Iain Fraser
Senior Lecturer in Economics
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Organisation unit

College of Business and Law School of Economics

Location

Adelaide University

Other role

Research Fellow

Organisation unit

College of Business and Law School of Economics

Location

Adelaide University

My skills

Agricultural Economics
Applied Micro-econometrics
Biodiversity and Conservation Economics
Environmental Economics
Non-Market Valuation

About me

Iain Fraser is a Senior Lecturer in Economics at Adelaide University, an Honorary Professor of Economics at the University of Kent. 

My research interests cover various aspects of applied agricultural, environmental and resource economics. Current research areas include stated preference research methods and applications with a focus on the role of information provision in food consumption, risk and uncertainty, and the design and implementation of contracts for the supply of agri-environmental goods and services. 

I am the inaugural editor of Q Open (2019-2026), a former editor of the European Review of Agricultural Economics (2011-2018) and former associate editor of the Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics (1998-2001 & 2007-2010).  

  • Prize for Best Article in the Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, The Economics of Household Waste Management, A Review, Authored with Chongwoo Choe 1998. 
  • Prize for Best Article in the Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Natural Resource Accounting in Theory and Practice: A Critical Assessment, Authored with Michael Harris 2002.       
  • Prize for Best Paper in Economic Papers, How Much Abatement Will Australia’s Emissions Reduction Fund Buy? Authored with Harry Clarke and Robert Waschik 2014.
  • Elected fellow of the European Association of Agricultural Economics in 2025.

Prior to joining Adelaide University, Iain held academic positions in the UK and Australia at the University of Manchester, Manchester Metropolitan University, Imperial College London, University of Kent and La Trobe University.

I have taught a wide range of courses during my career including:
  • Agricultural and Food Economics (ug/pg)
  • Environmental and Resource Economics (ug/pg)
  • Applied Econometrics (ug/pg)
  • Microeconomics (ug)
  • Business Economics (ug)
In addition, I have supervised many ug/pg research projects including 14 PhDs.

  • Doctor of Philiosophy - Economics

  • Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society
  • European Association of Agricultural Economics
Last updated on 30/06/2026 by Iain Fraser