Emeritus Professor
Tim Robinson
Faculty of Business & Law,
Office of the Executive Dean, Business & Law
Biography
BackgroundTim brings to QUT a plethora of economic teaching experience, having first being appointed to QUT in 1983. Prior to this, he held the position of Senior Research Assistant with the Department of Economics at the University of Queensland.
His principal research interests are environmental economics and the work-leisure balance. He is also the co-author of the 2002 book Economics for Today, which is widely used in introductory Economic units. His latest book, Work, Leisure and the Environment, explores the work-life balance and its adverse affect on the environment.
Tim was appointed the Head of School in December 2006.
He is the Professional Membership Coordinator for The Economic Society of Australia (QLD).
Research interests
- Environmental economics
- Applied microeconomics
- Macroeconomics
- The Australian economy.
Personal details
Positions
- Emeritus Professor
Faculty of Business & Law,
Office of the Executive Dean, Business & Law
Keywords
Macroeconomics & the Australian economy, Microeconomics, Mineral economics
Research field
Applied economics
Field of Research code, Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC), 2020
Qualifications
- PhD (University of Queensland)
- BEcon(Hons) (University of Queensland)
Publications
Filter publications:
A complete list of publications is available at: https://www.qut.edu.au/about/our-people/academic-profiles/t.robinson
Supervision
Completed supervisions (Doctorate)
- Essays on Irrigation Development, Farm Production and Unaccounted Costs: Theory and Empirical Evidence (2011)
- Economic Growth, Inequality and Technology Adoption in Transitional Economies (2009)
- A Study of Learning in Economics (2008)
- Price and Volatility Relationships in the Australian Electricity Market (2006)
The supervisions listed above are only a selection.