Dr Stuart Mounter
Associate Professor - UNE Business School
Phone: +61 2 6773 3159
Email: smounte2@une.edu.au
Biography
Stuart is an Associate Professor at the UNE Business School and researches and teaches in the areas of agricultural economics and agribusiness. He is an applied economist with diverse research activities and has many years of experience working in livestock industries prior to moving into academia. Stuart has a particular interest in student development and has mentored numerous students participating in international experience programs. As an advisor he has guided UNE student teams to global success in the International Food and Agribusiness Management Association (IFAMA) Conference Student Case Study Competition on multiple occasions.
Qualifications
BAgEc (Hons, University Medal, Edgar H. Booth Medal), PhD (UNE).
Awards
- 2018 UNE Faculty of Science, Agriculture, Business and Law, Excellence in Teaching Practice Award, for fostering students’ professional skills and attributes highly valued by employers, through authentic learning, the application of problem-solving tools to agribusiness, and excellent communications.
- 2018 UNE Business School Excellence in Teaching Practice Award, for fostering students’ professional skills and attributes highly valued by employers, through authentic learning, the application of problem-solving tools to agribusiness, and excellent communications.
- 2014 UNE Business School Excellence in Teaching and Learning Award, in recognition of teaching first year economics units in setting the foundation for students’ expectations in relation to further studies and assisting in the retention of students.
- Unit Monitoring Teaching Commendations (Various Years and Units).
- 2011 John Dickenson Memorial Award for best article in Australasian Journal of Regional Science.
- 2007 Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society (AARES)-American Agricultural
- Economics Association (AAEA) Young Professional’s Exchange Travel Award.
Teaching Areas
Microeconomics; price analysis; farm and resource management.
Research Interests
Stuart’s research interests are primarily in the area of agricultural economics. They include the application of economic principles and models to agricultural industries; impact assessment and the distribution of benefits and costs among industry participants; price formation in food and fibre markets; livestock production economics; food security and food waste, value chain analysis; wine economics.
Research Projects/Grants/Consultancies
Grand Challenge Food for Life Australian supply chain resilience, Food Agility CRC Expert Working Group, 2020, $15,000.
Using Club Theory to Better Design Whole-of-Chain Solutions to Food Loss and Food Waste in the Fresh Produce Sector, Universities Australia: Australia-Germany Joint Research Cooperation Scheme, 2019, $24,800.
Chain failure and Chain Goods in Sustainable Food Value Chains, Universities Australia: Australia-Germany Joint Research Cooperation Scheme, 2016, $12,400.
Updating and Recalibrating the Zhao Model of the Australian Beef Market, Meat and Livestock Australia, 2011, $3500.
Updating a Model of Meat Demand in Australia to Test for the Impact of MSA, Meat and Livestock Australia, 2011, $6,000.
The impact of Pigmeat Imports on Australian Pigmeat Prices, Australian Pork Limited, 2008, $20,000.
Research Supervision Experience
Research Supervision
PhD Theses
Tamsi Gervacio, An evaluation of smallholder’s on-farm management practices against Fusarium wilt (Panama Disease) of banana in the Philippines, current (Supervisors: Rene Villano, Stuart Mounter and Isaac Koomson).
Sarah Rohr, The Economic Impacts of Food Loss and Food Waste in the Australian Apple Industry: An Equilibrium Displacement Model Approach, 2022 (Supervisors: Stuart Mounter, Derek Baker and David Godden).
Meizal Popat, The Problem of Food Loss and Waste in developing Countries and is Economy-wide Impacts: Empirical Evidence from the Maize Grain Sector of Mozambique, 2022 (Supervisors: Garry Griffith, Stuart Mounter and Oscar Cacho).
Kara Tighe, Non-price determinants of Australian sheep meat demand and their impacts on the national flock, 2018 (Supervisors: Oscar Cacho, Stuart Mounter, Rene Villano and Alex Ball).
Ahangamage Manel Subashini Perera, Economic effects of trade facilitation on intra-regional trade in South Asia: An application of Dynamic GTAP Model, 2018 (Supervisors: Mahinda Siriwardana and Stuart Mounter).
James McFarlane, Is there a role for wine tourism in regional growth?, 2017 (Supervisors: Stuart Mounter and Boyd Blackwell).
Jonathan Moss, Potential contribution of land-use change to climate policy: A spatio-temporal analysis in an Australian catchment, 2014 (Supervisors: Oscar Cacho and Stuart Mounter).
Sumudu Senani Perera, Trade liberalisation in South Asia: Impact on trade and income distribution in a multi-country CGE model focusing on the Sri Lankan economy, 2013 (Supervisors: Mahinda Siriwardana and Stuart Mounter).
Disna Gaspe Ralalage, A Multi-Sectoral Multi-Household General Equilibrium Model to Assess the Impact of a Carbon Price on the Australian Economy, 2013 (Supervisors: Mahinda Siriwardana, Judith McNeill and Stuart Mounter).
Nuttamon Teerakul, An Examination of Community-Based Enterprises and Poverty Reduction in Rural Northern Thailand, 2012 (Supervisors: Rene Villano, Fiona Wood and Stuart Mounter).
Master of Economics/Master of Economic and Regional Development Dissertations
Natalie Hughes, Determinants of farmers’ willingness to engage in natural resource management practices in Queensland, 2020 (Supervisors: Stuart Mounter and Rene Villano).
Su Thazin Htun, Impacts of the ASEAN Free Trade Agreement on Myanmar’s Agricultural Sector, 2019 (Supervisors: Xianming Meng and Stuart Mounter).
Megan Smith, Evaluating the relationship between community engagement and collaborative networks in local communities: scoping the effectiveness of the Art-of-Hosting (AOH) Framework, 2017 (Supervisors: Rene Villano and Stuart Mounter).
Andrew Cruickshank, The agrifood cluster and economic development drivers in East Gippsland, 2017 (Supervisor: Stuart Mounter).
Elizabeth Smith, An exploration of cannabis cultivation in regional NSW, 2016 (Supervisors: Stuart Mounter and Rene Villano).
Charles Dambui, Papua New Guinea coffee marketing margins: Investigating price levelling and price averaging in the Papua New Guinea coffee industry, 2012 (Supervisors: Garry Griffith and Stuart Mounter).
Honours - Bachelor of Agricultural and Resource Economics/Bachelor of Agribusiness/Bachelor of Economics
Sally Finch, The emergence of the carbon market in beef production: A study on the effects of Australian carbon credit schemes on profitability in beef enterprises in New South Wales, Australia 2023 (Supervisors: Stuart Mounter and Rene Villano).
Anna Horton, Understanding on-farm greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in mixed grazing enterprises: A case study of the Monaro 2022 (Supervisors: Stuart Mounter and Rene Villano).
Jazmine Hobbs, Lamb mortality and pregnancy scanning: Producer perceptions and potential industry impacts, 2020 (Supervisor: Stuart Mounter).
Damien Thomson, The influence of genetic information in selection of Angus bulls, 2019 (Supervisors: Stuart Mounter and Garry Griffith).
Sarah Loveridge, The dusty reality of drought: A study on the effects of drought on farmers and their communities in New South Wales, Australia, 2019 (Supervisors: Stuart Mounter and Rene Villano).
Maxwell Laurie, 20 years of MSA: A study into the effects of MSA price premiums and pasture types on enterprise choices in the Northern Tablelands, New South Wales, 2019 (Supervisors: Stuart Mounter and Garry Griffith).
Briony Wills, An explanatory analysis of barriers to finance in remote Australia, 2018 (Supervisors: Boyd Blackwell and Stuart Mounter).
Blake Mallon, An estimation of the change in the demand function of Australian wheat exports since the deregulation of the Australian Wheat Board, 2017 (Supervisors: Stuart Mounter and Rene Villano).
Sarah Rohr, An equilibrium displacement analysis of externalities in the Australian pig meat industry, 2016 (Supervisor: Stuart Mounter).
Sarah Forster, The nature of farm succession planning and the importance of inter-generational agriculture in the Riverina region of Australia, 2015 (Supervisor: Stuart Mounter).
Peter Lock, A spatial econometric analysis of winery clustering and quality in the Hunter Valley region of New South Wales, 2015 (Supervisors; Stuart Mounter and Euan Fleming).
Alexander Laurie, A sunburnt country: Harnessing Australia’s most abundant resource, 2015 (Supervisors: Rene Villano and Stuart Mounter).
Lauren Gilligan, A sunburnt country: Harnessing Australia’s most abundant resource, 2014 (Supervisors: Stuart Mounter and Rene Villano).
Abby Ettershank, The effect of exchange rate fluctuations on the volume of Australian lamb exports: A cointegration analysis, 2014 (Supervisors: Stuart Mounter and George Chen).
Harrison Cosh, Estimation of an export demand function for Australian cotton, 2014 (Supervisor: Stuart Mounter).
Clay Mifsud, Market power in the Australian egg industry, 2010 (Supervisors: Rene Villano and Stuart Mounter).
Katherine O’Rourke, Investigating the relationships among the stock market, the Australian economy and other macroeconomic variables, 2009 (Supervisor; Stuart Mounter).
Publications
Journal Articles
Thomson, D., Mounter, S. and Griffith, G. (2023), ‘The Influence of Genetic Information in the Selection and Valuation of Angus Bulls: 2. Key Informant Analysis’, Australasian Agribusiness Perspectives, Volume 26, Paper 5. ISSN: 2209-6612
Thomson, D., Mounter, S. and Griffith, G. (2023), ‘The Influence of Genetic Information in the Selection and Valuation of Angus Bulls: 1. Statistical Analyses of Sale Data’, Australasian Agribusiness Review, Volume 31, Paper 4. ISSN: 1883-5675
Hobbs, J. and Mounter, S. (2023), ‘New South Wales sheep producers’ perceptions regarding lamb mortality and the adoption of pregnancy scanning’, Animal Production Science, 63 (7), 712-722. https://doi.org/10.1071/AN22339
Rohr, S., Mounter, S., Baker, D. and Godden, D. (2023), ‘The Distribution of Gains from Investments in the Australian Apple Industry: Projections Using an Equilibrium Displacement Model’, Australasian Agribusiness Review, Volume 30, Paper 4 ISSN: 1883-5675
Griffith, G., Dambui, C. and Mounter, S. (2023), ‘A Model of Farm Price Levelling when Variability comes from Export Demand, Illustrated with Coffee Marketing Margin Data in Papua New Guinea, 1999-2010’, International Journal on Food System Dynamics, Vol 14, No 3.
Griffith, G., Zhang, Y. and Mounter, S. (2022), ‘The ALMTech Project: Initial Economic Evaluation of the Potential Benefits’, Australasian Agribusiness Review, Volume 30, Paper 1. ISSN: 1833-5675
Popat, M., Cacho, O., Griffith, G., Mounter, S., Fleming, E. and Baker, D. (2022), ‘Applying System Dynamics to the Food Loss and Waste Problem: a Literature Review’, Australasian Agribusiness Perspectives, Volume 25, Paper 4. ISSN: 2209-6612
Popat, M., Cacho, O., Griffith, G. and Mounter, S. (2022), ‘ Food loss and waste in maize in Mozambique and its economic impacts: a system dynamics assessment approach’, Agrekon, 61;3, 339-359, DOI: 10.1080/03031853.2022.2094976
Popat, M., Griffith, G., Cacho, O. and Mounter, S. (2021), ‘Infrastructure Investments, Regional Trade Agreements and Agricultural Market Integration in Mozambique’, Food Security.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12571-021-01207-2
Popat, M., Griffith, G., Cacho, O. and Mounter, S. (2021), ‘Food Loss and Waste Definitions and Measurement Issues: The Case of the Maize Sector in Mozambique’, Proceedings in System Dynamics and Innovation in Food Networks 2021, International Journal on Food System Dynamics.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.18461/pfsd.2021.2111
Griffith, G., Jacob, R., Mounter, S. and Zhang, Y. (2021), ‘The Benefits of Dry Ageing of Mutton to the Australian Sheep Meat Industry’, Australasian Agribusiness Review, Volume 29, Paper 3.
Popat, M., Griffith, G., Mounter, S. and Cacho, O. (2020), ‘Postharvest losses at the farm level and its economy-wide costs: the case of the maize sector in Mozambique’, Agrekon. 59:2, 235-253
DOI: 10.1080/03031853.2020.1721305
Rohr, S., Mounter, S., Fleming, E. and Griffith, G. (2020), ‘A Diagrammatic Framework for Accounting for Externalities in Agriculture and Food Sector Value Chains’, Australasian Agribusiness Review, Volume 28, Paper 5.
Rohr, S., Mounter, S., Fleming, E. and Griffith, G. (2020), ‘The Australian Apple Industry-Trends and Challenges’, Australasian Agribusiness Review, Volume 28, Paper 2.
Rohr, S., Mounter, S., Fleming, E. and Griffith, G. (2020), ‘Loss and Waste in the Australian Fresh Apple Value Chain’, Proceedings in System Dynamics and Innovation in Food Networks 2020, International Journal on Food System Dynamics.
http://dx.doi.org/10.18461/pfsd.2020.2012
Tighe, K., Piggott, N., Cacho, O., Mounter, S. and Villano, R. (2020), ‘Does consumer interest in the live export trade affect Australian meat demand?’Australasian Agribusiness Review,Volume 27, Paper 8.
Morales, L., Griffith, G., Fleming, E., Mounter, S.,Wright, V. and Umberger, W. (2020), ‘Preferences for Certified Beef with Animal Welfare and Other Credence Attributes in Australia’, International Journal on Food System Dynamics, 11(3), 202-220.
Fleming, E., Mounter, S. and Griffith, G. (2020), ‘Moving Toward Sustainable Agri-Food Value Chains: Challenges and a Proposed Way Forward’, Australasian Agribusiness Perspectives, Volume 23, Paper 11.
Lock, P., Mounter, S., Fleming, E. and Moss, J. (2019), ‘Wineries and wine quality: The influence of location and archetype in the Hunter Valley region in Australia’, Wine Economics and Policy, 8, 180-190.
Mounter, S., Zhang, Y. and Griffith, G. (2019), ‘Calibrating and Validating an Equilibrium Displacement Model of the Australian Sheep Meat Industry’, Australasian Agribusiness Review, Volume 27, Paper 5.
Mounter, S. Fleming, E. and Griffith, G. (2019), ‘Financing Agricultural Value Chain RD&E: An Alternative Approach with Examples from the Red Meat Industry’, Australasian Agribusiness Review, Volume 27, Paper 3.
Mounter, S., Fleming, E. and Griffith, G. (2019), ‘Achieving Strategic Fit in a Food Value Chain: Further Evidence and the Link with Strategic Scope’, Australasian Agribusiness Perspectives, Volume 22, Paper 9.
Azeem, M. M., Baker, D., Villano, A. R., Mounter, S., & Griffith, G. (2019), ‘Response to stockout in grocery stores: a small city case in a changing competitive environment’, Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services, Volume 49, pp. 242-252.
Tighe, K., Piggott, N., Cacho, O., Mounter, S. and Villano, R. (2019), ‘Testing for precommitted quantities of Australian meat demand’, Australasian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 63, 247-264. doi: 10.1111/1467-8489.12300
Azeem, M.M., Baker, D., Villano, R.A., Mounter, S., & Griffith, G. (2018), ‘Food shoppers’ share of wallet: a small city case in a changing competitive environment’, Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services, 43, 119-130.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jretconser.2018.03.009
Fleming, E., Griffith, G., Mounter, S., Hartmann, M. and Simons, J. (2018), ‘Food Value Chain Coordination in Practice: European and Australian case studies of the creation of chain good innovations', International Journal on Food System Dynamics, 12(3), 196-205.
Zhang, Y., Mounter, S. and Griffith, G. (2018), ‘Updating and Recalibrating Existing Equilibrium Displacement Models of the Australian Livestock Industries: Beef’ Australasian Agribusiness Review, Volume 26, Paper 4.
Griffith, G., Mounter, S. and Villano, R. (2018) ‘The Value of Muscle Score in Steers at Wagga Wagga Saleyards During 2010/2011’, Australasian Agribusiness Perspectives, Volume 21, Paper 8.
Zhang, Y., Mounter, S. and Griffith, G. (2018), ‘Updating and Recalibrating Existing Equilibrium Displacement Models of the Australian Livestock Industries: Pig Meat’, Australasian Agribusiness Review, Volume 26, Paper 5.
Popat, M., Griffith, G. and Mounter, S. (2018), “Pigmeat Imports: Updating the 2008 PC Analysis”, Australasian Agribusiness Review, Volume 25, Paper 1.
Popat, M., Griffith, G. and Mounter, S. (2018), “Pigmeat Imports: Re-estimating the 2008 PC Models”, Australasian Agribusiness Review, Volume 25, Paper 2.
Fleming, E., Griffith, G., Mounter, S. and Baker, D. (2018), “Consciously Pursued Joint Action: Agricultural and Food Value Chains as Clubs”, International Journal on Food System Dynamics 9 (2), 166-177.
http://dx.doi.org/10.18461/ijfsd.v9i2.925
McFarlane, J., B., Blackwell, B. and Mounter, S. (2018), ‘Good Gardening for a Perennial Economy: What’s the Optimal Growth Path for a Regional Economy?’, Journal of Developing Areas, 52(1), 29-44.
Tighe, K., Cacho, O., Mounter, S., Villano, R., Ball, A., Pethick, D. and Fleming, E. (2017), ‘Determinants of consumer willingness to pay for quality-graded Australian sheep meat’, Animal Production Science.
https://doi.org/10.1071/AN15873.
Perera, S., Siriwardana, M. and Mounter, S. (2017), ‘Trade Facilitation – Measurement Difficulties in the Computable General Equilibrium Model: A Review’, Theoretical Economics Letters, 7, 154-163.
https://doi.org/10.4236/tel.2017.72013.
Griffith, G., Baker,D., Fleming,E., Mounter, S., Malcolm, B. and Umberger, W. (2017), ‘Chain failure and chain goods: Re-thinking value chain upgrading and promotion in developing countries’, International Journal on Food System Dynamics, 8(2), 146-154.
http://dx.doi.org/10.18461/ijfsd.v8i2.825.
Malcolm, B. Griffith, G. Fleming, E. and Mounter, S. (2017), ‘Chain Failure Theory as a Framework for Evaluating Horizontal and Vertical Strategic Alliances among Food Value Chain Participants: A Red Meat Industry Perspective’, Australian Farm and Business Management Journal, Volume 14, Paper 4.
Mounter, S., Griffith, G. and Fleming, E. (2016), ‘Achieving better strategic fit and higher surplus for Australian beef value chains by recognising and countering chain failure’, Animal Production Science, 57, 1767-1774.
https://doi.org/10.1071/AN15460.
Mounter, S. (2016), Book Review of Agricultural Product Prices, by W.G. Tomek and H.M. Kaiser, Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 60(2), E1-E2.
McFarlane, J., Grant, B., Blackwell, B. and Mounter, S. (2016), ‘Combining amenity with experience: Exploring the hidden capital of a winescape experience’, Tourism Economics, 23(5), 1076-1095.
http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/1354816616665754.
McFarlane, J., B., Blackwell, B., Mounter, S., and Grant, B. (2016), ‘From agriculture to mining: The changing economic base of a rural community and implications for development’, Economic Analysis and Policy, 49, 56-65.
doi:10.1016/j.eap.2015.11.012.
Mounter, S., Fleming, E., Griffith, G. and Grant, B. (2016), ‘Industry Clusters and Food Value Chains: Can the Literature on Local Collective Failure be used as a Guide for Assessing and Overcoming Value Chain Failure?’, Australasian Agribusiness Perspectives, Paper 114, 1-26.
www.agrifood.info/perspectives/2016/Mounter_et_al.pdf.
Griffith, G., Fleming, E. and Mounter, S. (2015), ‘The economics of the red meat industry: a value chain perspective’, Australasian Agribusiness Perspectives, Paper 109, 1-12.
www.agrifood.info/perspectives/2015/Griffith2.pdf.
Hamann, K., Griffith, G. and Mounter, S. (2015), ‘Evaluating the Consequences of Imports on a Local Value Chain: the Case of Danish Pig Meat Exports to the Australian Market’, Australasian Agribusiness Review, 23, Paper 8, 120-129.
www.agrifood.info/review/2015/Hamann_et_al.pdf
Grant B., Mounter, S., Fleming, E., Griffith, G. and Villano, R. (2015), ‘The Australian wine industry at the crossroads: A Comparison of Performance Across Major Wine Exporting Countries in 2000’, Australasian Journal of Regional Studies, 21(1), 3-25.
Griffith, G., Gow, H., Umberger, W., Fleming, E., Mounter, S., Malcolm, B. and Baker, D. (2015), ‘Refocussing on the value chain perspective to analyse food, beverage and fibre markets’, Australasian Agribusiness Perspectives, Paper 104, 1-19.
www.agrifood.info/perspectives/2015/Griffith_et_al.pdf
Fleming, E., Mounter, S., Grant, B., Griffith, G. and Villano, R. (2014), ‘The New World challenge: Performance trends in wine production in major wine-exporting countries in the 2000s and their implications for the Australian wine industry’, Wine Economics and Policy, 3(2), 115–126.
Perera, S., Siriwardana, M. and Mounter, S. (2014), ‘Should Agriculture be Exempt from Trade Policy Reforms in South Asia?’, Asia Pacific Development Journal, 21(1), 67-106.
Perera, S., Siriwardana, M. and Mounter, S. (2014), ‘Reducing poverty and income inequality in Sri Lanka: does trade liberalisation help?’, Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy, 19(4), 629-655.
DOI: 10.1080/13547860.2014.920595.
Fleming, E., Mounter, S., Grant, B. and Griffith, G. (2014), ‘Can we explain variations in winery ratings in Victoria?’, Australasian Agribusiness Review, 22, Paper 1, 1-13.
www.agrifood.info/2014/Fleming_et_al.pdf.
Griffith, G., Mounter, S. and Villano, R. (2013), ‘Muscle score premiums and discounts in wholesale beef carcases’, Australasian Agribusiness Perspectives, Paper 97, 1-12.
www.agrifood.info/perspectives/2013/Griffith_et_al.pdf.
Grant, B., Fleming, E., Mounter, S., McFarlane, J. and Griffith, G. (2013), ‘Collective Action in the Value Chain: a Conceptual Framework for Analysis and Policy for the Australian Wine Industry’, Enometrica, 6(1).
Teerakul, N., Villano, R., Wood, F. and Mounter, S. (2012), ‘A framework for assessing the impacts of community-based enterprises on household poverty’, Journal of Enterprising Communities: People and Places in the Global Economy, 6(1), 5-27.
Mounter, S., Grant, B., Fleming, E. and Griffith, G. (2011), ‘Latecomers: Charting a Course for the Wine Industry in the New England Region of Australia’, Australasian Journal of Regional Studies,17(3), 300-329.
Mounter, S. and Sneikers, P. (2011), ‘State Government assistance to the local wine industry: New England Australia 2000 to 2010’, Australasian Agribusiness Perspectives,19, Paper 90, 1-7.
www.agrifood.info/perspectives/2011/Mounter_Sniekers.pdf.
Mounter, S. (2011) ‘Charting a course for the Australian wine industry: Insights from New England Australia’, Australasian Agribusiness Perspectives,19, Paper 88.
www.agrifood.info/perspectives/2011/Mounter.pdf.
Mounter, S. and Griffith, G. (2011), ‘A pig in a poke? Accounting for uncertainty about elasticity values in an EDM of the Australian pig industry’, Australasian Agribusiness Review, 19, Paper 3, 35-43.
www.agrifood.info/review/2011/Mounter_Griffith.pdf.
Dollery, B. and Mounter, S. (2010), ‘Local infrastructure investment, maintenance and renewal: A comparative analysis of contemporary Australian and New Zealand local government’, Australasian Journal of Regional Studies, 16(2), 217-232.
Griffith, G.R., Malcolm, L.R., Mounter, S.W. and Slattery, H. (2010), ‘Old model, new problem: when should you update a model and what happens when you do?’, Australasian Agribusiness Review, 18, paper 8, 136-151.
www.agrifood.info/review/2010/Griffith_et_al.pdf.
Meng, X., Siriwardana, M., Dollery, B. and Mounter, S. (2010). ‘The Impact of the 2008 World Financial Crisis on Tourism and the Singapore Economy and Policy Responses: A CGE Analysis’, International Journal of Trade, Economics and Finance, 1(1), 46-53.
http://www.ijtef.org/papers/9-C146.pdf.
Meng, X. and Mounter, S. (2009) ‘Australian Household Debt: A Sectoral-Level Study’, The Asia Pacific Journal of Economics and Business, 13(2), 3-31.
Mounter, S., Griffith, G., Piggott, R., Fleming, E. and Zhao, X. (2009), ‘An 'Ex Ante' Analysis of the Incidence of Relative Returns from R&D and Promotion Investments in the Australian Sheep and Wool Industries’,International Journal of Sheep and Wool Science, 57(1), 62-82.
http://sheepjournal.une.edu.au/sheepjournal/vol57/iss1/paper5
Mounter, S., Griffith, G., Piggott, R., Fleming, E. and Zhao, X. (2008), ‘Potential Returns to the Australian Sheep and Wool Industries from Effective R&D and Promotion Investments and their Sensitivities to Assumed Elasticity Values’, Australasian Agribusiness Review, 16, Paper 1, 1-25. http://www.agrifood.info/Publications_Review/2008/Mounter_et_al.pdf.
Wijeweera. A, Hussain. M. N, and Mounter. S. (2008), 'An Empirical Examination of Bilateral Trade Elasticities: the case of Bangladesh', The Asia Pacific Journal of Economics and Business, Vol 12(1), pp 45-58.
Wijeweera, A. and Mounter, S. (2008), ‘A VAR Analysis on the Determinants of FDI Inflows: The Case of Sri Lanka’, Applied Econometrics and International Development, Vol. 8-1.
Wijeweera, A. and Mounter, S. (2007), ‘A VAR Analysis of the Impacts of Company Tax Rates on Foreign Direct Investment and other Macro-economic Variables in Australia’, Global Economic Review, 36(2); 137-145.
Mounter, S., Griffith, G., Piggott, R. and Mullen, J. (2005), ‘The payoff from generic advertising by the Australian pig industry: further results relative to the payoff from R&D’, Australasian Agribusiness Review, Volume 13, Paper 19.
www.agrifood.info/review/2005/Mounter_et_al.html
Mounter, S., Griffith, G.R. and Piggott, R.R. (2005), ‘The payoff from generic advertising by the Australian pig industry, in the presence of trade’, Australasian Agribusiness Review, Volume 13, Paper 4. www.agrifood.info/Publications_Review/Mounter_Griffith_Piggott.htm
Book Chapters
Firouzeh Rosa Taghikhah, Derek Baker, Moe Thander Wynn, Michael Billy Sung, Stuart Mounter, Michael Rosemann and Alexey Voinov (2023), Resilience of Agri-Food Supply Chains: Australian Developments After a Decade of Supply and Demand Shocks. In: Paul, S.K., Agarwal, R., Sarker, R.A., Rahman, T. (eds) Supply Chain Risk and Disruption Management. Flexible Systems Management. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-2629-9_9
Sumudu Perera, Mahinda Siriwardana and Stuart Mounter (2017), The Impact of Trade Liberalisation on Poverty and Welfare in South Asia: A Special Reference to Sri Lanka, Poverty, Inequality and Policy, Associate Prof. Gabriel Staicu (Ed.), InTech,
Subashini Perera, Mahinda Siriwardana and Stuart Mounter (2017), Trade Facilitation, Economic Development and Poverty Alleviation: South Asia at a Glance, Poverty, Inequality and Policy, Associate Prof. Gabriel Staicu (Ed.), InTech,
Research Reports
Baker, D., Azeem, M., Mounter, S. and Zhang, Y. (2020), Co-designed scoping study to unlock the power of digital, Publication no. 20-084, Agrifutures Australia.
Griffith, G., Zhang, Y., Mounter, S., Sinnett, A., Malcolm, B. and Bittner, E. (2020), ALMTech: Advanced Measurement Technologies for Globally Competitive Australian Meat, Final Report on Economic Evaluation: Short Version, Centre for Agribusiness, University of New England, Armidale.
Griffith, G., Fleming, E., Mounter, S. and Malcolm, B. (2014), Accounting for Externalities in Agriculture and Food Sector Value Chains and Systems: Chain Failure, Chain Goods and Chain Bads, Final Report, Meat and Livestock Australia, Sydney.
Mounter, S., Villano, R. and Griffith, G. (2012), Updating a Model of Meat Demand in Australia to Test for the Impact of MSA, Final Report, Meat and Livestock Australia, Sydney.
Mounter, S., Tighe, K., Pollock, K. and Griffith, G. (2012), Updating and Recalibrating an Equilibrium Displacement Model of the Australian Beef Market, Final Report, Meat and Livestock Australia, Sydney.
Mounter, S. and Griffith, G. (2008), Extending the definition of lamb: Industry modelling, Report prepared for Holmes Sackett, Wagga Wagga.
Mounter, S. and Wijeweera, A. (2008), The Impact of Pigmeat Imports on Australian Pigmeat Prices, Report prepared for Australian Pork Limited, ACT.
Mounter, S., Griffith, G., Piggott, R., Fleming, E. and Zhao, X. (2008), An Equilibrium Displacement Model of the Australian Sheep and Wool Industries, Economic Research Report No. 38, NSW Department of Primary Industries, Armidale.
Mounter, S., Griffith, G., Piggott, R., Fleming, E. and Zhao, X. (2007), Composition of the National Sheep Flock and Specification of Equilibrium Prices and Quantities for the Australian Sheep and Wool Industries, 2002-03 to 2004-05, Economic Research Report No. 37, NSW Department of Primary Industries, Armidale, September.
Conference Papers
Dambui, C., Mounter, S. and Griffith, G. (2020), Price levelling when demand is unstable: coffee prices in Papua New Guinea, paper presented at the 14th International European Forum on System Dynamics and Innovation in Food Networks (Igls-Forum), February 10-14.
Baker, D., Popat, M., César, A., Griffith, G., Fleming, E., Mounter, S., Godden, D. (2019), Optimality in ordering at retail level – is food cheap enough to throw away?, contributed paper presented at the Food Systems Dynamics Forum, Garmisch, Germany, February 18-22.
Popat, M., Griffith, G., Cacho, O. and Mounter, S. (2019), The cost of food waste: the case of the maize sector in Mozambique, paper presented at the 63rd Australasian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society Annual Conference, Melbourne Australia, February 12-15.
Perera, S., Siriwardana,M. and Mounter, S. (2019), Do multinational trade policies improve customs efficiency in South Asia, paper presented at the 63rd Australasian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society Annual Conference, Melbourne Australia, February 12-15.
Baker, D., Azeem, M., Mounter, S., Villano, R. and Griffith, G. (2019), Food Shoppers’ Experience of Supermarket Entry in a Small Regional City: The Case of Aldi in Armidale NSW, paper presented at the 63rd Australasian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society Annual Conference, Melbourne Australia, February 12-15.
Griffith, G., Fleming, E., Mounter, S., Hester, S. and Baker, D. (2019), Information Sharing and Incentive Alignment to Alleviate Food Safety Problems, paper presented at the 13th International European Forum on System Dynamics and Innovation in Food Networks (Igls-Forum), February 10-14.
Griffith, G., Fleming, E., Mounter, S., Hartmann, M. and Simons, J. (2018), Food value chain coordination in practice: European and Australian case studies of the creation of chain good innovations” 30th International Conference of Agricultural Economists, Vancouver.
Griffith, G., Fleming, E., Mounter, S. and Baker, D. (2018), Sustainable Food Value Chains in Europe and Australia: Securing Chain Goods and Preventing Chain Failures: Agricultural and food value chains as clubs, paper presented at the 12th International European Forum on System Dynamics and Innovation in Food Networks, Igls, Austria, February.
Simons, S., Hartmann, M., Morales, E. and Mounter, S. (2018), Sustainable Food Value Chains in Europe and Australia: Securing Chain Goods and Preventing Chain Failures: Approaches to Meeting Consumer Animal Welfare Expectations: Germany and Australia, paper presented at the 12th International European Forum on System Dynamics and Innovation in Food Networks, Igls, Austria, February.
Rohr, S., Mounter, S., Griffith, G. and Fleming, E. (2017), Reducing the costs of food waste: An economic assessment of alternative approaches, paper presented at the 11th International European Forum on System Dynamics and Innovation in Food Networks, Igls, Austria, 13-17 February.
Griffith, G., Baker, D., Fleming, E., MounterS., Malcolm, B. and Umberger, W. (2016), Chain failure and chain goods: Re-thinking value chain upgrading and promotion in developing countries, paper presented at the 10th International European Forum on System Dynamics and Innovation in Food Networks, Igls, Austria, 15-19 February.
Laurie, A., Mounter, S. and Villano, R. (2016), A Sunburnt Country; Harnessing Australia’s Most Abundant Resource, paper presented at the 60th Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society Annual Conference, Canberra, Australia, 2-5 February.
Forster, S. and Mounter, S. (2016), The Nature of Farm Succession Planning in the Riverina Region, paper presented at the 60th Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society Annual Conference, Canberra, Australia, 2-5 February.
Whitton, C., Baker, D. and Mounter, S. (2016), Foreign Ownership in Australian Agribusiness: Results of a Survey of Firms, paper presented at the 60th Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society Annual Conference, Canberra, Australia, 2-5 February.
Lock, P., Mounter, S., Moss, J. and Fleming, E. (2016), Winery Reputation in Explaining Wine Clusters: A Spatial Analysis of Hunter Valley Wine Producers, paper presented at the 60th Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society Annual Conference, Canberra, Australia, 2-5 February.
Fleming, E., Mounter, S., Griffith, G. and Malcolm, B. (2015), Governance in food value chains for sustainable development of the agri-food sector, paper prepared as a contributed paper for the 20th International Farm Management Association Conference, Quebec City, Canada, 12-17 July.
Mounter, S. Fleming, E., Moss, J. and Griffith, G. (2015), Do clustering benefits exist for Australian firms producing high quality wines?, paper presented at the 59th Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society Annual Conference, Rotorua, New Zealand, 10-13 February.
Tighe, K., Mounter, S., Villano, R. and Fleming, E. (2015), Consumer preferences and willingness to pay for quality graded sheepmeat, paper presented at the 59th Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society Annual Conference, Rotorua, New Zealand, 10-13 February.
Dambui, C., Griffith, G. and Mounter, S. (2015), Short Run Coffee Processor and Exporter Marketing Margin Behaviour in Papua New Guinea, paper presented at the 9thInternational European Forum on System Dynamics and Innovation in Food Networks, February, Igls, Austria.
Hamann, K., Griffith, G. and Mounter, S. (2014), Evaluating the consequences of imported pork on a local supply chain – the case of Danish pork exports to the Australian market, paper presented at the 8th International European Forum on System Dynamics and Innovation in Food Networks, February, Igls, Austria.
Morales, E., McFarlane, J., Mounter, S. and Fleming, E. (2014), Economic Trends in the Australian Wine Industry, paper presented at the 58th Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society Annual Conference Wine Symposium, Port Macquarie, Australia, 4-7 February.
Grant, B.,Fleming, E., Mounter, S., McFarlane, J. and Griffith, G.(2014), Collective action in the value chain: A conceptual framework for analysis and policy for the Australian wine industry, paper presented at the 58th Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society Annual Conference Wine Symposium, Port Macquarie, Australia, 4-7 February.
Grant, B., Fleming, E., Mounter, S., McFarlane, J. and Griffith, G. (2013), Collective Action in the Wine Value Chain: A Case Study of Australia, paper presented at the 20th Enometrics Conference, Talca, Chile, 4-7 September.
Mounter, S., Griffith, G. and Fleming, E. (2013), The creation of an off-premise wine demand index for the US, paper presented at the 7th Annual Conference of the American Association of Wine Economists, Stellenbosch, South Africa, 26-29 June.
Fleming, E., Griffith, G. and Mounter, S. (2013), Applying a ‘Chain Goods Solution’ to Decisions to Fund R&D in the Australian Wine Value Chain, paper presented at the 7th Annual Conference of the American Association of Wine Economists, Stellenbosch, South Africa, 26-29 June.
MacFarlane, J., Mounter, S. and Grant, B. (2013), Economic Impacts of Viticulture and Winemaking on Employment and Income in the Central Ranges Zone of New South Wales, Australia, paper presented at the 7th Annual Conference of the American Association of Wine Economists, Stellenbosch, South Africa, 26-29 June.
Fleming, E., Mounter, S. and Griffith, G. (2013), Achieving Strategic Fit in a Food Value Chain: Reconfiguring Chopra and Meindl’s Approach, paper presented at the 7thInternational European Forum on System Dynamics and Innovation in Food Networks, Igls, Austria, 18-22 February.
Fleming, E., Mounter, S. and Griffith, G. (2013), Applying a ‘Chain Goods Solution’ to Decisions to Fund Research and Development in Food Value Chains in Australia, paper presented at the 57th Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society Annual Conference, Sydney, Australia, 5-8 February.
Fleming, E., Mounter, S., Grant, B., Griffith, G. and Villano, R. (2012), Losing its competitive edge? Australian wine performance in the noughties, paper presented at the 6th Annual Conference of the American Association of Wine Economists, Princeton, USA, 7-10 June.
Mounter, S., Grant, B., Fleming, E. and Griffith, G. (2011), Latecomers: Charting a course for the wine industry in the New England region of Australia, paper presented at the 5th Annual Conference of the American Association of Wine Economists, Bolzano, Italy, 22-25 June.
Teerakul N, Villano R, Wood F and Mounter S. (2011), Use of principal component analysis in determining the poverty status of households in rural upper northern Thailand, paper presented at the 55th Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society Annual Conference, Melbourne, Australia, 8-11 February.
Moss, J., Cacho, O. and Mounter, S. (2010), A time to change? The supply of climate mitigation products from land-use change NSW, paper presented at the 54th Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society Annual Conference, Adelaide, Australia, 9-12 February.
Teerakul, N., Villano, R., Wood, F. and Mounter, S. (2010), A framework for assessing impacts of community-based enterprises on poverty: Case study in northern Thailand, paper presented at the 54th Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society Annual Conference, Adelaide, Australia, 9-12 February.
Mounter, S., Griffith, G.R. and Mullen, J. (2008), Jointly selecting for fibre diameter and fleece weight: A market-level assessment of the QPLU$ Merino breeding project, paper presented at the 52nd Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society Annual Conference, Canberra, Australia, February 6-8.
Mounter, S., Griffith, G.R., Piggott, R.R., Fleming, E.M. and Zhao, X. (2007), Economic evaluation of new technologies and promotions in the Australian sheep and wool industries, paper presented at the Joint Annual Meeting of American Agricultural Economics Association, Western Agricultural Economics Association and Canadian Agricultural Economics Society, Portland, USA, July 29-August 1.
Mounter, S., Griffith, G.R., Piggott, R.R., Fleming, E.M. and Zhao, X. (2007), Economic evaluation of new technologies and promotions in the Australian sheep and wool industries, paper presented at the 51st Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society Annual Conference, Queenstown, New Zealand, 13-16 February.
Mounter, S., Griffith, G.R. and Piggott, R.R. (2004), Generic advertising and the Australian pig industry: Allowing for trade, paper presented at the 48th Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society Annual Conference, Melbourne, Australia, 11-13 February.
Symposia
Mounter, S., Fleming, E., Griffith, G. and Godden, G. (2019), Net Benefits of Food Waste Reduction, Challenges in tackling Food Waste: A mini-symposium, paper presented at the 63rd Australasian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society Annual Conference, Melbourne Australia, February 12-15.
Mounter, S. and Baker, D. (2019), The UNE International Food and Agribusiness Management (IFAMA) Study Program, paper presented at the 2019 Ag Ed Symposium, University of New England Australia.
Working Papers
Mounter, S., Griffith, G., Piggott, R. and Mullen, J. (2005), The Relative Payoffs from R&D and Generic Advertising Expenditure by the Australian Pig Industry, Working Paper Series in Agricultural and Resource Economics No. 2005-4, Graduate School of Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of New England, Armidale, August.
Refereed Conference Proceedings
McFarlane, JA., Blackwell, BD., and Mounter, SW. (2015), Good Gardening For A Perennial Economy: What’s The Optimal Growth Path For A Regional Economy? Proceedings of the Asia Pacific Conference on Business and Social Sciences, Kuala Lumpa, Malaysia, 23-24 November.
https://www.aabss.org.au/conference/APCBSS-2015-Kuala-Lumpur/proceedings/all-papers
Meng, X, Siriwardana, M, Dollery, B, Mounter, S, (2010), The Economic Effects of a Negative Shock on Tourism Demand in Singapore: A CGE Modeling Approach, International Conference on Business, Economics and Tourism Management, Singapore, 26-28 February.
Memberships
- Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society
- Agricultural and Applied Economics Association
- American Association of Wine Economists
- International Food and Agribusiness Management Association
