User:John Mangan (Academic)

John Mangan is the Director of the Australian Institute for Business and Economics (AIBE) and a Professor of Economics within the UQ Business School at the University of Queensland. John is a member of the Economic Society of Australia (Qld branch), Australasian Regional Science Association International, Royal Economic Society and Labour Economics Group (UK).

Research Work
Extensively published, John is an experienced presenter who has lectured in a broad range of subject areas including regional economics, labour economics, business finance, business policy, human resource management, management and quantitative economics. John was the Director of the Centre of Economic Policy Modelling (2001-2006), the Director of the Labour Market Research Unit within the Department of Employment and Training (2001-2004) and an Eminent Research Visitor to the Department of Education and Training (2006). John is, currently, a member of the editorial board of the International Journal of Manpower and has held previous editorial roles with the Australasian Journal of Regional Studies (joint editor 1994-2004) and Focus on Economics series, Oxford University Press (General Editor, 1992-1994). John has been a visiting Research Professor at the Universities of Lancaster (England), Ulster (Northern Ireland) and Kiel (Germany). John has extensive industry consultative experience (including Taskforce, Commissions of Inquiry and Review Committees) and is currently a Principal of Synergies Economic Consulting. He is currently a member of the Ministerial Commisssion for training and Education.

Industry Engagement
John’s industry engagement includes being a principal of Synergies Economic Consulting, a director of the Economics & Law Research Institute (ELRI), a member of the editorial board of the International Journal of Manpower, and contributor to the Ministerial Commission for Training and Education. He’s also a member of the Economic Society of Australia (Qld branch), Australasian Regional Science Association International, Royal Economic Society and Labour Economics Group (UK). He consults and writes for Sports Analysis, which specialises in deep-data analysis, trend identification and sponsorship leveraging for the sports industry.

John has instigated and completed numerous research projects, drawing on his experience of working with such iconic Australian brands and multinationals as BHP, Rio-Tinto, Energex, and the National Rugby League. He was the Faculty’s Associate Dean (Research) from 2008 - 2012. John’s extensive academic, consultancy, editorial and ‘expert opinion’ experience sees his economic modelling acumen regularly called upon for impact analyses and applied micro-economics relating to professional sports, wages and employment, and workplace health and safety.

Previously, John was the director of the Centre of Economic Policy Modelling, director of the Labour Market Research Unit within the Department of Employment and Training, and an external consultant to the Queensland Jobs Council. He has been an Eminent Research Visitor to the Department of Education and Training, a Visiting Fellow at Queensland Treasury, and a Visiting Research Professor at the Universities of Lancaster (England), Ulster (Northern Ireland) and Kiel (Germany). He has also held editorial roles with the Australasian Journal of Regional Studies and Focus on Economics series, Oxford University Press.

Education
John’s qualifications include a Bachelor of Economics, a Diploma of Education and a Master of Economic Studies from The University of Queensland; and a Master of Arts from the University of Lancaster (UK), where he also completed his and PhD in Economics. With extensive academic, consultancy, editorial and ‘expert opinion’ experience, John is a skilled economic modeller, and a leading researcher in the areas of: Labor and Social Economics, Economic impact analysis, Economics of professional sports, Human resource management, Workplace health and safety and Applied micro-economics.