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Personal profile
Biography
Associate Professor Ma is an internationally recognised applied economist with expertise in the economic and policy analysis of environment and resource issues. He has led and participated in collaborative research projects funded by organisations like the Australian Research Council (ARC), the Natural Science Foundation of China, the Ministry of Science and Technology of China, the Ministry of Education of China, the Worldwide Universities Network (WUN), and the World Bank (WB). He has also received fellowship support from institutions like the Chauncey and Doris Starr Foundation, the Alcoa Foundation, the ARC, the Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering (ATSE), etc. He has a well-established publications track record with most journal articles published in A*/A journals (ABDC list) such as Journal of Environmental Economics and Management (JEEM), Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists (JAERE), Environmental and Resource Economics (ERE), Resource and Energy Economics (REE), Energy Economics (EE), etc. His research is highly cited and recognized nationally and internationally. He was named Australia’s Top Researcher in the field of law and environmental policy by the Australian’s 2018 Research Magazine. He was also appointed as associate editor of the Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics (AJARE). Since 2019, he has featured on the World’s Top 2% Scientists List published by Stanford University and Elsevier. Associate Professor Ma also has a recognised track record of teaching diverse economics and data analysis subjects in Australia, United States, and China.
Roles and responsibilities
2014-, Associate Professor, Agricultural and Resource Economics, UWA
Previous positions
UWA APPOINTMENTS
2021-2023, Head of Department, Agricultural and Resource Economics
2009-2014, Assistant Professor, Agricultural and Resource Economics
OTHER APPOINTMENTS
2018, Pearl River Scholar, Department of Education of Guandong, China
2013-2016, DECRA Fellow, Australian Research Council
2014, Visiting Research Fellow, Australian National University
2007-2009, Research Fellow, Alcoa Foundation, University of Michigan, US
Teaching overview
Current: ECON5003, ECON5004, ECONM501, SCIE5507, SCIE4401, SCIE1104
Previous: ECON1120, ECON3323, ECON4410
Research interests
Environmental, energy and resource economics and policy analysis
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
External positions
Expert Assessor, ARC Australian Research Council
Associate Editor, Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics
International Expert Assessor, National Natural Science Foundation of China
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Convergence of Chinese urban carbon marginal abatement cost
Liu, C., Xie, R. & Ma, C., 2025, In: Applied Economics. 57, 5, p. 525-542 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Can environmental investors stimulate corporate green technological innovation?—Evidence from China
Wang, H., Lin, W., Xie, R., Ma, C. & Gong, L., 10 Jun 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Applied Economics. 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Environmental and Regional Economic Development Policy: Evidence from the Rise of Central China Program
Ma, C., Wu, J., Xiao, J. & Zhan, X., Sept 2024, In: Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists. 11, 5, p. 1229-1273 45 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Environmental regulation and enterprise behavior in China: rent-seeking or innovation?
Tang, K., Ma, C., Zhou, W. & Wang, M., 18 Jul 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Environmental regulation and firms' emission reduction – The policy of eliminating backward production capacity as a quasi-natural experiment
Jia, W., Xie, R., Ma, C., Gong, Z. & Wang, H., Feb 2024, In: Energy Economics. 130, 107271.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
5 Citations (Scopus)
Projects
- 9 Finished
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Modelling productivity peformance of China's coal-fired electricity generation
Ma, C. (Chief Investigator) & Zhao, X. (Investigator 02)
The University of Western Australia
1/01/14 → 31/12/14
Project: Research
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Australia-China emerging future leaders in low emissions coal technology fellowship
Ma, C. (Investigator 01)
Australian Academy of Technological Sciences & Engineering ATSE
1/07/13 → 31/12/13
Project: Research
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Social Learning: The Diffusion of Residential Rooftop Photovoltaic Panels in Australia
Ma, C. (Investigator 01)
The University of Western Australia
1/01/13 → 31/12/15
Project: Research
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Social Learning - The Diffusion of Residential Rooftop Photovoltaaic Panels in Australia
Ma, C. (Investigator 01)
ARC Australian Research Council
1/01/13 → 30/06/16
Project: Research
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Energy Transitions: Past, Present and Future
Ma, C. (Investigator 01)
ARC Australian Research Council
1/01/12 → 31/12/14
Project: Research