About Us
SACES operates with a core in-house research team supplemented by academic experts from across the University according to project needs. SACES is frequently involved in, and often leads, collaborations with other disciplines such as sociology, law, psychology, environmental science and engineering.
SACES staff have a range of research skills which they use in the analysis of complex economic, social and public policy issues. These skills are both generalist and technical in nature. Generalist skills include project management, writing to a target audience, graphical presentation, liaison and consultation skills, face-to-face presentation, and the preparation of proposals and research planning. Staff technical skills include both conceptual and data skills. These conceptual skills include the application of economic principles and concepts to policy design and evaluation, the conduct of benefit cost analyses including non-market valuations, and the conduct of computable general equilibrium modelling. Data skills include econometric analysis, data validation and cleaning, survey design and data collection.
SACES also draws on the resources and infrastructure of the University including human research ethics clearance processes, library and IT resources, finance, human resources, etc.
SACES mission is to increase the quality of analysis and debate regarding economic and public policy issues within South Australia and beyond.
Corporate membership
Regular provision to Members of economic briefing reports with a detailed assessment of economic conditions and the outlook for Australia and South Australia.
Consulting services
Provision of specialist economic research and advice on a fee-for-service basis to both private sector and government clients (locally, nationally and internationally).
Publications
Undertake, promote and disseminate the results of independent applied research, particularly on issues relevant to regional and national economic growth and development.
Economic policy forum
Public commentary on economic, social and fiscal issues and trends.
Our people
SACES has a core group of in-house research staff and support staff and long-standing research associates. In undertaking commissioned research and consultancies, and in providing Economic Briefings to Corporate Members, SACES also draws on the academic staff of the economics and related disciplines of the University of Adelaide and other Research Associates on a contracted basis.
Research and support staff
- Jim Hancock, Executive Director (Acting)
- Michael O'Neil, Honorary Research Fellow
- Anthony Kosturjak, Senior Research Economist
- Genevieve Knight, Senior Research Fellow
- Suraya Abdul Halim, Senior Research Economist
- Lydia Jaloshin, Executive Assistant
Research associates
- Kym Anderson, George Gollin Professor Emeritus (University of Adelaide)
- Andreas Cebulla, Associate Professor (Flinders University of South Australia)
- Anna Chur-Hansen, Professor, School of Psychology (University of Adelaide)
- Owen Covick, Associate Professor (Flinders University of South Australia)
- Paul Delfabbro, Professor, School of Psychology (University of Adelaide)
- Diana Dorstyn, Associate Professor, School of Psychology (University of Adelaide)
- Peter Gill, Research Fellow
- Darryl Gobbett, Research Fellow
- Anne Hewitt, Associate Professor, Adelaide Law School (University of Adelaide)
- Laurence Lester, Senior Research Fellow, Australian Centre for Housing Research (University of Adelaide)
- Stephane Mahuteau, Associate Professor (University of Adelaide)
- Megan Moskos, Associate Professor, School of Social Sciences (University of Adelaide)
- Colin Rogers, Associate Professor (University of Adelaide)
- John Williams, Provost (University of Adelaide)