Publications - Risk & Sustainable Management Group at The University of Queensland

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Journal Articles

Murray-Darling Basin Program

2004

Quiggin, J. and Chambers, R.G. (2004), 'Drought policy: a graphical analysis', Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 48(2), 225-51 Download as PDF file
Venn, T.J., McGavin, R.L. and Leggate, W.W. (2004), 'Costs of portable sawmilling timbers from the Acacia woodlands of western Queensland', Australia, Small-Scale Forest Economics Management and Policy, 3(2): 161-75.
Venn, T.J. (2004), Visions and realities for a Wik forestry industry on Cape York Peninsula, Australia, Small-Scale Forest Economics Management and Policy, 3(3): 431-51.

2005

Tan, P. and Quiggin, J. (2005), Sustainable Management of the Great Artesian Basin: an analysis based on environmental economics and law, Australasian Journal of Natural Resources Law and Policy, 9(2), 55–103.
Mallawaarachchi, Thilak, Morrison, Mark D. and Blamey, Russell K. (2005), 'Choice modelling to determine the significance of environmental amenity and production alternatives in the community value of peri-urban land: Sunshine Coast, Australia', Land Use Policy, (link)
Venn, Tyron (2005), ‘Financial and economic performance of long-rotation hardwood plantation investments in Queensland, Australia’, Forest Policy and Economics, 7(3): 437-454.

2006

Freebairn, J. and Quiggin, J. (2006), 'Water rights for variable supplies', Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 50(3), 295–312.
Quiggin, John (2006), 'Repurchase of renewal rights: a policy option for the National Water Initiative', Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 50(3), 425–435.
Quiggin, John (2006), 'Urban water supply in Australia: the option of diverting water from irrigation', Public Policy, 1(1), 14–22.
Quiggin, John (2006), ‘Urban water supply in Australia’, Issues, No. 76, 41–44.

2007

Adamson, D., Mallawaarachchi, T. and Quiggin, J. (2007), ‘Water use and salinity in the Murray–Darling Basin: A state-contingent model’, Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 51(3), 263–81.
Neal, M., Neal, J. and Fulkerson, W. J. (2007), 'Optimal choice of dairy forages in Eastern Australia', Journal of Dairy Science, 90, 3044–3059. doi:10.3168/jds.2006-645
Pezzey, J.C.V., Jotzo, F. and Quiggin, J. (2007), ‘Fiddling while carbon burns: Why climate policy needs pervasive emission pricing as well as technology promotion’, Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 52, 97–110.
Quiggin, J. (2007), ‘Complexity, climate change and the precautionary principle’ Environmental Health, 7 (3), 15–21.
Quiggin, J. (2007), ‘The prime ministerial task group on emissions trading: Advocacy and analysis’, Agenda, 14(3), 5–14.
Quiggin, J. (2007), ‘Reply to McKibbin and Robson’, Agenda, 14(3), 27–28.
Venn, T. and Quiggin, J. (2007), ‘Accommodating indigenous cultural heritage values in resource assessment: Cape York Peninsula and the Murray–Darling Basin, Australia’, Ecological Economics, 61(2–3), 334-44.
Quiggin, J. (2007), ‘Turning up the heat: say it isn’t so’, The Walkley Magazine, Issue 42, 16.
Quiggin, J. (2007), ‘ Issues in Australian water policy’, Australian Chief Executive, February, 38–47.
Quiggin, J. (2007), ‘Election 2007: Water policy’, Australian Review of Public Affairs, September, http://www.australianreview.net/digest/2007/election/quiggin.html.
Gans, J. and Quiggin, J. ‘The practicalities of emissions trading’, Melbourne Review, 3(2), 60–65.

Risk and Uncertainty Program

2004

Chambers, R.G., Fare, R. and Quiggin, J. (2004), 'Jointly radial and translation homothetic preferences: generalized constant risk aversion', Economic Theory, 23, 689-99. Download as PDF file
Bleichrodt, H., Diecidue, E. and Quiggin, J. (2004), 'Equity weights in the allocation of health care: the rank-dependent QALY model', Journal of Health Economics, 23(1), 157-71. Download as PDF file
Chambers, R.G. and Quiggin, J. (2004), 'Technological and financial approaches to risk management in agriculture: an integrated approach', Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 48(2), 199-223. Download as PDF file
Quiggin, J. and Chambers, R.G. (2004), 'Invariant risk attitudes', Journal of Economic Theory, 117(1), 96-118. Download as PDF file

2005

Grant, Simon and Quiggin, John (2005), ‘Increasing uncertainty: a definition’, Mathematical Social Sciences, 49(2), 117–141.
Chambers Robert G. and Quiggin, John (2005), ‘Incentives and standards in agency contracts’, Journal of Public Economic Theory, 7(2), 201–228.
Chambers Robert G. and Quiggin, John (2005), ‘Output price subsidies in a stochastic world’, American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 87(2), 501–508.
Chambers, Robert G. and Quiggin, John (2005), 'Linear-risk-tolerant, invariant risk preferences', Economics Letters, 86(3), 303-09.

2006

Grant, S. and Quiggin, J. (2006), 'The risk premium for equity: implications for resource allocation, welfare and policy', Australian Economic Papers, 45(3), 253–268.
Quiggin, John and Chambers, Robert G. (2006), ‘Capital market equilibrium with moral hazard and flexible technology’, Journal of Mathematical Economics 42, 358–363.
Quiggin, John and Chambers, Robert G. (2006), 'Supermodularity and risk aversion,' Mathematical Social Sciences, 52, 1–14.
Quiggin, John and Chambers, Robert G. (2006), 'The state-contingent approach to production under uncertainty', Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 50(2), 153–169.
Racionero, M. and Quiggin, J. (2006), ‘Fixed wages and bonuses in agency contracts: the case of a continuous state space,’ Journal of Public Economic Theory, 8(5), 761–777.

2007

Chambers, R.G. and Quiggin, J. (2007), ‘Dual approaches to the analysis of risk aversion’, Economica, 74(294), 189–213.
Chambers, R.G. and Quiggin, J. (2007), ‘Information value and efficiency measurement for risk-averse firms’, Journal of Productivity Analysis, 27(3), 197–208.
Menezes, F. and Quiggin, J. (2007), ‘Games without rules’, Theory and Decision, 63, 315–47.
Quiggin, J. (2007), ‘Ambiguity and the value of information: An almost-objective events analysis’, Economic Theory, 30(3), 409–14.
Quiggin, J. and Chambers, R.G. (2007), ‘Supermodularity and the comparative statics of risk’, Theory and Decision, 62, 91–117.
Quiggin, J. and van Veelen, M. (2007), ‘Multilateral indices: Conflicting approaches’, Review of Income and Wealth, 53(2), 372–78.

Australian Public Policy Program

2004

Grant, S. and Quiggin, J. (2004), 'Noise trader risk and the welfare effects of privatization', Economics Bulletin, 5(9), 1-8. Download as PDF file
Quiggin, J. (2004), 'Risk, PPPs and the Public Sector Comparator', Australian Accounting Review, 14(2), 51-62.Download as PDF file

2005

Quiggin, John (2005), ‘Public–private partnerships: options for improved risk allocation’, Policy Forum: Financing Public Infrastructure, Australian Economic Review, 38(4), 445–450. (link)
Quiggin, John (2005), ‘The Y2K scare: causes, costs and cures’, Australian Journal of Public Administration, 64(3), 46–55.
Quiggin, John (2005), 'Running on empty', Australian Universities Review, 48(1), 2-5.
Quiggin, John (2005), 'The Oil Shock of 2005', Australian Review of Public Affairs, 6(1). (link)
Quiggin, John (2005), 'The equity premium and the socialist case for public ownership', Imprints: Egalitarian Theory and Practice, 8(2), 112-124.
Quiggin, John (2005) 'Pharmaceuticals and intellectual property: The US-Australia FTA', Agenda, 12 (2), 145-158.

2006

Bell, S. and Quiggin, J. (2006), 'Asset price instability and policy responses: the legacy of liberalization', Journal of Economic Issues, XL(3),629–649.
Grant, S. and Quiggin, J. (2006), 'The risk premium for equity: implications for resource allocation, welfare and policy', Australian Economic Papers, 45(3), 253–268.
Hazeldine, Tim and Quiggin, John (2006) ‘No more free beer tomorrow? Economic policy and outcomes in Australia and New Zealand since 1984’, Australian Journal of Political Science, 41(2), 145–159.
Quiggin, J. (2006), 'Blogs, wikis and creative innovation', International Journal of Cultural Studies, 9(4), 481–496.
Quiggin, J. (2006), 'Public–private partnerships: options for improved risk allocation', University of New South Wales Law Journal, 29(3), 289–293.
Quiggin, John (2006), 'Repurchase of renewal rights: a policy option for the National Water Initiative', Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 50(3), 425–435.
Quiggin, John (2006), 'Stories about productivity’, Australian Bulletin of Labour, 32(1),18–26.
Quiggin, John (2006), ‘From Working Nation to Work Choices’, Parity, 19(4), 23.
Quiggin, John (2006), ‘A question of adequacy’, Company Director, 21(11), 12–13.

2007

Sirasoontorn, P. and Quiggin, J. (2007), ‘The political economy of privatisation in the Thai electricity industry’, Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy, 12(3), 403–19.
Quiggin, J. (2007), ‘Net moves from Right to Left’, The Walkley Magazine, Issue 45, 17.

Conference Papers and Workshop Presentations

Murray-Darling Basin Program

2004

Quiggin, J. (2004), 'The incompleteness hypothesis and the precautionary principle', Paper presented at the 48th Annual Conference of the Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society, Melbourne, 1013 February.
Quiggin, J. (2004), 'Priorities for policy and research in the National Water Initiative', National Water Initiative policy and modelling workshop jointly hosted by ABARE and the Productivity Commission, Canberra, 24 November.
Quiggin, J. (2004), 'Climate change and the precautionary principle', Presentation to the NSW Branch of the Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society, Sydney, 8 December.

2005

Adamson, D., Mallawaarachchi, T. and Quiggin, J. (2005), 'Modelling basin level allocation of water in the Murray Darling Basin in a world of uncertainty', AARES 49th Annual Conference, Coffs Harbour, 9-11 February 2005.
Adamson, David, Mallawaarachchi, Thilak and Quiggin, John (2005), ‘Modelling basin level allocation of water in the Murray–Darling Basin in a world of uncertainty’, Paper presented at the 49th Annual Conference of the Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society, Coffs Harbour, 9 February.
Quiggin, John (2005), ‘Policy and modelling issues for sustainable management of the Murray-Darling Basin’, Presentation to the Productivity Commission, Melbourne, 17th March.
Quiggin, John (2005), ‘Water pricing’, Presentation to The Brisbane Institute’s Public Seminar on ‘Governing Water in South East Queensland’, Customs House, Brisbane, 18th October
Quiggin, John (2005), ‘Modelling sustainable management of the Murray–Darling Basin’ Presentation to a multidisciplinary workshop on ‘Policy Choices for Salinity Mitigation’ jointly hosted by the Bureau of Rural Sciences and the Centre for Applied Economic Research, School of Economics, University of New South Wales, Sydney, 2nd December.

2006

Adamson, David, Mallawaarachchi, Thilak and Quiggin, John (2006), ‘State-contingent modelling of the Murray–Darling Basin: implications for the design of property rights’, Paper presented at the 50th Annual Conference of the Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society, Sydney, 8 February.
Concu, Giovanni B. (2006), ‘Conservation policies, environmental valuation and the optimal size of jurisdictions’, Paper presented at the 50th Annual Conference of the Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society, Sydney, 8–10 February.
Venn, Tyron and Quiggin, John (2006), ‘Accommodating indigenous cultural values in resource assessemnt: Cape York Peninsula and the Murray–Darling Basin’, Paper presented at the 50th Annual Conference of the Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society, Sydney, 10 February.
Neal, Mark and Fulkerson William J., (2006), ‘One size fits all?: The relationship between the value of genetic traits and the farm system’, Paper presented at the 50th Annual Conference of the Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society, Sydney, 14 February.
Adamson, David (2006), ‘Implementing economics into biosecurity risk analysis: avoiding the pitfalls of uncertainty’, Paper presented at the Society for Risk Analysis Conference, University of Melbourne, 17–19 July.
Concu, Giovanni B. (2006), ‘Investigating distance effects on environmental values: a choice modelling approach’, Paper presented at the 26th Conference of the International Association of Agricultural Economists, Gold Coast, 12–16 August.
Quiggin, John (2006), ‘The uncertain future of water policy’, Keynote address to the 35th Australian Conference of Economists, Curtin University of Technology, Perth, 27 September.

2007

Adamson, D. and Cook, D. (2007), ‘Re-examining economic options for import risk assessments’, Paper presented to the 51st Annual Conference of the Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society, Queenstown, New Zealand, 13–16 February.
Adamson, D., Mallawaarachchi, T. and Quiggin, J. (2007),’ Climate change and climate uncertainty in the Murray–Darling Basin’, Paper presented to the 51st Annual Conference of the Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society, Queenstown, New Zealand, 13–16 February.
Tran, T.T., Adamson, D., Quiggin, J. and Wegener, M. (2007), ‘Climate change and its implications for irrigators in the Murray–Darling Basin’, Paper presented to the 51st Annual Conference of the Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society, Queenstown, New Zealand, 13–16 February

Risk and Uncertainty Program

2004

Grant, S. and Quiggin, J. (2004), 'Unforeseen contingencies: a propositional approach', Paper presented at FUR Conference, Paris.
Quiggin, J. (2004), 'Government as a manager of risk', Keynote address, Academy of Social Sciences Symposium, Canberra, 8 November.

2005

Quiggin, J. (2005), 'Production under uncertainty: the state-contingent approach', AARES 49th Annual Conference, Coffs Harbour, 9-11 February 2005.
Quiggin, John (2005), ‘State-contingent technologies’, Paper presented to the 49th Annual Conference of the Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society, Coffs Harbour, 11 February.
Quiggin, John (2005), ‘Consistent Bayesian updating with unforeseen contingencies’, Paper presented at the 23rd Australasian Economic Theory Workshop, University of Auckland, Auckland NZ, 23 February.
Quiggin, John (2005), ‘Consumers attitude to risk’, Presentation at the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s Roundtable on Consumers and Competition, Melbourne, 18th March.
Quiggin, John (2005), ‘Research and discovery: unforeseen contingencies and the economic analysis of uncertainty’, Paper presented to the Economic Society of Australia’s 34th Conference of Economists, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, 28 September.
Quiggin, John (2005), ‘The precautionary principle and the theory of choice under uncertainty’, Presentation to the Environmental Panel of a workshop on ‘World of Risk: New Approaches to Global Risk Society’ hosted by the School of Political Science and International Studies, University of Queensland, Brisbane, 30th September.

2006

Quiggin, John (2006), ‘Learning and Discovery’, Paper presented to the 12th International Conference on the Foundations and Applications of Utility, Risk and Decision Theory (FUR XII 2006), Rome, 26 June and Workshop on Risk, Utility and Decision (RUD), Paris, 30 June.
Quiggin, John (2006), ‘Risk and uncertainty in agricultural economics and agricultural policy’, Symposium No. 3 at the 26th Conference of the International Association of Agricultural Economists, Gold Coast, 14 August.

2007

Menezes, F. and Quiggin, J. (2007), ‘Can game theory be saved?’ Paper presented to the 2007 Australasian Meeting of the Econometric Society, University of Queensland, Brisbane, 4 July.
Grant, Simon, Kline, Jeff and Quiggin, J. (2007), ‘Lost in translation: honest misunderstandings and ex post disputes’, Paper presented at the 2007 Australasian Meeting of the Econometric Society, University of Queensland, Brisbane, 6 July.

Australian Public Policy Program

2003

Bell, S. and Quiggin, J. (2003), 'Asset bubbles, financial instability and policy responses: the legacy of liberalisation, Paper presented to the Australian Political Studies Association Conference, Hobart, 29 September-1 October.'

2004

Quiggin, J. (2004), 'Risk, discounting and the evaluation of public investment projects', Bureau of Transport and Resource Economics, Canberra.

2005

Quiggin, John (2005), ‘Social capital and open content’, Paper presented to the ‘Open Content Licencing (OCL): Cultivating the Creative Commons’ Conference hosted by Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, 18 January.
Quiggin, John (2005), ‘Government, market and citizen: from Adam Smith to Peter Beattie’, Presentation to the Institute of Public Administration (Qld Division) 2005 IPAA Four Seasons Seminar Series, Brisbane, 9th March.
Quiggin, John (2005), ‘Untangling the web of Commonwealth/State/Local government funding — what did your GST buy?’, Presentation at the Housing Industry Association’s Home and Building Expo, Brisbane, 26th May
Quiggin, John (2005), ‘Blogs, wikis and the creative commons’, Presentation to the 2005 Adelaide Festival of Ideas, Adelaide, 10th July.
Quiggin, John (2005), ‘Macroeconomic outlook: social implications and risks’, Presentation for the Economists’ Panel discussion at the Finance and Treasury Association’s 18th Annual Congress on ‘Building Corporate Sustainability’, Brisbane, 20th October.
Quiggin, John (2005), ‘The Information Revolution and the post-economic society’, Presentation of the Giblin lecture, University of Tasmania, Hobart, 26th October.
Quiggin, John (2005), ‘What next for Telstra?' Presentation to the Communications Research and Strategy Forum sponsored by Communication and Media Policy Institute, University of Canberra, Network Insight Institute and Smart Internet Technology CRC, University of NSW, Sydney, 21st November.
Quiggin, John (2005), ‘The (un)sustainability of trade and current account deficits’, Presentation to the Economics Society of Australia (Queensland Branch) Christmas function, Brisbane, 24th November.
Quiggin, John (2005), ‘The future of oil’, Presentation to the Brisbane Institute, Brisbane, 25th November.
Quiggin, John (2005), ‘Biodiversity trading: environmental saviour or disaster? Can we make biodiversity trading work?’ Presentation at an event jointly sponsored by the Ecological Society of Australian and ABC Science Outreach (recorded for broadcast for Radio National), University of Queensland, Brisbane, 29th November.
Quiggin, John (2005), ‘Employment in remote Aboriginal communities: a regional development perspective’, Presentation to the Ngiya Think Tank Workshop, Jumbunna Indigenous House of Learning, University of Technology, Sydney, 4th December.
Quiggin, John (2005), ‘Economic liberalism: fall, revival and resistance,’ Academy of Social Sciences in Australia Symposium on ‘Ideas and Influence: Social Science and Public Policy in Australia’, Canberra, 7th November.

2006

Quiggin, John (2006), ‘Employment in remote Aboriginal communities: a regional development perspective’, Invited paper presented to a session on ‘Applied econometrics in small populations: issues for measuring indigenous disadvantage’ at the Australasian Meeting of the Econometric Society, Alice Springs, 5 July.

2007

Quiggin, J. (2007), ‘Prevention, early intervention and the Smart State’, Presentation to the Queensland Council of Social Service (QCOSS) Conference on ‘Poverty, prosperity and progress: ensuring the inclusion of all Queenslanders’, Brisbane, 26 March.

Book Chapters

Risk and Uncertainty Program

2006

Quiggin, John (2006), ‘Risk, discounting and the public sector’ in Pannell, Dave and Schilizzi, Steven (eds) Economics and the Future: Time and Discounting in Private and Public Decision Making, Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, UK, pp. 57–68.

2007

Quiggin, J. & Grant, S. (2007), ‘Conjectures, refutations and discoveries: Incorporating new knowledge in models of belief and choice under uncertainty’, pp. 9–25 in Uncertainty and risk: Mental, formal, experimental representations, (Eds, Abdellaoui, M., et al.) Springer, Heidelberg.

Australian Public Policy Program

2004

Quiggin, John (2004), 'Economic policy' in Manne, R, (ed.) The Howard Years, Black Inc. Agenda, Melbourne, pp. 169190.
Quiggin, John (2004), 'Electricity privatisation in Victoria: fiscal and economic impacts' in Hodge G., Sands V., Hayward D. and Scott D. (eds) Power Progress: An Audit of Australia's Electricity Reform Experiment, Australian Scholarly Publishing, Melbourne, pp. 109123.
Quiggin, John (2004), 'The economic policy debate' in Boreham, P., Stokes, G. and Hall, R. (eds), The Politics of Australian Society: Political Issues for the New Century (2nd edn). Pearson Longman, Sydney, pp. 263277.
Quiggin, John (2004), 'The Australian economy in the 21st century' in Crompton, P. (ed.) The Politics of Australian Macroeconomic Policy Debates: Contributions from the Shann Memorial Lectures 19912000, University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA, pp. 277291.

2005

Quiggin, John (2005), ‘Economic liberalism: fall, revival and resistance’ in Saunders, P. and Walter, J. (eds), Ideas and Influence: Social Science and Public Policy in Australia, UNSW Press, Sydney, pp. 21–43.

2006

Bell, Stephen and Quiggin, John (2006), 'Employment policy: unemployment and labour market insecurity' in McLelland, Alison and Smyth, Paul (eds) Social Policy in Australia: Understanding for Action, Oxford University Press, Melbourne, pp.147–160.
Chapman, Bruce, Freiberg, Arie, Quiggin, John and Tait, David (2006), 'Criminal reparations: using the tax system to collect fines’, in Chapman, Bruce (ed.), Government Managing Risk: Income Contingent Loans for Social and Economic Progress, Palgrave Macmillan, Sydney, pp.140–156.
Quiggin, John (2006), ‘Economic constraints on public policy’ in Moran, Michael, Rein, Martin and Goodin, Robert E. (eds), Oxford Handbook of Public Policy, Oxford University Press, Oxford, pp. 526–539.
Quiggin, John (2006), 'Five observations on financing health care', in Grewal, Bhajan S and Kumnick, Margarita (eds) Engaging the New World: Responses to the Knowledge Economy, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne pp. 222–237.
Quiggin, John (2006), 'Globalisation: macroeconomic management and public finance' in Islam, Iyanatul and Hossain, Moazzem (eds), Globalisation and the Asia–Pacific: Contested Perspectives and Diverse Experiences, Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, UK, pp. 60–72.
Quiggin, John (2006), 'Economic blogs and blog economics' in Bruns, Axel and Jacobs, Joanne (eds), Uses of Blogs, Peter Lang Publishing, New York, pp. 69–79.
Quiggin, John (2006), 'Republican war on science: introduction to a seminar’, in Holbo, John (ed.), Looking For a Fight: Is There a Republican War on Science?, Parlor Press, West Lafayette, Indiana, pp. 3–4.
Quiggin, John (2006), 'Worldwide war on science’, in Holbo, John (ed.), Looking For a Fight: Is There a Republican War on Science?, Parlor Press, West Lafayette, Indiana, pp.14–22.
Quiggin, John (2006), 'War over science or war on science’, in Holbo, John (ed.), Looking For a Fight: Is There a Republican War on Science?, Parlor Press, West Lafayette, Indiana, pp. 79–81.
Quiggin, John (2006), 'The end of the public sector debate’, in Sheil, Christopher (ed.), The State of the States: The State of the Public Sector, Evatt Foundation, University of New South Wales, Sydney, pp. 49–61.

2007

Quiggin, J. (2007), ‘Internet and innovation’, pp. 150–55. in Open content licensing: Cultivating the creative commons, (Ed, Fitzgerald, B.) Sydney University Press, Sydney.