Emeritus Professor John Foster
Emeritus Professor

John Foster

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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).

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Emeritus Professor John Foster is:
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Fields of research

Applied economics Econometrics Economic theory

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

  • Specialises in renewable energy economics, modelling complex economic systems, economics of innovation, economic evolution and growth, macroeconomic theory and policy

Search Professor John Foster’s works on UQ eSpace

146 works between 1988 and 2024
All (146) Journal Article (71) Book Chapter (19) Conference Publication (9) Book (5) Other Outputs (42)

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2001

Book Chapter

Competition, competitive selection and economic evolution

Foster, J. (2001). Competition, competitive selection and economic evolution. Evolution and Path Dependence in Economic Ideas. (pp. 107-132) edited by P. Garrouste and S. Ioannides. Cornwall, UK: Edward Elgar.

Competition, competitive selection and economic evolution

2000

Journal Article

Is there a role for transaction cost economics if we view firms as complex adaptive systems?

Foster, J. (2000). Is there a role for transaction cost economics if we view firms as complex adaptive systems?. Contemporary Economic Policy, 18 (4), 369-385. doi: 10.1093/cep/18.4.369

Is there a role for transaction cost economics if we view firms as complex adaptive systems?

2000

Book Chapter

The detection of evolutionary change in nonlinear economic processes: A new statistical methodology

Foster, J. and Wild, P. (2000). The detection of evolutionary change in nonlinear economic processes: A new statistical methodology. Commerce, Complexity and Evolution. (pp. 233-252) edited by W. A. Warnett, C. Chiarella, S. Keen, R. Marks and H. Schnald. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.

The detection of evolutionary change in nonlinear economic processes: A new statistical methodology

2000

Journal Article

Competitive selection, self-organisation and Joseph A. Schumpeter

Foster, J. (2000). Competitive selection, self-organisation and Joseph A. Schumpeter. Journal of Evolutionary Economics, 10 (3), 311-328. doi: 10.1007/s001910050017

Competitive selection, self-organisation and Joseph A. Schumpeter

2000

Book Chapter

Modelling growth in economic systems as the outcome of a process of self-organisational change: A fuzzy regression approach

Morgan, B. and Foster, J. (2000). Modelling growth in economic systems as the outcome of a process of self-organisational change: A fuzzy regression approach. Economic evolution, learning, and complexity. (pp. 185-207) edited by Uwe Cantner, Horst Hanusch and Steven Klepper. Heidelberg, NY: Physica-Verlag. doi: 10.1007/978-3-642-57646-1_9

Modelling growth in economic systems as the outcome of a process of self-organisational change: A fuzzy regression approach

2000

Journal Article

Economics in the future: The complexity challenge

Foster, John (2000). Economics in the future: The complexity challenge. Queensland Economic Review, 2000/1, 4-7.

Economics in the future: The complexity challenge

2000

Journal Article

Is there a role for transaction cost economics if we view firms as complex adaptive systems?

Foster, John (2000). Is there a role for transaction cost economics if we view firms as complex adaptive systems?. Contemporary Economic Policy, 18 (4), 369-385. doi: 10.1111/j.1465-7287.2000.tb00034.x

Is there a role for transaction cost economics if we view firms as complex adaptive systems?

2000

Book Chapter

Detecting self-organisational change in economic processes exhibiting logistic growth

Foster, J. and Wild, P. (2000). Detecting self-organisational change in economic processes exhibiting logistic growth. Economic evolution, learning, and complexity. (pp. 159-183) edited by Uwe Cantner, Horst Hanusch and Steven Klepper. Heidelberg, NY: Physica-Verlag. doi: 10.1007/978-3-642-57646-1_8

Detecting self-organisational change in economic processes exhibiting logistic growth

1999

Book Chapter

The rise of unemployment and working poverty: An evolutionary macroeconomics perspective

Foster, J. (1999). The rise of unemployment and working poverty: An evolutionary macroeconomics perspective. Growth, Employment and Inflation. (pp. 195-210) edited by M. Setterfield. London: MacMillan.

The rise of unemployment and working poverty: An evolutionary macroeconomics perspective

1999

Journal Article

Econometric modelling in the presence of evolutionary change

Foster, J. and Wild, P. (1999). Econometric modelling in the presence of evolutionary change. Cambridge Journal of Economics, 23 (6), 749-770. doi: 10.1093/cje/23.6.749

Econometric modelling in the presence of evolutionary change

1999

Journal Article

Facilitating IPM: The role of participatory workshops

Norton, Geoff. A., Adamson, David, Aitken, Lyn G., Bilston, Larissa J., Foster, John, Frank, Bruce and Harper, Jayson K. (1999). Facilitating IPM: The role of participatory workshops. International Journal of Pest Management, 45 (2), 85-90. doi: 10.1080/096708799227879

Facilitating IPM: The role of participatory workshops

1999

Journal Article

A new approach to identifying structural development in economic systems: The case of the Queensland economy

Schnabl, H., West, G. R., Foster, J. and Cook, A. (1999). A new approach to identifying structural development in economic systems: The case of the Queensland economy. Australian Economic Papers, 38 (1), 64-78. doi: 10.1111/1467-8454.00042

A new approach to identifying structural development in economic systems: The case of the Queensland economy

1999

Journal Article

Facilitating IPM: The role of participatory workshops

Norton, GA, Adamson, D, Aitken, LG, Bilston, LJ, Foster, J, Frank, B and Harper, JK (1999). Facilitating IPM: The role of participatory workshops. International Journal of Pest Management, 45 (2), 85-90. doi: 10.1080/096708799227860

Facilitating IPM: The role of participatory workshops

1999

Conference Publication

Knowledge utilisation, employment, productivity, human capital, organisational change and investment in information and communication technologies: A simple model

Mandeville, T. D., Hearn, G., Rooney, D., Foster, J., Stevenson, T. and Anthony, D. (1999). Knowledge utilisation, employment, productivity, human capital, organisational change and investment in information and communication technologies: A simple model. 1998 Communications Research Forum, Canberra, 24-25 Sept, 1998. Canberra: Dep't of Communications, Information Technology & the Arts.

Knowledge utilisation, employment, productivity, human capital, organisational change and investment in information and communication technologies: A simple model

1999

Journal Article

Detecting self-organisational change in economic processes exhibiting logistic growth

Foster, J. and Wild, P. (1999). Detecting self-organisational change in economic processes exhibiting logistic growth. Journal of Evolutionary Economics, 9 (1), 109-133. doi: 10.1007/s001910050077

Detecting self-organisational change in economic processes exhibiting logistic growth

1998

Journal Article

Abstraction in economics: Incorporating the time dimension

Foster, J. (1998). Abstraction in economics: Incorporating the time dimension. International Journal of Social Economics, 25 (2), 146-147. doi: 10.1108/03068299810193362

Abstraction in economics: Incorporating the time dimension

1997

Journal Article

Economics and the diffusion of communication and information technologies: Joseph Schumpeter and the self-organisation approach

Foster, J. (1997). Economics and the diffusion of communication and information technologies: Joseph Schumpeter and the self-organisation approach. Prometheus, 15 (1), 57-71. doi: 10.1080/08109029708632051

Economics and the diffusion of communication and information technologies: Joseph Schumpeter and the self-organisation approach

1997

Journal Article

The analytical foundations of evolutionary economics: From biological analogy to economic self-organisation

Foster, J. (1997). The analytical foundations of evolutionary economics: From biological analogy to economic self-organisation. Structural Change and Economic Dynamics, 8 (4), 427-451. doi: 10.1016/S0954-349X(97)00002-7

The analytical foundations of evolutionary economics: From biological analogy to economic self-organisation

1996

Journal Article

Economics and the science of synergetics

Foster, J. and Wild, P. T. (1996). Economics and the science of synergetics. Journal of Evolutionary Economics, 6 (3), 239-260. doi: 10.1007/BF01193632

Economics and the science of synergetics

1995

Journal Article

The impact of the self organisation approach on economic science: why economic theory and history need no longer be mutually exclusive domains

Foster J. (1995). The impact of the self organisation approach on economic science: why economic theory and history need no longer be mutually exclusive domains. Mathematics and Computers in Simulation, 39 (3-4), 393-398. doi: 10.1016/0378-4754(94)00089-3

The impact of the self organisation approach on economic science: why economic theory and history need no longer be mutually exclusive domains

Past funding

  • 2013 - 2016
    Hybrid cooling towers
    Queensland Government Smart Futures Co-Investment Fund
    Open grant
  • 2013
    Economic Modelling Platform for Domestics Energy Markets
    Commonwealth Department of Resources, Energy and Tourism
    Open grant
  • 2013 - 2015
    RAC - Collinsville Solar Thermal Power Station
    RATCH-Australia Corporation Limited
    Open grant
  • 2013 - 2016
    Economic and investment models for future grids (CSIRO Future Grid Flagship Cluster)
    University of Sydney
    Open grant
  • 2012 - 2015
    An investigation of the impacts of increased power supply to the national grid by wind generators on the Australian electricity industry
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant
  • 2011 - 2013
    Analysis of institutional adaptability to redress electricity infrastructure vulnerability due to climate change
    UniQuest Pty Ltd
    Open grant
  • 2011 - 2013
    Determining the benefits of embedded storage within a localised solar powered distribution network
    UQ Collaboration and Industry Engagement Fund
    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 - 2011
    Energy Transformed Flagship: Low Emissions Distributed Energy (CSIRO Flagship administered by University of Technology, Sydney)
    University of Technology Sydney
    Open grant
  • 2003 - 2008
    ARC Centre for Complex Systems
    ARC Centres of Excellence
    Open grant
  • 2003
    Nonlinear Econometric Modelling: A Complex Systems Perspective
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2002
    Computational models of complex adaptive systems
    University of Queensland Research Development Grants Scheme
    Open grant
  • 2000
    Fundamental Drivers of economic Growth in Queensland
    Queensland Treasury - Office of Liquor, Gaming & Racing
    Open grant
  • 2000
    The Impact of Structural and Regulatory Changes on Australian Employment.
    ARC Australian Research Council (Small grants)
    Open grant
  • 1999
    Collaborative Arrangements for the Construction of a Multi-Regional/Multi-Industry IOE Model.
    Queensland Treasury - Office of Liquor, Gaming & Racing
    Open grant
  • 1997
    The impact of trade liberalisation on the structural transition of the Australian current account deficit and foreign debt
    UQ External Support Enabling Grant
    Open grant
  • 1996 - 1997
    Identifying Structural Change in the Multi-Sectoral Growth Dynamics of the Queensland Economy
    Quality Funds Round 3
    Open grant

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  • Monetary policy
  • Renewable energy - economics of

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