Section: Overview
Overview
Key publications
Research funding
Supervising & teaching
Career

Key details

Areas of expertise

  • Computable General Equilibrium
  • Regional modelling
  • wine economics

Available to supervise research students

Available for media queries

About Glyn Wittwer

Professor Glyn Wittwer is a regional dynamic CGE modeling expert. He has played a major role with Mark Horridge in developing databases for TERM versions in several countries. He edited the Springer volumes Economic Modeling of Water (2012) and Multi-regional Dynamic General Equilibrium Modeling of the U.S. Economy (2017), and contributed the majority of chapters in both volumes. 

Glyn is a GTAP Research Fellow from 2017 to 2020. He has extensive consulting experience in regional CGE modelling.

His list of projects include modelling of the impacts of major dam and transport projects, drought and water trading, flood, hypothetical plant disease scenarios, productivity scenarios, wine tax scenarios, major mine construction projects, industry closures and the aftermath of civil disruption.

 

Qualifications

  • PhD, The University of Adelaide, 2000
  • BEc (Hons), The University of Adelaide, 1991
  • BA. The University of Adelaide, 1989

Key publications

Year Citation
2012 Wittwer, G. (120306). Economic Modeling of Water (1). Dordrecht: Springer Science & Business Media.

Year Citation
2017 Horridge, M., & Wittwer, G. (170101). Top-Down Extensions to Represent Counties and Congressional Districts and Moving to Bottom-Up In Wittwer, G. (Ed.) (pp. 173-192). SPRINGER INTERNATIONAL PUBLISHING AG.

doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-58866-7_10

Year Citation
2013 Wittwer, G., & Dixon, J. (130701). Effective use of public funding in the Murray-Darling Basin: A comparison of buybacks and infrastructure upgrades. Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 57(3), (399-421).

doi: 10.1111/1467-8489.12001

2011 Wittwer, G., & Griffith, M. (110701). Modelling drought and recovery in the southern Murray-Darling basin. Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 55(3), (342-359).

doi: 10.1111/j.1467-8489.2011.00541.x

2005 Horridge, M., Madden, J., & Wittwer, G. (050401). The impact of the 2002-2003 drought on Australia. Journal of Policy Modeling, 27(3), (285-308).

doi: 10.1016/j.jpolmod.2005.01.008

Research funding for the past 5 years

Please note:

  • Funding is ordered by the year the project commenced and may continue over several years.
  • Funding amounts for contact research are not disclosed to maintain commercial confidentiality.
  • The order of investigators is not indicative of the role they played in the research project.

New project NCEconomics P/L - Gold Coast economic projections, various scenarios
From: Natural Capital Economics
Other investigators: Dr Xianglong Liu
For period: 2023-2024
Not disclosed
Validating the benefits of increased drone uptake for Australia: Geographic, demographic and social insights
From: University of South Australia
Other investigators: Dr Nicholas Sheard
For period: 2023-2023
Not disclosed
CGE model development, technical support and analysis (Investment NSW)
From: Investment NSW (Crown in Right of State of New South Wales)
Other investigators: Dr James Lennox
For period: 2023-2024
Not disclosed
Economic impacts of a deepwater container terminal at the Port of Newcastle
From: Mandala Advisors PTY LTD
For period: 2023-2023
Not disclosed
Dynamic ingredients for modelling transport projects in regional NSW
From: PricewaterhouseCoopers
For period: 2023-2023
Not disclosed
CGE analysis of the redevelopment of the Great Southern Stand at the MCG
From: Sayers Advisory Pty Ltd
Other investigators: Dr Nicholas Sheard
For period: 2023-2023
Not disclosed

Provision of model, dynamic aggregator and GEMPACK software for primary industry scenarios
From: New Zealand Ministry for Primary Industries
For period: 2022-2022
Not disclosed
Transport options in Mississippi Valley
From: Ohio State University
For period: 2022-2022
Not disclosed
Provision of specialist computable general equilibrium (CGE) expertise as requested by the NSW Government Centre for Economic and Regional Development (CERD).
From: Investment NSW (Crown in Right of State of New South Wales)
Other investigators: Dr James Lennox
For period: 2022-2022
Not disclosed
Previous and future impacts of drought in regional Victoria
From: Frontier Economics
Other investigators: Dr Robert Waschik
For period: 2022-2022
Not disclosed
Effects of Papua LNG and P’nyang LNG on the economy of Papua New Guinea
From: Kumul Petroleum Holdings Ltd
Other investigators: Dr Elizabeth Roos, Dr Robert Waschik, Dr Nicholas Sheard
For period: 2022-2022
Not disclosed
Dynamic aggregation of Queensland regions and training for BDO
From: BDO Services Pty Ltd
For period: 2022-2022
Not disclosed
Provision of a 37 sector, 6 region aggregation of USAGE-TERM updated to 2019
From: PricewaterhouseCoopers
For period: 2022-2022
Not disclosed
Provision of Input-output tables of approximately 63 Queensland economic boundary ABS regions, including NRM, SA3 and SA4 regional boundaries.
From: Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (Queensland)
For period: 2022-2022
Not disclosed
Preparation of TERM-NZ to include 206 sectors in 88 districts including local board areas of Auckland
From: New Zealand Institute of Economic Research
For period: 2022-2022
Not disclosed
Using VU-TERM to model the economic impacts of government procurement
From: Department of Energy and Public Works
Other investigators: Dr Nicholas Sheard
For period: 2022-2022
Not disclosed
Economic impacts of KerangLink
From: Jacobs
For period: 2022-2022
Not disclosed

Preparation of input-output tables with emphasis on resource sectors, tourism and employment in regions of Queensland
From: BDO Services Pty Ltd
For period: 2021-2022
Not disclosed
Using dynamic VU-TERM to analyse the Galilee coal project in a CGE framework
From: BIS Oxford Economics Pty Ltd
Other investigators: Mr Christopher King
For period: 2021-2022
Not disclosed
Economic Impact of Nuclear Detonations: The Nuclear Economic Consequence Analysis Tool (NECAT)
From: University of Southern California Grant
Other investigators: Prof James Giesecke, Mr Christopher King, Prof Peter Dixon, Dr Florian Schiffmann, Dr Nicholas Sheard, Dr Michael Jerie
For period: 2021-2024
Not disclosed
Evaluating the impact of autonomous long-haul trucking deployment
From: Silicon Valley Leadership Group Foundation USA
Other investigators: Dr Robert Waschik
For period: 2021-2021
Not disclosed
Provision of specialist computable general equilibrium (CGE) expertise on project to be specified
From: Investment New South Wales
Other investigators: Dr James Lennox
For period: 2021-2022
Not disclosed
Economic impact analysis of Western Victoria Transmission Network Project
From: AusNet Services
Other investigators: Dr Robert Waschik
For period: 2021-2021
Not disclosed
VURMTAX Model and support services
From: Department of Treasury Western Australia
Other investigators: Aspr Janine Dixon, Dr Jason Nassios, Dr Elizabeth Roos
For period: 2021-2023
Not disclosed
Water options in former coal mines in the Latrobe Valley
From: Jacobs
For period: 2021-2021
Not disclosed
VU RISE: Skills and Jobs for Melbourne’s West (SJMW)
From: Victorian Higher Education Strategic Investment Fund
Other investigators: Dr Elizabeth Knight, Mr Graeme Newman, Dr Melissa Tham, Aspr Janine Dixon, Mr Christopher King, Mr Andrew Wade
For period: 2021-2022
$748,000
Computable General Equilibrium Modelling for the Bradfield Regional Assessment and Development Panel
From: Department of Regional Development, Manufacturing and Water, Queensland
Other investigators: Prof Philip Adams
For period: 2021-2021
Not disclosed
Preparation of a TERM version of the New Zealand economy
From: Principal Economics Limited
For period: 2021-2021
Not disclosed
Development of 2017-18 input-output tables for 88 SA4 regions of Australia
From: The Treasury
For period: 2021-2021
Not disclosed
Business Case For Offshore Wind Development In Victoria
From: Nous Group
Other investigators: Dr Robert Waschik
For period: 2021-2021
Not disclosed

TERM - Wine Analysis of Various Wine Tax Scenarios
From: Grape and Wine R&D Corporation
For period: 2020-2020
Not disclosed
Assistance for Florida CGE Modelling on Request
From: Office of Economic and Demographic Research (US)
Other investigators: Dr Nicholas Sheard
For period: 2020-2023
Not disclosed
Fifth Social and Economic Impact Study of Gambling in Tasmania: Economic Impacts
From: Department of Treasury and Finance (TAS)
For period: 2020-2020
Not disclosed
Dynamic Scenarios on NSW Vision and Electricity Options
From: NSW Department of Premier & Cabinet
For period: 2020-2020
Not disclosed
Economic Impact of RUN 2020 Update
From: Nous Group
Other investigators: Dr Robert Waschik
For period: 2020-2020
Not disclosed
Economic Impacts of Bushfires in Victoria
From: Dept of Treasury and Finance
For period: 2020-2020
Not disclosed
Economic Modelling the Impacts of COVID-19
From: Department of Homeland Security
Other investigators: Prof James Giesecke, Prof Peter Dixon, Dr Robert Waschik
For period: 2020-2020
Not disclosed
Economic modelling and analysis of the Water Efficiency Program
From: Marsden Jacobs
For period: 2020-2020
$60,000

Update of the TERM-NZ CGE Model to Cover Around 150 Sectors at the Level of 72 Districts
From: BIS Oxford Economics Pty Ltd
For period: 2019-2019
Not disclosed
The Regional Economic Impacts of Forestry Scenarios in Victoria
From: BIS Oxford Economics Pty Ltd
For period: 2019-2019
Not disclosed
Labour Market and Employment Modelling and Forecasting in Mongolia
From: SECiM - Component 1
Other investigators: Aspr Janine Dixon
For period: 2019-2020
Not disclosed
Development of TERM-Wine and Applications using the Global Beverages Model
From: University of Adelaide
For period: 2019-2022
Not disclosed
A CGE Modelling Tool to Evaluate Impact of International Students
From: International Education Association of Australia
Other investigators: Dr Robert Waschik
For period: 2019-2019
Not disclosed

Microeconomic Modelling of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS)
From: National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA)
Other investigators: Aspr Janine Dixon, Dr Jason Nassios, Dr Nhi Tran
For period: 2018-2021
Not disclosed

Queensland Treasury Economic Modelling.
From: Queensland Treasury
Other investigators: Prof James Giesecke, Dr Nhi Tran, Prof Philip Adams
For period: 2017-2021
Not disclosed
Computable general equilibrium model for Vic Government.
From: Department of Jobs, Precincts & Regions
Other investigators: Mr Dejan Mustakinov, Aspr Janine Dixon
For period: 2017-2024
Not disclosed

Supervision of research students at VU

Available to supervise research students

Available for media queries

Currently supervised research students at VU

No. of students Study level Role
1 PhD Principal supervisor

Currently supervised research students at VU

Students & level Role
PhD (1) Principal supervisor

Completed supervision of research students at VU

No. of students Study level Role
1 PhD Principal supervisor
1 PhD Integrated Principal supervisor

Completed supervision of research students at VU

Students & level Role
PhD (1) Principal supervisor
PhD Integrated (1) Principal supervisor

Teaching activities & experience

For over a decade, Professor Glyn Wittwer coordinated the short courses run by Victoria University's Centre of Policy Studies. These have been run over many years in a number of countries.

Careers

Details of this Researcher's career are currently unavailable.