John Humphreys (economist)

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John Humphreys (b. 22 October 1978) is an Australian economist, academic tutor (University of Queensland), and Adjunct Scholar of the Centre for Independent Studies.

Contents 1 Education 2 Public profile 3 Publications 4 References

[edit] Education

Humphreys graduated from the University of Queensland in 1999 with the degree of Bachelor of Economics (Honours).

[edit] Public profile

He was a founding member of the Liberal Democratic Party (now the Liberty and Democracy Party) and the Australian Libertarian Society [1] and is a significant personality in the Australian libertarian community.

Humphreys was a lecturer at Maharishi Mahesh Yogi's University in Cambodia during 2006, and is a Director of the Human Capital Project, a non-profit organisation that invests in the university education of poor Cambodian students.

[edit] Publications

Humphreys' books include:

• "Greening Farm Subsidies" [2]
• "Free Trade Agreements: Making them better" [3]
• "Reform 30/30: Rebuilding Australia's tax and welfare system" [4]
• "Exploring a Carbon Tax for Australia" [5]

[edit] References

• John Humphreys CV