Bachelor of Arts (Hons) ANU 1978
Bachelor of Economics (Hons) ANU 1980
Master of Economics ANU 1984
Career highlights
- Australian Research Council Federation Fellow, UQ 2003 - present
- Awarded a Federation Fellowship (the first in Economics) (2003)
- Appointed to the Board of the Queensland Competition Authority (1999)
- Published "Great Expectations: Microeconomic Reform in Australia" (1996)
- Published "Work for All: Full Employment in the 1990s" (1994)
- Winner of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia Medal (1993)
- First article in the Australian Financial Review, advocating exemption of food from the GST (1992)
- Published "A Theory of Anticipated Utility" in the Journal of Economic Behaviour and Organisation (1982)
Career philosophy
"I believe that wise use of economics can make a positive difference to people's lives. In developing arguments about economic policy, I have tried to combine rigorous economic analysis with a commitment to fundamental values of freedom, equality and social justice."