Dr George Battese

Supervision of Research Students

1. Bruce Bonyhady, (1975) "Estimation of Linear Models with Variances a Power of the Expectations: With Application to a Consumer Expenditure Relation", B.Ec.(Hons.) Dissertation.
2. Greg Corra (1976), "Statistical Models for Production Frontiers: With Application to the Pastoral Zone of Eastern Australia", B.Ag.Ec. Dissertation.
3. Rachel Harter (1981), "Small Area Estimation Using the Nested Error Model", M.S. dissertation at Iowa State University.
4. Vo Van Anh, (1983), "Statistical Inference for a Class of Heteroscedastic Regression Models", M.Ec. Dissertation.
5. Sohail Malik (1985), "Choice of Techniques, Elasticities of Substitution and Manufacturing Industries in Pakistan", Ph.D. Dissertation.
6. Jim Baldwin (1985), Graduate Diploma of Statistics Dissertation.
7. Tim Coelli (1985), "A Generalized Frontier Production Function for Cross-Sectional, Time-Series Data", B.App.Ec. Dissertation.
8. Glenn Barry (1986), "Prediction of Individual Firm Technical Efficiency for a Generalized Frontier Model Using Panel Data", B.Ec.(Hons.) Dissertation.
9. Thomas Colby (1988), "Estimation of a Frontier Production Function Model Using Panel Data on Firms with Unequal Numbers of Observations", B.Ec.(Hons.) Dissertation.
10. Charles Umberger (1988), "Trends in Aboriginal Health in Australia", Dip Stats Dissertation
11. Stephen Thollar (1989), "Robust Estimation Versus Estimation Under Misspecification in a Heteroscedastic Error Model", M.Ec. Dissertation (jointly supervised by Bill Griffiths).
12. Paul Segal (1990), "A Production Frontier Incorporating a Flexible Functional Form, Time-Varying Firm Effects and Unbalanced Panel Data", Diploma in Economic Statistics.
13. Getachew Tessema (1991), "Estimation of a Stochastic Frontier Production Function with Time-Varying Technical Efficiency Using Indian Farm-Level Data", M.Ec. Dissertation.
14. Calasewaka (1991), "Supply Response of Pepper in Indonesia", M.Ec. Dissertation (jointly supervised by Kevin Parton).
15. Matt Balogh (1992), "Quantitative Political Analysis in Australia : Introducing the Psepholograph". Master of Arts thesis (jointly supervised by John Warhurst).
16. Manolito Bernabe (1993), "Investigation on Some Farmer Characteristics in Stochastic Frontier Production Functions Using Panel Data from Indian Villages", M.Ec. Dissertation.
17. Chris Gimbol (1993), "An Analysis of Technical Efficiency of Smallholder Cocoa Producers in Papua New Guinea", M.Ec. Dissertation (jointly supervised by Euan Fleming).
18. Midlaster Nsanzugwanko (1994), "Analysis of Technical Efficiency of Agricultural Production in Ethiopia", M.Ec. Dissertation (jointly supervised by Euan Fleming).
19. Carl Yeomans (1994), "A Flexible Risk Stochastic Frontier Production Function: With Application to Cross-Sectional Data from Central Ethiopian Farms", B.Ec.(Hons.) Dissertation.
20. Tim Coelli (1996), "Specification and Estimation of Stochastic Frontier Production Functions", Ph.D. Dissertation.
21. Emayenesh Seyoum (1996), "Technical Efficiency and Productivity of Maize Producers in Eastern Ethiopia: A Comparison of Traditional Farmers and Those Within the Sasakawa-Global 2000 Agricultural Project", M.Ec. Dissertation (jointly supervised by Euan Fleming).
22. Sipho Ngwenya (1996), "Analysis of Technical Inefficiencies of Production of Wheat Farmers in Eastern Orange Free State, South Africa", B.Ag.Ec. Dissertation (jointly supervised by Euan Fleming).
23. Santhi Wicks (1996), "Impact of Organic Fertiliser on Rice Production in Matinkis, the Philippines: A Stochastic Frontier Analysis", B.Ag.Ec. Dissertation (jointly supervised by Euan Fleming).
24. Tumurdavaa Bayarsaihan (1998), "Efficiency and Productivity Analysis of Mongolian Crop Farming: 1976-1989", PhD Dissertation (jointly supervised by John Dillon and Tim Coelli).
25. Salahadin Khairo (1998), "A Study of Technical Inefficiency of Production of Maize Farmers Within and Outside the Extension Program in the Harari Region, Ethiopia", M.Ec. Dissertation (jointly supervised by Phil Simmons).
26. Satbir Singh (2000), "Performance of Dairy Cooperatives and Private Dairies at the Milk Plant Level in India", PhD Thesis (jointly supervised by Tim Coelli and Euan Fleming).
27. Alan Aku (2000), "An Analysis of Technical Efficiency of Cocoa Estate Producers in Papua New Guinea", M.Ec Dissertation (jointly supervised by Euan Fleming)
28. Dedi Walujadi (2000), "The Measurement of Efficiency of Production in the Indonesian Garment Industry: Evidence from Firm-level Data", PhD thesis, (jointly supervised by Abul Shamsuddin and Prasada Rao)
29. Heny Daryanto (2000), "Analysis of the Technical Efficiency of Rice Production in West Java Province, Indonesia: A Stochastic Frontier Production Function Approach", PhD thesis, (jointly supervised by Euan Fleming).
30. Lizbeth Gabutin (2001), "Technical Efficiency of Tomato Producers in the CAMATIS Project, Bukidnon, Philippines" MEc dissertation (jointly supervised by Euan Fleming).
31. Elizabeth Siebert (2002), "Market-Based Incentive Mechanisms and Management of Salinity in the Mallee Region of South Australia", MEc dissertation (jointly supervised by Jack Sinden).
32. Filadelfo de Mateo (2003), "Incorporation of Adjustment Costs in DEA Models: Selection of Optimal Paths" PhD thesis (jointly supervised by Chris O'Donnell).
33. Renato Villano (2004), "The Measurement of Technical Efficiency, Production Risk and Risk Preferences: Evidence from Rain-fed Lowland Rice Environment in the Philippines" PhD thesis (jointly supervised by Chris O'Donnell and Euan Fleming), submitted in March 2004.
34. Yaovarate Chaovanapoonphol (2006), "The Impact of Financial Services on the Performance of Rice Farmers in the Upper North of Thailand" (jointly supervised by Christy Chiang and Roley Piggott), commenced in February 2003.
35. Bright Asante (in process), "Integrated Value Chain Analysis of the Crop-Sheep and Goats' Production Systems in Ghana" (jointly supervised by Rene Villano.
36. Carolyn Tran (2016):" Performance of Vietnamese Higher Education Institutions: Evidence Using Data Envelopment Analysis", PhD thesis (supervised with Rene Villano).
37. Franklin Soriano (2019): "Drivers of Innovation, Dynamics of Innovation Persistence and Performance:  The Case of Small Food Industry Businesses in Australia" PhD dissertation (supervised with Rene Villano and Euan Fleming).

Consultancies and other work

1. The International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Hyderabad, India (one week, October 1988)
2. The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), Washington, D.C. (6 weeks, June–July 1993)
3. University of Agriculture, Faisalabad (UAF), Pakistan (15/11/97–15/2/98) (On Assignment as part of the UNE-UAF Collaborative Agreement)
4. OnLine English (https://www.oleng.com.au) Economics/Econometrics Editor (March 1999–Present)
5. Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong (1 week, September 1999)
6. Faculty of Economics, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand (20/08/04–10/09/04; 7–15/01/05; and 14–25/05/07)
7. Innovative Development Strategies (IDS), Islamabad, Pakistan (8 weeks, November 2006–January 2007, two trips)
8. National University of Malaysia (UKM) Visiting Professor (16–19/11/09)
9. HarvestPlus, International Food Policy Research Institute, Washington, DC 1/04/13–31/01/14.
10. Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI), Tokyo 26/07/15–28/02/17 (Refereeing and editing papers)
11. Innovative Development Strategies LLC USA @National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda (NISR), Kigali, 18–30 August 2016 19 November–6  December 2017

Referee

Advances in Agriculture
Africa Economics Research Consortium (PhD proposal, research papers)
Agricultural Economics
American Journal of Agricultural Economics
American Statistician
Aquaculture Economics and Management
Australian Agribusiness Review
Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics
Biometrics
Bulletin of Economic Research
Business and Economics Letters
CAHIERS d'Economie et Sociologie Rurales
Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics
Ecological Economics
Economics and Management of Financial Intermediation Working Paper Series
(EMFI WPS)
Econometric Reviews
Economic Systems
Economics of Education Review
Environment and Development Economics
European Journal of Operational Research
European Review of Agricultural Economics
Empirical Economics
Empirical Economics Letters
Environmental and Development Economics
Forest Science
International Journal of Hospitality Management
International Journal of Business and Economics
International Journal of Development Issues
Iran Agricultural Research
Journal of African Economies
Journal of Agribusiness in Developing & Emerging Economies
Journal of Agricultural Economics
Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics
Journal of Agricultural & Resource Economics
Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology
Journal of Applied Economics
Journal of Applied Econometrics
Journal of Asian Economics
Journal of Development Economics
Journal of Development Studies
Journal of Economics and Finance
Journal of Environmental Economics and Management
Journal of Environmental Management
Journal of the American Statistical Association
Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy
Journal of the Australian Chiropractors’ Association
Journal of the Australian Institute of Agricultural Science
Journal of Economics and Finance
Journal of Econometrics
Journal of Environmental Management
Journal of Media Economics
Journal of Modelling in Management
Journal of Population Economics
Journal of Productivity Analysis
Journal of Regional Science
Journal of Retailing
Land Use Policy
Managerial and Decision Economics
Pakistan Development Review
Political Methodology
Review of Urban & Regional Development Studies
Review of Marketing and Agricultural Economics
Resource & Energy Economics
Sankya
Scandinavian Journal of Economics
Springer Publishers (refereeing proposed book)
Survey Methodology
The Journal of International Trade and Economic Development
The Review of Economic Studies
The Review of Economics and Statistics
Utilities Policy
World Bank Economic Review
World Development

Australasian Region of the Econometric Society

Chair, Contributed Papers Session, Australasian Meeting of the Econometric Society, University of Sydney, August 1984.

Member of the Standing Committee, 88–91.

Chair, Programme Committee, Australasian Meeting of the Econometric Society, University of New England, Armidale, 13–15/07/89.

Member, Programme Committee, Australasian Meeting of the Econometric Society, University of New England, Armidale, 13–15/07/94.

Chair, Invited Paper Session, Australasian Meeting of the Econometric Society, University of New England, Armidale, 13–15/07/94.

Australian Agricultural Economics Society

Chair, Invited Papers Session on Econometrics, 36th Annual Conference, Australian National University, Canberra 10–12/02/92.

Chair, Contributed Papers Session, 38th Annual Conference, Victoria University, Wellington, 8–10/02/94.

Productivity Conferences

Chair, Contributed Papers Session, Georgia Productivity Workshop, University of Georgia, Athens, 21–23/10/94.

Conference Committee, New England Conference on Efficiency and Productivity, University of New England, Armidale, 22–23/11/95.

Chair, Invited Papers Session, New England Conference on Efficiency and Productivity, University of New England, Armidale, 22–23/11/95.

Chair, Contributed Papers Session, New England Conference on Efficiency and Productivity, University of New England, Armidale, 23–24/11/95.

Chair, Contributed Papers Session, Georgia Productivity Workshop II, University of Georgia, Athens, 1–3/11/96.

Chair, Contributed Papers Session, Taipei International Conference on Efficiency and Productivity Growth, Academia Sinica, Taipei, 20–21/06/97.

Discussant, Contributed Papers Session, Taipei International Conference on Efficiency and Productivity Growth, Academia Sinica, Taipei, 20–21/06/97.

Chair, Contributed Papers Session, Georgia Productivity Workshop III, University of Georgia, Athens, 29–30/10/98.

Chair, Contributed Papers Session, Sixth European Workshop on Efficiency and Productivity Analysis, Royal Agricultural and Veterinary University, Copenhagen, 29–31/10/99.

Keynote Speaker, Seventh European Workshop on Efficiency and Productivity Analysis, University of Oviedo, Spain, 25–27/09/01.

Chair, Contributed Papers Session, Seventh European Workshop on Efficiency and Productivity Analysis, University of Oviedo, Spain, 25–27/09/01.

Chair, Contributed Papers Session, Eighth European Workshop on Efficiency and Productivity Analysis, University of Oviedo, Spain, 24–27/09/03.

Chair, Contributed Papers Session, Asia-Pacific Productivity Conference,University of Queensland, Brisbane, 14–16/07/04.

Chair, Plenary Session, Asia-Pacific Productivity Conference, Seoul, Korea, 17–19/08/06.

Discussant on PhD proposals at the International Conference on Quality, Productivity and Performance Measurement (ICQPPM’09), Palm Garden Hotel, Putrajaya, Malaysia, 16–18/11/09.

Other Editoral Work

Suggested revisions for Chapter 21 on "Sample Surveys" in Snedecor, G.W., and W.G. Cochran, Statistical Methods, Iowa State University Press, 8th Edition. (This edition was prepared by the Stat Lab, Iowa State University.)

Wrote Section 5.3.3 on "Frontier Functions" in Dillon, J.L. and J.R.

Anderson, The Analysis of Response in Crop and Livestock Production, Pergamon Press, 3rd Edition, pp. 76–77.

Associate Editor, International Journal of Business and Economics

Board of Editors, Empirical Economics Letters.