Professor. Executive Director ANU Centre for Applied Macroeconomic Analysis. Economics, and Adjunct Professor, Australian Centre for Economic Research on Health. CCI Internal Governance Board. (College of Business and Economics)

1986 PhD Economics, Harvard University

1984 A.M. Economics, Harvard University

1980 B.Comm. University of New South Wales, Australia, 1980

Professional Background

Reserve Bank of Australia, Board Member (2001-2011);

Prime Minister’s Science, Engineering and Innovation Council (2005-);

Rabobank Advisory Board (2008 - )

United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Advisory Board (2007-);

Member, Uranium Mining, Processing and Nuclear Energy Review (2006 )

Convenor of Division of Economics, RSPAS, ANU (1998-2003);

Professor of International Economics RSPAS, ANU (1993-2007 )

The Brookings Institution: Senior Fellow (1991-93); Research Associate (1986-88);

Johns Hopkins University: Adjunct Professor, SIAS (1991-93);

Reserve Bank of Australia: Special Leave(1989-91), Head of Special Projects (1987-89),

Research Economist (1978-87), Computer Programmer (1975-78)

National Bureau of Economic Research (USA), Research Assistant (1984-86);

University of New South Wales: Part-time Tutor and Lecturer(1980-81)

 

Research and Teaching Interests

Fields - Economic modeling; environmental policy; demographic change; globalization anddisease; international macroeconomic interdependence; global trade and financial policy.Countries/Regions – Australia; Japan; China; Korea, India, Asia; USA; Europe; Canada; NewZealand.

Notable publications

Dees S. Di Mauro F. And W.J. McKibbin (editors) (2008) Globalisation, Regionalism andEconomic Interdependence, Cambridge University Press (in press)

McKibbin W.J and P.J. Wilcoxen (2002) Climate Change Policy after Kyoto: A Blueprint for aRealistic Approach, Brookings Institution, December, 133 pages (ISBN 0-8157-0608-1)

Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet (2006) “Uranium Mining, Processing and NuclearEnergy – Opportunities for Australia” Commonwealth of Australia, Canberra. Member of Taskforce that prepared the report

McKibbin W, Morris A., and P. Wilcoxen (2008) “Setting the Right Green Agenda” in Top Ten Challenges Facing America’s 44th President, The Brookings Institution, Washington DC.Pp 7-9.

Terrestrial Carbon Group (2008) “How to Include Terrestrial Carbon in Developing Nations in the Overall Climate Change Solution”, Terrestrial Carbon Group (ISBN 978-0-646-49550-7)