• The University of Western Australia (M089), 35 Stirling Highway,

    6009 Perth

    Australia

Accepting PhD and other Higher Degree by Research Students. View current PhD/HDR research project opportunities at https://researchdegrees.uwa.edu.au/projects

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Personal profile

Biography

Associate Professor James Fogarty is a highly experienced microeconomist.  His personal research focus includes: water use economics, in both urban and agricultural settings; alcohol markets, externalities, and alcohol policy; consumer food demand; and horticulture sector economics, with a particular focus on the wine grape sector. As an active Master and PhD supervisor, each year he supervises research projects covering a vast array of topics in the broad fields of Environmental Economics and Management, and Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness.

Within the university James is known as a passionate educator and he has received several University Excellence in Teaching Awards.  He also contributes to industry skills training through courses available on the Commonwealth Microcredential Marketplace; High School student engagement via a UWA+ starter course; and he maintains an open source applied statistics for Agriculture and Environmental Science teaching website. Since joining UWA James has held in a number of senior leadership positions, including serving a term as Head of School. He has also actively contributed to university governance through membership of Academic Board, Academic Council, and the UWA Senate. James currently serves as custodian of the teaching and research vineyard at the UWA Field Station

James's economics expertise is regularly sought out by government departments and the private sector, and he provides advice and private sector services through UWA Consulting. 

Roles and responsibilities

Custodian, UWA Teaching and Research Vineyard 

Co-Editor Journal of Wine Economics

Executive Board Member American Association of Wine Economists

Current projects

Zero Net Emissions Agriculture Cooperative Research Centre

WaterSmart Dams – making dams work again

Developing capability, awareness, and preparedness for autonomy in the tertiary education sector (GRDC)

Teaching overview

SCIE1104 - Science, Society and Data Analysis (S1, S2) 
SCIE4040 - Data analysis with R of Agricultural and Environmental Science (S1, S2)
SCIE4401 - Data use in Sciences (S1, S2)
SCIE4402 - Data Management and Analysis in the Natural Sciences (S1, S2)
SCIE4422 - Research Methods in Agricultural and Environmental Science (S1, S2)
ECON5410 - Valuing Environmental and Natural Resources (S1, S2)
Microcredentials
AGRIM101 - Agriculture, Economics and Nature: Towards 2050 (T4)
SCIEM504 – Using R: Environmental and Agriculture Applications (S1, S2) 

Research

- Water policy
- Alcohol demand
- Taxation theory
- Food consumption and health
- Food safety standards
- Academic assessment methods
- Meta analysis
- Local government efficiency

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):

  • SDG 2 - Zero Hunger
  • SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
  • SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth
  • SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities
  • SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities
  • SDG 13 - Climate Action
  • SDG 14 - Life Below Water
  • SDG 15 - Life on Land

Research expertise keywords

  • Agricultural economics
  • Alcohol demand and taxation
  • Consumer demand questions
  • Water economics
  • Meta-analysis
  • Local government issues
  • Food economics

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