Kym Anderson
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Kym Anderson is an Australia
n economist
, specialising in trade policy and issues related to the World Trade Organization
. He studied at the University of New England
, the University of Adelaide
and the University of Chicago
before completing a PhD
at Stanford University
. He holds a Personal Chair in the School of Economics and is Foundation Executive Director of the Centre for International Economic Studies at the University of Adelaide
He has published around 40 books and more than 300 journal articles and chapters in other books. His most recent two books have received prizes for excellence in research and in communication from the American and Australian agricultural economics associations.
In 1994, Anderson was elected a Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia
.
Distortions to Agricultural Incentives: A Global Perspective, 1955–2007, London: Palgrave Macmillan and Washington DC: World Bank, October 2009 (Recipient of the Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society
Quality of Research Discovery Prize, 2010.)
Agricultural Price Distortions, Inequality and Poverty (edited with J. Cockburn and W. Martin), Washington DC: World Bank, March 2010
The Political Economy of Agricultural Price Distortions, Cambridge and New York: Cambridge University Press, forthcoming late 2010
Australia
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n economist
Economist
An economist is a professional in the social science discipline of economics. The individual may also study, develop, and apply theories and concepts from economics and write about economic policy...
, specialising in trade policy and issues related to the World Trade Organization
World Trade Organization
The World Trade Organization is an organization that intends to supervise and liberalize international trade. The organization officially commenced on January 1, 1995 under the Marrakech Agreement, replacing the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade , which commenced in 1948...
. He studied at the University of New England
University of New England (Australia)
The University of New England is an Australian public university with approximately 18,000 higher education students. Its original and main campus is located in the city of Armidale in northern New South Wales....
, the University of Adelaide
University of Adelaide
The University of Adelaide is a public university located in Adelaide, South Australia. Established in 1874, it is the third oldest university in Australia...
and the University of Chicago
University of Chicago
The University of Chicago is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It was founded by the American Baptist Education Society with a donation from oil magnate and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller and incorporated in 1890...
before completing a PhD
PHD
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at Stanford University
Stanford University
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
. He holds a Personal Chair in the School of Economics and is Foundation Executive Director of the Centre for International Economic Studies at the University of Adelaide
He has published around 40 books and more than 300 journal articles and chapters in other books. His most recent two books have received prizes for excellence in research and in communication from the American and Australian agricultural economics associations.
In 1994, Anderson was elected a Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia
Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia
The Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia is an autonomous, non-governmental organisation, devoted to the advancement of knowledge and research in the social sciences. It was established in 1971...
.
Publications
His three most recently finished books are:Distortions to Agricultural Incentives: A Global Perspective, 1955–2007, London: Palgrave Macmillan and Washington DC: World Bank, October 2009 (Recipient of the Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society
Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society
The Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society is an Australian professional association. It describes itself as "independent association of persons and organisations interested in agricultural, resource and environmental economics"....
Quality of Research Discovery Prize, 2010.)
Agricultural Price Distortions, Inequality and Poverty (edited with J. Cockburn and W. Martin), Washington DC: World Bank, March 2010
The Political Economy of Agricultural Price Distortions, Cambridge and New York: Cambridge University Press, forthcoming late 2010