A/Prof Taha Chaiechi - Research Portfolio

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About

Dr Taha Chaiechi is Australia Director, Centre for International Trade and Business in Asia, at JCU where she is also an Associate Professor of Economics. 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. She is also Associate Editor-in-Chief, Bulletin of Applied Economics that is an ABDC ranked journal.

Taha served JCU as the Head, Economics and Marketing Academic Group from October 2014- March 2019, she is also the Program Convenor for Master of Economics. 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. Since 2011, She has been collaborating in several research projects exceeding $1million in value.

Current projects:

Taha is the Executive Editor of an edited collection on "Economic Effects of Natural Disasters" with Elsevier.
Taha, Dr Simona Azzali, & Dr Caroline Wong are working on a project about Measuring social and physical well-being of age-friendly residential buildings.
Taha and Dr Emiel Eijdenberg are working on a funded project called "The role of entrepreneurship in urban economics of tropical cities"
Taha, Dr Silvia Tavares, and Dr Caroline Wong are working on a funded project called "Urban Design and Economic Growth: a tale of two cities"
Taha led a UN-Habitat Urban Thinkers Campus in Cairns 2019
Taha is leading a flagship about Climate-Resilient Economies and Community Empowerment
Taha led a research team on ON-Prime Innovation Program

In her approach to Research and Engagement, Taha is committed to the 2030 Agenda and SDGs. Particularly, Taha focuses on SDG 8, SDG11, SDG 13 and SDG 17.

MEDIA RELEASE

April 2020 COVID Economy

Oct 2019 Millenials & Avocados

Aug 2019 Planning on Future Sustainable Cities

Read my 2019 articles in The Conversation

2018 Sustainability Communique- 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, Submission 61, p. 2. 42

May 2014 Invited to speak at the “Environmental Research Workshop: Biodiversity and social-economic valuation” organised by Tom Farrell Institute For The Environment

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

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

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)

TEXTBOOKs & 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)

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

· Textbook Review (2012) and (2013)- invited to review three chapters of Principals of Economics 5th and 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

BU1807: Principles of Data Analysis for Business (Level 1; TSV)
LB5132: Multinational Corporations and International Markets (Level 5; ONL)

Interests

Research

Economic Modelling and Forecasting
Urban Economics and Transformative Cities
Natural Resources and Energy Economics and Policy
Economic Impacts of Climate Change and Natural Disasters
Tourism Economics
Economic Impact of Urban Design and Planning

Teaching

Executive Education, Leadership, Coaching
Economics for non-economists
Urban Economics
Multinational Corporations and International Markets

Experience

2015 to 2020 - Program Convener, Master of Economics, James Cook University
2018 to 2019 - Acting, Associate Dean, Learning and Teaching, James Cook University
2014 to 2019 - Head of Economics and Marketing Academic Group, James Cook University (Cairns)

Research Disciplines

Socio-Economic Objectives

Honours

Awards

2020 - Detailed Assessor, ARC Future Fellowships 2020, with the Australian Research Council
2020 - Invited Guest Lecture in Executive Master of Public Administration Program by The Australia and New Zealand School of Government (ANZSOG)
2019 - Nominated for JCU Awards for Excellence- Community Engagement Category
2019 - Highly Commended- TropEco Excellence Award
2019 - Winner- TropEco Partnerships & Engagement Award
2018 - Winner- TropEco Excellence Award
2018 - Expert Assessor in ERA Research Evaluation Committees (RECs) with the Australian Research Council (ARC)
2018 - Highly Commended-TropEco, Learning and Teaching Award
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 - University Finalist in “My research in 3 minutes” competition, ECR category
2011 - Inclusive Practice Acknowledgement Award, James Cook University
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 - Fellow in Resident with the Cairns Institute
2012 - Appointed “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

Publications

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

Nguyen T, Chaiechi T, Eagle L and Low D (2020) Growth enterprise market in Hong Kong: efficiency evolution and long memory in return and volatility. Journal of Asian Business and Economic Studies, 27 (1), pp. 19-34, DOI:10.1108/JABES-01-2019-0009.
Nguyen T, Chaiechi T, Eagle L and Low D (2020) Dynamic transmissions between main stock markets and SME stock markets: evidence from tropical economies. Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance, 75, pp. 308-324, DOI:10.1016/j.qref.2019.02.004.
Emodi N, Chaiechi T and Beg A (2019) The impact of climate variability and change on the energy system: a systematic scoping review. Science of the Total Environment, 676, pp. 545-563, DOI:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.04.294.
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, DOI:10.1016/j.apenergy.2018.12.045.
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, DOI:10.1016/j.enpol.2019.01.011.
Nguyen T, Chaiechi T, Eagle L and Low D (2019) SME stock markets in tropical economies: evolving efficiency and dual long memory. Australian Economic Papers, 39 (1), pp. 28-47, DOI:10.1111/1759-3441.12254.
Emodi N, Chaiechi T and Beg R (2018) The impact of climate change on electricity demand in Australia. Energy and Environment, 29 (7), pp. 1263-1297, DOI:10.1177/0958305X18776538.
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, DOI:10.14423/SMJ.0000000000000636.

Conference Papers

Nguyen T, Chaiechi T, Eagle L and Low D (2020) Feedback of macroeconomic indicators to shocks in second-tier stock market development and innovation within Kaleckian framework: Hong Kong case study. [Abstract from the 2019 International Conference on Applied Economics]. In: ICOAE 2019: International Conference on Applied Economics, 4-6 July 2019, Milan, Italy
Nguyen T, Chaiechi T, Eagle L and Low D (2020) Return and asymmetric volatility transmissions between main stock market and second-tier stock market: the case of Hong Kong. Economics and Finance Readings: selected papers from Asia-Pacific Conference on Economics & Finance. In: 2019 Asia-Pacific Conference on Economics and Finance, 25-26 July 2019, Singapore
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
Zahra S, McCarthy B and Chaiechi T (2019) Does religiosity promote environmental values that underpin sustainable meat consumption? A study in the context of an emerging nation. Proceedings of the Australian & New Zealand Academy of Management Conference. In: 33rd Annual Australian & New Zealand Academy of Management Conference: wicked solutions to wicked problems, 3-6 December 2019, Cairns, QLD, Australia

More: ResearchOnline@JCU stores 48+ research outputs authored by A/Prof Taha Chaiechi from 2003 onwards.

Supervision

Advisory Accreditation: I can be on your Advisory Panel as a Primary or Secondary Advisor.

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

Sustainable meat consumption and consumer intention: Evidence from Pakistan (PhD , Secondary Advisor/AM)
Compassion Fatigue: Experiences of Human Resource Professionals in the Not for Profit Sector (PhD , Secondary Advisor)
Spatial and Longitudinal Variations in the Economic, Social and Environmental Factors of Life Satisfaction (PhD , Advisor Mentor)
The Impact of Financial Market Developments on Growth and the Effectiveness of Fiscal Policy (PhD , Primary Advisor/AM/Adv)
Climate-Resilient Economic Development through Community Empowerment and Sustainable City Planning (PhD , Primary Advisor/AM/Adv)
Western Theory Versus Eastern Practice: Chinese Tourists and Toursim Suppliers (PhD , Secondary Advisor)
The role of modern built heritage tourism on community wellbeing (PhD , Secondary Advisor)
An Exploration of the Transformational Experience of Students Undertaking a Postgraduate Business Degree who have not Completed an Undergraduate Business Degree (PhD , Secondary Advisor)
The Rise and Demise of the Mining Community in Australia: A Socio-cultural and Economic Investigation. (PhD , Primary Advisor/AM/Adv)
Understanding the Integration of Best Practice Enterprise Wide Risk Management with Strategy and Performance: A Queensland Local Government Study (PhD , Primary Advisor/AM/Adv)
Opportunity Cost of Non-Inclusive policy in Indonesia (PhD , Primary Advisor/AM/Adv)
The Impacts of Community Based Tourism (CBT) in Villages Surrounding Borobudur Temple on Tourist Spending and Economic Growth in Central Java (PhD , Primary Advisor/AM/Adv)

Completed

Addressing climate change impact on the energy system: a technoeconomic and environmental approach to decarbonisation (2019, PhD , Primary Advisor/AM/Adv)
Second-tier stock market efficiency and dynamic impacts on macroeconomic development: evidence from tropical economies (2020, PhD , Primary Advisor/AM/Adv)
Determinants of public-private-partnership performance: the case of Pakistan (2019, PhD , Primary Advisor/AM/Adv)
Tourism in agricultural regions in Australia: developing experiences from agricultural resources (2016, PhD , Secondary Advisor)

Collaboration

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