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Role: Member of the Institute

Department: Business and Government

Research Themes

Public Policy Analysis (leader)

About Me

Phil Lewis is the Canberra Director of the Centre for Labour Market Research (CLMR) and Professor of Economics at the University of Canberra. Phil is among the best-known economists in the area of the economics of employment, education and training in Australia and is the author of over 100 journal articles, books and book chapters. Apart from a distinguished academic career he has worked in government and has produced a number of major reports for the private and public sectors. He is Past National President of the Economic Society of Australia and Past President of the Western Australian and Canberra branches of the Society.

Honours
Life membership, Economic Society of Australia, 2001
Honorary Fellow Award Economic Society of Australia, 2008

Qualilfications
BSc(Hons), 1972, CNAA, UK
MSocSc 1974 University of Birmingham, UK
PhD, 1992, Murdoch University

Employment History (including consultancies)
Foundation Professor of Economics and Director, Centre for Labour Market Research, 2001 - , University of Canberra
Head of School of Business (formerly Economics and Marketing), 2001-2003, University of Canberra
Associate Professor in Econometrics, 1993-2001, Murdoch University
Senior Lecturer, 1989-1993, Department of Economics, Murdoch University
Visiting Fellow, 1995, Institute for Research into International Competitiveness, Curtin University of Technology
Senior Lecturer in Economics, 1988-1989, Curtin University
Senior Economist, 1984-1988, Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics
Visiting Senior Fellow in Economics, 1986, University of New England, on secondment
Principal Project Officer, 1982-1984, Bureau of Labour Market Research (BLMR)
Visiting Fellow in Economics, 1981, University of Adelaide
Senior Lecturer in Economics, 1974-1982, Coventry University and Visiting Lecturer in Econometrics, University of Birmingham
Visiting Fellow in Economics, 1978-1979, University of New England.
Lecturer in Econometrics, 1972-1974, University of Birmingham

Editorial board, governing board and association memberships
Editorial Board, Australian Journal of Labour Economics, 1996 to date President, Economic Society of Australia, Canberra Branch, 2001-2007
National President, Economic Society of Australia, 2001 to 2005
President, Economic Society of Australia, WA Branch, 1993-1998

Research Interests
Economics of employment, unemployment, education, training and industrial relations

Grants Awarded
National Centre for Vocational Education Research, 2008
Australia Research Council, 2008
Australia Research Council, 2005
ARC/SPIRT (with WA Department of Premier and Cabinet), 2001- 2003
Technology Industry Advisory Council (with D. Smart), 2000
ARC/SPIRT (with WA Department of Training), 2000

Publications