Dr Christopher Findlay
Areas of expertise
- Public Policy 160510
- International Economics And International Finance 140210
- Economic Development And Growth 140202
- Agricultural Economics 140201
- Applied Economics 1402
Biography
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.
Publications
- Kimura, F, Thangavelu, S, Narjoko, D et al. 2020, 'Pandemic (COVID-19) Policy, Regional Cooperation and the Emerging Global Production Network', Asian Economic Journal, vol. 34, no. 1, pp. 3-27.
- Huang, K, Zhao, H, Huang, J et al. 2020, 'The impact of climate change on the labor allocation: Empirical evidence from China', Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, vol. 104, pp. 1-18.
- Drysdale, P & Findlay, C 2009, 'Chinese Foreign Direct Investment in Australia: Policy Issues for the Resource Sector', China Economic Journal, vol. 2, no. 2, pp. 133-158.
- Soesastro, H & Findlay, C 2006, 'Overview', in Christopher Findlay and Hadi Soesastro (ed.), Reshaping the Asia Pacific Economic Order, Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, UK, pp. 5-16.
- Findlay, C & Soesastro, H, eds, 2006, Reshaping the Asia Pacific Economic Order, Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, UK.
- Findlay, C, Chun Lee, R, Sidorenko, A et al 2005, 'Telecommunications', in Erlinda Medalla (ed.), Competition Policy in East Asia, Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, United Kingdom, pp. 111-145.
- Findlay, C & Kissling, C 2005, 'Transport Policy within APEC', in Kenneth J. Button and David A. Hensher (ed.), Handbook of Transport Strategy, Policy and Institutions, Elsevier, United Kingdom, pp. 687-703.
- Findlay, C 2005, 'Services Trade Liberalization in ASEAN', in Denis Hew (ed.), Roadmap to an ASEAN Economic Community, Institute of Southeast Asian Studies (ISEAS), Singapore, pp. 172-196.
- Lee, R & Findlay, C 2005, 'Telecommunications Reform in Indonesia: Achievements and Challenges', Bulletin of Indonesian Economic Studies, vol. 41, no. 3, pp. 341-365.
- McGuire, G & Findlay, C 2005, 'Services Trade Liberalisation Strategies for APEC Member Economies', Asian-Pacific Economic Literature (On-Line), vol. 19, no. 1, pp. 18-42.
- Findlay, C, Stephenson, S & Prieto, F 2005, 'Services in Regional Trading Arrangements', in Patrick F.J Macrory, Arthure E. Appleton, Michael G. Plummer. (ed.), The World Trade Organization: Legal, Economic and Political Analysis. Volume II, Springer, New York, pp. 294-311.
- Drysdale, P & Findlay, C 2005, 'US and EU trade policies and East Asia', in Kiichiro Fukasaku, Masahiro Kawai, Michael G. Plummer, Alexandra Trzwecciak-Duva (ed.), Policy Coherence Towards East Asia: Development Challenges for OECD Countries, OECD Publishing, Paris, pp. 137-161.
- Findlay, C 2005, 'Private Secor Participation in Infrastructure Investment', Agenda: a journal of policy analysis and reform, vol. 12, no. 1, pp. 57-69.
- Findlay, C, Chen, C, Farrell, R et al 2004, 'East Asia', in Kym Anderson (ed.), The World's Wine Markets: Globalization at Work, Edward Elgar Publishing, Cheltenham, pp. 307-326.
- Chen, C & Findlay, C 2004, 'The impact of foreign direct investment on China's economy', in Ross Garnaut and Ligang Song (ed.), China's Third Economic Transformation: The rise of the private economy, Routledge Curzon, London, pp. 102-117.
- Chen, C & Findlay, C 2004, 'China's domestic grain marketing reform: a long march towards marketisation', in Ross Garnaut and Ligang Song (ed.), China: Is rapid growth sustainable?, Asia Pacific Press, ANU, Canberra, pp. 58-76.
- Findlay, C & Chen, C 2004, China's Domestic Grain Marketing Reform and Integration, Asia Pacific Press, Canberra.
- Chen, C & Findlay, C 2004, 'Patterns of domestic grain flows and regional comparative advantage in grain production in China', in Chunlai Chen and Christopher Findlay (ed.), China's Domestic Grain Marketing Reform and Integration, Asia Pacific Press, Canberra, pp. 180-193.
- Findlay, C & Goldstein, A 2004, 'Liberalization and Foreign Direct Investment in Asia Transport System: The Case of Aviation', Asian Development Review: Studies of Asian and Pacific Economic Issues, vol. 21, pp. 37-65.
- Chen, C & Findlay, C 2004, 'China's domestic grain marketing reform since the 1980s', in Chunlai Chen and Christopher Findlay (ed.), China's Domestic Grain Marketing Reform and Integration, Asia Pacific Press, Canberra, pp. 1-13.
- Luo, W & Findlay, C 2004, 'Logistics in China: Implications of Accession to the WTO', in Deepak Bhattasali, Shantong Li and Will Martin (ed.), China and the WTO Accession, Policy Reform, and Poverty Reduction Strategies, The World Bank, Washington, pp. 141-156.
- Findlay, C, Piei, H & Pangestu, M 2004, 'Trading with Favourites: Free trade Agreements in the Asia-Pacific', in Riyana Miranti and Denis Hew (ed.), APEC in the 21st Century, Institute of Southeast Asian Studies (ISEAS), Singapore, pp. 89-106.
- Findlay, C & Farrell, R 2004, 'Automobiles: an industry study', in Peter Drysdale (ed.), The New Economy in East Asia and the Pacific, Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, London, pp. 257-272.
- Findlay, C 2004, 'Policy reform in small remote economies', World Trade Review, vol. 3, no. 3, pp. 422-426.
- Garnaut, R & Findlay, C 2003, 'Overview', in R Garnault (ed.), Pacific Economic Outlook 2003-2004, Asia Pacific Press, Canberra, Australia, pp. 2-11.
- Findlay, C, Enjiang, C, Watson, A et al 2003, 'Introduction', in Christopher Findlay, Andrew Watson, Cheng Enjiang and Zhu Gang (ed.), Rural Financial Markets in China, Asia Pacific Press, Canberra, Australia, pp. viii-xiii.
- Ergas, H & Findlay, C 2003, 'New Directions in Australian Air Transport', Agenda: a journal of policy analysis and reform, vol. 10, no. 1, pp. 27-42.
- Findlay, C 2003, 'China and the World Economy: the FTA Strategy', in Ross Garnaut and Ligang Song (ed.), China: New Engine of World Growth, Asia Pacific Press, Canberra, pp. 176-188.
- Sidorenko, A & Findlay, C 2003, 'Overview: Domestic Regulatory reform and trade liberalisation', in Alexandra Sidorenko and Christopher Findlay (ed.), Regulation and Market Access, Asia Pacific Press, Canberra, Australia, pp. 1-16.
- Findlay, C & Round, D 2003, 'Issues in International Competition Policy Cooperation', in Alexandra Sidorenko and Christopher Findlay (ed.), Regulation and Market Access, Asia Pacific Press, Canberra, Australia, pp. 157-173.
- McTaggart, D, Findlay, C & Parkin, M 2003, Economics, Pearson Education, Frenchs Forest NSW.
- Findlay, C & Rahman, S 2003, 'The Impact of Terrorism on Cycle TImes in International Supply Chains', Journal of International Logistics and Trade, vol. 1, no. 1, pp. 41-53.
- Enjiang, C, Findlay, C & Watson, A 2003, 'Institutional innovation without regulation: the collapse of the Rural Credit Foundations and lessons for further financial reforms', in Christopher Findlay, Andrew Watson, Cheng Enjiang and Zhu Gang (ed.), Rural Financial Markets in China, Asia Pacific Press, Canberra, Australia, pp. 63-88.
- Findlay, C 2003, 'Plurilateral agreements on trade in air transport services: the US model', Journal of Air Transport Management, vol. 9, pp. 211-220.
- Chen, C & Findlay, C 2003, 'A Review of Cross-border Mergers and Acquisitions in APEC Economies', Asian-Pacific Economic Literature, vol. 17, no. 2, pp. 14-38.
- Findlay, C & Sidorenko, A 2003, 'Opportunities and challenges in Singapores services trade', in Ramkishen S. Rajan (ed.), Sustaining Competitiveness in the New Global Economy: The Experience of Singapore, Edward Elgar Publishing, Cheltenham, UK, pp. 111-134.
- Findlay, C & Nikomborirak, D 2003, 'Liberalization of air transport services', in Will Martin and Mari Pangestu (ed.), Options for Global Trade Reform: A View from the Asia-Pacific, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK, pp. 117-144.
- Findlay, C, Watson, A, Enjiang, C et al 2003, Rural Financial Markets in China, Asia Pacific Press, Canberra, Australia.
- Findlay, C 2002, 'Walking and chewing gum at the same time: Australia's free trade area strategy', Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, vol. 46, no. 4, pp. 605-617.
- Findlay, C & Kim, J 2002, 'Issues in domestic regulation of services', in Sherry Stephenson, Christopher Findlay and Soonhwa Yi (ed.), Services trade liberalisation and facilitation, Asia Pacific Press, Canberra, pp. 149-63.
- Findlay, C & Sidorenko, A 2002, 'Horizontal versus sectoral disciplines for services regulation', in Sherry Stephenson, Christopher Findlay and Soonhwa Yi (ed.), Services trade liberalisation and facilitation, Asia Pacific Press, Canberra, pp. 177-194.
- Findlay, C 2002, 'Old issues in new regionalism', in Peter Drysdale and Kenichi Ishigaki (ed.), East Asian Trade and Financial Integration: new issues, Asia Pacific Press, Canberra, pp. 15-49.
- Findlay, C & Pangestu, M 2002, 'Services driving growth', in Ross Garnaut and Ligang Song (ed.), China 2002: WTO entry and world recession, Asia Pacific Press, Canberra, pp. 111-122.
- Findlay, C, Stephenson, S & Bosworth, M 2002, 'Overview: challenges for services trade liberalisation and facilitation', in Sherry Stephenson, Christopher Findlay and Soonhwa Yi (ed.), Services trade liberalisation and facilitation, Asia Pacific Press, Canberra, pp. 1-16.
- Sidorenko, A & Findlay, C 2001, 'The Digital Divide in East Asia', Asian-Pacific Economic Literature, vol. 15, no. 2, pp. 18-30.
- Findlay, C 2001, 'Old Issues in New Regionalism', Pacific Economic Papers, vol. 311, no. January, p. 36.
- Findlay, C 2001, 'China's Admittance to the WTO and Industrial Structural Adjustment in the World Economy', Pacific Economic Papers, vol. 315, no. May, p. 20.
- Findlay, C 2001, 'International trade in telecommunications and transportation services', in KG Deutsch & B Speyer (ed.), The World Trade Organization Millennium Round, Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, London, England, p. 18.
- Findlay, C & Warren, T 2000, 'Services issues in APEC', in Findlay, C.; Warren, T. (ed.), Impediments to Trade in Services: Measurement and policy implications, Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, London and New York, pp. 341-357.
- Findlay, C & Warren, T 2000, 'Measuring impediments to trade in services', in Sauve, P.; Stern, R.M. (ed.), GATS 2000: New directions in services trade liberalization, Brookings Institution Press, Washington, pp. 57-84.
- Cheng, Y, Chia, S & Findlay, C 2000, 'Governance in the city-states: Hong Kong and Singapore', in Drysdale, P.D. (ed.), Reform and Recovery in East Asia: The Role of the State and Economic Enterprise, Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, London and New York, pp. 229-254.
- Findlay, C, Bosworth, M, Trewin, R et al 2000, 'Price-impact measures of impediments to services trade', in Findlay, C.; Warren, T. (ed.), Impediments to Trade in Services: Measurement and policy implications, Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, London and New York, pp. 42-51.
- Findlay, C & Chen, C 2000, 'Australia's APEC agenda: implications for Australia and China', in Drysdale, P.; Zhang, Y.; Song, L. (ed.), APEC and Liberalisation of the Chinese Economy, Asia Pacific Press, Canberra, pp. 45-58.
- Findlay, C & Warren, T 2000, 'Introduction', in Findlay, C.; Warren, T. (ed.), Impediments to Trade in Services: Measurement and policy implications, Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, London and New York, pp. 1-17.
- Findlay, C & Warren, T 2000, 'Measuring Impediments to Trade in Services', in Sauve, P.; Stern, R.M. (ed.), GATS 2000: New directions in services trade liberalization, Brookings Institution Press, Washington, pp. 57-84.
- Findlay, C & Warren, T 2000, 'Introduction', in Findlay, C.; Warren, T. (ed.), Impediments to Trade in Services: Measurement and policy implications, Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, London and New York, pp. 1-17.
- Kang, J & Findlay, C 2000, 'Regulatory reform in the maritime industry', in Findlay, C.; Warren, T. (ed.), Impediments to Trade in Services: Measurement and policy implications, Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, London and New York, pp. 152-171.
Projects and Grants
Grants information is drawn from ARIES. To add or update Projects or Grants information please contact your College Research Office.
- Understanding the Drivers of Successful and Inclusive Rural Regional Transformation (Secondary Investigator)
