Dr John Hawkins is head of the Canberra School of Government and a senior lecturer in economics and public policy and received his PhD from the Australian National University. His research area is in monetary policy which refers to the decisions taken by the Reserve Bank to set their cash rate target in such a way as to contribute to low inflation and low unemployment. 

Areas of research include:

• Central banking and monetary policy

• Australian (and Canberra's) economic and political history

• Behavioural science

• History of economic thought

Engagement and service roles

John is co-editor of History of Economics Review, a journal of the history of economic thought. He is a frequent media commentator and contributor to The Conversation and He has won the following awards:

·        Executive Dean (UC Faculty of BGL) Excellence Award for Outreach and Engagement 2024

John has served in the following roles at the university:

·        UC Values Champion 2022-2023 (developing and promoting UC’s values statement)

·        Elected member of University of Canberra Academic Board for term 2023-2024.

·        Representative of UC Academic Board on Academic Quality and Standards Committee 2023-2024

·        Representative of UC Academic Board on Curriculum Committee 2024

Accepting HDR and honours students

John currently has six doctoral students (3 primary and 3 secondary; 2 PhD and 4 DBA; 5 domestic and 1 Singapore). He is open to an additional PhD student and/or honours student in the fields listed above.

Teaching expertise

John’s experience is wide-ranging across a variety of economic topics.

• Behavioural Science (11240):                     

• Economics for Managers G (6234):             

• Economic Policy Analysis G (9800)             

• Evidence-Based Policy Analysis G (11792)  

• Contemporary Policy Issues G (11799):       

• International Business PG (9694)           

• Climate Change and Sustainable Business (11318)

• Quantitative Methods in Commerce (11165):

• Asia-Pacific Business (11206 and 9696)

• Economic Development (11209)

• Global e-Business PG (11428)

• Introduction to Economics (11175)

• Managing the Economy (11226)

• Public Sector Economics (11224)              

• International Economics (11207 and 11429)