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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2008
Book
Sustainable Development in Western China: Managing people, livestock and grasslands in pastoral areas
Brown, C. G., Waldron, S. A. and Longworth, J. W. (2008). Sustainable Development in Western China: Managing people, livestock and grasslands in pastoral areas. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing.
2008
Conference Publication
Institutional structures in the governance of grasslands in Western China
Waldron, Scott A., Brown, Colin G. and Zhao, Yutian (2008). Institutional structures in the governance of grasslands in Western China. International Grasslands Congress / International Rangelands Congress pre-conference workshop on ACIAR Project LPS2001/094: Sustainable development of grasslands in western China, Hohot, China, 28 June 2008.
2007
Conference Publication
Transitions in Rural China from the perspective of the beef industry and its participants
Waldron, S. A. (2007). Transitions in Rural China from the perspective of the beef industry and its participants. China's Agriculture Trade: Issues and Prospects: International Agricultural Trade Research Consortium, Beijing, China, 8-9 July 2007.
2007
Book
China's Livestock Revolution : agribusiness and policy developments in the sheep meat sector
Waldron, S., Brown, C. G., Longworth, J. and Zhang, C. G. (2007). China's Livestock Revolution : agribusiness and policy developments in the sheep meat sector. United Kingdom: CAB International.
2006
Conference Publication
Improving the economic decision making capability and viability of Chinese wool textile mills
Brown, C., Waldron, S., Longworth, J. and Zhao, Y. (2006). Improving the economic decision making capability and viability of Chinese wool textile mills. 26th Conference of the International Association of Agricultural Economists (IAAE), Gold Coast, Australia, 12-18 August 2006. AgEcon Search Database and CD ROM: International Association of Agricultural Economists.
2006
Conference Publication
The Integration of Rural Households Into Ruminant Livestock Industries in China
Waldron, Scott, Brown, Colin and Longworth, John (2006). The Integration of Rural Households Into Ruminant Livestock Industries in China. 26th Conference of the International Association of Agricultural Economists (IAAE), Gold Coast, Australia, 12-18 August 2006. AgEcon search database and CD ROM: International Association of Agricultural Economists.
2005
Conference Publication
Features of the wool industry in China
Longworth, John, Brown, Colin and Waldron, Scott (2005). Features of the wool industry in China. Sino-Australian Technical Workshop on Wool, Beijing, China, 10 April, 2005.
2005
Book
Modernizing China's Industries: Lessons from wool and wool textiles
Brown, Colin G., Waldron, Scott A. and Longworth, John (2005). Modernizing China's Industries: Lessons from wool and wool textiles. First ed. Cheltenham, United Kingdom: Edward Elgar. doi: 10.4337/9781781958148
2005
Journal Article
Rural Development in China: Industry policy, regionalism, integration and scale
Brown, C. G., Waldron, S. and Longworth, J. (2005). Rural Development in China: Industry policy, regionalism, integration and scale. International Journal of Social Economics, 32 (1/2), 17-33. doi: 10.1108/03068290510575612
2004
Conference Publication
Institutional Reform and the Chinese Wool Industry
Waldron, S. and Brown, C. G. (2004). Institutional Reform and the Chinese Wool Industry. 16th Annual Conference of the ACESA, University of Queensland, Brisbane, 19-20 July 2004. Brisbane: University of Queensland.
2004
Other Outputs
CAEGWOOL Manual
Brown, C. G., Waldron, Scott, Longworth, J. and Zhao, Y. (2004). CAEGWOOL Manual. Brisbane: China Agricultural Economics Group, The University of Qld.
2004
Other Outputs
Chinese Domestic Wool Production
Longworth, J., Brown, C. G. and Waldron, Scott (2004). Chinese Domestic Wool Production. Brisbane: China Agricultural Economics Group, The University of Qld.
2004
Other Outputs
Analysis of Agribusiness and Policy Developments in China's Sheepmeat Industry of Relevance to the Australian Industry
Waldron, Scott, Brown, C. G. and Zhang, C. (2004). Analysis of Agribusiness and Policy Developments in China's Sheepmeat Industry of Relevance to the Australian Industry. Brisbane: China Agricultural Economics Group, The University of Qld.
2004
Edited Outputs
Outlook China: Growth Versus Development, Proceedings of the 16th Annual Conference of the Association for Chinese Economic Studies
J. S. Laurenceson, K. K. Tang and S. Waldron eds. (2004). Outlook China: Growth Versus Development, Proceedings of the 16th Annual Conference of the Association for Chinese Economic Studies. 16th Annual Conference of the ACESA, University of Queensland, Brisbane, 19-20 July 2004. Brisbane (Electronic): School of Economics, The University of Queensland.
2003
Conference Publication
Transforming Lives with Livestock-Based Agri-Business
Waldron, S., Brown, C. G. and Longworth, J. (2003). Transforming Lives with Livestock-Based Agri-Business. ATSE Crawford Fund 2003 Annual Conference, Parliament House, Canberra, 13 August 2003. Canberra: The ATSE Crawford Fund.
2003
Other Outputs
Estimation of yield coefficients in Chinese wool textile mills
Zhao, Y.J., Brown, C. G., Waldron, Scott and Longworth, J. (2003). Estimation of yield coefficients in Chinese wool textile mills. CAEG Working Papers. 04/03. School of Natural and Rural Systems Management, University of Queensland.
2003
Book
Beef in China: Agribusiness Opportunities and Challenges
Longworth, J., Brown, C. G. and Waldron, S. (2003). Beef in China: Agribusiness Opportunities and Challenges. 1st ed. Beijing, China: China Agricultural Publishing House.
2003
Other Outputs
CAEGWOOL
Brown, C. G., Waldron, S. A. and Longworth, J. W. (2003). CAEGWOOL. CAEG Working Paper series. 02/2003. China Agricultural Economics Group, The University of Queensland.
2003
Other Outputs
Estimation of product cost coefficients for Chinese wool textile mills
Brown, C. G., Waldron, S. A. and Longworth, J. W. (2003). Estimation of product cost coefficients for Chinese wool textile mills. CAEG Working Paper series. 03/03. China Agricultural Economics Group, The University of Queensland.
2003
Book
中囯肉牛业的商务机遇与挑战
Longworth, J. W., Brown, C. G. and Waldron, S. A. (2003). 中囯肉牛业的商务机遇与挑战. Beijing China: China Agricultural Publishing House.
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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