Doctor Heath Spong
LECTURER,
Economics & Finance (SoBus)
Personal
Qualifications
- PhD Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
- MEc Monash University
UWS Organisational Unit (School / Division)
- Economics & Finance (SoBus)
Contact
| Email: | H.Spong@uws.edu.au |
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| Extension: | 9152 |
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| Location: | EQ.1.37 Parramatta |
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Biography
Heath completed his PhD at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology in 2005. Previous to this, he completed a Master of Economics (with honors) and Bachelor of Economics (with honors) at Monash University. He has twice been a visiting fellow in the Program on the Foundations of the Market Economy at New York University (2005 and 2001). Most recently he was a Visiting Assistant Professor at The University of Iowa (2008-2011). He has taught subjects such as Law and Economics, Public Policy and Economics, and Ethics and Economics. His current research focus includes projects in the general areas of institutions, entrepreneurship, and public policy.
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Publications
Chapters in Books
- Spong, H. and Jakee, K. (2003), 'Uncertainty, Institutional Structure, and the Entrepreneurial Process', Transformation and Development, Physica/Springer Publishing .
Journal Articles
- Feeny, S., Ong, R., Spong, H. and Wood, G. (2012), 'The Impact of Housing Assistance on the Employment Outcomes of Labour Market Programme Participants in Australia', Urban Studies, 24.
- Mitchell, H., Spong, H. and Stewart, M. (2012), 'Gambling With Public Money: An Economic Analysis of National Sports Team Funding.', The Economic and Labour Relations Review, 16.
- Mitchell, H., Spong, H. and Stewart, M. (2012), 'Gambling with public money : an economic analysis of national sports team funding', Economic and Labour Relations Review, 16.
- Feeny, S., Ong, R., Spong, H. and Wood, G. (2012), 'The impact of housing assistance on the employment outcomes of labour market programme participants in Australia', Urban Studies, 24.
- Spong, H. (2011), 'Individuality and Freedom: From Aesthetic Individualism to a Modern Approach', New York University Journal of Law and Liberty, 94.
- Jakee, K. and Spong, H. (2011), 'The Normative Bias in Entrepreneurial Theory', Division of Labour and Transaction Costs: A Journal for the Society of Inframarginal Analysis, 25.
- Davidson, S. and Spong, H. (2010), 'Positive Externalities and R&D: Two Conflicting Traditions in Economic Theory', Review of Political Economy, 18.
- Schwartz, M. and Spong, H. (2009), 'Subjectivist Economics and Ethical Business', Journal of Business Ethics, 14.
- Spong, H. and Jakee, K. (2003), 'Praxeology, Entrepreneurship and the Market Process: A Review of Kirzner's Contribution', Journal of the History of Economic Thought, 26.
