Stephanie McWhinnie

Research Interests

Applied Economics Economics Environment and Resource Economics Environment Policy Fisheries Fisheries Management Natural Resource Management Economic and public policy Agri-food, water and environment systems Environmental policy, climate change and natural hazards

APrf Stephanie McWhinnie

Associate Professor

School of Economics

College of Business and Law

Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD - email supervisor to discuss availability.

Stephanie has been at Adelaide since 2006 following the completion of her postgraduate studies in Canada. Her interest areas are in natural resource and environmental economics with a particular focus on fisheries. There are three main areas of her research: international sharing; productivity analysis; and behavioural responses. In each area she has made a difference in the way in which we think about fisheries economics through developing new datasets to examine unanswered questions; adapting tools to be more applicable to analysing fisheries from an economics perspective; or identifying unexplored aspects of fishing behaviour.

I am an applied microeconomist with primary areas of research interest in natural resource and environmental economics. Most of my work is focused on empirical analysis of fisheries, with particular interest in interjurisdictional sharing and productivity. I also have collaborated on projects examining household energy use, rural poverty, and deforestation.

Date Position Institution name
2025 - ongoing Associate Professor University of Adelaide
2016 - 2016 Visiting Professor University of Waterloo
2014 - 2024 Senior Lecturer University of Adelaide
2012 - 2012 Visiting Professor University of Calgary
2006 - 2013 Lecturer University of Adelaide

Date Institution name Country Title
2006 University of British Columbia Canada PhD
1999 University of British Columbia Canada MA
1996 University of Otago New Zealand BA (Hons)

Year Citation
2025 Fernando, L., & McWhinnie, S. (2025). Kyoto's Clean Development Mechanism for Emissions Reduction in Developing Economies. The Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 69(2), 281-297.
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2025 McWhinnie, S., Pascoe, S., Schrobback, P., & Hoshino, E. (2025). Measuring, interpreting and monitoring economic efficiency in South Australia’s Spencer Gulf and West Coast Prawn Fisheries. Fisheries Research, 281, 107191-1-107191-12.
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2024 Hoshino, E., Pascoe, S., Schrobback, P., McWhinnie, S., & Curtotti, R. (2024). Long-run productivity changes in the Australian Northern prawn fishery. Fisheries Research, 273, 106969-1-106969-7.
DOI Scopus4
2023 Hill, D., McWhinnie, S. F., Kumar, S., & Gregg, D. (2023). Technology Heterogeneity and Poverty Traps: A Latent Class Approach to Technology Gap Drivers of Chronic Poverty. The Journal of Development Studies, 59(2), 224-241.
DOI Scopus1 WoS1
2023 Schrobback, P., Schrobback, K., Pascoe, S., McWhinnie, S., & Hoshino, E. (2023). Spatial and temporal fishery management assessment using DEA: Case study of spanner crabs in Queensland, Australia. Fisheries Research, 266, 106789-1-106789-12.
DOI Scopus3 WoS3
2023 Pascoe, S., Curtotti, R., Hoshino, E., McWhinnie, S., & Schrobback, P. (2023). Use of catch and effort data to monitor trends in economic performance in fisheries. ICES Journal of Marine Science, 81(1), 97-107.
DOI Scopus6 WoS6
2022 Haensch, J., Wheeler, S. A., & McWhinnie, S. F. (2022). Community attitudes towards marine parks in South Australia. Marine Policy, 139, 104121-1-104121-10.
DOI Scopus13 WoS13
2021 Otumawu-Apreku, K., & McWhinnie, S. (2021). The Role of Fixed Cost and Non-Discretionary Variables in Fisheries: The Case of South Australian Rock Lobster. Marine Policy, 133, 11 pages.
DOI Scopus2 WoS1
2020 Otumawu-Apreku, K., & McWhinnie, S. F. (2020). Profit Efficiency of the South Australian rock lobster fishery: A Nerlovian and directional distance function approach. Marine Policy, 117, 103962-1-103962-12.
DOI Scopus11 WoS10
2019 Chesnokova, T., & McWhinnie, S. F. (2019). International fisheries access agreements and trade. Environmental and Resource Economics, 74(3), 1207-1238.
DOI Scopus7 WoS6
2018 Peters, B., & McWhinnie, S. (2018). On the rebound: estimating direct rebound effects for Australian households. Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 62(1), 65-82.
DOI Scopus10 WoS8
2012 Long, N., & McWhinnie, S. (2012). The tragedy of the commons in a fishery when relative performance matters. Ecological Economics, 81, 140-154.
DOI Scopus14 WoS14
2012 McWhinnie, S. (2012). Renewable resource economics. The Australian Economic Review, 45(2), 246-254.
DOI Scopus3 WoS1
2009 McWhinnie, S. (2009). The tragedy of the commons in international fisheries: An empirical examination. Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 57(3), 321-333.
DOI Scopus110 WoS100
- Fernando, L., Doko Tchatoka, F., & McWhinnie, S. F. (n.d.). The Effectiveness of the Un-Redd Programme as a Guardian Oftropical Forests in Developing Countries.

Year Citation
2016 Dobrescu, L. I., Motta, A., & McWhinnie, S. F. (2016). Principles of Economics. Lionsheart Studios.
2015 Dobrescu, L. I., Motta, A., Faravelli, M., & McWhinnie, S. F. (2015). Principles of Microeconomics. Lionsheart Studios.

Year Citation
2022 McWhinnie, S., Pascoe, S., Schrobback, P., Hoshino, E., Curtotti, R., Magnusson, A., . . . Breen, S. (2022). Measuring, interpreting and monitoring economic productivity in commercial fisheries (FRDC Project 2019-026).
2015 Jennings, S., Coglan, L., McWhinnie, S. F., Pascoe, S., Tisdell, J., & Frusher, S. (2015). Building economic capability to improve the management of marine resources in Australia: final report (FRDC Project No 2008/306).

Year Citation
- McWhinnie, S., & Fernando, L. (n.d.). C3-JAN 23-2023.dta.
DOI
- McWhinnie, S., & Fernando, L. (n.d.). Revised STATA do-file and dataset.
DOI

Year Citation
- McWhinnie, S., Pascoe, S., Hoshino, E., & Schrobback, P. (n.d.). R code for DEA analysis of SA Prawns.docx [Computer Software].
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- McWhinnie, S., & Fernando, L. (n.d.). C3-JAN 23-2023.do [Computer Software].
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Fisheries Research and Development Corporation 2022-2024 "Profiling and tracking change in Australia's seafood workforce: Establishing a baseline workforce dataset" with FES and WISA $259,000

Fisheries Research and Development Corporation 2020-2022 "Measuring, Interpreting and Monitoring Economic Productivity in Commercial Fisheries" with CSIRO, BDO EconSearch, ABARES, PIRSA, QDAF $248,000

Fisheries Research and Development Corporation 2009-2015 “Building Economic Capability to Improve the Management of Marine Resources in Australia” with University of Tasmania, Queensland University of Technology and CSIRO $950,000

University of Adelaide, Faculty of the Professions, Women’s Fellowship Scheme 2013 $15,000

University of Adelaide, Faculty of the Professions, Momentum Fund Grant 2012-2013 “Who Makes Fisheries Access Agreements with Whom?” with Tatyana Chesnokova $7,000

University of Adelaide, Faculty of the Professions, Small Research Grant 2008 “What Determines Fish Prices on a Global Scale” $7,000 

Australian Resource and Environmental Economics Society, Heading East Award 2013 $1,000

University of Adelaide, Faculty of the Professions, Learning Development Grant 2017 “The Effect of Grade Feedback on Student Performance” with Ralph Bayer and Mandar Oak $3,000

University of Adelaide, Faculty of the Professions, Whole-Program Blending Grant 2015/2016 “Postgraduate Coursework Programs in Economics” with Florian Ploeckl, Mark Dodd, Paul Kerin, Mandar Oak, Nicholas Sim and Virginie Masson $54,800

University of Adelaide, Faculty of the Professions, Learning Development Grant 2015 “Economics Research Communication” with Florian Ploeckl and Virginie Masson $10,000

University of Adelaide Grant for Technology Enhanced Learning Projects 2014 “Bringing Playconomics to Adelaide” $10,000

University of Adelaide Implementation Grant for Learning and Teaching Enhancements 2010 “Diagnostic Testing and Online Tools in Economics Level 1 Mathematics Courses” with David Butler $5,000

University of Adelaide, School of Economics, Certificate of Recognition for PhD Supervision in 2013

My areas of teaching are in natural resource, environmental and microeconomics.  I have taught: Principles of Microeconomics; Principles of Economics; Consumers, Firms and Markets (Intermediate Micro); Resource and Environmental Economics; and Challenges Facing Economic Policy Makers.

I typically teach Principles of Economics and Resource and Environmental Economics.  All course related information is available on MyUni.

I am an active supervisor of Honours, Masters, and PhD students. 

As the Associate Head - Learning and Teaching in the School of Economics and Public Policy, I have an active engagement in Learning and Teaching policy and practice.

Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name
2024 Principal Supervisor The impact of consumer search behaviour on Australian retail natural gas and electricity prices and the environment Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Xiyu Ni
2024 Principal Supervisor The impact of consumer search behaviour on Australian retail natural gas and electricity prices and the environment Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Xiyu Ni
2022 Co-Supervisor The Role of NGOs as Intermediaries in Informational Lobbying Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Panharidh Kun
2022 Principal Supervisor Assessing Energy Poverty in a Changing Climate Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Mohammad Razib Hossain
2022 Co-Supervisor Health Inequalities Among Ethnic Groups: Causes, Drivers and Strategies Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Ms Trang Huyen Dang
2022 Co-Supervisor Health Inequalities Among Ethnic Groups: Causes, Drivers and Strategies Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Ms Trang Huyen Dang
2022 Co-Supervisor The Role of NGOs as Intermediaries in Informational Lobbying Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Panharidh Kun
2022 Principal Supervisor Assessing Energy Poverty in a Changing Climate Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Mohammad Razib Hossain

Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name
2023 - 2025 Co-Supervisor Essays on International Trade, Development and Demography Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Ms Kumuthini Sivathas
2021 - 2024 Co-Supervisor Labour Market Dynamics in the Twenty-First Century Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Francesco Roncone
2020 - 2022 Co-Supervisor The Science and Philosophy of Natural Resource Management: Papers on Fisheries, Environmental Philanthropy, and Animal Sentience Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Benjamin Sean Freeling
2018 - 2021 Co-Supervisor Essays on the Macroeconomic Impact of Monetary Policy, Fiscal Policy and Financial Development: An Empirical Investigation Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Ms Ayasha Akter
2017 - 2021 Co-Supervisor ESSAYS ON THE TWIN DEVELOPMENT CRISES OF PUBLIC DEBT AND CLIMATE DISTRESS: EVIDENCE FROM DEVELOPING ECONOMIES Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mrs Warnakulasooriya Lakmini Priyanthi Fernando
2010 - 2013 Co-Supervisor Matters of Management, Sustainability, and Efficiency: Essays in Fisheries Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Kofi Otumawu-Apreku

Date Role Committee Institution Country
2021 - 2025 Member FRDC Human Dimensions Research Coordination Program Steering Committee Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Australia

Date Role Membership Country
2022 - ongoing Member Women in Seafood Australasia Australia
2009 - ongoing Member Australian Fisheries Economics Network Australia
2007 - ongoing Member Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society - SA Branch Australia

Date Institution Department Organisation Type Country
2019 - 2023 South Australian Civil and Administrative Tribunal Panel Assessor Legislative and political Australia

Date Role Editorial Board Name Institution Country
2023 - ongoing Associate Editor The Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics Wiley Australia

Date Title Type Institution Country
2020 - 2022 Research Integrity Adviser Advice University of Adelaide -

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