John Foster

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Prof. John Foster is an Australian academic who is an expert in looking at economics as complex adaptive systems. He is currently the head of the Queensland University School of Economics.

On January 22, 2008, it was announced that Foster would be a member of the panel conducting the review of National Innovation Systems. ^[1]

1 Biography
2 Education, Awards & Affiliations
3 Professional
4 Miscellaneous
5 References
6 See also
7 External links

Biography

Education, Awards & Affiliations

Foster completed his tertiary studies in England, earning a bachelor of arts (with honours) from Coventry University, as well as a master’s degree and a PhD from University of Manchester.

He became a fellow of the Academy of Social Science in Australia in 2001, he is the vice president of the International J.A. Schumpeter Society, is life member of Cambridge’s Clare Hall College, and is an honorary fellow of the ESRC Centre for Research on Innovation and Competition at the University of Manchester.

Professional

Foster began his academic career teaching at several universities around the world, from Manchester to Glasgow and British Columbia to Adelaide.

He has published several papers on the UK economy including "The determination of Sterling M3, 1963-88: an evolutionary macroeconomic approach" ^[1] and he has served on a number of editorial boards including those for the Journal of Evolutionary Economics, Review of Political Economy, Scottish Journal of Political Economy and Journal of Institutional Economics, Economic Analysis and Policy.

He is currently the head of the School of Economics at The University of Queensland.

Beyond his academic work, he is also active advising on several boards. He is a member of the Federal Treasury Academic Consultative Panel, a member of the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations Economic Research Advisory Group. He has also consulted for the likes of Victorian Department of Treasury and Finance and National Australia Bank (UK).