Peter Warr, BSc (Sydney), MSc (London), PhD (Stanford), FASSA.
Convener, Division of Economics, John Crawford Professor of Agricultural Economics and Director, Poverty Research Centre, Division of Economics

Email: Peter.Warr@anu.edu.au

Biographical Statement

After receiving my PhD in 1974 I was Postdoctoral Fellow in International Trade and Economic Development at the University of Minnesota. Following that I taught economics at Monash University from 1976 to 1979. Joined the Economics Division, RSPAS, ANU, in 1980. Holder of the John Crawford Chair since 1989. Current research includes general equilibrium of Indonesian and Thai economies, especially as regards the relationship between economic policy and poverty incidence. Also working on macroeconomic analysis of Thai economy.

Research Interests

The economies of Thailand and Indonesia, especially as regards measurement of poverty incidence, analysis of its causes and the means by which economic policy may be used to reduce poverty incidence.

Key Publications

Author/editor of 3 books and over 120 academic journal articles and book chapters, including:

• The Thai Economy in Transition, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1993.
• Thailand's Macroeconomic Miracle: Stable Adjustment and Sustained Growth, World Bank, Washington DC and Oxford University Press, Kuala Lumpur, 1996.
• Thailand Beyond the Crisis, Routledge, London, 2001.

Career Highlights

Elected Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences in Australia in 1997; Editorial Board member for several academic journals. Consultant for the Australian Government, the Thai Government, the World Bank, the Asian Development Bank, and the United Nations.