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 were 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. Scott has been invited to deliver talks on China for a wide range of Australian government and non-govenment agencies, including training for DFAT's China Literacy program.
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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2021
Other Outputs
Increasing the productivity and market options of smallholder beef cattle farmers in Vanuatu
Quigley, Simon, Addinsall, Cherise, Cox, Kendrick and Waldron, Scott (2021). Increasing the productivity and market options of smallholder beef cattle farmers in Vanuatu. Canberra, ACT Australia: Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research.
2020
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The logic of China’s economic coercion on Australian agriculture
Waldron, Scott (2020). The logic of China’s economic coercion on Australian agriculture. Nedlands, WA, Australia: Future Directions International.
2020
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Fleksibilitas petani menjadikan Indonesia pemain utama di pasar rumput laut global, meski masih banyak yang harus dikerjakan
Langford, Alexandra , Waldron, Scott and Sulfahri (2020, 11 27). Fleksibilitas petani menjadikan Indonesia pemain utama di pasar rumput laut global, meski masih banyak yang harus dikerjakan The Conversation Indonesia
2020
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Seaweed farmers’ flexibility makes Indonesia a major player in global markets, but there is more work to be done
Alexandra Langford, Scott Waldron and Sulfahri (2020, 11 21). Seaweed farmers’ flexibility makes Indonesia a major player in global markets, but there is more work to be done The Conversation
2020
Book Chapter
Chinese livestock numbers and grassland impact
Kemp, David, Wu, Jianping, Lang, Xia, Gong, Xuyin, Li, Ping, Han, Guodong, Zhao, Mengli, Behrendt, Karl and Waldron, Scott (2020). Chinese livestock numbers and grassland impact. Sustainable Chinese grasslands. (pp. 17-38) edited by David Kemp. Canberra, ACT, Australia: Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR).
2020
Journal Article
China’s tariffs on Australian barley: coercion, protectionism, or both?
Waldron, Scott (2020). China’s tariffs on Australian barley: coercion, protectionism, or both?. The Diplomat.
2020
Book Chapter
Institutions and macrodevelopments
Addison, Jane, Brown, Colin G., Lkhagvadorj, Enkh-Orchlon, Jing, Zhang, Waldron, Scott, Bao, Zhang and Bukhbat, Duinkherjav (2020). Institutions and macrodevelopments. Common grasslands in Asia: a comparative analysis of Chinese and Mongolian grasslands. (pp. 12-47) edited by Colin G. Brown. Cheltenham, United Kingdom: Edward Elgar. doi: 10.4337/9781788974059.00009
2020
Book
Farm budgeting and planning for cattle farmers in Vanuatu
Waldron, S., Antfalo, K., Quigley, S., Kalo, N., Rantes, J., Boe, S., Bong, L., Navian, M., Sul, J., Napatu, J. and Naise, A. (2020). Farm budgeting and planning for cattle farmers in Vanuatu. Canberra, ACT, Australia: ACIAR.
2020
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CAEGTibet Manual: Version 2020-1
Brown, Colin, Zhang, Jing and Waldron, Scott (2020). CAEGTibet Manual: Version 2020-1. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: The University of Queensland.
2019
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The Samoan Beef Industry
Waldron, Scott, Quigley, Simon and Cole, Simon (2019). The Samoan Beef Industry. Brisbane, QLD Australia: Asia Beef Network.
2019
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The Fiji Beef Industry
Cole, Simon, Waldron, Scott and Quigley, Simon (2019). The Fiji Beef Industry. Brisbane, QLD Australia: Asia Beef Network.
2019
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The Vanuatu Beef Industry
Cole, Simon, Waldron, Scott and Quigley, Simon (2019). The Vanuatu Beef Industry. Brisbane, QLD Australia: Asia Beef Network.
2019
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The Tongan Beef Industry
Waldron, Scott and Quigley, Simon (2019). The Tongan Beef Industry. Brisbane, QLD Australia: Asia Beef Network.
2019
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The Solomon Islands Beef Industry
Quigley, Simon and Waldron, Scott (2019). The Solomon Islands Beef Industry. Brisbane, QLD Australia: Asia Beef Network.
2019
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Research opportunities for smallholder beef cattle systems in Pacific island countries
Waldron, Scott and Quigley, Simon (2019). Research opportunities for smallholder beef cattle systems in Pacific island countries. Canberra, ACT Australia: Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research.
2019
Conference Publication
Economic analysis of cattle fattening systems based on forage tree legume diets in eastern Indonesia
Waldron, Scott, Ngongo, Johanis, Utami, Silvia Kusuma Putri, Halliday, Michael J., Panjaitan, Tanda, Yuliana, Baiq Tutik, Dahlanuddin,, Nulik, Jacob, Hau, Debora Kana and Shelton, H. Max (2019). Economic analysis of cattle fattening systems based on forage tree legume diets in eastern Indonesia. International Leucaena Conference (ILC), Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 1-3 November 2018. Cali, Colombia: International Center for Tropical Agriculture. doi: 10.17138/TGFT(7)437-444
2019
Conference Publication
Adoption of leucaena-based feeding systems in Sumbawa, eastern Indonesia and its impact on cattle productivity and farm profitability
Dahlanuddin, Panjaitan, Tanda, Waldron, Scott, Halliday, Michael J., Ash, Andrew, Morris, Steve T. and Shelton, H. Max (2019). Adoption of leucaena-based feeding systems in Sumbawa, eastern Indonesia and its impact on cattle productivity and farm profitability. International Leucaena Conference (ILC), Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 1-3 November 2018. Cali, Colombia: International Center for Tropical Agriculture. doi: 10.17138/TGFT(7)428-436
2018
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Developing a model of live cattle and beef trade in South East Asia and China
Smith, Dominic, Waldron, Scott, Hieu, Phan Sy and Pham, Luong (2018). Developing a model of live cattle and beef trade in South East Asia and China. Asian Cattle and Beef Trade Working Papers. 3. School of Agriculture and Food Sciences, The University of Queensland.
2018
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Developments in the China-Myanmar cattle trade
Zhizhi, Si , Guorong, Yang , Waldron, Scott , Brown, Colin and Smith, Dominic (2018). Developments in the China-Myanmar cattle trade. Asian Cattle and Beef Trade Working Papers. 1. School of Agriculture and Food Sciences, The University of Queensland.
2018
Journal Article
Macro developments in the China and Southeast Asia beef sector
Waldron, Scott, Pham, Luong, Smith, Dominic, Hieu, Phan Sy, Xiaoxia, Dong and Brown, Colin (2018). Macro developments in the China and Southeast Asia beef sector. Animal Production Science, 59 (6), 1001-1015. doi: 10.1071/AN17434
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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