- Associate Professor of Economics, Adelaide University
Adam James Loch is an Associate Professor at the Centre for Global Food and Resources.
Prior to moving to South Australia, Adam spent 10 years as a cotton grower and advocate for irrigators in Queensland.
He currently researches topics such as irrigator decision-making, water markets and institutional reform, transaction costs, and reallocation policy/program effectiveness.
Adam holds a Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com) from Bond University, a Master of Marketing (M.Mkt) from Griffith University, a Master of Business (M.Bus) from Central Queensland University and a Ph.D from UniSA. He is the immediate past President of the South Australian branch of the Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society (AARES-SA), and a member of several professional associations including the American Agricultural and Applied Economics Society (AAEA), the European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists (EERE) and the Economics Society of Australia (EcoSoc).
Experience
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2013–2015Early Career Development Fellow, University of South Australia
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2012–2013Post-doc researcher, University of South Australia
Education
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2012University of South Australia, PhD Economics
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2003Central Queensland University, M. Bus.
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2000Griffith University, M. Mkt
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1994Bond University, B. Comm
Grants and Contracts
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2015DECRA Fellowship
- Role:
- CI
- Funding Source:
- ARC
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2014Discovery
- Role:
- CI
- Funding Source:
- ARC
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2012NCCARF Post-doc
- Role:
- CI
- Funding Source:
- NCCARF
Professional Memberships
- Australian Agriculture and Resource Economics Society - SA Branch President
Research Areas
- Applied Economics (1402)
- Agricultural Economics (140201)
Contact Adam for
- General
- Media request
- Speaking request
- Consulting / Advising
- Research collaboration
- Research supervision
- Location: Adelaide, South Australia
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