Associate Professor Adam Loch
Associate Prof/Reader
School of Economics and Public Policy
Faculty of Arts, Business, Law and Economics
Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD - email supervisor to discuss availability.
Dr Adam Loch is an Associate Professor and former ARC DECRA Fellow at the University of Adelaide. Prior to moving to South Australia Adam spent 10 years on his family's farm in Queensland and currently researches topics such as risk and ambiguity, irrigator decision-making, water markets and institutional reform, transaction costs, and reallocation policy/program effectiveness.
Adam holds a Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com) from Bond University, a Master of Marketing (M.Mkt) from Griffith University, a Master of Business (M.Bus) from Central Queensland University and a Ph.D from UniSA. He has held and led several large-scale projects both in Australia and overseas which have focused on farming systems, public policy advice and strategic planning, economic analysis, and institutional reform. These projects have required a wide range of analytical techniques including survey design and delivery, econometric analysis tools, modeling assessments, transaction cost accounting, the design and conduct of interviews and focus groups, and scenario and fore-sighting analysis. Adam’s research networks include economic and policy specialists in Spain, Italy, and the UK, engineering, allocation, and hydrology researchers in the US and Chile, and sustainable agriculture and technology public policy experts in South Asia.
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I am a collaborative academic by nature and practice, with many examples over the years of working with others to achieve far more than any one of us could alone. My current research interests include:
- Water markets and governance institutions
- Agricultural economics
- Natural resource and environmental economics
- Irrigator decision-making
- Transaction costs and their quantification
- Risk and uncertainty
- Climate change modelling and down-scaled predictors
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Appointments
Date Position Institution name 2015 - ongoing Senior Lecturer / ARC DECRA Fellow University of Adelaide 2013 - 2015 Early Career Development Fellow University of South Australia 2012 - 2013 Post-doctoral Research Fellow University of South Australia -
Awards and Achievements
Date Type Title Institution Name Country Amount 2017 Award Executive Dean's Award Faculty of the Professions, The University of Adelaide Australia - 2014 Award Business School Top Early Career Researcher Achievement in Research Excellence Award University of South Australia Australia $3000 2014 Award Top Research Team Achievement in Research Excellence Award University of South Australia Australia $5000 2013 Award Ian Davey Research Thesis Award University of South Australia Australia $3000 2013 Scholarship Early Career Travel Award University of South Australia Australia $4500 2012 Distinction Business School Best Thesis Prize University of South Australia Australia - -
Education
Date Institution name Country Title 2009 - 2012 University of South Australia Australia Ph.D Central Queensland University Australia M.Bus. Griffith University Australia M.Mkting Bond University Australia B.Comm -
Research Interests
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Journals
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Books
Year Citation 2013 Loch, A., Wheeler, S. A., Bjornlund, H., Beecham, S., Edwards, J., Zuo, A., & Shanahan, M. (2013). The role of water markets in climate change adaptation. Gold Coast, Australia: National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility. 2010 Kuehne, G., Bjornlund, H., & Loch, A. (2010). Non-profit decision drivers for Victorian farmers during a time of drought. Canberra: Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation. -
Book Chapters
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Conference Papers
Year Citation 2024 Maligalig, R., Peralta Sanchez, M. A., & Loch, A. (2024). Timor-Leste’s National Seed System: Overview of its Structure, Challenges, and Opportunities. In 68th Annual Conference Australasian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society. 2023 Loch, A., Haessig, G., & Vincze, M. (2023). Event-Based High-Speed Low-Latency Fiducial Marker Tracking. In W. Osten, D. Nikolaev, & J. Zhou (Eds.), FIFTEENTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON MACHINE VISION, ICMV 2022 Vol. 12701 (pp. 8 pages). ITALY, Rome: SPIE-INT SOC OPTICAL ENGINEERING.
DOI2023 Hetherington, J., Juliano, P., Loch, A., & Umberger, W. (2023). Most Australian cheese manufacturers do not reuse whey in value added products, despite the opportunities to utilise it more sustainably and strategically. In 67th AARES Conference. Christchurch, New Zealand. 2013 Farley, H., Reardon-Smith, K., Mushtaq, S., Cliffe, N., Lindesay, J., & Loch, A. (2013). Extending extension: virtual shed meetings in a digital age. In Digital Rural Futures Conference Proceedings. Armidale, NSW. 2012 Connor, J., Loch, A., Franklin, B., Wheeler, S. A., & Kirby, M. (2012). Adapting to climate change through trade of environmental water. In National Climate Change Adaptation Research Foundation Conference: Climate Adaptation in Action. Melbourne. 2012 Connor, J., Loch, A., Franklin, B., Wheeler S.A.., & Kirby, M. (2012). An economic assessment of trade constraints on environmental flow applications in the Murrumbidgee catchment. In Water and Climate: Practical Solutions to Climate Change Proceedings. Canberra. 2011 Loch, A. (2011). Modelling water allocation volume trade decisions using alternative sample-selection techniques. In PhD Conference in Economics and Business proceedings booklet. University of Queensland, Brisbane. 2011 Loch, A., Wheeler, S. A., & Garrick, D. (2011). Restructuring the balance: Using temporary trade to supplement water availability for environmental flows in the Murray-Darling Basin. In SymposiumSA Conference booklet. Adelaide, SA. 2010 Loch, A. (2010). Regulatory impacts on water trade: case study insights from Australian water markets. In SymposiumSA Conference booklet. Adelaide, SA. 2010 Loch, A., & Bjornlund, H. (2010). Trade influences in Australia’s allocation market: can allocations provide environmental water?. In III Sustainable Irrigation Management, Technologies and Policies proceedings booklet. Bucharest Romania. 2008 Warth, M., Lerch, B., Loch, A., & Elsaesser, A. (2008). MAHLE advanced EGR systems for commercial diesel engines to meet future emission demands. In PROCEEDINGS OF THE 2007 FALL TECHNICAL CONFERENCE OF THE ASME INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE DIVISION (pp. 661-667). SC, Charleston: AMER SOC MECHANICAL ENGINEERS. 2006 Stich, S., Liang, Z., Zheng, Y., Loch, A., Haeupl, T., Ringe, J., & Sittinger, M. (2006). Gene expression analysis of periosteal cells differentiated to bone and cartilage grafts. In CYTOTHERAPY Vol. 8 (pp. 34). ELSEVIER SCI LTD. 2001 Loch, A. J., Rolfe, J., Windle, J., & Bennett, J. (2001). Irrigation Development in the Fitzroy Basin - Assessing the Environmental Trade-Offs. In SSRN Electronic Journal. Elsevier BV.
DOI- Loch, A. J., Bjornlund, H., & Kuehne, G. (n.d.). Purchasing Water to Create Sustainable Systems: Where Does this Leave the Regulatory Approach?. In SSRN Electronic Journal. Elsevier BV.
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Conference Items
Year Citation 2024 Akzar, R., Peralta Sanchez, M. A., & Loch, A. (2024). Assessing Financial Inclusion of Digital Financial Services among Cambodian Farmers. Poster session presented at the meeting of 68th Annual Conference Australasian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society. 2018 Seidl, C., Wheeler, S., Loch, A., & Zuo, A. (2018). Understanding the influences on future on-farm adaptation of southern Murray-Darling Basin Irrigators. Poster session presented at the meeting of AARES 2018 ANNUAL CONFERENCE. Adelaide. 2017 Wheeler, S. A., Zuo, A., & Loch, A. (2017). Water Torture: Unravelling mental distress of irrigators in the Murray-Darling Basin. Poster session presented at the meeting of Goyder Institute Water Forum. 2017 Loch, A., Wheeler, S. A., & Settre, C. (2017). Private water trade transaction costs in the MDB: an empirical assessment over time. Poster session presented at the meeting of AARES 2017. Brisbane. 2017 Palomo Hierro, S., Loch, A., & Wheeler, S. A. (2017). Improving water governance: Lesson-drawing from water market comparisons in Spain and Australia. Poster session presented at the meeting of AARES 2017. Brisbane. 2016 Wheeler, S. A., Zuo, A., & Loch, A. (2016). Water Torture: Unravelling mental distress of irrigators in the Murray-Darling Basin. Poster session presented at the meeting of Agrifood XXIII. Adelaide. 2016 Wheeler, S. A., Zuo, A., & Loch, A. (2016). Water Torture: Unravelling mental distress of irrigators in the Murray-Darling Basin. Poster session presented at the meeting of Invited Presentation at the National Water Forum. Adelaide. 2013 Loch, A., Wheeler, S. A., Onor, I., & Soderburge, M. (2013). Sequential decision-making: Theory and evidence for irrigator water allocation trade participation and volumetric choices. Poster session presented at the meeting of AARES. Sydney. 2013 Farley, H., Cliffe, N., Reardon-Smith, K., Mushtaq, S., Loch, A., & Lindesay, J. (2013). Sweetening climate information for sugar cane farmers with Second Life Machinima. Poster session presented at the meeting of Conference Proceedings of the Virtual Worlds Best Practices in Education Conference, Beyond the Stage, Second Life. London UK. 2013 Farley, H., Jacobsen, N., Hassett, A., Cliffe, N., Reardon-Smith, K., Mushtaq, S., . . . Loch, A. (2013). Machinima as a discussion support system for sugar cane farmers. Poster session presented at the meeting of Conference Proceedings of the Virtual Worlds Best Practices in Education Conference, Beyond the Stage, Second Life. London UK. 2012 Loch, A., Wheeler, S. A., Boxall, P., Hatton-MacDonald, D., Bjornlund, H., & Adamowicz, V. (2012). Irrigator stated preferences for WFF budget allocation. Poster session presented at the meeting of Invited presentation, CWEEP’s third water economics workshop. Canberra. 2012 Wheeler, S. A., & Loch, A. (2012). Managing Environmental Water in the Murray-Darling Basin. Poster session presented at the meeting of Invited presentation, SA Department of Water. Adelaide. -
Report for External Bodies
Year Citation 2022 Loch, A., Auricht, C., & O'Connor, P. (2022). Value of South Australia’s National Parks and Reserves. Study 1: Economic value of nature-based tourism. Part 2. Secondary economic value (2022/03). Adelaide, SA: Department of Environment and Water, Government of South Australia. 2022 Loch, A., Auricht, C., & O'Connor, P. (2022). Economic Value of Recreational Use of South Australia’s National Parks and Reserves: Kangaroo Island Wilderness Trail Case Study (2022/04). Adelaide, SA: Department of Environment and Water, Government of South Australia. 2022 Auricht, C., Yapp, G., Wood, B., Bugg, A., Mallawaarachchi, T., Adamson, D., . . . Auricht, D. (2022). National Soil Review Final Report: Part A Project Outcomes. Adelaide, SA: Auricht Projects. 2022 Auricht, C., Wood, B., Yapp, G., Bugg, A., Mallawaarachchi, T., Adamson, D., . . . Auricht, D. (2022). National Soil Review Final Report: Part B Project Results. Adelaide, SA: Auricht Projects. 2022 Loch, A., Sexton, S., Scholz, G., Maclean, J., & O'Connor, P. (2022). Willingness to Pay and Avoided Health Costs associated with Metropolitan Parks. Adelaide, SA: South Australian Department for Environment and Water. 2021 Loch, A. (2021). Economic Value of Planned Construction in South Australia’s National Parks: Kangaroo Island bushfire recovery and Southern Flinders Bike Trails. Adelaide, SA: South Australian Department of Environment and Water. 2021 Loch, A., & Adamson, D. (2021). Estimating the Economic Impacts of NPWS Infrastructure Investment 2021. South Australian Department of Environment & Water. 2020 Auricht, C., Loch, A., Byrne, C., Proud, B., & Adamson, D. (2020). Submission to the ACCC Murray-Darling Basin Water Markets Inquiry - Interim Report. Adelaide, South Australia. 2019 Loch, A., Adamson, D., Mallawaarachchi, T., & Auricht, C. (2019). Submission to the Independent Social and Economic Assessment Panel in the Murray-Darling Basin. 2018 Loch, A., Cummins, J., Zuo, A., & Yargop, R. (2018). Value chain and policy interventions to accelerate adoption of zero tillage in rice-wheat farming systems across the Indo-Gangetic Plains (FR2021-004). Canberra, ACT: Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR). 2017 Loch, A., O'Donnell, E., Adamson, D., & Horne,, A. (2017). Submission to the Senate Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee Inquiry: The integrity of the water market in the Murray-Darling Basin. 2017 adamson, D., Loch, A., Wheeler, S., & Connor, J. (2017). Submission to the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Water Resources: Inquiry into water-use efficiency in Australian agriculture,. 2016 Zuo, A., Wheeler, S., & Loch, A. (2016). Short survey of southern Murray-Darling Basin irrigator's views on the review of water charge rules: Final report. 2014 Wheeler, S. A., Zuo, A., Loch, A., & Grafton, R. Q. (2014). Survey of National Pollutant Inventory (NPI) users. 2010 Crossman, N., Connor, J., Loch, A., Kelly, R., Nolan, M., Albouy, S., . . . Kuehne, G. (2010). Beyond the Traffic Light approach: final report. 2009 Kuehne, G., Bjornlund, H., & Loch, A. (2009). An investigation of farmers’ non-profit decision drivers during a period of extreme stress. 2009 Loch, A., & Kuehne, G. (2009). Irrigation system modernisation in northern Victoria: how might irrigator attitudes, perceptions and behaviour be homogenised with the project?. 2002 Rolfe, J., Loch, A., & Bennett, J. (2002). Tests of Benefit Transfer across Sites and Population in the Fitzroy Basin (4). Emerald, QLD. 2002 Loch, A. J., Rolfe, J., & Bennett, J. (2002). Scale Effects and Their Importance for Benefit Transfers of Natural Resource Values in the Fitzroy Basin, Research Report No. 6. Elsevier BV.
DOI2002 Rolfe, J., Loch, A. J., & Bennett, J. (2002). Framing Effects and Benefit Transfer in the Fitzroy Basin. Elsevier BV.
DOI2002 Loch, A. J., Rolfe, J., & Bennett, J. (2002). Scale and Quantity Effects and Their Importance for Benefit Transfer of Natural Resource Values in the Fitzroy Basin, Research Report No. 5. Elsevier BV.
DOI2002 Rolfe, J., Loch, A. J., & Bennett, J. (2002). Tests of Benefit Transfer Across Sites and Populations in the Fitzroy Basin, Research Report No. 4. Elsevier BV.
DOI2001 Loch, A., & Rolfe, J. (2001). Irrigation Development in the Fitzroy Basin: Production and Development Tradeoffs (2). Elsevier BV.
DOI2001 Loch, A. J., Rolfe, J., & Windle, J. (2001). Using Focus Groups to Design Choice Modeling Valuation Frameworks for Floodplain Development, Research Report No. 3. Elsevier BV.
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Theses
Year Citation 2012 Loch, A. (2012). Irrigator trade behaviour in southern Murray-Darling Basin allocation water markets. (PhD Thesis, University of South Australia). 2003 Loch, A. (2003). Choice modelling and the benefit transfer of natural resource values in the Fitzroy Basin. (Master's Thesis, Central Queensland University). -
Internet Publications
Year Citation 2024 Loch, A., Croft, M., Adamson, D., & Giancaspro, M. (2024). Water theft laws and penalties in the Murray-Darling Basin are a dog’s breakfast. Here’s how we can fix them. The Conversation Media Group Limited. 2024 Loch, A. (2024). Murray-Darling Basin water laws suck more than river irrigation pumps. Environmental Institute, The University of Adelaide.. 2024 Loch, A., Croft, M., Giancaspro, M., & Adamson, D. (2024). Water-theft is a major issue for the environment in the Murray-Darlin Basin; inconsistent laws are a big part of the problem. Biodiversity Council of Australia. 2018 Bogomolova, S., Loch, A., Lockshin, L., & Buckley, J. (2018). Corrigendum: Consumer factors associated with purchasing local versus global value chain foods (Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems (2016) (1-14) DOI: 10.1017/S1742170516000375). CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS.
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| ID | Title | Funding organisation | $ | Period | Participants |
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| CSE/2017/101 | Value chain and policy interventions to accelerate adoption of zero tillage in rice-wheat systems across the Indo Gangetic Plains | Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) | $271,685 | 2018 | Dr Adam Loch, Dr Jay Cummins, Dr Alec Zuo, and Mr Rohan Yargop |
| Building collaborative arrangements on water scarcity management between Australia and the European Union | EU Centre for Global Affairs | $15,000 | 2017 | Dr Adam Loch | |
| Exploring a water market readiness framework in the United States, Spain and China | Australian National Commission for UNESCO | $20,000 | 2016 | Dr Adam Loch, Assoc Prof Sarah Wheeler, Dr Alec Zuo and Prof Mike Young | |
| DE150100328 | Minimising transaction costs in Murray-Darling Basin water reform | Australian Research Council Discovery Early Career Researcher (DECRA) Award | $374,000 | 2015-17 | Dr Adam Loch |
| Can we ‘nudge’ consumer choices toward healthier locally produced food in supermarkets | UniSA Research Themes for Development Investment Funding | $35,000 | 2015 | Dr Svetlana Bogomolova, Dr Adam Loch, Prof Jon Buckley, Prof Larry Lockshin, Dr Herb Sorensen and Mr Graeme Longmuir | |
| DP140103946 | Transitioning to a water secure future | Australian Research Council Discovery Award | $172,000 | 2014-2016 | Dr Sarah Wheeler, Dr Adam Loch, Dr Dustin Garrick, Prof Peter Boxall, Prof Vic Adamowicz, Dr Alec Zuo and Prof Henning Bjornlund |
| SD11-16 | Water trade, climate change and irrigator adaptability in the Murray-Darling Basin | National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility (NCCARF) | $200,000 | 2012 | Dr Adam Loch, Dr Sarah Wheeler |
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Current Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)
Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name 2024 Co-Supervisor Evaluating the Health and Economic Benefits of Enhancing Local Biodiversity: A Regional Analysis Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Keon Huang 2024 Co-Supervisor Predicting natural capital account fluctuations under climate change Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Ms Mehrnoosh Taherizadeh 2023 Co-Supervisor valuing stacked ecosystem services Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Mimi Salminah 2022 Co-Supervisor Climate Smart Agricultural Technologies, Commercialization, and Nutrition in Rural Africa Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Tadiwos Zewdie Tiruneh 2022 Principal Supervisor Policy evaluation using optimization analysis: A case study of sugar self-sufficiency in Indonesia Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mrs Zaura Fadhliani 2021 Principal Supervisor Understanding and supporting the Australian dairy sector in the adoption of sustainable food loss and waste management practices Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Jack Benjamin Hetherington -
Past Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)
Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name 2016 - 2020 Co-Supervisor Understanding adaptation and water market behaviour of irrigators and non-landholder stakeholders in the Murray-Darling Basin Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Constantin Seidl 2016 - 2019 Co-Supervisor Economic Analysis of Farm Household Perceptions and Preferences for Salinity Intrusion Risk Reduction in the Mekong River Delta Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Tien Dung Khong 2016 - 2020 Co-Supervisor Improving the Robustness of Water Management in Indonesia Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Ms Sitti Rahma Ma'Mun
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Board Memberships
Date Role Board name Institution name Country 2016 - 2018 Chair Local Organising Committee South Australia Branch - Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society Australia 2014 - ongoing President SA-AARES Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society Australia -
Memberships
Date Role Membership Country 2015 - ongoing Member International Water Resource Economics Consortium United States 2014 - ongoing Council Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society Australia 2013 - ongoing Member Economics Society of Australia Australia 2012 - ongoing Member Agricultural and Applied Economics Association United States 2012 - ongoing Member Association of Environmental and Resource Economists United States 2010 - ongoing Member European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists Italy -
Consulting/Advisories
Date Institution Department Organisation Type Country 2016 - 2016 Australian Competition & Consumer Commission - Legislative and political Australia 2013 - ongoing Department of the Environment Environment Quality Division Legislative and political Australia 2013 - 2014 National Water Commission - Legislative and political Australia 2013 - ongoing NSW Irrigators Association - Legislative and political Australia -
Editorial Boards
Date Role Editorial Board Name Institution Country 2020 - ongoing Associate Editor Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics Wiley Publishing Inc. Australia 2020 - ongoing Board Member Water Economics & Policy World Scientific United States 2019 - 2021 Associate Editor Journal of Hydrology The University of Adelaide Australia 2018 - ongoing Editor International Food and Agribusiness Management Review Wageningen Academic Publishers Australia
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