Gigi Foster Explained

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.

Career

Podcast

Foster hosts The Economists on the ABC with Australian economics journalist Peter Martin.

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
• Foster G; Frijters P, 2017, 'Behavioral Political Economy', in Routledge Handbook of Behavioral Economics, Routledge, pp. 348 – 364, doi.org/10.4324/9781315743479^[12]
• 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
• 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
• 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^[13]
• 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
• 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
• Frijters P; Foster G, 'Is it rational to be in love?', in, Edward Elgar Publishing, pp. 205 – 232, doi.org/10.4337/9781782549598.00020^[14]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Professor Gigi Foster . UNSW . en.
2. News: 2020-07-27 . Heated Q+A discussion sees economist deny she is 'advocating for people to die' . en-AU . ABC News .
3. Web site: Chung . Frank . March 26, 2021 . 'How could they live with themselves?': Furious audience member confronts anti-lockdown panellists . News.com.au.
4. Web site: The Economists . www.abc.net.au . 16 September 2021 . en.
5. Web site: 2022-05-17 . Lockdowns did more harm than good . The Spectator Australia . en-US.
6. Web site: Foster . Gigi . 2021-06-27 . Stop this human sacrifice: the case against lockdowns . The Sydney Morning Herald . en.
7. Web site: UNSW Tweet, 27 July 2020 . Twitter . en.
8. Web site: 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 . en . 94 . 73–101 . 10.1111/1475-4932.12400. 158999797 . 10419/177154 . free .
10. Book: Foster, Gigi . Biophysical Measurement in Experimental Social Science Research . 2019 . Elsevier . 978-0-12-813092-6 . en . 10.1016/c2016-0-04236-5.
11. Book: Frijters, Paul . An Economic Theory of Greed, Love, Groups, and Networks . 2013 . Cambridge University Press . 978-1-107-02627-8 . Cambridge . 10.1017/cbo9781139207041.
12. Book: Routledge Handbook of Behavioral Economics . 2016-08-03 . Routledge . 978-1-315-74347-9 . Frantz . Roger . London . 10.4324/9781315743479 . 10536/DRO/DU:30099379 . 158491145 . Chen . Shu-Heng . Dopfer . Kurt . Heukelom . Floris . Mousavi . Shabnam.
13. Book: Kalenkoski . Charlene M. . The Economics of Multitasking . Foster . Gigi . Charlene M . Gigi . Kalenkoski . Foster . Palgrave Macmillan . 2016 . en . 10.1057/9781137381446. 11343/251915 . 978-1-349-57501-5 .
14. Book: Altman, Morris . Handbook of Behavioural Economics and Smart Decision-Making . 2017 . Edward Elgar Publishing . 978-1-78254-959-8 . en . 10.4337/9781782549598.00020.