Dr Taha Chaiechi ~ Head, Economics and Marketing; Senior Lecturer

Dr Taha Chaiechi is Director, Centre for International Trade and Business in Asia, at James Cook University where she is also a senior lecturer in the College of Business, Law, and Governance. In the past several years, Taha has contributed to the governance and the Teaching & Learning profile of the College in different capacities. She is also an Associate Fellow in Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia (HERDSA), where she engages in professional development and serves HERDSA and the broader tertiary education community.

Taha served the University as the Head, Economics and Marketing Academic Group from October 2014- March 2019, she also has been the Program Convenor for Master of Economics, since Jan 2015. Furthermore, she served the University in the acting position of Associate Dean, Learning and Teaching from July-2018- Jan 2019. Taha is an expert in systematic modelling of dynamic relationships between economic, environmental, and social variables. Taha’s research attitude is holistic and inspired by issues in climate change and natural disasters, and their impact on different economic sectors such as public health, tourism, environmental, energy, and urban economics, which makes it especially suitable for sustainability analysis in a number of disciplinary areas. Through her research, she actively pursues innovative empirical objectives aimed at shedding light on contemporary economic problems and issues. Accordingly, her work is methodological in nature, driven by the need to provide a method to answer important real-world questions. Since 2011, She has been collaborating in several external and internal research projects exceeding $1million in value, in which her roles and responsibilities vary from the Principal Investigator to Coordinator of Analysis. Since 2009 she has also produced (mainly in collaboration) 41+ HERDC publications at an average of 4 per year.

Current projects:

• Taha is the editor of an edited volume on "Economic Effects of Natural Disasters" that is under the contract for publication with Elsevier.
• Taha is also working with Dr Silvia Tavares on a project called Evidence-based Economic Assessment of Urban Comfort

Her published research book is part of Research Essential Collections and on also on research online : 

INVITED TALKS AND MEDIA RELEASE

2018: Sustainability Communique- monthly release on the CBLG facebook and Twitter.

Watch June Issue here

Watch July Issue here

Watch August Issue here

Watch September Issue here

Watch October Issue here

June 2015                          Acknowledged contribution to the Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia, Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Inquiry of the Foreign Affairs and Aid Subcommittee, Submission 61, p. 2. 42  

May 2014                           Invited to speak at the “Environmental Research Workshop: Biodiversity and social economic valuation” organised by the School of Economics University of Newcastle in conjunction with Tom Farrell Institute For The Environment 

 October 2014                    Invited speaker on Economics- 101 at the “Professional Development Workshop” organised by Suncorp Bank Group

 December 2013                Interview with Dukascopy- Swiss Financial Television (on the macroeconomic sentiment index)

watch it on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mPUnaH-Z0jA

 June 2013                          Invited speaker, “Extreme Climate events and macroeconomic synchronous response through a Post-Keynesian lens”. MSH Paris Nord - AMPK team Seminar (CEPN, Université Paris 13) 

  

EXTERNAL COMMITTEES

·        Appointed Expert Assessor in ERA[1] Research Evaluation Committees (RECs) with the Australian Research Council (ARC) (2018)

·        Wiley-Blackwell Digital Advisory Board Member for Economics (2013)

·        Appointed Peer Reviewer in ERA[2] Research Evaluation Committees (RECs) with the Australian Research Council (ARC) (2012)

·        Professional member of “The Economic Society of Australia” (ESA) (2012-2015)

TEXTBOOKS AND REVIEWS

 

The ·        Custom publication, BU1003 Economics for Sustainable Business (compiled by Taha Chaiechi), by McEachern et al, published by Cengage Higher Education (1st and 2nd eds)

·         Custom publication, BU1007 Business Data Analysis and Interpretation (compiled by Taha Chaiechi), by McEachern et al, published by Cengage Higher Education (1st ed)

·        Journal of Economic Modelling (Invited Referee)

·        Journal of Coastal Management (Invited  Referee)

·        Textbook Review - Students resources and workshops (Economics for Today, 4th Asia Pacific edition - Published by Cengage Ltd.) (2012 and 2013)

·        Textbook Review (2012)- invited to review three chapters of Principals of Economics 5th Edition- Published by Cengage Ltd.)

·        Textbook Review (2013) - invited to review three chapters of Principals of Economics Gans et al., 6th Edition- Published by Cengage Ltd.)

·        Textbook Adaptation (2013) -  Produced lecture presentations materials (Principals of Economics By Stiglitz and Walsh- Published by Wiley and Sons

 

Teaching

• BU1007: Business Data Analysis and Interpretation (Level 1; TSV)
• BU1807: Business Data Analysis and Interpretation (Level 1; TSV)
• BX3053: Personnel Economics (Level 3; CNS)
• EC5219: Personnel Economics (Level 5; CNS)
• LB5229: Economics for a Sustainable World (Level 5; CNS)

Interests

Research

• Econometrics
• Financial and Development Economics
• Natural Resources and Energy Economics
• Economic Impacts of Climate Change and Natural Disasters
• Tourism Economics
• Economic Impact of Urban Designs

Teaching

• Executive Education, Leadership, Coaching
• Economics for non-economists
• Urban Economics
• Paradox of Value
• Bounded Rationality

Experience

• 2018 to 2019 - Acting, Associate Dean, Learning and Teaching, James Cook University
• 2015 to 2019 - Program Convener, Master of Economics, James Cook University
• 2014 to 2019 - Head of Economics and Marketing Academic Group, James Cook University (Cairns)

Research Disciplines

• Applied Economics (1402)
• Econometrics (1403)
• Environmental Science and Management (0502)

Socio-Economic Objectives

• Economic Framework (9199)
• Health and Support Services (9202)
• Environmentally Sustainable Energy Activities (8598)

Awards

• 2018 - Winner- TropEco Excellence Award
• 2018 - Highly Commended-TropEco, Learning and Teaching Award
• 2018 - Expert Assessor in ERA Research Evaluation Committees (RECs) with the Australian Research Council (ARC)
• 2012 - Faculty Citation Award for “Outstanding Contribution to Students Learning”
• 2012 - Appointed Peer Reviewer in ERA Research Evaluation Committees (RECs) with Australian Research Council (ARC)
• 2011 - Inclusive Practice Acknowledgement Award, James Cook University
• 2011 - University Finalist in “My research in 3 minutes” competition, ECR category
• 2010 - Inclusive Practice Acknowledgement Award, James Cook University
• 2008 - Best RHD (Research Higher Degree) Publication Award. University of Newcastle, Faculty of Business and Law

Fellowships

• 2018 to 2020 - Associate Fellow, with Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia (HERDSA)
• 2012 - Appointed “Fellow in Resident” with the Cairns Institute
• 2012 - Fellow in Resident with the Cairns Institute

Memberships

• 2013 to 2014 - Wiley-Blackwell Digital Advisory Board Member for Economics
• 2011 to 2013 - Member of Centre for Tropical Water and Aquatic Ecosystem Research- (TropWATER)
• 2011 to 2013 - Research member of Centre for Sustainable Tropical Fisheries and Aquaculture (CSTFA)
• 2010 to 2013 - Professional member of “The Economic Society of Australia” (ESA)

Other

• 2013 - Visiting Scholar to The CEPN (Centre d'Economie de Paris Nord) at the University of Paris 13

These are the most recent publications associated with this author. To see a detailed profile of all publications stored at JCU, visit ResearchOnline@JCU. Hover over Altmetrics badges to see social impact.

Journal Articles

• Emodi N, Chaiechi T and Beg A (2019) Are emission reduction policies effective under climate change conditions? A backcasting and exploratory scenario approach using the LEAP-OSeMOSYS Model. Applied Energy, 236. pp. 1183-1217
• Emodi N, Chaiechi T and Beg A (2019) A techno-economic and environmental assessment of long-term energy policies and climate variability impact on the energy system. Energy Policy, 128. pp. 329-346
• Emodi N, Chaiechi T and Beg R (in press) The impact of climate change on electricity demand in Australia. Energy and Environment,
• Brown L, Chaiechi T, Buettner P and Canyon D (2017) Association between energy prices and US hospital patient outcomes. Southern Medical Journal, 110 (4). pp. 257-264
• Chaiechi T, Stoeckl N, Jarvis D, Lewis S and Brodie J (2016) Assessing the impact of price changes and extreme climatic events on sediment loads in a large river catchment near the Great Barrier Reef. Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 60 (3). pp. 386-405
• Chaiechi T, Pryce J and Bhati A (2015) Macroeconomic impacts of the tourism industry and the contemporaneous feedback effect: an Australian case study. Tourism Economics, 21 (3). pp. 685-696
• Stoeckl N, Chaiechi T, Farr M, Jarvis D, Álvarez-Romero J, Kennard M, Hermoso V and Pressey R (2015) Co-benefits and trade-offs between agriculture and conservation: a case study in Northern Australia. Biological Conservation, 191. pp. 478-494
• Bhati A, Pryce J and Chaiechi T (2014) Industrial railway heritage trains: the evolution of a heritage tourism genre and its attributes. Journal of Heritage Tourism, 9 (2). pp. 114-133
• Chaiechi T (2014) The economic impact of extreme weather events through a Kaleckian–Post-Keynesian lens: a case study of the State of Queensland, Australia. Economic Analysis and Policy, 44 (1). pp. 95-106

Books

• Chaiechi T (2014) Post-Keynesian Empirical Research and Debate on Financial Market Development. Research Essentials. IGI Global, Hershey, PA, USA

Book Chapters

• Chaiechi T and Onwuka K (2014) Economy-wide impacts of carbon emission: a post-Keynesian analysis. In: Design a Pattern of Sustainable Growth: innovation, education, energy and environment. ASERS Publishing, Craiova, Romania, pp. 172-205

Conference Papers

• Emodi N, Chaiechi T and Beg R (2019) A techno-economic and environmental analysis of Queensland's transition towards a low carbon society. Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies. In: KES SEB 2018: 10th International Conference on Sustainability in Energy and Buildings, 24-26 June 2018, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia

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ResearchOnline@JCU stores 41+ research outputs authored by Dr Taha Chaiechi from 2003 onwards.

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These Higher Degree Research projects are either current or by students who have completed their studies within the past 5 years at JCU. Linked titles show theses available within ResearchOnline@JCU.

Current

• Exploring Consumer Behavior Realated to Choice of Retailers of Meat Products in Developing Countries: Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) Perspective (PhD , Secondary Advisor/AM)
• Compassion Fatigue: Experiences of Human Resource Professionals in the Not for Profit Sector (PhD , Secondary Advisor)
• Western Theory Versus Eastern Practice: Chinese Tourists and Toursim Suppliers (PhD , Secondary Advisor)
• Determinants of Public-Private-Partnership Performance: The Case of Pakistan (PhD , Primary Advisor/AM)
• The Impact of Financial Market Developments on Growth and the Effectiveness of Fiscal Policy (PhD , Primary Advisor/AM)
• SME Stock Markets and their Contribution to Economic Growth (PhD , Primary Advisor/AM)
• Addressing Climate Change Impact on the Energy System: A Technoeconomic and Environmental Approach to Decarbonisation (PhD , Primary Advisor/AM)
• Opportunity Cost of Non-Inclusive policy in Indonesia (PhD , Primary Advisor/AM)

Completed

• Tourism in agricultural regions in Australia: developing experiences from agricultural resources (2016, PhD , Secondary Advisor)

The map shows research collaborations by institution from the past 7 years.
Note: Map points are indicative of the countries or states that institutions are associated with.