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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2013
Book
Analysis of institutional adaptability to redress electricity infrastructure vulnerability due to climate change
Foster, John, Bell, William Paul, Wild, Phillip, Sharma, Deepak, Sandu, Suwin, Froome, Craig, Wagner, Liam, Misra, Suchi and Bagia, Ravindra (2013). Analysis of institutional adaptability to redress electricity infrastructure vulnerability due to climate change. Southport, QLD, Australia: National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility.
2012
Journal Article
Resilience and electricity systems: A comparative analysis
Molyneaux, Lynette, Wagner, Liam, Froome, Craig and Foster, John (2012). Resilience and electricity systems: A comparative analysis. Energy Policy, 47, 188-201. doi: 10.1016/j.enpol.2012.04.057
2012
Journal Article
Economic emergence: An evolutionary economic perspective
Foster, John and Metcalfe, J. Stan (2012). Economic emergence: An evolutionary economic perspective. Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 82 (2-3), 420-432. doi: 10.1016/j.jebo.2011.09.008
2012
Conference Publication
Feed-in tariffs for promoting solar PV: progressing from dynamic to allocative efficiency
Bell, William Paul and Foster, John (2012). Feed-in tariffs for promoting solar PV: progressing from dynamic to allocative efficiency. International Journal of Arts and Sciences Annual Conference, Toronto, Canada, 21-24 May 2012.
2012
Other Outputs
On testing for non-linear and time irreversible probabilistic structure in high frequency ASX financial time series data
Wild, Phillip and Foster, John (2012). On testing for non-linear and time irreversible probabilistic structure in high frequency ASX financial time series data. School of Economics Discussion Paper Series. 466. School of Economics, University of Queenland.
2012
Conference Publication
Feed-in tariffs for promoting solar PV: progressing from dynamic to allocative efficiency
Bell, William Paul and Foster, John (2012). Feed-in tariffs for promoting solar PV: progressing from dynamic to allocative efficiency. 2012 Climate Adaptation in Action, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, 26-28 June, 2012. Gold Coast, QLD, Australia: National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility.
2011
Other Outputs
Delivering a competitive Australian power system Part 1: Australia’s Global Position
Ball, Barry, Ehmann, Bertram, Foster, John, Froome, Craig, Hoegh-Guldberg, Ove, Meredith, Paul, Molyneaux, Lynette, Saha, Tapan and Wagner, Liam (2011). Delivering a competitive Australian power system Part 1: Australia’s Global Position. St Lucia, QLD, Australia: The University of Queensland, Global Change Institute.
2011
Journal Article
Energy, aesthetics and knowledge in complex economic systems
Foster, John (2011). Energy, aesthetics and knowledge in complex economic systems. Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 80 (1), 88-100. doi: 10.1016/j.jebo.2011.02.013
2011
Journal Article
Flexible transmission network planning considering distributed generation impacts
Zhao, Junhua, Foster, John, Dong, Zhaoyang and Wong, Kit Po (2011). Flexible transmission network planning considering distributed generation impacts. IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, 26 (3) 5654620, 1434-1443. doi: 10.1109/TPWRS.2010.2089994
2011
Other Outputs
Intellegent Grid Research Cluster - Project 2: marketing and economic modelling of the impacts of distributed generation
Foster, John, Wagner, Liam, Wild, Phillip, Froome, Craig, Bell, William Paul and Zhao, Junhua (2011). Intellegent Grid Research Cluster - Project 2: marketing and economic modelling of the impacts of distributed generation. Energy Economics and Management Group Working Papers St Lucia, QLD, Australia: The University of Queensland, School of Economics.
2011
Journal Article
Systems thinking, market failure, and the development of innovation policy: The case of Australia
Dodgson, Mark, Hughes, Alan, Foster, John and Metcalfe, Stan (2011). Systems thinking, market failure, and the development of innovation policy: The case of Australia. Research Policy, 40 (9), 1145-1156. doi: 10.1016/j.respol.2011.05.015
2011
Journal Article
Evolutionary macroeconomics: a research agenda
Foster, John (2011). Evolutionary macroeconomics: a research agenda. Journal of Evolutionary Economics, 21 (1), 5-28. doi: 10.1007/s00191-010-0187-z
2011
Book Chapter
Economic Systems
Foster, John (2011). Economic Systems. Philosophy of Complex Systems. (pp. 509-530) Kidlington, Oxford United Kingdom: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-444-52076-0.50018-3
2011
Book Chapter
Economic systems
Foster, John (2011). Economic systems. Philosophy of complex systems. (pp. 509-530) edited by Dov. M. Gabbay, Paul Thagard and John Woods. North Holland, Netherlands: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-444-52076-0.50030-4
2011
Other Outputs
Market and economic modelling of the intelligent grid: interim report
Foster, John, Wagner, Liam, Wild, Phillip, Bell, William Paul, Zhao, Junhua and Froome, Craig (2011). Market and economic modelling of the intelligent grid: interim report.
2011
Other Outputs
Systems thinking, market failure, and the development of innovation policy: The case of Australia
Dodgson, M., Foster, J., Hughes, A. and Metcalfe, J. S. (2011). Systems thinking, market failure, and the development of innovation policy: The case of Australia. School of Economics Discussion Paper Series. 403. Economics, University of Queensland.
2010
Journal Article
An entrepreneurial model of economic and environmental co-evolution
Potts, Jason, Foster, John and Straton, Anna (2010). An entrepreneurial model of economic and environmental co-evolution. Ecological Economics, 70 (2), 375-383. doi: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2010.09.009
2010
Journal Article
A statistical uncertainty principle for estimating the time of a discrete shift in the mean of a continuous time random process
Hinich, Melvin J., Foster, John and Wild, Phillip (2010). A statistical uncertainty principle for estimating the time of a discrete shift in the mean of a continuous time random process. Journal of Statistical Planning and Inference, 140 (12), 3688-3692. doi: 10.1016/j.jspi.2010.04.034
2010
Journal Article
Productivity, creative destruction and innovation policy: Some implications from the Australian experience
Foster, John (2010). Productivity, creative destruction and innovation policy: Some implications from the Australian experience. Innovation: Management, Policy and Practice, 12 (3), 355-368. doi: 10.5172/impp.12.3.355
2010
Journal Article
Are daily and weekly load and spot price dynamics in Australia's National Electricity Market governed by episodic nonlinearity?
Wild, Phillip, Hinich, Melvin J. and Foster, John (2010). Are daily and weekly load and spot price dynamics in Australia's National Electricity Market governed by episodic nonlinearity?. Energy Economics, 32 (5), 1082-1091. doi: 10.1016/j.eneco.2010.07.003
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
Resilience in energy systems: Concepts, metrics and macroeconomic effects
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
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
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- Economic policy
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- Energy policy
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- Inflation
- Innovation policy
- Interest rates
- Macroeconomic policy
- Monetary policy
- Renewable energy - economics of
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