Dr Alec Zuo
Associate Professor
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 Alec Zuo is an Associate Professor at the University of Adelaide. His research focuses on environmental and agricultural economics, water markets, climate change, mental health, and consumer food related behaviour in general.
Dr Zuo holds a Bachelor of Business Administration with First Class Honours from Lingnan University in Hong Kong, and a PhD from the University of South Australia.
As both an individual researcher and as part of expert teams, Dr Zuo has been the recipient of a range of grants to support his research, from organisations including the Federal Department of the Environment, the Department of Agriculture, Australian National Commission, the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR), the National Climate Change Adaption Research Facility (NCCARF), and the National Water Commission.
Dr Zuo has co-authored a book on the role of water markets in climate change adaption, has published over 50 book chapters and refereed journal articles, and has presented his research at conferences throughout Australia and internationally.
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Appointments
Date Position Institution name 2019 - ongoing Associate Professor University of Adelaide 2015 - ongoing Senior Research Fellow The University of Adelaide 2014 - 2015 Senior Research Fellow The University of South Australia 2009 - 2013 Research Fellow The University of South Australia 2007 - 2009 Research Associate The University of South Australia -
Education
Date Institution name Country Title 2004 - 2007 University of South Australia Australia PhD 2000 - 2003 Lingnan University Hong Kong Bachelor in Business Administration (First Honour) -
Research Interests
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Journals
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Book Chapters
Year Citation 2021 Xu, Y., Wheeler, S., & Zuo, Z. (2021). Heterogenous Impacts of Climate on Agricultural Industries Farm Exit Patterns in the Murray-Darling Basin of Australia. In R. Brears (Ed.), The Palgrave Handbook of Climate Resilient Societies (1 ed., pp. 1-24). Cham, Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan.
2017 Tan, Y., Zuo, A., & Watson, A. (2017). Rural age pensions and rural to urban migration in China. In M. Griffiths (Ed.), China’s Urban Challenges in the 21st Century: Interdisciplinary Perspectives. 2016 Haensch, J., Wheeler, S., & Zuo, A. (2016). The contribution of spatial analysis to water management: a case study of the MDB, Australia. In J. Daniels (Ed.), Advances in Environmental Research (Vol. 51, 1 ed., pp. 77-102). New York: Nova Science. 2014 Bjornlund, H., Zuo, A., Wheeler, S., & Xu, W. (2014). Exploring the reluctance to embrace water markets in Alberta, Canada. In K. Easter, & Q. Huang (Eds.), Water markets for the 21st century: what have we learned? (Vol. 11, pp. 215-237). Netherlands: Springer.
Scopus82012 Wheeler, S. A., Zuo, A., & Bjornlund, H. (2012). Selling water for the environment: how sustainable is it for irrigators?. In H. Bjornlund, C. Brebbia, & S. Wheeler (Eds.), Sustainable Irrigation and Drainage IV: Management, Technologies and Policies (Vol. 168, pp. 29-40). WIT Press.
2012 Zuo, A., Wheeler, S., Bjornlund, H., & Shanahan, M. (2012). The association between farm management strategies and irrigators’ farm profits over time in the Murray-Darling Basin. In H. Bjornlund, C. A. Brebbia, & S. Wheeler (Eds.), Sustainable Irrigation and Drainage IV: Management, Technologies and Policies (Vol. 168, pp. 447-458). WIT Press.
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Conference Papers
Year Citation 2012 Lu, Z. -H., & Zuo, A. (2012). Child disability, welfare payment, family structure and the mother’s labor supply. Econometric Society. 2011 Zuo, A., Wheeler, S., & Bjornlund, H. (2011). Analysing the drivers of irrigator drought strategies in the Southern Murray Darling Basin. In WIT Transactions on Ecology and the Environment Vol. 145 (pp. 597-607). WIT Press.
Scopus12011 Bjornlund, H., Zuo, A., Parrack, C., Wheeler, S., & de Loë, R. (2011). Water reallocation policies: Public perceptions. In WIT Transactions on Ecology and the Environment Vol. 145 (pp. 585-595). WIT Press.
Scopus12011 Wheeler, S., Lane-Miller, C., Zuo, A., & Bjornlund, H. (2011). Factor analysis identifying key values held by South Australian and Victorian irrigators in a time of severe drought. In WIT Transactions on Ecology and the Environment Vol. 145 (pp. 609-620). WIT Press.
2008 Wheeler, S., Bjornlund, H., Shanahan, M., Zuo, A., & others. (2008). Modelling the Demand for Water Entitlements in the Goulburn-Murray Irrigation District of Australia. In M. Lambert, T. M. Daniell, & M. Leonard (Eds.), Proceedings of Water Down Under 2008 (pp. 170-178). Adelaide, Australia: Engineers Australia; Causal Productions. 2008 Wheeler, S., Bjornlund, H., Shanahan, M., & Zuo, A. (2008). Factors influencing water allocation and entitlement prices in the Greater Goulburn area of Australia. In Y. V. Esteve, C. A. Brebbia, & D. P. Rico (Eds.), WIT Transactions on Ecology and the Environment Vol. 112 (pp. 63-71). Univ Alicante, Alicante, SPAIN: WIT PRESS.
Scopus2 WoS2Wheeler, S., Lane-Miller, C., Zuo, A., & Bjornlund, H. (n.d.). To Sell Water or Not to Sell Water to the Government: Exploring the Question Faced by Riverland Irrigators. -
Conference Items
Year Citation 2022 Haensch, J. (2022). The spatial distribution and determinants of irrigators’ price choices for water entitlement trading. Poster session presented at the meeting of Australian Journal of Water Resources. Informa UK Limited.
2016 Haensch, J., Wheeler, S. A., Zuo, A., & Bjornlund, H. (2016). The Impact of water and soil salinity on water market trading in the Southern Murray-Darling Basin, Australia. Poster session presented at the meeting of Abstracts of the Climate Adaptation 2016 Conference. Adelaide: NCCARF/CSIRO.
2013 Zuo, A., Nauges, C., & Wheeler, S. (2013). Water trading as a risk-management tool for farmers: new empirical evidence from the Australian water Market. Poster session presented at the meeting of The Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society Inc. 57th Annual Conference Handbook. Sydney. -
Report for External Bodies
Year Citation 2021 Wheeler, S., Xu, Y., Zuo, Z., & Tang, W. (2021). Systematic Literature Review on Interventions to Increase Park Use and Physical Activities. 2020 Wheeler, S., Zuo, Z., Xu, Y., Haensch, J., & Seidl, C. (2020). Water market literature review and empirical analysis. 2019 Wheeler, S., Zuo, Z. H. I., Xu, Y., Grafton, Q., & Dazd, S. (2019). Emergency Drought Relief Package — Health and Resilience Services: an Evidence Check rapid review. https://www.saxinstitute.org.au/wp-content/uploads/19.04.09_Evidence-Check_Emergency-Drought-Relief-Package-Health-and-Resilience-Services.pdf. 2019 Zuo, Z., Wheeler, S., Tang, W., & Umberger, W. (2019). Understanding parallel trade of Australian products to China. 2017 Wheeler, S., Edwards, J., Haensch, J., Zuo, Z., & Schirmer, J. (2017). Exploring initiatives in the Murray-Darling Basin that embody integral ecology: a case study of the Riverina (One). 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. 2012 Zuo, A., Nauges, C., & Wheeler, S. (2012). Water trading as a risk-management tool for farmers: new empirical evidence from the Australian water market. University of Queensland, School of Economics. 2010 Wheeler, S. A., Zuo, Z., & Bjornlund, H. (2010). Investigating irrigator water use, selling water entitlements, exit behaviour and government intervention in water markets in the Southern Murray Darling Basin. -
Theses
Year Citation 2013 Bjornlund, H., Zuo, A., Wheeler, S., & de Loë, R. (2013). Water Reallocation Policies–The Importance of Rural and Urban Differences in Alberta, Canada. (PhD Thesis). 2012 Wheeler, S. A., Zuo, A., & Bjornlund, H. (2012). Selling water for the environment: how sustainable is it for irrigators?. (PhD Thesis). Bjornlund, H., Zuo, A., Parrack, C., Wheeler, S., & de Loë, R. (n.d.). Water Reallocation Policies: Public Perceptions. (PhD Thesis). -
Working Paper
Year Citation Nauges, C., Wheeler, S. A., Australia, S., & Zuo, A. (n.d.). TITLE: Elicitation of Murray-Darling Basin irrigators’ risk preferences from observed behaviour.
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Current Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)
Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name 2020 Co-Supervisor Consequences of water reform and changing farm adaptation in the Murray-Darling Basin Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Part Time Miss Louise Capel 2019 Co-Supervisor Trust and social capital in emerging cross-border e-commerce channels: case studies of Daigou Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Wenzhu Tang -
Past Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)
Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name 2018 - 2022 Principal Supervisor Investigating Agricultural Innovation Platforms, Soil Moisture Monitoring Tools and Farm Adaptation Behaviour in Irrigation Schemes in Sub-Saharan Africa Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Fentahun Addis Abebe 2018 - 2022 Co-Supervisor Social licence in natural resource dependent industries: Improving understanding and integrating economic perspectives Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Nikki Dumbrell 2018 - 2019 Co-Supervisor Food System Transformation in Fiji: Exploring the Determinants of Diet Quality and Health Outcomes in Rural and Urban Households Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Part Time Miss Anna Vicki Finizio 2017 - 2021 Co-Supervisor Examining the Spatial Influences of Natural Capital in the Australian Agricultural Landscape Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mrs Maksuda Mannaf 2017 - 2021 Principal Supervisor Trade costs, trade facilitation, and agrifood exports in Central Asia Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mrs Alfinura Sharafeyeva 2017 - 2022 Co-Supervisor Improving the Social Welfare of Rural Households in South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa through Effective Rural Development Interventions Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr John Kandulu 2016 - 2017 Co-Supervisor How Can the Global Food Security Challenges be Addressed in a Multilateral Trading System? Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mrs Lakmini Priyanga Peiris Mendis 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 2015 - 2019 Principal Supervisor Impacts of Climatic Variability, Water Scarcity and Socio-Economic Demographics on Farmers' Mental Health in Australia Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Ms Sahar Daghagh Yazd 2015 - 2017 Co-Supervisor Examining the Importance of Spatial Influences on Irrigators' Water Trading Behaviour in the Southern Murray-Darling Basin Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Part Time Ms Juliane Haensch
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Committee Memberships
Date Role Committee Institution Country 2014 - ongoing Treasurer Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society SA Branch Australia
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