John Quiggin

John Quiggin (born 29 March 1956 in Adelaide) is an Australian economist and professor at the University of Queensland. Quiggin studied at the Australian National University, obtaining bachelor's degrees 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 in high-quality journals and by citation frequencies in the period 1988-2000.^[1] He is among the top 500 economists in the world according to IDEAS/RePEc.^[2] He is best known for his work on utility theory. Quiggin has frequently been awarded and recognised for his research, including twice receiving Federation Fellowships from the Australian Research Council.^[3] His forthcoming book, 'Zombie Economics: How Dead Ideas Still Walk among Us' will be available in October 2010 from Princeton University Press.^[4]

Quiggin authors an Australian blog,^[5] and is a regular contributor to Crooked Timber.^[6] He also writes a fortnightly column in The Australian Financial Review.

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