John Quiggin
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John Quiggin is an Australia
n economist and professor at the University of Queensland
. Quiggin studied at the Australian National University
, obtaining bachelor's degree
s in Arts
and Economics
in 1978 and 1980 respectively, and completing a master's degree
in Economics in 1984. Quiggin was awarded his PhD
from the University of New England
in 1988. Since then, he has held academic positions at the Australian National University, James Cook University, and the University of Queensland.
Quiggin is one of the most prolific economists in Australia, illustrated by his output over diverse, high-quality journals and by citation frequencies in the period 1988-2000. He is among the top 500 economists in the world according to IDEAS/RePEc
. He is best known for his work on utility
theory. Quiggin has frequently been awarded and recognised for his research, including twice receiving Federation Fellowship
s from the Australian Research Council. His most recent book, Zombie Economics: How Dead Ideas Still Walk among Us, was published in October 2010 from Princeton University Press. He is a Fellow of the Econometric Society
and in 2011 received the Distinguished Fellow Award of the Economic Society of Australia.
Quiggin writes a blog
, and is a regular contributor to Crooked Timber
. He also writes a fortnightly column in The Australian Financial Review
and is a research fellow
at the Centre for Policy Development
.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n economist and professor at the University of Queensland
University of Queensland
The University of Queensland, also known as UQ, is a public university located in state of Queensland, Australia. Founded in 1909, it is the oldest and largest university in Queensland and the fifth oldest in the nation...
. Quiggin studied at the Australian National University
Australian National University
The Australian National University is a teaching and research university located in the Australian capital, Canberra.As of 2009, the ANU employs 3,945 administrative staff who teach approximately 10,000 undergraduates, and 7,500 postgraduate students...
, obtaining bachelor's degree
Bachelor's degree
A bachelor's degree is usually an academic degree awarded for an undergraduate course or major that generally lasts for three or four years, but can range anywhere from two to six years depending on the region of the world...
s in Arts
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
and Economics
Economics
Economics is the social science that analyzes the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. The term economics comes from the Ancient Greek from + , hence "rules of the house"...
in 1978 and 1980 respectively, and completing a master's degree
Master's degree
A master's is an academic degree granted to individuals who have undergone study demonstrating a mastery or high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice...
in Economics in 1984. Quiggin was awarded his PhD
PHD
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from the University of New England
University of New England, Australia
The University of New England is an Australian public university with approximately 18,000 higher education students. Its original and main campus is located in the city of Armidale in northern New South Wales....
in 1988. Since then, he has held academic positions at the Australian National University, James Cook University, and the University of Queensland.
Quiggin is one of the most prolific economists in Australia, illustrated by his output over diverse, high-quality journals and by citation frequencies in the period 1988-2000. He is among the top 500 economists in the world according to IDEAS/RePEc
Řepeč
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. He is best known for his work on utility
Utility
In economics, utility is a measure of customer satisfaction, referring to the total satisfaction received by a consumer from consuming a good or service....
theory. Quiggin has frequently been awarded and recognised for his research, including twice receiving Federation Fellowship
Federation Fellowship
Federation Fellowships are Australian professorial research fellowships that were instigated by the Australian Government as part of their Backing Australia's Ability initiative. They were initially designed to compete with prestigious overseas grants in an attempt to lure back high profile...
s from the Australian Research Council. His most recent book, Zombie Economics: How Dead Ideas Still Walk among Us, was published in October 2010 from Princeton University Press. He is a Fellow of the Econometric Society
Econometric Society
The Econometric Society is an international society for the advancement of economic theory in its relation with statistics and mathematics. It was founded on December 29, 1930 at the Stalton Hotel in Cleveland, Ohio....
and in 2011 received the Distinguished Fellow Award of the Economic Society of Australia.
Quiggin writes a blog
Blog
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, and is a regular contributor to Crooked Timber
Crooked Timber
Crooked Timber is a widely-read political blog run by a group of academics from and working in several different nations, including the United States, the United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland, Australia and Singapore...
. He also writes a fortnightly column in The Australian Financial Review
The Australian Financial Review
The Australian Financial Review is a leading business and finance newspaper in Australia.Fairfax Media publishes it in a compact format six days a week, Monday to Saturday....
and is a research fellow
Research fellow
The title of research fellow is used to denote a research position at a university or similar institution, usually for academic staff or faculty members. A research fellow may act either as an independent investigator or under the supervision of a principal investigator...
at the Centre for Policy Development
Centre for Policy Development
The Centre for Policy Development is an Australian independent public interest think tank, founded in 2007. It was originally associated with the then magazine New Matilda-Fellows of the Centre :Fellows of the Centre include::*Fred Argy...
.
Selected works
- 1994. Work for All: Full Employment in the Nineties, Melbourne University Press, CarltonCarlton, VictoriaCarlton is an inner city suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 2 km north from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Melbourne...
, ISBN 0-522-84641-6 (ed., with John Langmore) TOC. - 1996. Great Expectations: Microeconomic Reform and Australia, Allen & Unwin, Sydney, ISBN 1-86448-236-2
- 1998. Taxing Times: A Guide to the Tax Debate in Australia, UNSW Press, Sydney, ISBN 0-86840-441-1
- 1998. "Social Democracy and Market Reform in Australia and New Zealand," Oxford Review of Public Policy, 14(1), pp. 79-109, also in A. Glyn (ed.), 2001, Social Democracy in Neoliberal Times: The Left and Economic Policy since 1980, Oxford University Press, Oxford , pp. 80-109. ISBN 0-19-924138-4.
- 2000. Uncertainty, Production, Choice, and Agency: The State-Contingent Approach, Cambridge University Press, New York, ISBN 0-521-62244-1 (with Robert G Chambers) Description and preview.
- 2001. "Demography and the New Economy," Journal of Population Research, 18(2), pp. 177-193.
- 2010. Zombie Economics:How Dead Ideas Still Walk among Us. Princeton University Press, ISBN 0-691-14582-2 Description TOC, and Introduction.