Academy Fellow

Professor Warwick McKibbin is an Emeritus Distringuished Professor and is the Director of the ANU Centre for Applied Macroeconomic Analysis (CAMA) in the Crawford School of Public Policy at the Australian National University (ANU). He is also a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Social Sciences; a Distinguished Fellow of the Asia and Pacific Policy Society; a non-resident Senior Fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics in Washington D.C. Professor McKibbin was the foundation Director of the ANU Centre for Applied Macroeconomic Analysis and foundation Director of the ANU Research School of Economics.

Prof McKibbin received his B.Com (Honours 1) and University Medal from University of NSW (1980) and his AM (1984) and a PhD (1986) from Harvard University. He was awarded the Centenary medal in 2003 “For Service to Australian Society through Economic Policy and Tertiary Education”.

Professor McKibbin is internationally renowned for his contributions to global economic modeling. Professor McKibbin has published more than 200 academic papers as well as being a regular commentator in the popular press. He has authored/ edited 5 books including “Climate Change Policy after Kyoto: A Blueprint for a Realistic Approach” with Professor Peter Wilcoxen of Syracuse University. He has been a consultant for many international agencies and a range of governments on issues of macroeconomic policy, international trade and finance, greenhouse policy issues, global demographic change and the economic cost of pandemics.

Current:

Emeritus Distinguished Professor at ANU

Order of Australia – “For Distinguished Service to Education as an Economist, Particularly in the Area of Global Climate Policy, and to Financial Institutionsand International Organizations” (2016);

The Centenary Medal - “For Service to Australian Society through Economic Policy and Tertiary Education” (2003);

Distinguished Fellow, Asia and the Pacific Policy Society (2012)

Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, Australia, (1997);

University Medal, University of NSW, Australia (1980).

Paper on “Globalization and Disease” one of the 50 Most Influential papers ever published by MIT Press Journals (2012)

• McKibbin W and Wilcoxen P (2013), A Global Approach to Energy and the Environment: The G-cubed Model” Handbook of CGE Modeling, Chapter 17, North Holland, pp 995-1068
• McKibbin W, Morris A, and Wilcoxen P (2011), “Comparing Climate Commitments: A model-based analysis of the Copenhagen Accord”, Climate Change Economics, Vol 2, No 2
• McKibbin W. and A. Stoeckel (2009) “Modeling the Global Financial Crisis”, Oxford Review of Economic Policy, Vol 25, No 4, p581-607
• McKibbin W. D. Pearce and A. Stegman (2009) “Climate Change Scenarios and Long Term Projections” Climatic Change, vol 97, number 1-2 November pp 23-4
• McKibbin, W., Morris, A. and P. Wilcoxen (2009) “Expecting the Unexpected: Macroeconomic Volatility and Climate Policy”, in J Aldy and R. Stavins (eds) Architectures for Agreement: Addressing Global Climate Change in the Post-Kyoto World, Cambridge University Press, pp. 185 - 208
• McKibbin W. and P. Wilcoxen (2007) “A Credible Foundation for Long Term International Cooperation on Climate Change” in Joseph Aldy and Robert Stavins (eds), Architectures for Agreement: Addressing Global Climate Change in the Post-Kyoto World, Cambridge University Press, pp185-208.
• Ang J. and W.McKibbin (2007) “ Financial Liberalization, Financial Sector Development and Growth: Evidence from Malaysia” Journal of Development Economics, vol 84, pp215-233.
• McKibbin W. (2006) “ Global Energy and Environmental Impacts of an Expanding China” China and the World Economy volume 14, no 4, pp38-56
• Lee J.W, McKibbin W.J. and Y. Park (2006) “Transpacific Trade Imbalances: Causes and Cures” World Economy, vol 29, no 3, pp 281-304
• McKibbin W. (2006) “The Global Macroeconomic Consequences of a Demographic Transition”, Asian Economic Papers, vol 5, no 1, pp 92 – 141, MIT Press. Also published in “G-20 Workshop on Demographic Challenges and Migration” Australian Government Printing Service pp11-44.
• McKibbin W. and W. Woo (2004) “Quantifying the International Economic Impact of China’s WTO Membership” China and the World Economy, vol 12, no 2, pp. 3-19. Institute of World Economics and Politics, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, China.
• Lee J-W and W. McKibbin (2004) Globalization and Disease: The Case of SARS, Asian Economic Papers.
• Warwick McKibbin and Peter Wilcoxen (2002) Climate Change Policy After Kyoto: A Blueprint for a Realistic Approach. Washington DC: Brookings Institution.
• Warwick McKibbin and Peter Wilcoxen (2002) The Role of Economics in Climate Change Policy, Journal of Economic Perspectives.
• McKibbin W.J. and D. Vines (2000) Modelling Reality: The Need for Both Intertemporal Optimization and Stickiness in Models for Policymaking, Oxford Review of Economic Policy, 16(4).
• McKibbin W., Ross, M., Shackleton R. and P. Wilcoxen (1999) Emissions Trading, Capital Flows and the Kyoto Protocol, Energy Journal.
• W. McKibbin (1997) Empirical Evidence on International Economic Policy Coordination, In Handbook of Comparative Economic Policies Volume 5: Macroeconomic Policy in Open Economies. Fratianni, M., Salvatore D. And J. Von Hagen (eds.). London: Greenwood Press.
• W McKibbin, F Lo and L Klein (1995) Arms Reduction: Economic Implications in the Post Cold War Era. Tokyo: United Nations University.
• Warwick McKibbin and Jeffrey Sachs (1991) Global Linkages: Macroeconomic Interdependence and Cooperation in the World Economy. Washington DC: The Brookings Institution.