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Professor Christopher Findlay was from June 2011 until October 2018 the Executive Dean of the Faculty of the Professions at the University of Adelaide. Earlier positions include Professor of Economics in the Asia Pacific School of Economics and Government at the Australian National University (1999-2005) and Head of the School of Economics at the University of Adelaide (2005 – 2011), where he had also been a member of staff from for various periods between 1984 to 1999. He has also held positions at the ANU in the Centre for Resource and Environmental Studies, the Research School of Pacific Studies and the Australia-Japan Research Centre.
His qualifications include BEc (Hons) (1974) [Adelaide], MEc (1977) [ANU] and PhD in Economics (1982) [ANU]. He is a Member of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia (2002). He is also a Member in the General Division of the Order of Australia (AM) (2007) where he was cited for ‘service to international relations in the Asia-Pacific region, to economic co-operation in trade, transportation and economic reform, and to education.’
Findlay for many years taught economics at all levels, with a focus on microeconomics and international economics, and was an author of a leading first year textbook for its first 7 editions. Findlay’s research interests include Australia’s economic relationships with Asia, especially in the services sector.
Findlay has been in lead roles in projects for the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR), most recently on farmer adaption to climate change, and currently a project on rural transformation. He is a regular contributor to projects coordinated by the Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA). He has provided consultancy services for the APEC Secretariat and the ASEAN Secretariat. He has been a contributor to capacity building projects funded by Australia Awards in Indonesia and PNG.
Findlay is a member of the Australian Committee for Pacific Economic Cooperation (AUSPECC): he has been involved in the Pacific Economic Cooperation Council (PECC), a second track organisation linked to APEC, since its foundation in 1980.
Expertise Areas
- APPLIED ECONOMICS
- Agricultural Economics
- Economic Development and Growth
- International Economics and International Finance
- Public Policy
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Understanding the Drivers of Successful and Inclusive Rural Regional Transformation
Chen, C., Alam, M. J., Findlay, C., Huang, J., Rahman, M. & Rola-Rubzen, F.
Commonwealth Dept of Foreign Affairs&Trade, Australian Cnt for International Agricultural Res(ACIAR)
1/01/20 → 31/12/23
Project: Research
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Implementation of Cooperation Chapters in Trade Agreements Case Linked to the lA-CEPA
Gray, N., Findlay, C. & Laukkala, J., 2022, In: Journal of Southeast Asian Economies. 39, 2, p. 211-220Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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Decomposing International Trade in Commercial Services
Roelfsema, H., Findlay, C. & Ye, X., 2021, In: Foreign Trade Review. 56, 3, p. 238-256Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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Economic consequences of globalisation: the Australian framework for reforms
Findlay, C., Mavromara, K. & Wei, Z., 2021, Globalisation and its Economic Consequences. Shujiro Urata and Ha Thi Thanh Doan (ed.). New York: Routledge, p. 27-55Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Handbook on East Asian Economic Integration
Kimura, F., Pangestu, M., Thangavelu, S. M. & Findlay, C., 2021, 1 ed. UK nad USA: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd.Research output: Book/Report › Book
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Introduction to the Handbook on East Asian Economic Integration: An overview of shifting paradigm in globalisation, trade, and investment in East Asia
Kimura, F., Pangestu, M., Thangavelu, S. M., Findlay, C. & Narjoko, D., 2021, Handbook on East Asian Economic Integration. Fukunari Kimura, Mari Pangestu, Shandre Mugan Thangavelu, Christopher Findlay (ed.). 1 ed. UK nad USA: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd., p. 1-20Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter