| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2019 | Philippidis, G., & Waschik, R. (190201). Melitz Meets Milk: The Impact of Quota Abolition on EU Dairy Export Competitiveness. Journal of Agricultural Economics, 70(1), (44-61). |
| 2018 | Gharibnavaz, M. R., & Waschik, R. (180101). A computable general equilibrium model of international sanctions in Iran. The World Economy, 41(1), (287-307). |
| 2018 | Dixon, P. B., Rimmer, M. T., & Waschik, R. G. (180101). Evaluating the effects of local content measures in a CGE model: Eliminating the US Buy America(n) programs. Economic Modelling, 68 (155-166). |
| 2017 | Dixon, P. B., Rimmer, M. T., & Waschik, R. (171101). Linking CGE and specialist models: Deriving the implications of highway policy using USAGE-Hwy. Economic Modelling, 66 (1-18). |
| 2015 | Waschik, R. (150915). Differentiated products, increasing returns to scale and heterogeneous firms in a CGE model of the Australian coal sector. Energy Economics, 51 (521-529). |
| 2015 | Gharibnavaz, M. R., & Waschik, R. (150901). Food and energy subsidy reforms in Iran: A general equilibrium analysis. Journal of Policy Modeling, 37(5), (726-741). |
| 2014 | Clarke, H., Fraser, I., & Waschik, R. G. (141201). How Much Abatement Will Australia's Emissions Reduction Fund Buy?*. Economic Papers, 33(4), (315-326). |
| 2013 | Fraser, I., & Waschik, R. (130101). The Double Dividend hypothesis in a CGE model: Specific factors and the carbon base. Energy Economics, 39 (283-295). |
| 2012 | Clarke, H., & Waschik, R. (120601). Australia's Carbon Pricing Strategies in a Global Context. Economic Record, 88(SUPPL.1), (22-37). |
| 2009 | Waschik, R. (090901). The effects of free trade areas on non-members: Modelling Kemp-Vanek admissibility. Journal of Policy Modeling, 31(5), (648-663). |
Key details
Areas of expertise
- Computable General Equilibrium modelling
- International trade
- Climate policy modelling
Available to supervise research students
Not available for media queries
About Robert Waschik
Dr Robert Waschik is an Associate Professor and Deputy Director with the Centre of Policy Studies (CoPS).
Before joining CoPS in April 2015 he was a Senior Lecturer in the School of Economics at La Trobe University. He moved to Australia from his native Canada in July 2000, where we worked as an Assistant/Associate Professor at Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo, Ontario.
He has considerable experience teaching subjects in international trade, public economics and general equilibrium modelling, and has supervised a number of HDR students over the past 30 years.
He earned his PhD in Economics from Western University in London, Canada, in 1990. He has published over 20 articles in refereed academic journals.
His recent research projects have included:
- modelling the effects of transportation infrastructure investment projects in a CGE model for the Department of Transportation in the US and the State of Victoria
- evaluating the contribution to their local regional economy made by the campuses of Universities which are members of the Regional Universities Network (RUN)
- using a CGE model to evaluate the effects of Local Content Restrictions like the US’s “Buy America” program and those applied by the State of Victoria in the Level Crossings Removal Project.
Qualifications
- PhD (Economics), University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
- MA (Economics), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
- BComm (Hons Economics), Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Key publications
Robert has over 41 publications, with a selection listed here.
A more comprehensive list of Robert's publications is available in the VU Research Repository.
Journal article (showing 10 of 27)
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.
2023
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Modeling for analysis of Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF) and American Partnership for Economic Prosperity (APEP)
From: United States Department of Commerce
Other investigators: Prof Peter Dixon, Prof James Giesecke, Prof Maureen Bleazby
For period: 2023-2024
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Not disclosed |
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Thailand 180-Sector Model for NBTC
From: National Broadcasting Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) Thailand
Other investigators: Dr Nicholas Sheard, Aspr Janine Dixon
For period: 2023-2023
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Not disclosed |
2022
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Previous and future impacts of drought in regional Victoria
From: Frontier Economics
Other investigators: Prof Glyn Wittwer
For period: 2022-2022
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Not disclosed |
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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, Prof Glyn Wittwer, Dr Nicholas Sheard
For period: 2022-2022
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Not disclosed |
2021
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Evaluating the impact of autonomous long-haul trucking deployment
From: Silicon Valley Leadership Group Foundation USA
Other investigators: Prof Glyn Wittwer
For period: 2021-2021
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Not disclosed |
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Economic impact analysis of Western Victoria Transmission Network Project
From: AusNet Services
Other investigators: Prof Glyn Wittwer
For period: 2021-2021
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Not disclosed |
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Integrating endogenous FDI into the GTAP framework
From: Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada
Other investigators: Prof Peter Dixon, Prof Maureen Bleazby
For period: 2021-2021
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Not disclosed |
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Business Case For Offshore Wind Development In Victoria
From: Nous Group
Other investigators: Prof Glyn Wittwer
For period: 2021-2021
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Not disclosed |
2020
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Thailand Broadcasting and Communications Model (TIARA)
From: Thammasat Institute for Study of International Cooperation
Other investigators: Dr Nicholas Sheard
For period: 2020-2021
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Not disclosed |
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Economic Impact of RUN 2020 Update
From: Nous Group
Other investigators: Prof Glyn Wittwer
For period: 2020-2020
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Not disclosed |
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Economic Modelling the Impacts of COVID-19
From: Department of Homeland Security
Other investigators: Prof James Giesecke, Prof Peter Dixon, Prof Glyn Wittwer
For period: 2020-2020
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Not disclosed |
2019
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A CGE Modelling Tool to Evaluate Impact of International Students
From: International Education Association of Australia
Other investigators: Prof Glyn Wittwer
For period: 2019-2019
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Not disclosed |
Supervision of research students at VU
Available to supervise research students
Not available for media queries
Currently supervised research students at VU
| No. of students | Study level | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PhD Integrated | Principal supervisor |
Currently supervised research students at VU
| Students & level | Role |
|---|---|
| PhD Integrated (1) | Principal supervisor |
Key academic roles
| Dates | Role | Department / Organisation |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 2018 - Present |
Deputy Director, Centre of Policy Studies
|
Victoria University |
| Jul 2011 - Jun 2014 |
Director of Teaching and Learning, School of Economics
|
La Trobe University |
| Dates | Role & Department/Organisation |
|---|---|
| Sep 2018 -
Present
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Deputy Director, Centre of Policy Studies
Victoria University |
| Jul 2011 -
Jun 2014
|
Director of Teaching and Learning, School of Economics
La Trobe University |
