next steps toward an economics for a creative world: a comment
Foster, John (2014). Next steps toward an economics for a creative world: a comment. Journal of Institutional Economics, 11 (1), 39-45. doi: 10.1017/S174413741400040X
2014
Other Outputs
Collinsville solar thermal project: Yield forecasting - Draft report
Bell, William Paul, Wild, Phillip and Foster, John (2014). Collinsville solar thermal project: Yield forecasting - Draft report. EEMG Working Papers. 5 - 2014. School of Economics, The University of Queensland.
2014
Other Outputs
Collinsville solar thermal project: Energy economics and Dispatch forecasting - Draft report
Bell, William Paul, Wild, Phillip and Foster, John (2014). Collinsville solar thermal project: Energy economics and Dispatch forecasting - Draft report. EEMG Working Papers. 6 - 2014. School of Economics, The University of Queensland.
2014
Other Outputs
The Australian growth miracle: An evolutionary macroeconomic explanation
Foster, John (2014). The Australian growth miracle: An evolutionary macroeconomic explanation. School of Economics Discussion Paper. 521. School of Economics, University of Queensland.
2014
Journal Article
Joseph Schumpeter and Simon Kuznets: comparing their evolutionary economic approaches to business cycles and economic growth
Foster, John (2014). Joseph Schumpeter and Simon Kuznets: comparing their evolutionary economic approaches to business cycles and economic growth. Journal of Evolutionary Economics, 25 (1), 1-10. doi: 10.1007/s00191-014-0356-6
2014
Other Outputs
The Australian multi-factor productivity growth illusion
Foster, John (2014). The Australian multi-factor productivity growth illusion. School of Economics Discussion Paper Series. 520. School of Economics, University of Queensland.
Funding
Supervision
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Supervision history
Completed supervision
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2017
Doctor Philosophy
Foundations for Economic Analysis: The Architecture of Socioeconomic Complexity
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Peter Earl
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2014
Doctor Philosophy
Evolutionary change and resilience in industrial districts: an empirical investigation using Italian firm-level data
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Emeritus Professor Prasada Rao
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2013
Doctor Philosophy
An Application of the Theory of Bounded Rationality to Risk in the Stock Market
Principal Advisor
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2010
Doctor Philosophy
Adaptive Interactive Expectations: Dynamically Modelling Profit Expectations
Principal Advisor
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2008
Doctor Philosophy
An Analysis of Information Flows within Small World Networks and the Effect on Financial Prices
Principal Advisor
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2007
Doctor Philosophy
STRUCTURAL CHANGE IN THE AUSTRALIAN ECONOMY: THE S-SHAPED CURVE APPLIED TO CONSUMER DEMAND
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Emeritus Professor John Mangan
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2019
Doctor Philosophy
Demand Side Management in a Sustainable Electricity System for Sri Lanka
Associate Advisor
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2018
Doctor Philosophy
Power Distortions, Marginalised Youth and the Impact of Natural Resource Led Development: The Case of the Solomon Islands
Associate Advisor
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2016
Doctor Philosophy
The Cost-effectiveness of Renewable Energy Subsidies in Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Australia
Associate Advisor
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2016
Doctor Philosophy
Resilience in energy systems: Concepts, metrics and macroeconomic effects
Associate Advisor
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2016
Doctor Philosophy
The potential for renewable energy in Australian regional and remote communities
Associate Advisor
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2010
Doctor Philosophy
Tertiary Educaiton Choices in New Zealand: A Pluralistic Investigation
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Peter Earl
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2006
Doctor Philosophy
THE SOCIAL CONSTRUCTION OF ECONOMIC MAN: THE GENESIS, SPREAD, IMPACT AND INSTITUTIONALISATION OF ECONOMIC IDEAS
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Peter Earl, Dr Julian Lamont
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2004
Doctor Philosophy
ASSESSING THE IMPLICATIONS OF LABOUR MIGRATION FOR COMPETITIVENESS - WITH EVIDENCE FROM TAIWAN
Associate Advisor
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Doctor Philosophy
A complex systems approach to environmental value
Associate Advisor
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- Climate policy
- Economic growth
- Economic policy
- Energy economics
- Energy policy
- Fiscal policy
- Inflation
- Innovation policy
- Interest rates
- Macroeconomic policy
- Monetary policy
- Renewable energy - economics of
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