Gigi Foster

Gigi Foster is a U.S. born academic and economist. She is currently a professor of economics at the University of New South Wales.^[1]

She regularly appears in the Australian media on the topic of economics, having been a panellist on discussion television show Q&A^[2][3] and host of a radio show on the ABC.^[4]

Education

Foster received a Bachelor of Arts (Ethics, Politics, and Economics) from Yale University, and completed a PhD in economics at the University of Maryland.^[1]

Career

Podcast

Foster hosts The Economists on the ABC with Australian economics journalist Peter Martin.^[4]

COVID-19

Foster has criticised the COVID Zero-centred approach adopted by Victoria and other jurisdictions within Australia, believing that the costs to the economy outweighed the potential benefits of reducing case numbers.^[5][6] Her employer the University of New South Wales distanced themselves from her comments which were televised during the show Q&A.^[7]

Accomplishments

Gigi Foster was named Young Economist of The Year for 2019 by the Economics Society of Australia.^[8]

Publications

• Coelli, M., Foster, G. and Leigh, A. (2018), Do School Principals Respond to Increased Public Scrutiny? New Survey Evidence from Australia. Econ Rec, 94: 73–101. doi.org/10.1111/1475-4932.12400^[9]
• Foster G, 2019, Biophysical measurement in experimental social science research: Theory and practice, doi.org/10.1016/C2016-0-04236-5^[10]
• Frijters P; Foster G, 2013, An Economic Theory of Greed, Love, Groups, and Networks, Cambridge University Press, doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139207041^[11]
• Foster G, 2019, 'Conclusion', in Biophysical Measurement in Experimental Social Science Research: Theory and Practice, pp. 267 – 277, doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-813092-6.00010-1^[12]
• Foster G; Frijters P, 2017, 'Behavioral Political Economy', in Routledge Handbook of Behavioral Economics, Routledge, pp. 348 – 364, doi.org/10.4324/9781315743479^[13]
• Kalenkoski CM; Foster G, 2016, 'Introduction: The Economics of Multitasking', in The Economics of Multitasking, Palgrave Macmillan US, pp. 1 – 5, doi.org/10.1057/9781137381446_1^[14]
• Foster G, 2016, 'Grading Standards in Higher Education: Trends, Context, and Prognosis', in Bretag T (ed.), Handbook of Academic Integrity, Springer, pp. 307 – 324, doi.org/10.1007/978-981-287-098-8_48^[15]
• Kalenkoski CM; Foster G, 2016, 'Discussion: The economics of multitasking', in Kalenkoski C; Foster G (ed.), The Economics of Multitasking, Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 203 – 208, doi.org/10.1057/9781137381446^[16]
• Foster G, 2015, 'Experimental Economics', in Wright J (ed.), International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences, Elsevier, pp. 546 – 551, doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-08-097086-8.71052-X^[17]
• Foster G, 2015, 'Grading Standards in Higher Education: Trends, Context, and Prognosis', Handbook of Academic Integrity, Springer Singapore, pp. 1 – 14, doi.org/10.1007/978-981-287-079-7_48-2^[18]
• Frijters P; Foster G, 'Is it rational to be in love?', in, Edward Elgar Publishing, pp. 205 – 232, doi.org/10.4337/9781782549598.00020^[19]

References

1. "Professor Gigi Foster". UNSW.
2. "Heated Q+A discussion sees economist deny she is 'advocating for people to die'". ABC News. 2020-07-27.
3. Chung, Frank (March 26, 2021). "'How could they live with themselves?': Furious audience member confronts anti-lockdown panellists". News.com.au.
4. "The Economists". www.abc.net.au. 16 September 2021.
5. "Lockdowns did more harm than good". The Spectator Australia. 2022-05-17.
6. Foster, Gigi (2021-06-27). "Stop this human sacrifice: the case against lockdowns". The Sydney Morning Herald.
7. "UNSW Tweet, 27 July 2020". Twitter.
8. "2020 Young Economist Address and 2020 ESA Awards - ONLINE ONLY". esacentral.org.au.
9. Coelli, Michael; Foster, Gigi; Leigh, Andrew (2018). "Do School Principals Respond to Increased Public Scrutiny? New Survey Evidence from Australia". Economic Record. 94: 73–101. doi:10.1111/1475-4932.12400. hdl:10419/177154. S2CID 158999797.
10. Foster, Gigi (2019). Biophysical Measurement in Experimental Social Science Research. Elsevier. doi:10.1016/c2016-0-04236-5. ISBN 978-0-12-813092-6.
11. Frijters, Paul (2013). An Economic Theory of Greed, Love, Groups, and Networks. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. doi:10.1017/cbo9781139207041. ISBN 978-1-107-02627-8.
12. Foster, Gigi (2019-01-01), Foster, Gigi (ed.), "Chapter 10 - Conclusion", Biophysical Measurement in Experimental Social Science Research, Academic Press, pp. 267–277, doi:10.1016/b978-0-12-813092-6.00010-1, ISBN 978-0-12-813092-6, S2CID 239157367, retrieved 2022-06-07
13. Frantz, Roger; Chen, Shu-Heng; Dopfer, Kurt; Heukelom, Floris; Mousavi, Shabnam, eds. (2016-08-03). Routledge Handbook of Behavioral Economics. London: Routledge. doi:10.4324/9781315743479. hdl:10536/DRO/DU:30099379. ISBN 978-1-315-74347-9. S2CID 158491145.
14. Kalenkoski, Charlene M.; Foster, Gigi (2016), Kalenkoski, Charlene M.; Foster, Gigi (eds.), "Introduction: The Economics of Multitasking", The Economics of Multitasking, New York: Palgrave Macmillan US, pp. 1–5, doi:10.1057/9781137381446_1, ISBN 978-1-137-38144-6, retrieved 2022-06-07
15. Foster, Gigi (2016), Bretag, Tracey (ed.), "Grading Standards in Higher Education: Trends, Context, and Prognosis", Handbook of Academic Integrity, Singapore: Springer, pp. 307–324, doi:10.1007/978-981-287-098-8_48, ISBN 978-981-287-098-8, retrieved 2022-06-07
16. Kalenkoski, Charlene M.; Foster, Gigi (2016). Kalenkoski, Charlene M; Foster, Gigi (eds.). The Economics of Multitasking. Palgrave Macmillan. doi:10.1057/9781137381446. hdl:11343/251915. ISBN 978-1-349-57501-5.
17. Foster, Gigi (2015-01-01), "Experimental Economics", International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences (Second Edition), Elsevier, pp. 546–551, doi:10.1016/b978-0-08-097086-8.71052-x, ISBN 978-0-08-097087-5
18. Foster, Gigi (2015), Bretag, Tracey (ed.), "Grading Standards in Higher Education: Trends, Context, and Prognosis", Handbook of Academic Integrity, Singapore: Springer Singapore, pp. 1–14, doi:10.1007/978-981-287-079-7_48-2, ISBN 978-981-287-079-7
19. Altman, Morris (2017). Handbook of Behavioural Economics and Smart Decision-Making. Edward Elgar Publishing. doi:10.4337/9781782549598.00020. ISBN 978-1-78254-959-8.