Professor of Economics, The University of Queensland 

John Quiggin is a Professor of Economics at the University of Queensland and holds a PhD from the University of New England. He is a prominent research economist and commentator on Australian and international economic policy. He has produced over 2000 publications, including 12 books and over 300 refereed journal articles on a wide range of topics.  He is  an active contributor to Australian public debate in a wide range of traditional and social media.

Relevant recent outputs:

• Limerick, P. & Quiggin, J. (2025) Comparing Guaranteed Minimum Income and Universal Basic Income: The Importance of Household Structure. Basic Income Studies, 20, 311-327, https://doi.org/10.1515/bis-2024-0006.

• Quiggin, J., Klein, E. & Henderson, T. (2020) Forget JobSeeker. In our post-COVID economy, Australia needs a ‘liveable income guarantee’ instead. The Conversation, 2 July.

• Quiggin, J. (2017) Why we should put ‘basic’ before ‘universal’ in the pursuit of income equality. The Guardian Feb 7.