Dr Alec Zuo

Associate Professor

Centre for Global Food and Resources

Faculty of the Professions

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	Associate Professor	University of Adelaide
2015	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)

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)

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Journals

Year	Citation
2020	Seidl, C., Wheeler, S. A., & Zuo, A. (2020). Treating water markets like stock markets: Key water market reform lessons in the Murray-Darling Basin. Journal of Hydrology, 581, 124399-1-124399-16. DOI Scopus3
2020	Daghagh Yazd, S., Wheeler, S., & Zuo, A. (2020). Understanding the impacts of water scarcity and socio-economic demographics on farmer mental health in the Murray-Darling Basin. Ecological Economics, 169, 9 pages. DOI Scopus1 WoS1
2020	Wheeler, S. A., Xu, Y., & Zuo, A. (2020). Modelling the climate, water and socio-economic drivers of farmer exit in the Murray-Darling Basin. Climatic Change, 158(3-4), 551-574. DOI Scopus1
2020	Seidl, C., Wheeler, S., & Zuo, A. (2020). High turbidity: water valuation and accounting in the Murray-Darling Basin. Agricultural Water Management, 230, 1-13. DOI Scopus2 WoS1
2020	Zuo, A., Hou, L., & Huang, Z. (2020). How does farmers' current usage of crop straws influence the willingness-to-accept price to sell?. Energy Economics, 86, 8 pages. DOI
2020	HUANG, Z., ZUO, A., SUN, J., & GUO, Y. (2020). Potato farmers' preference for agricultural insurance in China: An investigation using the choice experimental method. Journal of Integrative Agriculture, 19(4), 1137-1148. DOI
2020	Wheeler, S., Carmody, E., Grafton, R., Kingsford, R., & Zuo, A. (2020). The rebound effect on water extraction from subsidising irrigation infrastructure in Australia. Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 159, 1-17. DOI
2020	de Bonviller, S., Wheeler, S., & Zuo, A. (2020). The dynamics of groundwater water markets: Price leadership and groundwater demand elasticity in the Murrumbidgee, Australia. Agricultural Water Management, 239. DOI
2020	Zuo, A., Wang, J., & Huang, Q. (2020). Willingness to accept compensation for land fallowing: results from a survey of village representatives in Northern China. Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics. DOI
2019	Kandulu, J., Wheeler, S., Zuo, A., & Sim, N. (2019). The impact of microcredit loans on school enrolment in Bangladesh. Journal of Development Studies, OnlinePubl., 1-20. DOI
2019	Bjornlund, H., Zuo, A., Wheeler, S., Parry, K., Pittock, J., Mdemu, M., & Moyo, M. (2019). The dynamics of the relationship between household decision-making and farm household income in small-scale irrigation schemes in southern Africa. Agricultural Water Management, 213, 135-145. DOI Scopus4 WoS3
2019	Daghagh Yazd, S., Wheeler, S. A., & Zuo, A. (2019). Key risk factors affecting farmers' mental health: a systematic review. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16(23), 4849-1-4849-23. DOI Scopus3
2019	de Bonviller, S., Zuo, A., & Wheeler, S. (2019). Is there evidence of insider trading in Australian water markets?. Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 63(2), 307-327. DOI Scopus3 WoS2
2019	Haensch, J., Wheeler, S., & Zuo, A. (2019). Do neighbors influence irrigators’ permanent water selling decisions in Australia?. Journal of Hydrology, 572, 732-744. DOI Scopus5 WoS3
2019	Zuo, A., & Wheeler, S. (2019). Maximising the use of national pollution data: views from stakeholders in Australia. Journal of Cleaner Production, 222, 455-463. DOI
2019	Manero, A., Wheeler, S., Zuo, A., & Mdemu, M. (2019). Exploring the head versus tail-end dichotomy on yield and farm incomes in smallholder irrigation schemes in Tanzania. Water Resources Research, 55(5), 4322-4342. DOI Scopus2 WoS2
2019	Zuo, A., Qiu, F., & Wheeler, S. (2019). Examining volatility dynamics, spillovers and government water recovery in Murray-Darling Basin water markets. Resource and Energy Economics, 58, 101113-1-101113-16. DOI Scopus4 WoS4
2019	Yazd, S., Wheeler, S., & Zuo, A. (2019). Exploring the drivers of irrigator mental health in the Murray-Darling Basin, Australia. Sustainability, 11(21), 1-15. DOI Scopus2 WoS1
2018	Wheeler, S., Haensch, J., Edwards, J., Schirmer, J., & Zuo, A. (2018). Quantifying an integral ecology framework: a case study of the Riverina, Australia. Earth’s Future, 6(2), 192-212. DOI Scopus1 WoS1
2018	Wheeler, S., Zuo, A., & Loch, A. (2018). Water torture: unravelling the psychological distress of irrigators in Australia. Journal of Rural Studies, 62, 183-194. DOI Scopus10 WoS10
2018	Zuo, A. (2018). China: Innovative Green Development, 2nd edition. AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND RESOURCE ECONOMICS, 62(4), 708-709. DOI
2018	Xu, Y., Wheeler, S., & Zuo, A. (2018). Will boys’ mental health fare worse under a hotter climate in Australia?. Population and Environment, 40(2), 158-181. DOI Scopus1 WoS1
2017	Lu, Z., & Zuo, A. (2017). Child disability, welfare payments, marital status and mothers’ labor supply: evidence from Australia. Cogent Economics and Finance, 5(1). DOI
2017	Huang, Z., Wang, J., & Zuo, A. (2017). Chinese farmers’ willingness to accept compensation to practice safe disposal of HPAI infected chicken. Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 139(A), 67-75. DOI Scopus1 WoS1
2017	Wheeler, S., & Zuo, Z. (2017). The impact of drought and water scarcity on irrigator farm exit intentions in the Murray-Darling Basin. Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 61(3), 1-20. DOI Scopus6 WoS5
2017	Wheeler, S., Zuo, A., Bjornlund, H., Mdemu, M., van Rooyen, A., & Munguambe, P. (2017). An overview of extension use in irrigated agriculture and case studies in south-eastern Africa. International Journal of Water Resources Development, 33(5), 755-769. DOI Scopus8 WoS9
2016	Haensch, J., Wheeler, S., Zuo, A., & Bjornlund, H. (2016). The Impact of water and soil salinity on water market trading in the Southern Murray-Darling Basin. Water Economics and Policy, 02(01), 1650004-1-1650004-26. DOI Scopus3
2016	Nauges, C., Wheeler, S., & Zuo, A. (2016). Elicitation of irrigators' risk preferences from observed behaviour. Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 60(3), 442-458. DOI Scopus10 WoS9
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. Water Economics and Policy, 02(01), 1-26.
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. Water Economics and Policy, 02(01), 1-26.
2015	Zuo, A., Wheeler, S., & Edwards, J. (2015). Understanding and encouraging greater nature engagement in Australia: results from a national survey. Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, 59(6), 1107-1125. DOI Scopus4 WoS4
2015	Zuo, A., Wheeler, S., Bjornlund, H., Edwards, J., & Xu, W. (2015). Exploring generational differences towards water resources and policy preferences of water re-allocation in Alberta, Canada. Water Resources Management, 29(14), 5073-5089. DOI Scopus3 WoS3
2015	Zuo, A., Wheeler, S., Adamowicz, W., Boxall, P., & Hatton-MacDonald, D. (2015). Measuring price elasticities of demand and supply of water entitlements based on stated and revealed preference data. American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 98(1), 314-332. DOI Scopus17 WoS14
2015	Zuo, A., Nauges, C., & Wheeler, S. (2015). Farmers' exposure to risk and their temporary water trading. European Review of Agricultural Economics, 42(1), 1-24. DOI Scopus19 WoS14
2015	Wheeler, S. A., Zuo, A., & Loch, A. (2015). Watering the farm: comparing organic and conventional irrigation water use in the Murray-Darling Basin, Australia. Ecological Economics, 112, 78-85. DOI Scopus14 WoS13
2015	Zuo, A., Wheeler, S. A., Boxall, P., Adamowicz, W. L. V., & Hatton Macdonald, D. (2015). Identifying water prices at which Australian farmers will exit Irrigation: results of a stated preference survey. Economic Record, 91(Suppl. 1), 109-123. DOI Scopus11 WoS10
2014	Zuo, A., Brooks, R., Wheeler, S., Harris, E., & Bjornlund, H. (2014). Understanding irrigator bidding behavior in Australian water markets in response to uncertainty. Water, 6(11), 3457-3477. DOI Scopus3 WoS3
2014	Wheeler, S., Zuo, A., & Bjornlund, H. (2014). Investigating the delayed on-farm consequences of selling water entitlements in the Murray-Darling Basin. Agricultural Water Management, 145, 72-82. DOI Scopus26 WoS20
2014	Wheeler, S., Zuo, A., & Hughes, N. (2014). The impact of water ownership and water market trade strategy on Australian irrigators' farm viability. Agricultural Systems, 129, 81-92. DOI Scopus13 WoS11
2014	Wheeler, S., Zuo, A., & Bjornlund, H. (2014). Australian irrigators’ recognition of the need for more environmental water flows and intentions to donate water allocations. Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, 57(1), 104-122. DOI Scopus12 WoS11
2014	Wheeler, S., Loch, A., Zuo, A., & Bjornlund, H. (2014). Reviewing the adoption and impact of water markets in the Murray–Darling Basin, Australia. Journal of Hydrology, 518(PA), 28-41. DOI Scopus79 WoS70
2013	Bjornlund, H., Zuo, A., Wheeler, S., Xu, W., & Edwards, J. (2013). Policy preferences for water sharing in Alberta, Canada. Water Resources and Economics, 1, 93-110. DOI Scopus7
2013	Wheeler, S., Zuo, A., & Bjornlund, H. (2013). Farmers’ climate change beliefs and adaptation strategies for a water scarce future in Australia. Global Environmental Change, 23(2), 537-547. DOI Scopus102 WoS98
2013	Tan, Y., Zuo, A., & Hugo, G. (2013). Environment-related resettlement in China: A case study of the Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Sichuan Province. Asian and Pacific Migration Journal, 22(1), 77-107. DOI Scopus11 WoS7
2012	Zuo, A., & Round, D. (2012). The impact of foreign direct investment on domestic supplier industries within Chinese provinces. Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy, 17(3), 383-398. DOI
2012	Wheeler, S., Zuo, A., Bjornlund, H., & Miller, C. (2012). Selling the farm silver? Understanding water sales to the Australian government. Environmental and Resource Economics, 52(1), 133-154. DOI Scopus41 WoS34
2012	Wheeler, S., Bjornlund, H., Zuo, A., & Edwards, J. (2012). Handing down the farm? The increasing uncertainty of irrigated farm succession in Australia. Journal of Rural Studies, 28(3), 266-275. DOI Scopus41 WoS39
2010	Lu, Z., & Zuo, A. (2010). Effects of a child's disability on affected female's labour supply in Australia. Australian Economic Papers, 49(3), 222-240. DOI Scopus4 WoS4
2010	Zuo, A., Bjornlund, H., Wheeler, S., Khan, E., & Corral de Zubielqui, C. (2010). Exploring Attitudes to Water Re-Allocation in Southern Alberta. University of Lethbridge: Lethbridge, Canada.
2010	Wheeler, S., Bjornlund, H., Zuo, A., & Shanahan, M. (2010). Erratum to "The changing profile of water traders in the Goulburn-Murray Irrigation District, Australia" by Wheeler et al. [Agric. Water Manage. 97, (2010), 1333-1343]. Agricultural Water Management, 98(1), 222-225. DOI WoS1
2010	Wheeler, S., Bjornlund, H., Zuo, A., & Shanahan, M. (2010). The changing profile of water traders in the Goulburn-Murray Irrigation District, Australia. Agricultural Water Management, 97(9), 1333-1343. DOI Scopus36 WoS31
2009	Wheeler, S., Bjornlund, H., Shanahan, M., & Zuo, A. (2009). Who trades water allocations? Evidence of the characteristics of early adopters in the Goulburn-Murray Irrigation District, Australia 1998-1999. Agricultural Economics, 40(6), 631-643. DOI Scopus33 WoS29
2008	Wheeler, S., Bjornlund, H., Shanahan, M., & Zuo, A. (2008). Price elasticity of water allocations demand in the Goulburn-Murray Irrigation District. Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 52(1), 37-55. DOI Scopus50 WoS47
2008	Round, D., & Zuo, A. (2008). The welfare goal of antitrust laws in Asia: For whom should the law toil?. Asian-Pacific Economic Literature, 22(2), 31-56. DOI Scopus2 WoS2
—	Zuo, A., Bjornlund, H., & Wheeler, S. A. (n.d.). Changing water value perceptions and water policy preferences along the rural-urban gradient in Southern Alberta.

Book Chapters

Year	Citation
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. DOI Scopus6
2012	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). DOI
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. DOI Scopus2

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). DOI Scopus1
2011	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). DOI Scopus1
2011	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). DOI
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. Esteve, C. Brebbia, & D. Rico (Eds.), WIT Transactions on Ecology and the Environment Vol. 112 (pp. 63-71). Univ Alicante, Alicante, SPAIN: WIT PRESS. DOI Scopus2 WoS2
—	Wheeler, 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
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
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.

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
2019	Co-Supervisor	Understanding Chinese Consumer Patterns in Terms of New Trade Channels of Australian Fresh Produce	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mr Wenzhu Tang
2018	Principal Supervisor	Irrigation Agricultural Platform Outcomes in South Eastern Africa	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mr Fentahun Addis Abebe
2018	Co-Supervisor	Case Studies in the Social Licence to Operate in Australian Agriculture	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Miss Nikki Dumbrell
2017	Co-Supervisor	Organic farming in Australia	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mrs Maksuda Mannaf
2017	Co-Supervisor	Economic Evaluation in Resource Management	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mr John Kandulu
2017	Principal Supervisor	An Economic Effectiveness of Agricultural Policies in Developing Countries in the Light of Trade Liberalisation: the Case of Kazakhstan	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mrs Alfinura Sharafeyeva
2016	Co-Supervisor	Understanding adaptation and water market strategies and issues in the Murray-Darling Basin: behaviour of irrigators and non-landholder stakeholders	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mr Constantin Seidl

Past Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)

Date	Role	Research Topic	Program	Degree Type	Student Load	Student Name
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
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
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

Date	Role	Committee	Institution	Country
2014 - ongoing	Treasurer	Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society SA Branch	—	Australia

Position: Associate Professor
Phone: 83139133
Email: alec.zuo@adelaide.edu.au
Campus: North Terrace
Building: Nexus 10 Tower, floor 6
Room: 6 20
Org Unit: Centre for Global Food and Resources

Dr Alec Zuo

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Current Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)

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