John Quiggin
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Biography
Publications
John Quiggin is an Australian economist, a Professor and Laureate Fellow at the University of Queensland. He is a Fellow of numerous learned bodies including the Econometric Society, and the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia.
A prolific author and blogger, Professor Quiggin's most recent book, Economics in Two Lessons: Why Markets Work so Well and Why they can Fail so Badly, was published in 2019 by Princeton University Press.
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Climate change, ironically, reduces the heat in the South China Sea
The days for oil and gas are numbered, so the economic case of a fight over undersea resources doesn’t stack up.
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What if Trump wins again?
It would be folly to ignore the threat to US democracy. Australia needs to prepare against the possibility.
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Myths that stir trouble in the South China Sea
A major shipping route, yes, but vital? False claims about the value of these waters only make diplomacy harder.