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 Associate Professor John Asafu-Adjaye


John Asafu
Room: 653 Colin Clark Building, St Lucia
Phone: +61 7 3365 -6539
Email: j.asafu-adjaye@economics.uq.edu.au
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Qualifications BSc (Ghana), MSc (Aston), PhD (Alberta)
Profile
April 2006 - to date    Associate Professor, School of Economics, Univ.  of Queensland
Jan 2000 - Mar 2006    Senior Lecturer, School of Economics, Univ. of Queensland
June 1993 - Dec. 1999  Lecturer, Department of Economics, Univ. of Queensland
June 1990 - 1993 Lecturer, Department of Economics, University of Papua New Guinea, Papua New Guinea
Aug 1989 - June 1990 Research Associate, Department of Rural Economy, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
Sept 1984 - July 1989  Research Assistant, Department of Rural Economy, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada

Has a strong background in environmental economics, quantitative economics, including econometrics, economic modelling, and policy analysis. Has carried out research and consultancy work on environment and economic development issues in Australia, Ghana, Papua New Guinea, Brunei Darussalam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Fiji, Vietnam, and China. Previous clients include The World Bank (Environment Division), AusAID, FAO, Queensland Treasury, Queensland EPA, the UN Economic Commission for Asia and the Pacific, and KPMG Ltd.

Consultancy services rendered include CGE modelling, economic evaluation of proposed projects, environmental impact assessment, socioeconomic impact assessment, preparation of training materials and conducting workshops on the integration of environmental considerations into economic decision-making processes.
Teaching
Semester 1: ECON1310 Quantitative Economic and Business Analysis A
Semester 2: ECON1310 Quantitative Economic and Business Analysis B
Research Areas Environment and Resource Economics
Agricultural Economics
Energy Economics
Economic Models and Forecasting
Time-Series Analysis
Econometric and Statistical Methods
Economic Development and Growth
Selected Publications

» Asafu-Adjaye, J. and Tapsuwan, S. (2008) ‘A Contingent Valuation Study of Scuba Diving Benefits: Case Study in Mu Ko Similan Marine National Park, Thailand’, Tourism Management, 29: 1122-1130. doi 10.1016/j.tourman.2008.02.005.

» Asafu-Adjaye, J. and Mahadevan, R. (2008) ‘Regional Trade Agreements versus Global Trade Liberalisation: Implications for a Small Island Developing State’, The World Economy, 32:3 pp 509-529. DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9701.2008.01117.x.

» Asafu-Adjaye, J. (2008) ‘Factors Affecting the Adoption of Soil Conservation Measures: A Case Study of Fijian Cane Farmers’, Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, vol. 33, no. 1, pp. 99-117.

» Mahadevan, R., and Asafu-Adjaye, J. (2008) Agricultural Development and Trade Liberalisation: Implications for a Small Island State, Nova Publishers, New York.  x + 200. ISBN 978-1-60456-926-2

» Asafu-Adjaye, J. and Tapsuwan, S. (2008) ‘A Contingent Valuation Study of Scuba Diving Benefits: Case Study in Mu Ko Similan Marine National Park, Thailand’, Tourism Management, vol. 29, pp. 1122-1130.

» Asafu-Adjaye, J. (2008) ‘Determinants of Inflation in Ghana, 1964 to 2006’, Ghana Policy Journal, vol. 2, pp. 51-69.

» Asafu-Adjaye, J. (2008) ‘Factors Affecting the Adoption of Soil Conservation Measures: A Case Study of Fijian Cane Farmers’, Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, vol. 33, no. 1, pp. 99-117.

» Asafu-Adjaye, J., ‘Liberalising Trade in the Agriculture Sector of a Small Island State: The Case of Fiji’, The World Economy, vol. 30, no. 10, 1550-1567, 2007.
Mahadevan, R. and Asafu-Adjaye, J. ‘The Implications of EU Sugar Price Cuts, Economic Partnership Agreements and Development Aid to Fiji’, Contemporary Economic Policy, forthcoming.

» Tapsuwan, S. and Asafu-Adjaye, J., ‘Estimating the Economic Benefits of Scuba Diving in the Similan Islands, Thailand’, forthcoming, Coastal Management.