John Humphreys

Birth	22 October 1978 (1978-10-22) (age 31)
Nationality	Australian
Institution	Centre for Independent Studies
Field	Environmental economics Political economics
Alma mater	University of Queensland

John Humphreys (born 22 October 1978) is an Australian economist who currently works as a research fellow at the Centre for Independent Studies.

Contents 1 Education 2 Public profile 3 Publications 4 External links

[edit] Education

Humphreys graduated from the University of Queensland in 1999 with a Bachelor's degree in economics (Honours).

[edit] Public profile

He was the founder of the Liberal Democratic Party and the Australian Libertarian Society [1] and is a significant personality in the Australian libertarian community.

Humphreys is a Director of the Human Capital Project, a non-profit organisation that invests in the university education of poor Cambodian students.

He has worked previously as a policy analyst for the Commonwealth Treasury, consultant for the Centre for International Economics, volunteer lecturer at Chea Sim Kamchaymear University (previously called Maharishi Vedic University) in Cambodia, and academic tutor for the University of Queensland.

[edit] Publications

Humphreys' publications 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]
• "Declaring Dependence; Declaring Independence"
• "End the Churn: a tax-welfare swap"

[edit] External links

• John Humphreys CV

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