Anthony 'Tony' David Owen is an

economist An economist is a professional and practitioner in the social sciences, social science discipline of economics. The individual may also study, develop, and apply theories and concepts from economics and write about economic policy. Within this ...

and

academic An academy (Attic Greek: Ἀκαδήμεια; Koine Greek Ἀκαδημία) is an institution of secondary education, secondary or tertiary education, tertiary higher education, higher learning (and generally also research or honorary membershi ...

, currently employed as Emeritus Professor in Energy Economics at

University College London , mottoeng = Let all come who by merit deserve the most reward , established = , type = Public research university , endowment = £143 million (2020) , budget = ...

Australia. He was appointed to the position in July 2013, and was previously Academic Director of the School of Energy and Resources at its campus in

Adelaide, Australia Adelaide ( ) is the capital city of South Australia, the state's largest city and the fifth-most populous city in Australia. "Adelaide" may refer to either Greater Adelaide (including the Adelaide Hills) or the Adelaide city centre. The demo ...

. He also held the Santos Chair in Energy Resources at the time. He previously held positions at

Curtin University of Technology Curtin University, formerly known as Curtin University of Technology and Western Australian Institute of Technology (WAIT), is an Australian public research university based in Bentley, Perth, Western Australia. It is named after John Curtin, ...

and the

University of New South Wales The University of New South Wales (UNSW), also known as UNSW Sydney, is a public research university based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is one of the founding members of Group of Eight, a coalition of Australian research-intensive ...

, and worked as a consultant and visiting appointee in North America, Europe and Asia. In 2007 he chaired the Inquiry into Electricity Supply in New South Wales. Owen wrote a book entitled ''The economics of uranium'', which was published by Praeger in 1985. Since then, Owen has written periodically on the possibility of

nuclear power in Australia The prospect of nuclear power in Australia has been a topic of public debate since the 1950s. Australia has one nuclear plant in Lucas Heights, Sydney, but is not used to produce nuclear power, but instead is used to produce medical radioisoto ...

, including for the

Committee for Economic Development of Australia The Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA) is a bipartisan, non-profit organisation providing thought leadership and policy perspectives on the economic and social issues affecting Australia. Its expressed aim is to "promote nat ...

in 2011. His academic papers have featured in peer-reviewed journals such as ''Energy Policy'', ''Economic Record'', ''Agenda'' and the ''Journal of Nuclear Research and Development''. He also edited the book ''The Economics of Climate Change'' with Nick Hanley which was published by

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, London in 2004.

Career

Owen has worked at the

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD; french: Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques, ''OCDE'') is an intergovernmental organization, intergovernmental organisation with 38 member countries ...

(Paris, France), the

Department of Energy A Ministry of Energy or Department of Energy is a government department in some countries that typically oversees the production of fuel and electricity; in the United States, however, it manages nuclear weapons development and conducts energy-rel ...

(Harwell, UK), and the

International Energy Agency The International Energy Agency (IEA) is a Paris-based autonomous intergovernmental organisation, established in 1974, that provides policy recommendations, analysis and data on the entire global energy sector, with a recent focus on curbing carb ...

(Paris, France). His academic career has included appointments as Professor of Energy Economics at Curtin University of Technology (Perth, Australia), Associate Professor of Economics and Joint Director of the Centre for Energy and Environmental Markets at the

(Sydney, Australia). He has held visiting appointments at universities in British Columbia (Canada), Colorado (USA) and Leeds and Exeter (UK) and has consulted on energy matters in Australia, China, Denmark, Indonesia, Norway, the Philippines and the UK. In 2011, Owen contributed a chapter on the economics of nuclear power to ''Australia's nuclear options'', which was published by the

Education

Owen has a PhD in

econometrics Econometrics is the application of Statistics, statistical methods to economic data in order to give Empirical evidence, empirical content to economic relationships.M. Hashem Pesaran (1987). "Econometrics," ''The New Palgrave: A Dictionary of ...

from the

University of Kent , motto_lang = , mottoeng = Literal translation: 'Whom to serve is to reign'(Book of Common Prayer translation: 'whose service is perfect freedom')Graham Martin, ''From Vision to Reality: the Making of the University of Kent at Canterbury'' ...

(UK) which he received in 1972.

Memberships

Tony is a Fellow of the

Royal Statistical Society The Royal Statistical Society (RSS) is an established statistical society. It has three main roles: a British learned society for statistics, a professional body for statisticians and a charity which promotes statistics for the public good. ...

, a member of the

CSIRO The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) is an Australian Government The Australian Government, also known as the Commonwealth Government, is the national government of Australia, a federal parliamentar ...

Advisory Council on Energy and Transport and a former president (2004) of the International Association for Energy Economics.

Publications

* A D Owen, S Simons, and J Brown, “Levelised cost analysis of uranium enrichment facilities in Australia”, ''Journal of Nuclear Research and Development'', 2013, Vol. 6, pp. 3–12. * A D Owen, “The economic viability of nuclear power in a fossil-fuel-rich country: Australia”, ''Energy Policy'', 2011, Vol. 39, pp. 1305–1311. * A D Owen and R Betz, “The implications of Australia's Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme for its National Electricity Market”, ''Energy Policy'', 2010, Vol. 38, pp. 4966–4977. * A D Owen and C Manuhutu, “Gas-on-gas competition in Shanghai”, ''Energy Policy'', 2010, Vol. 38, pp. 2101–2106. * A D Owen and J Pope, “Emission trading schemes: potential revenue effects, compliance costs and overall tax policy issues”, ''Energy Policy'', 2009, Vol. 37, pp. 4595–4603. * A D Owen, “The Inquiry into Electricity Supply in New South Wales”, ''Energy Policy'', 2009, Vol. 37, 2009, pp. 570–576. * A D Owen and C Cockroft, “The Economics of Hydrogen Fuel Cell Buses”, ''Economic Record'', Vol. 83, 2007, pp. 359–370.

Personal life

Owen is a former rugby player.

References

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