Fellow of the Academy of Social Science in Australia, Life member of Clare Hall College, Cambridge, Past President of the International J.A. Schumpeter Society. Current research interests include: the diffusion of innovations with special reference to the emergence of low carbon emission power generation technologies; modelling evolutionary economic growth with special reference to the role of energy; modelling the impact of climate change on the economy with a specific focus on the power generation sector; modelling the macro-economy as a complex adaptive system; applying self-organisation theory to statistical and economic modelling in the presence of structural change; the re-design of national power grids to accommodate renewable energy generation. He currently serves on the following editorial boards: Journal of Evolutionary Economics, Review of Political Economy, Journal of Bio-economics, Journal of Institutional Economics and, previously, the Scottish Journal of Political Economy and Economic Analysis and Policy. He is Director of the Energy Economics and Management Group at UQ and Focal Leader, Renewable Energy at the Global Change Institute. Previously, he was: Head of the School of Economics at UQ (1999-2008); Deputy Director of the ARC Centre for Complex Systems (2006-2008); Member of the Social, Behavioural and Economic Panel, ARC College of Experts (2005-2007); Member of the Expert Panel appointed by the Federal Minister for Industry and Innovation, Senator Kim Carr, to review the National Innovation System (2008).
Journal Article: The US consumption function: a new perspective
Foster, John (2020). The US consumption function: a new perspective. Journal of Evolutionary Economics, 31 (3), 773-798. doi: 10.1007/s00191-020-00711-6
Journal Article: Failing to prepare is preparing to fail: how industrial policy can prepare regional Queensland for a global energy transition
Molyneaux, Lynette and Foster, John (2020). Failing to prepare is preparing to fail: how industrial policy can prepare regional Queensland for a global energy transition. Australasian Journal of Regional Studies, 26 (2), 132-163.
Journal Article: Review: Foundations of Real-World Economics: What Every Student Needs to Know, 2nd edn, by Komlos, John ( Routledge, New York, 2019), pp. 306.
Foster, John (2019). Review: Foundations of Real-World Economics: What Every Student Needs to Know, 2nd edn, by Komlos, John ( Routledge, New York, 2019), pp. 306.. Economic Record, 95 (311), 514-516. doi: 10.1111/1475-4932.12514
Economic and investment models for future grids (CSIRO Future Grid Flagship Cluster)
(2013–2016) University of Sydney
(2013–2016) Queensland Government Smart Futures Co-Investment Fund
RAC - Collinsville Solar Thermal Power Station
(2013–2015) RATCH-Australia Corporation Limited
Foundations for Economic Analysis: The Architecture of Socioeconomic Complexity
(2017) Doctor Philosophy
(2014) Doctor Philosophy
An Application of the Theory of Bounded Rationality to Risk in the Stock Market
(2013) Doctor Philosophy
Cambrian ocean world: Ancient sea life of North America
Foster, John (2014). Cambrian ocean world: Ancient sea life of North America. Indiana University Press.
Foster, John (2013). Evolutionary macroeconomics. Taylor and Francis Inc.. doi: 10.4324/9780203805176
Foster, John, Bell, William Paul, Wild, Phillip, Sharma, Deepak, Sandu, Suwin, Froome, Craig, Wagner, Liam, Misra, Suchi and Bagia, Ravindra (2013). Analysis of institutional adaptability to redress electricity infrastructure vulnerability due to climate change. Southport, QLD, Australia: National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility.
Delivering a competitive Australian power system Part 1: Australia’s Global Position
Ball, Barry, Ehmann, Bertram, Foster, John, Froome, Craig, Hoegh-Guldberg, Ove, Meredith, Paul, Molyneaux, Lynette, Saha, Tapan and Wagner, Liam (2011). Delivering a competitive Australian power system Part 1: Australia’s Global Position. St Lucia, QLD, Australia: The University of Queensland, Global Change Institute.
Foster, John, Wagner, Liam, Wild, Phillip, Froome, Craig, Bell, William Paul and Zhao, Junhua (2011). Intellegent Grid Research Cluster - Project 2: marketing and economic modelling of the impacts of distributed generation. Energy Economics and Management Group Working Papers St Lucia, QLD, Australia: The University of Queensland, School of Economics.
Market and economic modelling of the intelligent grid: interim report
Foster, John, Wagner, Liam, Wild, Phillip, Bell, William Paul, Zhao, Junhua and Froome, Craig (2011). Market and economic modelling of the intelligent grid: interim report.
Market and economic modelling of the intelligent grid: end of year report 2010
Foster, John, Wagner, Liam, Wild, Phillip, Zhao, Junhua, Skoufa, Lucas, Froome, Craig and Liebman, Ariel (2010). Market and economic modelling of the intelligent grid: end of year report 2010.
Applied evolutionary economics and complex systems
Foster, John and Hölzl, Werner (2004). Applied evolutionary economics and complex systems. Edward Elgar Publishing. doi: 10.4337/9781845421564
Evolution and economic complexity
Metcalfe, J. Stanley and Foster, John (2004). Evolution and economic complexity. Edward Elgar Publishing. doi: 10.4337/9781845423506
Introduction: The Evolution of Economic and Innovation Systems
Foster, John and Pyka, Andreas (2015). Introduction: The Evolution of Economic and Innovation Systems. Economic Complexity and Evolution. (pp. 1-5) Cham: Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-13299-0_1
The impact of carbon prices on Australia's national electricity market
Wild, Phillip, Bell, William Paul and Foster, John (2014). The impact of carbon prices on Australia's national electricity market. Carbon pricing: early experiences and future prospects. (pp. 101-122) edited by John Quiggin, David Adamson and Daniel Quiggin. Cheltenham, United Kingdom: Edward Elgar Publishing. doi: 10.4337/9781782547747.00020
Foster, John (2011). Economic Systems. Philosophy of Complex Systems. (pp. 509-530) Kidlington, Oxford United Kingdom: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-444-52076-0.50018-3
Foster, John (2011). Economic systems. Philosophy of complex systems. (pp. 509-530) edited by Dov. M. Gabbay, Paul Thagard and John Woods. North Holland, Netherlands: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-444-52076-0.50030-4
Metcalfe, J. Stan and Foster, John (2010). Evolutionary growth theory. Handbook of alternative theories of economic growth. (pp. 64-94) edited by Mark Setterfield. Cheltenham, U.K. ; Northampton, MA, U.S.A.: Edward Elgar.
Foster, John and Potts, Jason (2009). A micro-meso-macro perspective on the methodology of evolutionary economics: Integrating history, simulation and econometrics. Schumpeterian perspectives on innovation, competition and growth. (pp. 53-68) edited by Cantner, Uwe, Gaffard, Jean-Luc and Nesta, Lionel. Germany: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-540-93777-7_5
Self-review in higher education: Experience from the University of Queensland
Foster, J., Matthews, K. E., Mattick, L. E., McManus, M. E. and Strong, J. (2008). Self-review in higher education: Experience from the University of Queensland. Self-review for Higher Education Institutions. (pp. 47-70) Melbourne, Vic.: AUQA (Australian Universities Quality Agency).
Foster, J. (2007). Macro-econometrics. Elgar companion to neo-Schumpeterian economics. (pp. 733-742) edited by Horst Hanusch and Andreas Pyka. Cheltenham, U.K.: Edward Elgar Publishing.
Complexity, evolution and the structure of demand
Foster, J. and Potts, J. (2006). Complexity, evolution and the structure of demand. Flexibility and Stability in the Innovating Economy. (pp. 99-120) edited by Maureen McKelvey and Magnus Holmén. Oxford ; New York: Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/0199290474.003.0005
Foster, J. (2006). Time. Elgar Companion to Alfred Marshall. (pp. 281-287) edited by T. Raffaelli, G. Becattini and M. Dardi. Cheltenham, United Kingdom: Edward Elgar.
The self-organizational perspective on economic evolution: A unifying paradigm
Foster, John (2005). The self-organizational perspective on economic evolution: A unifying paradigm. The Evolutionary Foundations of Economics. (pp. 365-390) edited by K. Dopfer. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press. doi: 10.1017/CBO9780511492297.011
Foster, J. and Holzl, W. (2004). Introduction and Overview. Applied Evolutionary Economics and Complex Systems. (pp. 1-14) edited by Foster, J. and Holzl and W.. Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar.
Competition, competitive selection and economic evolution
Foster, J. (2001). Competition, competitive selection and economic evolution. Evolution and Path Dependence in Economic Ideas. (pp. 107-132) edited by P. Garrouste and S. Ioannides. Cornwall, UK: Edward Elgar.
Modern evolutionary economic perspectives: An overview
Foster, J. and Metcalfe, J.S. (2001). Modern evolutionary economic perspectives: An overview. Frontiers of Evolutionary Economics: Competitions, Self-Organization and Innovation Policy. (pp. 1-16) edited by J. Foster and J. S. Metcalfe. Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar.
Detecting self-organisational change in economic processes exhibiting logistic growth
Foster, J. and Wild, P. (2000). Detecting self-organisational change in economic processes exhibiting logistic growth. Economic evolution, learning, and complexity. (pp. 159-183) edited by Uwe Cantner, Horst Hanusch and Steven Klepper. Heidelberg, NY: Physica-Verlag. doi: 10.1007/978-3-642-57646-1_8
Morgan, B. and Foster, J. (2000). Modelling growth in economic systems as the outcome of a process of self-organisational change: A fuzzy regression approach. Economic evolution, learning, and complexity. (pp. 185-207) edited by Uwe Cantner, Horst Hanusch and Steven Klepper. Heidelberg, NY: Physica-Verlag. doi: 10.1007/978-3-642-57646-1_9
The detection of evolutionary change in nonlinear economic processes: A new statistical methodology
Foster, J. and Wild, P. (2000). The detection of evolutionary change in nonlinear economic processes: A new statistical methodology. Commerce, Complexity and Evolution. (pp. 233-252) edited by W. A. Warnett, C. Chiarella, S. Keen, R. Marks and H. Schnald. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.
The rise of unemployment and working poverty: An evolutionary macroeconomics perspective
Foster, J. (1999). The rise of unemployment and working poverty: An evolutionary macroeconomics perspective. Growth, Employment and Inflation. (pp. 195-210) edited by M. Setterfield. London: MacMillan.
Econometric methodology in an environment of evolutionary change
Foster, John (1991). Econometric methodology in an environment of evolutionary change. Evolutionary Theories of Economic and Technological Change: Present Status and Future Prospects. (pp. 239-255) edited by (Pier) Paolo Saviotti and Stan Metcalfe. London, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781351127707
The US consumption function: a new perspective
Foster, John (2020). The US consumption function: a new perspective. Journal of Evolutionary Economics, 31 (3), 773-798. doi: 10.1007/s00191-020-00711-6
Molyneaux, Lynette and Foster, John (2020). Failing to prepare is preparing to fail: how industrial policy can prepare regional Queensland for a global energy transition. Australasian Journal of Regional Studies, 26 (2), 132-163.
Foster, John (2019). Review: Foundations of Real-World Economics: What Every Student Needs to Know, 2nd edn, by Komlos, John ( Routledge, New York, 2019), pp. 306.. Economic Record, 95 (311), 514-516. doi: 10.1111/1475-4932.12514
Foster, John (2017). Prior commitment and uncertainty in complex economic systems: reinstating history in the core of economic analysis. Scottish Journal of Political Economy, 64 (4), 392-418. doi: 10.1111/sjpe.12138
Bell, William Paul, Wild, Phillip, Foster, John and Hewson, Michael (2017). Revitalising the wind power induced merit order effect to reduce wholesale and retail electricity prices in Australia. Energy Economics, 67, 224-241. doi: 10.1016/j.eneco.2017.08.003
Bell, William Paul and Foster, John (2017). Using solar PV feed-in tariff policy history to inform a sustainable flexible pricing regime to enhance the diffusion of energy storage and electric vehicles. Journal of Bioeconomics, 19 (1), 1-19. doi: 10.1007/s10818-016-9240-9
Trading off global fuel supply, CO2 emissions and sustainable development
Wagner, Liam, Ross, Ian L., Foster, John and Hankamer, Benjamin (2016). Trading off global fuel supply, CO2 emissions and sustainable development. PLoS One, 11 (3) e0149406, 1-17. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0149406
Measuring resilience in energy systems: insights from a range of disciplines
Molyneaux, Lynette, Brown, Colin, Wagner, Liam and Foster, John (2016). Measuring resilience in energy systems: insights from a range of disciplines. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 59, 1068-1079. doi: 10.1016/j.rser.2016.01.063
Byrnes, Liam, Brown, Colin G., Wagner, Liam and Foster, John (2016). Reviewing the viability of renewable energy in community electrification: the case of remote Western Australian communities. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 59 (June), 470-481. doi: 10.1016/j.rser.2015.12.273
Rural electrification in India: Galilee Basin coal versus decentralised renewable energy micro grids
Molyneaux, Lynette, Wagner, Liam and Foster, John (2016). Rural electrification in India: Galilee Basin coal versus decentralised renewable energy micro grids. Renewable Energy, 89, 422-436. doi: 10.1016/j.renene.2015.12.002
Revisiting electricity liberalization and quality of service: empirical evidence from New Zealand
Nepal, Rabindra, Carvalho, Antonio and Foster, John (2015). Revisiting electricity liberalization and quality of service: empirical evidence from New Zealand. Applied Economics, 48 (25), 2309-2320. doi: 10.1080/00036846.2015.1119789
Bell, William Paul, Wild, Phillip, Foster, John and Hewson, Michael (2015). Wind speed and electricity demand correlation analysis in the Australian National Electricity Market: determining wind turbine generators’ ability to meet electricity demand without energy storage. Economic Analysis and Policy, 48, 182-191. doi: 10.1016/j.eap.2015.11.009
Electricity networks privatization in Australia: An overview of the debate
Nepal, Rabindra and Foster, John (2015). Electricity networks privatization in Australia: An overview of the debate. Economic Analysis and Policy, 48, 12-24. doi: 10.1016/j.eap.2015.10.001
Wild, Phillip, Bell, William Paul and Foster, John (2015). Impact of carbon prices on wholesale electricity prices and carbon pass-through rates in the Australian national electricity market. The Energy Journal, 36 (3), 137-153. doi: 10.5547/01956574.36.3.pwil
The Australian growth miracle: an evolutionary macroeconomic explanation
Foster, John (2015). The Australian growth miracle: an evolutionary macroeconomic explanation. Cambridge Journal of Economics doi: doi:10.1093/cje/bev027
The Australian Multi-Factor Productivity Growth Illusion
Foster, John (2015). The Australian Multi-Factor Productivity Growth Illusion. Australian Economic Review, 48 (1), 33-42. doi: 10.1111/1467-8462.12089
Next steps toward an economics for a creative world: a comment
Foster, John (2014). Next steps toward an economics for a creative world: a comment. Journal of Institutional Economics, 11 (1), 39-45. doi: 10.1017/S174413741400040X
Foster, John (2014). Joseph Schumpeter and Simon Kuznets: comparing their evolutionary economic approaches to business cycles and economic growth. Journal of Evolutionary Economics, 25 (1), 1-10. doi: 10.1007/s00191-014-0356-6
Energy, knowledge and economic growth
Foster, John (2014). Energy, knowledge and economic growth. Journal of Evolutionary Economics, 24 (2), 209-238. doi: 10.1007/s00191-014-0348-6
The magnitude of the impact of a shift from coal to gas under a Carbon Price
Wagner, Liam, Lynette Molyneaux and Foster, John (2014). The magnitude of the impact of a shift from coal to gas under a Carbon Price. Energy Policy, 66, 280-291. doi: 10.1016/j.enpol.2013.11.003
Foster, John and Pyka, Andreas (2014). Introduction: co-evolution and complex adaptive systems in evolutionary economics.” Journal of Evolutionary Economics. Journal of Evolutionary Economics, 24 (2), 205-207. doi: 10.1007/s00191-014-0339-7
Assessing the transmission expansion cost with distributed generation: An australian case study
Luo, Fengji, Zhao, Junhua, Qiu, Jing, Foster, John, Peng, Yaoyao and Dong, Zhao (2014). Assessing the transmission expansion cost with distributed generation: An australian case study. IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, 5 (4) 6813666, 1892-1904. doi: 10.1109/TSG.2014.2314451
Australian power: can renewable technologies change the dominant industry view?
Molyneaux, Lynette, Froome, Craig, Wagner, Liam and Foster, John (2013). Australian power: can renewable technologies change the dominant industry view?. Renewable Energy, 60, 215-221. doi: 10.1016/j.renene.2013.05.009
Australian renewable energy policy: barriers and challenges
Byrnes, Liam, Brown, Colin, Foster, John and Wagner, Liam (2013). Australian renewable energy policy: barriers and challenges. Renewable Energy, 60 (1), 711-721. doi: 10.1016/j.renene.2013.06.024
Wild, Phillip, Foster, John and Hinich, Melvin. J. (2013). Testing for non-linear and time irreversible probabilistic structure in high frequency financial time series data. Journal of The Royal Statistical Society Series A: Statistics In Society, 177 (3), 643-659. doi: 10.1111/rssa.12037
Resilience and electricity systems: A comparative analysis
Molyneaux, Lynette, Wagner, Liam, Froome, Craig and Foster, John (2012). Resilience and electricity systems: A comparative analysis. Energy Policy, 47, 188-201. doi: 10.1016/j.enpol.2012.04.057
Economic emergence: An evolutionary economic perspective
Foster, John and Metcalfe, J. Stan (2012). Economic emergence: An evolutionary economic perspective. Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 82 (2-3), 420-432. doi: 10.1016/j.jebo.2011.09.008
Energy, aesthetics and knowledge in complex economic systems
Foster, John (2011). Energy, aesthetics and knowledge in complex economic systems. Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 80 (1), 88-100. doi: 10.1016/j.jebo.2011.02.013
Flexible transmission network planning considering distributed generation impacts
Zhao, Junhua, Foster, John, Dong, Zhaoyang and Wong, Kit Po (2011). Flexible transmission network planning considering distributed generation impacts. IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, 26 (3) 5654620, 1434-1443. doi: 10.1109/TPWRS.2010.2089994
Systems thinking, market failure, and the development of innovation policy: The case of Australia
Dodgson, Mark, Hughes, Alan, Foster, John and Metcalfe, Stan (2011). Systems thinking, market failure, and the development of innovation policy: The case of Australia. Research Policy, 40 (9), 1145-1156. doi: 10.1016/j.respol.2011.05.015
Evolutionary macroeconomics: a research agenda
Foster, John (2011). Evolutionary macroeconomics: a research agenda. Journal of Evolutionary Economics, 21 (1), 5-28. doi: 10.1007/s00191-010-0187-z
An entrepreneurial model of economic and environmental co-evolution
Potts, Jason, Foster, John and Straton, Anna (2010). An entrepreneurial model of economic and environmental co-evolution. Ecological Economics, 70 (2), 375-383. doi: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2010.09.009
Hinich, Melvin J., Foster, John and Wild, Phillip (2010). A statistical uncertainty principle for estimating the time of a discrete shift in the mean of a continuous time random process. Journal of Statistical Planning and Inference, 140 (12), 3688-3692. doi: 10.1016/j.jspi.2010.04.034
Foster, John (2010). Productivity, creative destruction and innovation policy: Some implications from the Australian experience. Innovation: Management, Policy and Practice, 12 (3), 355-368. doi: 10.5172/impp.12.3.355
Wild, Phillip, Hinich, Melvin J. and Foster, John (2010). Are daily and weekly load and spot price dynamics in Australia's National Electricity Market governed by episodic nonlinearity?. Energy Economics, 32 (5), 1082-1091. doi: 10.1016/j.eneco.2010.07.003
Wild, Phillip, Foster, John and Hinich, Melvin J. (2010). Identifying nonlinear serial dependence in volatile, high-frequency time series and its implications for volatility modeling. Macroeconomic Dynamics, 14 (Supp. 1), 88-110. doi: 10.1017/S1365100509090543
Evolution and economic complexity: An overview
Foster, John and Metcalfe, Stan J. (2009). Evolution and economic complexity: An overview. Economics of Innovation, 18 (7), 607-610. doi: 10.1080/10438590802564477
Discrete fourier transform filters: Cycle extraction and Gibbs effect considerations
Hinich, Melvin, Foster, John and Wild, Phillip (2009). Discrete fourier transform filters: Cycle extraction and Gibbs effect considerations. Macroeconomic Dynamics, 13 (4), 523-534. doi: 10.1017/S1365100509080237
Randomly modulated periodic signals in Australia's National Electricity Market
Foster, John, Hinich, Melvin J. and Wild, Phillip (2008). Randomly modulated periodic signals in Australia's National Electricity Market. The Energy Journal, 29 (3), 105-129. doi: 10.5547/ISSN0195-6574-EJ-Vol29-No3-6
Alauddin, Mohammad and Foster, John (2007). Teaching economics in a changing environment: the case of introductory postgraduate economic statistics. Economic Analysis and Policy, 37 (2), 187-204. doi: 10.1016/S0313-5926(07)50019-6
The costs to the Iraqi people may become costs to the United States
Foster, John (2006). The costs to the Iraqi people may become costs to the United States. Economists' Voice, 3 (4), 1-2. doi: 10.2202/1553-3832.1173
Why is economics not a complex systems science?
John Foster (2006). Why is economics not a complex systems science?. Journal of Economic Issues, 40 (4), 1069-1091. doi: 10.1080/00213624.2006.11506975
Metcalfe, J. Stan, Foster, John and Ramlogan, Ronnie (2006). Adaptive economic growth. Cambridge Journal of Economics, 30 (1), 7-32. doi: 10.1093/cje/bei055
Structural change in macroeconomic time series: A complex systems perspective
Hinich, MJ, Foster, J and Wild, P (2006). Structural change in macroeconomic time series: A complex systems perspective. Journal of Macroeconomics, 28 (1), 136-150. doi: 10.1016/j.jmacro.2005.10.009
The new entropy law and the economic process
Raine, A., Foster, J. and Potts, J. (2006). The new entropy law and the economic process. Ecological Complexity, 3 (4), 354-360. doi: 10.1016/j.ecocom.2007.02.009
From simplistic to complex systems in economics
Foster, John (2005). From simplistic to complex systems in economics. Cambridge Journal of Economics, 29 (9), 873-892. doi: 10.1093/cje/bei083
Foster, John and Hölzl, Werner (2004). Introduction and overview. Applied Evolutionary Economics and Complex Systems, 1-14. doi: 10.4337/9781845421564.00006
Stanley Metcalfe, J. and Foster, John (2004). Introduction and overview. Evolution and Economic Complexity. doi: 10.4337/9781845423506.00005
Dopfer, K, Foster, J and Potts, J (2004). Micro-meso-macro. Journal of Evolutionary Economics, 14 (3), 263-279. doi: 10.1007/s00191-004-0193-0
Overcrowding and Infant Mortality: A Tale of Two Cities
Cage, Robert A. and Foster, John (2002). Overcrowding and Infant Mortality: A Tale of Two Cities. Scottish Journal of Political Economy, 49 (2), 129-149. doi: 10.1111/1467-9485.00225
Flieth, B and Foster, J (2002). Interactive expectations. Journal of Evolutionary Economics, 12 (4), 375-395. doi: 10.1007/s00191-002-0122-z
Competitive selection, self-organisation and Joseph A. Schumpeter
Foster, J. (2000). Competitive selection, self-organisation and Joseph A. Schumpeter. Journal of Evolutionary Economics, 10 (3), 311-328. doi: 10.1007/s001910050017
Economics in the future: The complexity challenge
Foster, John (2000). Economics in the future: The complexity challenge. Queensland Economic Review, 2000/1, 4-7.
Is there a role for transaction cost economics if we view firms as complex adaptive systems?
Foster, J. (2000). Is there a role for transaction cost economics if we view firms as complex adaptive systems?. Contemporary Economic Policy, 18 (4), 369-385. doi: 10.1093/cep/18.4.369
Is there a role for transaction cost economics if we view firms as complex adaptive systems?
Foster, John (2000). Is there a role for transaction cost economics if we view firms as complex adaptive systems?. Contemporary Economic Policy, 18 (4), 369-385. doi: 10.1111/j.1465-7287.2000.tb00034.x
Schnabl, H., West, G. R., Foster, J. and Cook, A. (1999). A new approach to identifying structural development in economic systems: The case of the Queensland economy. Australian Economic Papers, 38 (1), 64-78. doi: 10.1111/1467-8454.00042
Detecting self-organisational change in economic processes exhibiting logistic growth
Foster, J. and Wild, P. (1999). Detecting self-organisational change in economic processes exhibiting logistic growth. Journal of Evolutionary Economics, 9 (1), 109-133. doi: 10.1007/s001910050077
Econometric modelling in the presence of evolutionary change
Foster, J. and Wild, P. (1999). Econometric modelling in the presence of evolutionary change. Cambridge Journal of Economics, 23 (6), 749-770. doi: 10.1093/cje/23.6.749
Facilitating IPM: The role of participatory workshops
Norton, GA, Adamson, D, Aitken, LG, Bilston, LJ, Foster, J, Frank, B and Harper, JK (1999). Facilitating IPM: The role of participatory workshops. International Journal of Pest Management, 45 (2), 85-90. doi: 10.1080/096708799227860
Facilitating IPM: The role of participatory workshops
Norton, Geoff. A., Adamson, David, Aitken, Lyn G., Bilston, Larissa J., Foster, John, Frank, Bruce and Harper, Jayson K. (1999). Facilitating IPM: The role of participatory workshops. International Journal of Pest Management, 45 (2), 85-90. doi: 10.1080/096708799227879
Abstraction in economics: Incorporating the time dimension
Foster, J. (1998). Abstraction in economics: Incorporating the time dimension. International Journal of Social Economics, 25 (2), 146-147. doi: 10.1108/03068299810193362
Foster, J. (1997). Economics and the diffusion of communication and information technologies: Joseph Schumpeter and the self-organisation approach. Prometheus, 15 (1), 57-71. doi: 10.1080/08109029708632051
Foster, J. (1997). The analytical foundations of evolutionary economics: From biological analogy to economic self-organisation. Structural Change and Economic Dynamics, 8 (4), 427-451. doi: 10.1016/S0954-349X(97)00002-7
Economics and the science of synergetics
Foster, J. and Wild, P. T. (1996). Economics and the science of synergetics. Journal of Evolutionary Economics, 6 (3), 239-260. doi: 10.1007/BF01193632
Foster J. (1995). The impact of the self organisation approach on economic science: why economic theory and history need no longer be mutually exclusive domains. Mathematics and Computers in Simulation, 39 (3-4), 393-398. doi: 10.1016/0378-4754(94)00089-3
Foster J. (1995). The relationship between remittances and savings in small Pacific island states: Some econometric evidence. Asian and Pacific Migration Journal, 4 (1), 117-138. doi: 10.1177/011719689500400106
An evolutionary macroeconomic model of Australian dollar M3 determination: 1967-93
Foster J. (1994). An evolutionary macroeconomic model of Australian dollar M3 determination: 1967-93. Applied Economics, 26 (11), 1109-1120. doi: 10.1080/00036849400000127
The specification, estimation and simulation of a small global macroeconomic model
Malley, James R., Bell, David and Foster, John (1991). The specification, estimation and simulation of a small global macroeconomic model. Economic Modelling, 8 (4), 546-559. doi: 10.1016/0264-9993(91)90033-K
Foster, J. and Malley, J. (1988). Assessing the impact of foreign direct investment on the Scottish economy: some regional macroeconometric evidence. Discussion Paper - Glasgow University, Centre for Urban & Regional Research, 33
Foster, John and Malley, James (1988). THE DOMESTIC and FOREIGN‐OWNED SECTORS OF SCOTTISH MANUFACTURING: A MACROECONOMIC APPROACH TO THEIR RELATIVE PERFORMANCE and PROSPECTS. Scottish Journal of Political Economy, 35 (3), 250-265. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-9485.1988.tb01050.x
Testing for market integration in the Australian national electricity market
Nepal, Rabindra and Foster, John (2016). Testing for market integration in the Australian national electricity market. Cleveland, United States: International Association for Energy Economics. doi: 10.5547/01956574.37.4.rnep
Foster, John, Henley, Mark, Quiggin, John, Simhauser, Paul and Wagner, Liam (2015). Energy Policy. Australian Conference of Economists 2015, QUT, Brisbane, 7-10 July 2015.
The sensitivity of concentrated solar power yield to climate change
Bell, William Paul, Wild, Phillip and Foster, John (2015). The sensitivity of concentrated solar power yield to climate change. Australian Conference of Economists 2015, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 7-10 July, 2015.
Bell, William Paul, Wild, Phillip and Foster, John (2015). The transformative effect of unscheduled generation by solar PV and wind generation on net electricity demand. 2013 IAEE: 36th Annual International Association for Energy Economics Conference, Daegu, Korea, 16-20 June 2013. Cleveland, OH, United States: International Association for Energy Economics (IAEE).
Climate change and the National Electricity Market
Bell, William Paul, Wild, Phillip and Foster, John (2014). Climate change and the National Electricity Market. Climate Action Summit 2014, Brisbane, Australia, 20-21 September, 2014.
Feed-in tariffs for promoting solar PV: progressing from dynamic to allocative efficiency
Bell, William Paul and Foster, John (2012). Feed-in tariffs for promoting solar PV: progressing from dynamic to allocative efficiency. 2012 Climate Adaptation in Action, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, 26-28 June, 2012. Gold Coast, QLD, Australia: National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility.
Feed-in tariffs for promoting solar PV: progressing from dynamic to allocative efficiency
Bell, William Paul and Foster, John (2012). Feed-in tariffs for promoting solar PV: progressing from dynamic to allocative efficiency. International Journal of Arts and Sciences Annual Conference, Toronto, Canada, 21-24 May 2012.
Econometrics and evolutionary economics
Foster, John (2004). Econometrics and evolutionary economics. The second European meeting on Applied Evolutionary Economics (EMAEE), Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration, September 2001. Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar. doi: 10.4337/9781845421564.00007
Mandeville, T. D., Hearn, G., Rooney, D., Foster, J., Stevenson, T. and Anthony, D. (1999). Knowledge utilisation, employment, productivity, human capital, organisational change and investment in information and communication technologies: A simple model. 1998 Communications Research Forum, Canberra, 24-25 Sept, 1998. Canberra: Dep't of Communications, Information Technology & the Arts.
Resilience, coal and the macroeconomy
Molyneaux, Lynette, Brown, Colin, Wagner, Liam and Foster, John (2016). Resilience, coal and the macroeconomy. 2-2016. Energy Economics and Management Group.
Measuring resilience in electricity generation: an empirical analysis
Molyneaux, Lynette, Brown, Colin, Wagner, Liam and Foster, John (2016). Measuring resilience in electricity generation: an empirical analysis. 1-2016. School of Economics, Energy Economics and Management Group.
Bell, William Paul, Wild, Phillip, Foster, John and Hewson, Michael (2015). NEMLink: Augmenting the Australian National Electricity Market transmission grid to facilitate increased wind turbine generation and its effect on transmission congestion. EEMG Working Papers. 9-2015. Energy Economics and Management Group, University of Queensland.
Bell, William Paul, Wild, Phillip, Foster, John and Hewson, Michael (2015). NEMLink: Augmenting the Australian National Electricity Market transmission grid to facilitate increased wind turbine generation and its effect on wholesale spot prices. EEMG Working Papers. 10. Energy Economics and Manegment Group, University of Queensland.
Bell, William Paul, Wild, Phillip and Foster, John (2015). The effect of increasing the number of wind turbine generators on generator energy in the Australian National Electricity Market from 2014 to 2025. EEMG Working Papers. 2015-6. Energy Economics and Management Group, University of Queensland.
Bell, William Paul, Wild, Phillip and Foster, John (2015). The effect of increasing the number of wind turbine generators on carbon dioxide emissions in the Australian National Electricity Market from 2014 to 2025. EEMG Working Papers. 2015-5. Energy Economics and Management Group, University of Queensland.
Rural electrification in India: Galilee Basin coal versus decentralised renewable energy micro grids
Molyneaux, Lynette, Wagner, Liam and Foster, John (2015). Rural electrification in India: Galilee Basin coal versus decentralised renewable energy micro grids. EEMG Working Papers. 2015-8. Energy Economics and Management Group, University of Queensland.
Bell, William Paul, Wild, Phillip and Foster, John (2015). The effect of increasing the number of wind turbine generators on wholesale spot prices in the Australian National Electricity Market from 2014 to 2025. EEMG Working Papers. 2015-4. Energy Economics and Management Group, University of Queensland.
Bell, William Paul, Wild, Phillip and Foster, John (2015). The effect of increasing the number of wind turbine generators on transmission line congestion in the Australian National Electricity Market from 2014 to 2025. EEMG Working Papers. 2015-3. Energy Economics and Management Group, University of Queensland.
Australian National Electricity Market Model version 1.10
Wild, Phillip, Bell, William Paul, Foster, John and Hewson, Michael (2015). Australian National Electricity Market Model version 1.10. EEMG Working Papers. 2-2015. Energy Economics and Management Group, University of Queensland.
Collinsville solar thermal project: energy economics and dispatch forecasting - final report
Bell, William Paul, Wild, Phillip and Foster, John (2014). Collinsville solar thermal project: energy economics and dispatch forecasting - final report. St Lucia, QLD, Australia: The Global Change Institute, The University of Queensland.
Collinsville solar thermal project: yield forecasting - final report
Bell, William Paul, Wild, Phillip and Foster, John (2014). Collinsville solar thermal project: yield forecasting - final report. St Lucia, QLD, Australia: The Global Change Institute, The University of Queensland.
Collinsville solar thermal project: Energy economics and Dispatch forecasting - Draft report
Bell, William Paul, Wild, Phillip and Foster, John (2014). Collinsville solar thermal project: Energy economics and Dispatch forecasting - Draft report. EEMG Working Papers. 6 - 2014. School of Economics, The University of Queensland.
Collinsville solar thermal project: Yield forecasting - Draft report
Bell, William Paul, Wild, Phillip and Foster, John (2014). Collinsville solar thermal project: Yield forecasting - Draft report. EEMG Working Papers. 5 - 2014. School of Economics, The University of Queensland.
The Australian growth miracle: An evolutionary macroeconomic explanation
Foster, John (2014). The Australian growth miracle: An evolutionary macroeconomic explanation. School of Economics Discussion Paper. 521. School of Economics, University of Queensland.
The Australian multi-factor productivity growth illusion
Foster, John (2014). The Australian multi-factor productivity growth illusion. School of Economics Discussion Paper Series. 520. School of Economics, University of Queensland.
Impact of Operational Wind Generation in the Australian National Electricity Market over 2007-2012
Wild, Phillip, Bell, William Paul and Foster, John (2014). Impact of Operational Wind Generation in the Australian National Electricity Market over 2007-2012. EEMG Working Papers. 1 - 2014. School of Economics, The University of Queensland.
LCOE models: a comparison of the theoretical frameworks and key assumptions
Foster, John, Wagner, Liam and Bratanova, Alexandra (2014). LCOE models: a comparison of the theoretical frameworks and key assumptions. EEMG Working Papers. 2014-4. School of Economics, The University of Queensland.
Delivering a competitive Australian power system Part 3: a better way to competitive power in 2035
Foster, John, Froome, Craig, Greig, Chris, Hoegh- Guldberg, Ove, Meredith, Paul, Molyneaux, Lynette, Saha, Tapan, Wagner, Liam and Ball, Barry (2013). Delivering a competitive Australian power system Part 3: a better way to competitive power in 2035. St Lucia, QLD, Australia: The University of Queensland, Global Change Institute.
Understanding the causes of income inequality in complex economic systems
Markey-Towler, Brendan and Foster, John (2013). Understanding the causes of income inequality in complex economic systems. School of Economics Discussion Paper Series. 478. School of Economics, University of Queensland.
Delivering a competitive Australian power system Part 2: the challenges, the scenarios
Foster, John, Froome, Craig, Greig, Chris, Hoegh- Guldberg, Ove, Paul, Meredith, Molyneaux, Lynette, Saha, Tapan, Wagner, Liam and Ball, Barry (2013). Delivering a competitive Australian power system Part 2: the challenges, the scenarios. St Lucia, QLD, Australia: The University of Queensland, Global Change Institute.
Wild, Phillip and Foster, John (2012). On testing for non-linear and time irreversible probabilistic structure in high frequency ASX financial time series data. School of Economics Discussion Paper Series. 466. School of Economics, University of Queenland.
Systems thinking, market failure, and the development of innovation policy: The case of Australia
Dodgson, M., Foster, J., Hughes, A. and Metcalfe, J. S. (2011). Systems thinking, market failure, and the development of innovation policy: The case of Australia. School of Economics Discussion Paper Series. 403. Economics, University of Queensland.
Energy, Aesthetics and Knowledge in Complex Economic Systems
Foster, John (2010). Energy, Aesthetics and Knowledge in Complex Economic Systems. Discussion Paper Series. 404. School of Economics, University of Queensland.
An entrepreneurial model of economic and environmental co-evolution
Potts, Jason, Foster, John and Straton, Anna (2010). An entrepreneurial model of economic and environmental co-evolution. School of Economics Discussion Paper Series. 409. School of Economics, University of Queensland.
Testing for the Existence of a Generalized Wiener Process- the Case of Stock Prices
Hinich, Melvin. J., Wild, Phillip T. and Foster, John (2010). Testing for the Existence of a Generalized Wiener Process- the Case of Stock Prices. School of Economics Discussion Paper Series. 408. School of Economics, University of Queensland.
Systems thinking, market failure, and the development of innovation policy: The case of Australia
Dodgson, M., Foster, J., Hughes, A. and Metcalfe, J. S. (2009). Systems thinking, market failure, and the development of innovation policy: The case of Australia. CBR Working Paper Series. 397. Centre for Business Research, University of Cambridge.
Metcalfe, J. S. and Foster, John (2009). Evolutionary growth theory. 288. School of Economics, University of Queensland.
Wild, Phillip, Hinich, Melvin J. and Foster, John (2008). Are Daily and Weekly Load and Spot Price Dynamics in Australia’s National Electricity Market Governed by Episodic Nonlinearity?. Discussion Paper Series. Discussion Paper No. 368. School of Economics, The University of Queensland.
Wild, Phillip, Hinich, Melvin J. and Foster, John (2008). The Use of Trimming to Improve the Performance of Tests for Nonlinear Serial Dependence with Application to the Australian National Electricity Market. Discussion Paper. no. 367. School of Economics, The University of Queensland.
Foster, John (2007). A micro-meso-macro perspective on the methodology of evolutionary economics: integrating history, simulation and econometrics. Working Paper. No. 343. School of Economics, University of Queensland.
Human Capital Investment and Economic Growth in the Australian Economy
Draca, M., Foster, J. and Green, C. P. (2003). Human Capital Investment and Economic Growth in the Australian Economy. Brisbane, QLD: Office of Economic and Statistical Research, Queensland Treasury.
New Growth Theories and their Implications for State Government Policy Makers
Foster, J. (2003). New Growth Theories and their Implications for State Government Policy Makers. Brisbane, QLD: Office of Economic and Statistical Research, Queensland Treasury.
Foster, J. (2002). Market failure and government policy in rural and isolated regions, in Queensland Government Treasury: Commonwealth Grants Commission: 2004 Review of General Revenue - Grant Relativities - Queensland Submission. Brisbane, QLD Australia: Queensland Government Treasury.
Economic and investment models for future grids (CSIRO Future Grid Flagship Cluster)
(2013–2016) University of Sydney
(2013–2016) Queensland Government Smart Futures Co-Investment Fund
RAC - Collinsville Solar Thermal Power Station
(2013–2015) RATCH-Australia Corporation Limited
Economic Modelling Platform for Domestics Energy Markets
(2013) Commonwealth Department of Resources, Energy and Tourism
(2012–2015) ARC Linkage Projects
(2011–2013) UniQuest Pty Ltd
Determining the benefits of embedded storage within a localised solar powered distribution network
(2011–2013) UQ Collaboration and Industry Engagement Fund
(2008–2011) ARC Linkage Projects
(2008–2011) University of Technology Sydney
ARC Centre for Complex Systems
(2003–2008) ARC Centres of Excellence
Nonlinear Econometric Modelling: A Complex Systems Perspective
(2003) ARC Discovery Projects
Computational models of complex adaptive systems
(2002) University of Queensland Research Development Grants Scheme
Fundamental Drivers of economic Growth in Queensland
(2000) Queensland Treasury - Office of Liquor, Gaming & Racing
The Impact of Structural and Regulatory Changes on Australian Employment.
(2000) ARC Australian Research Council (Small grants)
Collaborative Arrangements for the Construction of a Multi-Regional/Multi-Industry IOE Model.
(1999) Queensland Treasury - Office of Liquor, Gaming & Racing
(1997) UQ External Support Enabling Grant
Identifying Structural Change in the Multi-Sectoral Growth Dynamics of the Queensland Economy
(1996–1997) Quality Funds Round 3
Foundations for Economic Analysis: The Architecture of Socioeconomic Complexity
(2017) Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
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(2014) Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
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An Application of the Theory of Bounded Rationality to Risk in the Stock Market
(2013) Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
Adaptive Interactive Expectations: Dynamically Modelling Profit Expectations
(2010) Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
An Analysis of Information Flows within Small World Networks and the Effect on Financial Prices
(2008) Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
STRUCTURAL CHANGE IN THE AUSTRALIAN ECONOMY: THE S-SHAPED CURVE APPLIED TO CONSUMER DEMAND
(2007) Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
Demand Side Management in a Sustainable Electricity System for Sri Lanka
(2019) Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
(2018) Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
Resilience in energy systems: Concepts, metrics and macroeconomic effects
(2016) Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
(2016) Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
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The potential for renewable energy in Australian regional and remote communities
(2016) Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
Tertiary Educaiton Choices in New Zealand: A Pluralistic Investigation
(2010) Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
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THE SOCIAL CONSTRUCTION OF ECONOMIC MAN: THE GENESIS, SPREAD, IMPACT AND INSTITUTIONALISATION OF ECONOMIC IDEAS
(2006) Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
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A complex systems approach to environmental value
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ASSESSING THE IMPLICATIONS OF LABOUR MIGRATION FOR COMPETITIVENESS - WITH EVIDENCE FROM TAIWAN
(2004) Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor