CoPS People

CoPS people: Alan Powell Emeritus Professor Alan Powell became Monash University's Foundation Professor of Econometrics in 1968. Elected a Distinguished Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences in 1973 he went on to found the ambitious IMPACT Project. Many key modellers still at CoPS were recruited by Powell, and his open approach gave inspiration to the highly successful GTAP Project.	CoPS people: Carlos Corredor Ezquerro Carlos is a Venezuelan-born computer scientist who came to Monash via Canada. He software design helps with the tricky task of tracking what the various staff of CoPS are up to.	CoPS people: Frances Peckham Fran joined what is now the CoPS team in 1975 when support work for modellers involved transcribing handwritten code and punching it onto cards. Although locations and technology have changed, she remains at the heart of the Centre's administration.
CoPS people: George Verikios George worked with CGE models at other Australian Universities and in both ABARE and the Productivity Commission before taking up his current CoPS position. He is the author of a model of the world wool market. Much of his recent time has been spent examining concerns about the economic effects of flu, both in Australia and globally.	CoPS people: Glyn Wittwer Glyn is a regional modeller and database specialist familiar with wine, water and all manner of often curiously-named agricultural blights. Prior to joining CoPS in 2001, he worked at ABARE, the Industry Commission, the BIE and the University of Adelaide.	CoPS people: James Giesecke A Ph.D. from the University of Adelaide, James joined John Madden at Tasmania's Centre for Regional Economic Analysis in 1996. In 2002 both he and Madden returned to the mainland to join CoPS. As well completing a historical analysis using CGE methods for Australian regions [link], he has published CGE work involving Vietnam [link], New Zealand, the likely effects of closing US borders [link] and ex-post scrutiny of the effects of holding the Olympic Games [link].
CoPS people: Janine Dixon Although an Australian economist, Janine became interested in CGE modelling whilst studying for her Ph.D. at Trinity College, Ireland. As well as working with the MMRF model, she assists off-site users of CoPS models.	CoPS people: John Madden John attended the first ORANI course, and pioneered many aspects of regional CGE modelling in his FEDERAL model [link]. During his time at the Centre for Regional Economic Analysis he worked on many regional issues, including fiscal federalism [link]. Now Deputy Director of CoPS, his work encompasses drought [link], the purported benefits of major projects [link] and dynamic modelling of various countries [Malaysia link?].	CoPS people: Ken Pearson Prior to becoming involved with CoPS and the IMPACT Project, Pearson lectured in Maths at La Trobe University. He pioneered the development of GEMPACK software, used by modellers in more than 400 organisations in more than 70 countries. Now in its 11th version, GEMPACK frees modellers from a great deal of computational difficulty and provides tools to help analyse results. Although still deeply involved with the development of GEMPACK, since 2007 Ken has spent more time on the golf course.
CoPS people: Kevin Hanslow Kevin is the CoPS representative in Bradman's home town of Bowral, although he can occasionally be found in the less storied surrounds of Clayton. He recently joined CoPS after a long involvement with CGE modelling at other places, including the Productivity Commission, ABARE and the Centre for International Economics.	CoPS people: Louise Pinchen Louise is Executive Officer of CoPS and GEMPACK Business Manager. Courses, appointments, visitors and software licences all owe much of their organisation to her. She is yet to be persuaded to turn out again for the CoPS cricket team.	CoPS people: Mark Horridge Mark has built or enabled the building of many CGE models in many countries. Construction of flexible databases and software for easy implementation of models take up most of his time. Mark is often overseas assisting in the spread and effective wielding of GEMPACK and/ or GTAP. At home, he likes to potter in his shed.
CoPS people: Mark Picton CoPS' own "Man in Black", Mark has worked to unite CGE modelling with health economics, and taught a variety of CoPS courses. Formerly a rock band drummer, he is now a respectable family man.	CoPS people: Marnie Griffith Prior interests in hydrology and agriculture have led Marnie to CGE research in similar areas. She has been involved with the development of water modelling with Glyn Wittwer as well as investigating the grim consequences of drought such as cow culling.	CoPS people: Maureen Rimmer Maureen Rimmer came to CGE modelling after completing a mathematics Ph.D. under Ken Pearson. Having developed the MONASH model with Peter Dixon, she now spends much of her time on the even larger MONASH-USA model, which distinguishes 500 sectors, 50 states and 700 occupations.
CoPS people: Michael Jerie Michael joined CoPS from the Department of Mathematics at La Trobe University in 2006. He works as a GEMPACK developer and supports its many users around the world as well as at CoPS. He is also a frequent instructor at various hands-on CoPS modelling courses, and is rumoured to brew a fine Imperial Stout.	CoPS people: Tran Hoang Nhi Originally from Vietnam, Nhi has constructed (with James Giesecke) a CGE model of Vietnam [link] as well as contributing an Input Output table for that country to the GTAP project. Models for other countries have followed as well as the development of a better method for assessing complex indirect tax structures [link].	CoPS people: Peter Dixon CoPS' Principal Researcher, Dixon is a Sir John Monash Distinguished Professor and an ASSA Academy Fellow. A pioneer in the CGE field, he has authored many studies using models such as ORANI [link], MONASH and USAGE developed by himself and his collaborators.
CoPS people: Peter Mavromatis "Mavro" left CoPS to work in the private sector a few years ago. He has now returned to work on projects related to forecasting using the USAGE model of the United States. His return is a fillip to the increasingly decrepit CoPS cricket team.	CoPS people: Philip Adams Professor Adams is the Director of CoPS. Although his research interests are not limited to the economics of climate change, his work with the MMRF-GREEN CGE model has put him at the centre of policy work in this active area in Australia. On rare occasions away from work, he can be found relaxing with friends in his "gentleman farmer" guise.	CoPS people: Robbie Elsaadi Robbie is a Monash student who has provided general IT support for the staff of CoPS for the last few years while he studies science and finance.
CoPS people: Tony Meagher Tony's involvement with the CoPS/ IMPACT group goes all the way back to 1970. After a short exile at the University of Sussex, he rejoined the group and undertakes very detailed labour market forecasting and related issues such as the economic effects of population ageing.	CoPS people: Xiujian Peng Xiujian's main research interest is in integrating demographic features into CGE models. She has published work involving labour supply, fertility and rural/ urban migration with application to China, Australia and Japan. She has recently returned from maternity leave.	CoPS people: Yin Hua Mai An enthusiastic spreader of CoPS-style modelling, Yin Hua has helped numerous modelling groups around the world get their own models running and ensured they have the capacity to use them. Her own research has included multi-country modelling on free trade agreements [link] and rural-urban migration in China.