Overview
Background
Scott grew up on a mixed farming property in western Queensland, has an undergraduate degree in Asian studies and a PhD in agricultural economics.
Scott worked for the Economist Intelligence Unit in Beijing, graduated from the Nanjing-Hopkins Centre for Advanced Chinese and American Studies and is fluent in Chinese. In China he has: collaborated with 20 research and government organisations; conducted fieldwork at country level and below for at least 30 months; and provided technical assistance in trade negotiations.
He has written eight books on China, two of which wwere translated into Chinese, and he has published in leading China studies journals, includingThe China Journal and China Quarterly. His research in recent years was on China's trade barriers on Australian exports, and China's economic growth model and implications for trade relations. For more information see the website of the China Agricultural Economics Group
At UQ Scott has conducted 25 agricultural development projects in China, Southeast Asia and the Pacific. He led multi-country and multi-stakeholder projects funded by the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR), the Partnership for Australia-Indonesia Research (PAIR) and the National Foundation for Australia-China Relations (NFARCR).
He coordinated the courses AGRC7520 "International Agricultural Development in Asia", AGRC7127 "Agricultural and Resource Policy" and ECON3820 "Understanding China"
Scott is currently an Economist at the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES) Trade and Global Change program
Availability
- Associate Professor Scott Waldron is:
- Not available for supervision
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Bachelor, Griffith University
- Bachelor (Honours) of Arts, Griffith University
- Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland
Research interests
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China
Economic development and trade. Rural and agricultural development. Sino-Australian trade and relations.
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International agricultural development
Macro developments in demographics, food supply and human development. Micro developments in farm intensification, commercialisation and technological change.
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Global trade
Global economic relations, Sino-Australian trade, agricultural trade rules and regimes.
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Economic development
China especially Western China; Southeast Asia especially Indonesia and East Timor; the Pacific especially Vanuatu
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Ruminant livestock economics
Beef, wool, sheepmeat, cashmere, dairy, forages – in pastoral, livestock-cropping and intensive systems
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Agricultural research methodologies
Agricultural economics, agribusiness, value chain analysis, policy analysis, institutional analysis, farm management
Works
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Featured
2024
Other Outputs
The WTO review of China’s trade policy and what it means for Australia
Waldron, Scott and Zhang, Jing (2024). The WTO review of China’s trade policy and what it means for Australia. Deakin, ACT, Australia: Australian Institute of International Affairs (AIIA).
Featured
2024
Other Outputs
The Third Party Plenum, the WTO review of China’s trade policy and what it means for Australia
Waldron, Scott and Zhang, Jing (2024). The Third Party Plenum, the WTO review of China’s trade policy and what it means for Australia. Deakin, ACT, Australia: Australian Institute of International Affairs (AIIA).
Featured
2023
Other Outputs
When does China terminate sanctions? Lessons from the case of Australian barley
Waldron, Scott, Lim, Darren and Ferguson, Victor (2023). When does China terminate sanctions? Lessons from the case of Australian barley. Canberra, ACT, Australia: The China Story.
Featured
2022
Journal Article
Exploring the domestic foundations of Chinese economic sanctions: the case of Australia
Waldron, Scott, Ferguson, Victor and Lim, Darren (2022). Exploring the domestic foundations of Chinese economic sanctions: the case of Australia. China Brief, 22 (18).
Featured
2022
Journal Article
Evidence from a choice experiment in consumer preference towards Infant Milk Formula (IMF) in the context of dairy revitalization and COVID-19 pandemic
Zhang, Jing, Waldron, Scott and Dong, Xiaoxia (2022). Evidence from a choice experiment in consumer preference towards Infant Milk Formula (IMF) in the context of dairy revitalization and COVID-19 pandemic. Foods, 11 (17) 2689, 1-15. doi: 10.3390/foods11172689
Featured
2022
Journal Article
Market adjustments to import sanctions: lessons from Chinese restrictions on Australian trade, 2020–21
Ferguson, Victor A., Waldron, Scott and Lim, Darren J. (2022). Market adjustments to import sanctions: lessons from Chinese restrictions on Australian trade, 2020–21. Review of International Political Economy, 30 (4), 1-27. doi: 10.1080/09692290.2022.2090019
Featured
2022
Journal Article
China’s cross-border economic integration: formalising cattle imports from Myanmar
Waldron, Scott, Si, Zhizhi, Myint, Theingi and Smith, Dominic (2022). China’s cross-border economic integration: formalising cattle imports from Myanmar. China: An International Journal, 20 (2), 101-133. doi: 10.1353/chn.2022.0018
Featured
2020
Other Outputs
The exposure of Australian agriculture to risks from China: the cases of beef and barley
Waldron, Scott (2020). The exposure of Australian agriculture to risks from China: the cases of beef and barley. Asian Cattle and Beef Trade Working Papers Brisbane, Australia: The University of Queensland. doi: 10.13140/RG.2.2.27605.45287
Featured
2011
Journal Article
Agricultural modernization and state capacity in China
Waldron , Scott, Brown, Colin and Longworth, John (2011). Agricultural modernization and state capacity in China. The China Journal, 66 (66), 119-142. doi: 10.1086/tcj.66.41262810
Featured
2006
Journal Article
State sector reform and agriculture in China
Waldron, S., Brown, C. and Longworth, J. (2006). State sector reform and agriculture in China. China Quarterly, 186 (186), 277-294. doi: 10.1017/S0305741006000154
2024
Journal Article
Mediating roles of perceived quality and perceived behaviour control in shaping Chinese consumer’s purchase intention for domestic Infant Milk Formula (IMF)
Zhang, Jing, Waldron, Scott, Dong, Xiaoxia and Dai, Xin (2024). Mediating roles of perceived quality and perceived behaviour control in shaping Chinese consumer’s purchase intention for domestic Infant Milk Formula (IMF). Foods, 13 (19) 3099, 3099. doi: 10.3390/foods13193099
2024
Book Chapter
The global carrageenan industry
Zhang, Jing, Langford, Zannie and Waldron, Scott (2024). The global carrageenan industry. Globalisation and livelihood transformations in the Indonesian seaweed industry. (pp. 23-50) edited by Zannie Langford. London, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003183860-3
2024
Book Chapter
The South Sulawesi seaweed industry
Ruhon, Radhiyah, Waldron, Scott, Langford, Zannie, Komarek, Adam, Zhang, Jing and Cahyadi, Eko (2024). The South Sulawesi seaweed industry. Globalisation and livelihood transformations in the Indonesian seaweed industry. (pp. 77-98) edited by Zannie Langford. London, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003183860-5
2024
Book Chapter
The Indonesian seaweed industry
Waldron, Scott, Langford, Zannie, Pasaribu, Syamsul, Nuryartono, Nunung, Julianto, Boedi and Siradjuddin, Irsyadi (2024). The Indonesian seaweed industry. Globalisation and livelihood transformations in the Indonesian seaweed industry. (pp. 51-76) edited by Zannie Langford. London, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003183860-4
2024
Book Chapter
Diverse Seaweed Farming Livelihoods in Two Indonesian Villages
Langford, Zannie, Waldron, Scott, Zhang, Jing, Ruhon, Radhiyah, Walyandra, Zulung Zach, Armis, Risya Arsyi, Lapong, Imran, Julianto, Boedi, Siradjuddin, Irsyadi, Pasaribu, Syamsul and Nuryartono, Nunung (2024). Diverse Seaweed Farming Livelihoods in Two Indonesian Villages. Tropical Phyconomy Coalition Development. (pp. 143-160) Cham, Switzerland: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-47806-2_12
2024
Book Chapter
Reconciling Indonesian seaweed industry statistics from different sources
Langford, Zannie, Ruhon, Radhiyah and Waldron, Scott (2024). Reconciling Indonesian seaweed industry statistics from different sources. Globalisation and livelihood transformations in the Indonesian seaweed industry. (pp. 239-250) edited by Zannie Langford. Abingdon, Oxon, United Kingdom: Routledge.
2023
Other Outputs
Sustainable upgrading of the South Sulawesi seaweed industry
Langford, Zannie, Waldron, Scott, Nuryartono, Nunung, Pasaribu, Syamsul, Julianto, Boedi Sarjana, Siradjuddin, Irsyadi, Ruhon, Radhiyah, Walyandra, Zulung Zach, Lapong, Muhammad Imran, Armis, Risya Arsyi, Zhang, Jing, Rifai, Muhammad Amin, Rizkullah, Fakhri and Anggraenie, Triana (2023). Sustainable upgrading of the South Sulawesi seaweed industry. Melbourne, VIC, Australia: The Australia-Indonesia Centre.
2023
Other Outputs
Peningkatan industri rumput laut Sulawesi Selatan secara berkelanjutan
Langford, Zannie, Waldron, Scott, Nuryartono, Nunung, Pasaribu, Syamsul, Julianto, Boedi Sarjana, Siradjuddin, Irsyadi, Ruhon, Radhiyah, Walyandra, Zulung Zach, Lapong, Muhammad Imran, Armis, Risya Arsyi and Zhang, Jing (2023). Peningkatan industri rumput laut Sulawesi Selatan secara berkelanjutan. Melbourne, VIC, Australia: Australia-Indonesia Centre.
2023
Journal Article
Technology adoption by smallholder farmers: the case of drying technology in the Indonesian seaweed industry
Stone, Serafina, Langford, Zannie, Arsyi, Risya, Lapong, Imran, Zach, Zulung, Ruhon, Radhiyah, Julianto, Boedi, Siradjuddin, Irsyadi, Wong, Annie and Waldron, Scott (2023). Technology adoption by smallholder farmers: the case of drying technology in the Indonesian seaweed industry. Journal of Agribusiness in Developing and Emerging Economies, ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print). doi: 10.1108/jadee-01-2023-0011
2023
Other Outputs
Increasing incomes in carrageenan seaweed value chains in Takalar, South Sulawesi
Komarek, Adam M., Cahyadi, Eko Ruddy, Zhang, Jing, Fariyanti, Anna, Julianto, Boedi, Arsyi, Risya, Lapong, Imran, Langford, Alexandra, Waldron, Scott A. and Grist, Madeline (2023). Increasing incomes in carrageenan seaweed value chains in Takalar, South Sulawesi. Melbourne, VIC, Australia: The Australia-Indonesia Centre.
Funding
Current funding
Supervision
Availability
- Associate Professor Scott Waldron is:
- Not available for supervision
Supervision history
Current supervision
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Master Philosophy
An Analysis of Interventions to Improve Cattle Marketing for Smallholders in Vanuatu
Principal Advisor
Completed supervision
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2019
Doctor Philosophy
Financing Small-Holder Cattle Fattening in Indonesia: Integrating Demand, Supply and Institutions
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Rob Cramb
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2015
Doctor Philosophy
An Analysis of Factors Influencing the Feasibility of Weather Index Crop Insurance in China: the Case of Huojia County, Henan Province
Associate Advisor
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2012
Doctor Philosophy
Institutional settings, herder livelihoods and rangeland condition in the Gobi Desert
Associate Advisor
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