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David Throsby is Distinguished Professor of Economics at Macquarie University in Sydney.  He is internationally known for his research and his many publications on the economics of art and culture.  His interests include the economics of the performing arts, the role of artists as economic agents, the Indigenous art economy,...View full profile in our Researcher's database

Jordi McKenzie is an Associate Professor in the Department of Economics.  His main research interests are in industrial organisation, cultural economics, and the economics of digitisation.   Full CV is available here....View full profile in our Researcher's database

Research interests Dr Paul Crosby is a Senior Lecturer in Economics at the Macquarie Business School, Macquarie University. He specialises in applied microeconomics, focusing on the economics of digitisation, cultural industries, social media, sports, and consumer choice. Paul's research has been featured in numerous leading international, peer-reviewed economics journals. His...View full profile in our Researcher's database

Katya Petetskaya is Research Project Director in the Department of Economics at Macquarie University and a visual artist working across painting and performance art. She has twelve years of research experience in the economics of art and culture, tourism development, cultural and heritage planning, urban and regional planning and economic development in Australia and internationally. She was Co-Director of the 2017 National Artists Survey (Australia Council) and is Co-Director for the National Survey of Remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Artists. Petetskaya has three postgraduate degrees in Commerce, Town Planning and Fine Arts, including postgraduate research. Read more

Dr Sunny Shin is a sessional academic in the Department of Economics with the research interest in international trade and cultural economics. Read more