John Quiggin – Coral reefs and the nascent economics of resilience

Presentation given at the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies 2007 symposium “Coral reef futures”.

Bio:


Professor John Quiggin is a Federation Fellow in Economics and Political Science at the University of Queensland. Professor Quiggin is prominent both as a research economist and as a commentator on Australian economic policy. He has produced nearly 1000 publications, including five books and over 300 journal articles and book chapters, in fields including environmental economics, risk analysis, production economics, and the theory of economic growth. He has also written on policy topics including climate change, micro-economic reform, privatisation, employment policy and the management of the Murray-Darling river system.

Professor Quiggin has been an active contributor to Australian public debate in a wide range of media. He is a regular columnist for the Australian Financial Review, to which he also contributes review and feature articles. He frequently comments on policy issues for radio and TV. He was one of the first Australian academics to present publications on a website (now at http://www.uq.edu.au/economics/johnquiggin). In 2002, he commenced publication of a weblog (now at http://johnquiggin.com) providing daily comments on a wide range of topics.