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Peter Forsyth

Peter Forsyth         Name  Professor Peter Forsyth
  Position  Professor and Deputy Director of TRU
  Qualifications  BEc (Hons)
 MEc
 PhD
  Org. Unit  Department of Economics
 Faculty of Business and Economics
  Email  Peter.Forsyth@buseco.monash.edu.au
  Phone  +61 3 9905 2495
  Fax  +61 3 9905 5476
  Location  Room 860, Building 11E, Clayton
  Postal
Address
 Department of Economics
 Monash University VIC 3800
 AUSTRALIA

Research Interests

Applied microeconomics; transport economics; economics of air transport; tourism economics.

Selected Publications

Journal Articles
Corden, M., Forsyth, P. J., & Tombazos, C. G. (2008), Tribute: Distinguished Fellow of the Economic Society of Australia 2007 - Yew-Kwang Ng, Economic Record, 84(265), 267-272.

Dwyer, L., Forsyth, P. J., Fredline, L., Deery, M., Jago, L., & Lundie, S. (2007), Yield measures for special-interest Australian inbound tourism markets, Tourism Economics, 13(3), 421-440.

Dwyer, L., Forsyth, P. J., & Spurr, R. (2007), Contrasting the uses of TSAs and CGE models: Measuring tourism yield and productivity, Tourism Economics, 13(4), 537-551.

Forsyth, P. J. (2007) The impacts of emerging aviation trends on airport infrastructure, Journal of Air Transport Management, 13(1), 45-52.

Lundie, S., Dwyer, L., & Forsyth, P. J. (2007) Environmental-economic measures of tourism yield, Journal of Sustainable Tourism, 15(5), 503-519.

Dwyer, L., Forsyth, P. J., Spurr, R. (2006), Assessing the economic impacts of events: a computable general equilibrium approach, Journal of Travel Research, vol 45, issue 1,  pp. 59-66.

Dwyer, L., Forsyth, P. J., Spurr, R. (2006), Economic impact of sport events: A reassessment, Tourism Review International, vol 10, issue 4, pp. 207-216.

Dwyer, L., Forsyth, P. J., Spurr, R. (2006), Effects of the SARS crisis on the economic contribution of tourism to Australia, Tourism Review International, vol 10, issue 1/2, pp. 47-56.

Dwyer, L., Forsyth, P. J., Spurr, R., VanHo, T. (2006), Economic effects of the world tourism crisis on Australia, Tourism Economics: The Business and Finance of Tourism and Recreation, vol 12, issue 2, pp. 171-186.

Forsyth, P. J. (2006), Airports as multimodal interchange nodes, Journal of Regional Science, vol 46, issue 3, pp. 571-572.

Forsyth, P. J. (2006), Martin Kunz memorial lecture: tourism benefits and aviation policy, Journal of Air Transport Management, vol 12, issue 1, pp. 3-13.

Forsyth, P. J., King, J., Rudolfo, C. L. (2006), Open skies in ASEAN, Journal of Air Transport Management, vol 12, issue 3, pp. 143-152.

Dwyer, L., Forsyth, P. J., Spurr, R. (2005), Estimating the impacts of special events on an economy, Journal of Travel Research, vol 43, issue 4, pp. 351-359.

Forsyth, P. J. (2005), Airport infrastructure for the Airbus A380: cost recovery and pricing, Journal of Transport Economics and Policy, vol 39, issue 3, pp. 341-362.

Dwyer, L. M., Forsyth, P. J., Spurr, R. (2004), Evaluating tourism's economic effects: new and old approaches, Tourism Management, vol 25, pp. 307-317.

Forsyth, P. J. (2004), Locational and monopoly rents at airports: creating them and shifting them, Journal of Air Transport Management, vol 10, pp. 51-60.

Books
Dwyer, L., & Forsyth, P. J. (eds), (2006), International handbook on the economics of tourism, Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, Cheltenham UK.

Forsyth, P. J. (1998), The Price Competitiveness of Australian Tourism, Tourism Council of Australia, Melbourne.

Book Chapters
Czerny, A. I., Forsyth, P. J., Gillen, D., & Niemeier, H. (2008), Introduction and overview, in Airport Slots: International Experiences and Options for Reform, eds Achim I. Czerny, Peter Forsyth, David Gillen and Hans-Martin Niemeier, Ashgate Publishing Limited, Aldershot, pp. 1-6.

Forsyth, P. J. (2008), Airport slots: Perspectives and policies, in Airport Slots: International Experiences and Options for Reform, eds Achim I. Czerny, Peter Forsyth, David Gillen and Hans-Martin Niemeier, Ashgate Publishing Limited, Aldershot, pp. 379-405.

Forsyth, P. J., & Niemeier, H. (2008), Prices and regulation in slot constrained airports, in Airport Slots: International Experiences and Options for Reform, eds Achim I. Czerny, Peter Forsyth, David Gillen and Hans-Martin Niemeier, Ashgate Publishing Limited, Aldershot, pp. 127-148.

Forsyth, P. J., & Niemeier, H. (2008), Setting the slot limits at congested airports, in Airport Slots: International Experiences and Options for Reform, eds Achim I. Czerny, Peter Forsyth, David Gillen and Hans-Martin Niemeier, Ashgate Publishing Limited, Aldershot, pp. 63-83.

Dwyer, L., Forsyth, P. J., & Spurr, R. (2007), Productivity and yield measurement in Australian inbound tourism using tourism satellite accounts and general equilibrium modelling, in Developments in Tourism Research, eds J Tribe and D Airey, Elsevier, Netherlands, pp. 77-94.

Dwyer, L., Forsyth, P. J., Spurr, R., & VanHo, T. (2007), Tourism's economic contribution versus economic impact assessment: Differing roles for satellite accounts and economic modelling, in Tourism Management: Analysis, Behaviour and Strategy, eds A Woodside and D Martin, CABI Publishing, Oxfordshire, pp. 459-469.

Dwyer, L., Forsyth, P. J. (2006), Editors' introduction: Contemporary issues in tourism economics, in International Handbook on the Economics of Tourism, eds Larry Dwyer and Peter Forsyth, Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, pp. 1-42.

Dwyer, L., Forsyth, P. J., Spurr, R. (2006), Economic evaluation of special events, in International Handbook on the Economics of Tourism, eds Larry Dwyer and Peter Forsyth, Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, pp. 316-355.

Forsyth, P. J. (2006), Airport competition: regulatory issues and policy implications, in Volume 1: Competition Policy and Antitrust, eds Darin Lee, Elsevier, pp. 347-368.

Forsyth, P. J. (2006), Aviation and tourism, in International Handbook on the Economics of Tourism, eds Larry Dwyer and Peter Forsyth, Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, pp. 224-247.

Findlay, C., Forsyth, P. J., King, J. (2005), Developments in Pacific islands' air transport, in Pacific islands regional integration and governance, eds Satish Chand, ANU E Press and Asia Pacific Press, pp. 168-192.

Forsyth, P. J. (2005), International aviation: Globalisation and global industry, in Economics of Globalisation, eds Partha Gangopadhyay and Manas Chatterji, Ashgate Publishing Limited, Aldershot, pp. 181-190.

Forsyth, P. J. (2005), Predatory behaviour in Australian aviation markets, in Competition versus predation in aviation markets: a survey of experience in North America, Europe and Australia, eds Peter Forsyth, David W Gillen, Otto G Mayer and Hans-Martin Niemeier, Ashgate Publishing Limited, Aldershot, pp. 81-94.

Forsyth, P. J., Gillen, D., Mayer, O., Niemeier, H. (2005), Introduction, in Competition versus predation in aviation markets: a survey of experience in North America, Europe and Australia, eds Peter Forsyth, David W Gillen, Otto G Mayer and Hans-Martin Niemeier, Ashgate Publishing Limited, Aldershot, pp. xiii-xxvii.

Conference Papers
Forsyth, P. J. (2007), Estimating the costs and benefits of regional airport subsidies: A computable general equilibrium approach, Proceedings of the 36th Australian Conference of Economists, 24 September 2007 to 26 September 2007, Economic Society of Australia, Tasmania, pp. 1-46.

Dwyer, L., & Forsyth, P. J. (2006), Measures of yield for inbound tourism: Profitability vs economic tourism, New Frontiers in Global Tourism - Trends and Competitive Challenges, 18 June 2006 to 20 June 2006, Travel and Tourism Research Association, Dublin, Ireland, pp. 212-220.

Dwyer, L., Forsyth, P. J., Fredline, L., Jago, L., Deery, M., & Lundie, S. (2006), Yield measures for special interest Australian inbound tourism markets, "To the City and Beyond...": Proceedings of the 16th Annual CAUTHE Conference, 06 February 2006 to 09 February 2006, Victoria University, Melbourne, pp. 966-985.

Dwyer, L., Forsyth, P. J., & Spurr, R. (2006), Measuring productivity and yield in Australian tourism: The relevance of tourism satellite accounts and computable equilibrium modelling, "To the City and Beyond...": Proceedings of the 16th Annual CAUTHE Conference, 06 February 2006 to 09 February 2006, Victoria University, Melbourne, pp. 794-808.

Reports
Carbon Footprint of Australian Tourism, Sustainable Tourism CRC, Gold Coast, 2008. [with Dwyer, L., Spurr, R., Ho, T.V., Pambudi, D. and Hoque, S.]

Tourism Satellite Accounts 2006-07: Summary Spreadsheets, Sustainable Tourism CRC, Gold Coast, 2008. [with Ho, T. V., Spurr, R., Pambudi, D., Dwyer, L., and Hoque, S.]

Tourism Satellite Accounts 2006-07: New South Wales, Sustainable Tourism CRC, Gold Coast, 2008. [with Ho, T. V., Spurr, R., Pambudi, D., Dwyer, L., and Hoque, S.]

Tourism Satellite Accounts 2006-07: Victoria, Sustainable Tourism CRC, Gold Coast, 2008. [with Ho, T. V., Spurr, R., Pambudi, D., Dwyer, L., and Hoque, S.]

Tourism Satellite Accounts 2006-07: Queensland, Sustainable Tourism CRC, Gold Coast, 2008. [with Ho, T. V., Spurr, R., Pambudi, D., Dwyer, L., and Hoque, S.]

Tourism Satellite Accounts 2006-07: South Australia, Sustainable Tourism CRC, Gold Coast, 2008. [with Ho, T. V., Spurr, R., Pambudi, D., Dwyer, L., and Hoque, S.]

Tourism Satellite Accounts 2006-07: Western Australia, Sustainable Tourism CRC, Gold Coast, 2008. [with Ho, T. V., Spurr, R., Pambudi, D., Dwyer, L., and Hoque, S.]

Tourism Satellite Accounts 2006-07: Tasmania, Sustainable Tourism CRC, Gold Coast, 2008. [with Ho, T. V., Spurr, R., Pambudi, D., Dwyer, L., and Hoque, S.]

Tourism Satellite Accounts 2006-07: Northern Territory, Sustainable Tourism CRC, Gold Coast, 2008. [with Ho, T. V., Spurr, R., Pambudi, D., Dwyer, L., and Hoque, S.]

Tourism Satellite Accounts 2006-07: Australian Capital Territory, Sustainable Tourism CRC, Gold Coast, 2008. [with Ho, T. V., Spurr, R., Pambudi, D., Dwyer, L., and Hoque, S.]

Indirect Economic Contribution of Tourism to Australia and to Australian States and Territories 2003/04, Sustainable Tourism CRC, Gold Coast, 2008. [with Ho, T. V., Spurr, R., Pambudi, D., Dwyer, L., and Hoque, S.]

State and Federal Taxes on Tourism in Australia: estimates for 2003/04, Sustainable Tourism CRC, Gold Coast, 2008. [with Spurr, R., Pambudi, D., Hoque, S., Dwyer, L., and Ho, T.V.]

Tourism Satellite Account 2003/04: Summary Spreadsheets, Sustainable Tourism CRC, Gold Coast, 2008. [with Spurr, R., Dwyer, L., Hoque, S., Ho, T., Pambudi, D.]

Tourism Satellite Account 2003/04: New South Wales, Sustainable Tourism CRC, Gold Coast, 2008. [with Spurr, R., Dwyer, L., Hoque, S., Ho, T., Pambudi, D.]

Tourism Satellite Account 2003/04: Victoria, Sustainable Tourism CRC, Gold Coast, 2008. [with Spurr, R., Dwyer, L., Hoque, S., Ho, T., Pambudi, D.]

Tourism Satellite Account 2003/04: Queensland, Sustainable Tourism CRC, Gold Coast, 2008. [with Spurr, R., Dwyer, L., Hoque, S., Ho, T., Pambudi, D.]

Tourism Satellite Account 2003/04: South Australia, Sustainable Tourism CRC, Gold Coast, 2008. [with Spurr, R., Dwyer, L., Hoque, S., Ho, T., Pambudi, D.]

Tourism Satellite Account 2003/04: Western Australia, Sustainable Tourism CRC, Gold Coast, 2008. [with Spurr, R., Dwyer, L., Hoque, S., Ho, T., Pambudi, D.]

Tourism Satellite Account 2003/04: Tasmania, Sustainable Tourism CRC, Gold Coast, 2008. [with Spurr, R., Dwyer, L., Hoque, S., Ho, T., Pambudi, D.]

Tourism Satellite Account 2003/04: Northern Territory, Sustainable Tourism CRC, Gold Coast, 2008. [with Spurr, R., Dwyer, L., Hoque, S., Ho, T., Pambudi, D.]

Tourism Satellite Account 2003/04: Australian Capital Territory, Sustainable Tourism CRC, Gold Coast, 2008. [with Spurr, R., Dwyer, L., Hoque, S., Ho, T., Pambudi, D.]

Teaching and Supervision

Teaching
ECC3640 Economics of climate change
ECC4790 Project evaluation
ECX5479 Project evaluation
ECW2600 Tourism economics

Supervision
The economics of loyalty payments - An examination of airline frequent flier programs (PhD, in progress)

Low cost energy for Australia in the presence of induced technological change (PhD, in progress)

Modelling demand for international air travel and inbound tourism in Australia (PhD, in progress)

Three essays on competition and regulation of mobile telecommunications networks (PhD, in progress)

Liberalisation of air services between India and Sri Lanka: Prospects and challenges (PhD, in progress)

Links

 http://www.buseco.monash.edu.au/eco/staff/forsyth-peter.html