Dr Taha Chaiechi ~ Associate Dean, Learning and Teaching; Head, Economics and Marketing

Dr Taha Chaiechi is the Head of Economics and Marketing, at the College of Business, Law, and Governance , of where she contributed to the governance and research profile of the university. Taha is an expert in systematic modelling of dynamic relationships between economic, environmental, and/or 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 and energy 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.  

Her research book as 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.

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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

 

·        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)
• EC5214: Case Studies in Applied Economics and Finance (Level 5; TSV)
• 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
• Statistics for everyday life
• Paradox of Value
• Bounded Rationality

Research Disciplines

• Applied Economics (1402)
• Econometrics (1403)
• Public Health and Health Services (1117)

Socio-Economic Objectives

• Economic Framework (9199)
• Health and Support Services (9202)

Awards

• 2018 - Highly Commended-TropEco, Learning and Teaching Award
• 2018 - Winner- TropEco Excellence Award- Staff
• 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

Memberships

• 2011 to 2013 - Research member of Centre for Sustainable Tropical Fisheries and Aquaculture (CSTFA)
• 2011 to 2013 - Member of Centre for Tropical Water and Aquatic Ecosystem Research- (TropWATER)
• 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 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
• Chaiechi T (2014) The broken window: fallacy or fact - a Kaleckian-Post Keynesian approach. Economic Modelling, 39. pp. 195-203

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
• Pryce J, Chaiechi T, Ciccotosto S and Loban H (2014) Use of photo-elicitation to gain insights into the nature of self-managed teams in the academic world. Proceedings of the ACSPRI Social Science Methodology Conference. 7-10 December 2014, Sydney, NSW, Australia

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ResearchOnline@JCU stores 39+ 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

• 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)
• Nexus of Public Private Partnerships and Institutions: Evidence from Developing Countries (PhD , Primary Advisor/AM)
• SME Stock Markets and their Contribution to Economic Growth (PhD , Primary Advisor/AM)
• The impact of climate change on developing countries energy system: A model based approach (PhD , Primary Advisor/AM)
• Opportunity Cost of Non-Inclusive policy in Indonesia (PhD , Primary Advisor/AM)
• The Impact of Financial Market Developments on Growth and the Effectiveness of Fiscal Policy (PhD , Primary Advisor/AM)

Completed

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

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