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Professor Warwick J. McKibbin, AO, FASSA is a Distinguished Professor of Economics and Public Policy and Director of the Centre for Applied Macroeconomic Analysis (CAMA) in the Crawford School of Public Policy at the Australian National University (ANU). He is Director of Policy Engagement and ANU Node Leader of the ARC Centre of Excellence in Population Ageing Research (CEPAR).
Professor McKibbin is also a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Social Sciences; a Distinguished Public Policy Fellow of the Economic Soceity of Australia; a Distinguished Fellow of the Asia and Pacific Policy Society; and a non-resident Senior Fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics in Washington D.C. He was awarded the Order of Australia in 2016 “For Distinguished Service to Education as an Economist, Particularly in the Area of Global Climate Policy, and to Financial Institutions and International Organizations” and the Centenary medal in 2003 “For Service to Australian Society through Economic Policy and Tertiary Education”.
Professor McKibbin is internationally renowned for his contributions to global economic modeling and the theory of monetary policy and has published more than 250 peer reviewed academic papers and 5 books as well as being a regular commentator in the popular press. He served on the Board of the Reserve Bank of Australia from 2001 to 2011 and worked at the Reserve Bank from 1975 to 1991. He regularly advises international institutions, Central Banks, governments and corporations across a range of developed and emerging economies.
Qualifications
Research interests
Modeling the Global Economy
Modeling Pandemics
COVID-19
The Economics of Demographic Change
Korean Unification
Climate Change and Energy Policy
Monetary Policy Regimes
Fiscal policy
External Scholarly Memberships and Affiliations
Non Resident Senior Fellow, Peterson Institute for International Economics
1 Sept 2023 → …
Research student supervision
- Registered to supervise
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Climate change energy transition: Modelling, scenarios and the political economy of the 'tragedy of the commons'
McKibbin, W., 9 Aug 2024, Innovation Pathways to Sustainability: Conversations Towards Complex Systems of Governance. Taylor and Francis, p. 78-89 12 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Longer-term structural transitions and short-term macroeconomic adjustment: quantitative implications for the global financial system
McKibbin, W. & Vines, D., 11 Apr 2023, In: Oxford Review of Economic Policy. 39, 2, p. 245-266 22 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The global economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic
McKibbin, W. & Fernando, R., Dec 2023, In: Economic Modelling. 129, 106551.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Antimicrobial Resistance: Designing A Comprehensive Macroeconomic Modeling Strategy
Fernando, R. & McKibbin, W., 30 Jun 2022, The Brookings Institution, p. 1-30, 30 p. (Economic Studies: Center on Regulation and Markets).Research output: Working paper › Discussion paper
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Climate Policies and External Adjustment
Bems, R., Juvenal, L., McKibbin, W. & Liu, L. W., Aug 2022, Pandemic, War, and Global Imbalances: External Sector Report. Washington DC: International Monetary Fund, p. 39-61 (External Sector Report).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Projects
- 10 Finished
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ARC Centre of Excellence in Population Ageing Research (CEPAR II)
McKibbin, W. (PI), Piggott, J. R. (PI), Anstey, K. (CoI), Baird, M. (CoI), Baird, M. (CoI), Bateman, H. (CoI), Clarke, P. (CoI), Cumming, R. (CoI), Cumming, R. (CoI), Fang, H. (CoI), Keane, M. (CoI), McDonald, P. (CoI), Mitchell, O. (CoI), Nazroo, J. (CoI), Parker, S. (CoI), Sherris, M. (CoI) & Woodland, A. (CoI)
27/09/17 → 27/09/24
Project: Research
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Emerging Market Economic Growth Potential Study
McKibbin, W. (PI)
30/04/16 → 30/07/16
Project: Research
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Global Economic Consequences of Korean Re-unification
McKibbin, W. (PI) & Lee, J.-W. (CoI)
19/01/15 → 1/06/18
Project: Research
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To join or not to join: optimal climate change participation policy for China and India
McKibbin, W. (PI)
1/03/10 → 28/02/11
Project: Research
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Climate Change Projections and Policy Design Under Uncertainty
McKibbin, W. (PI) & Stegman, A. (CoI)
26/02/09 → 31/12/12
Project: Research