Professor Lin Crase

Professor Lin Crase is Professor of Economics and Dean of Programs (Accounting & Finance). He joined UniSA in February 2016 as Head of School of Commerce. Prior to commencing at UniSA, Lin was Professor and Director of the Centre for Water Policy and Management at La Trobe University.

Lin's research has focused on applied economics in the context of water. He has analysed water markets and the property rights that attend them, water pricing and numerous applications of water policy. Whilst his expertise includes the Murray-Darling Basin in Australia, he has also worked on projects in south Asia, Japan and Europe. Lin has published over 100 journal articles, numerous book chapters, four books and a range of other papers and opinion pieces.

Currently, Lin holds an ARC Linkage Grant with Melbourne Water and the Victoria Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning. This project focuses on understanding and measuring the different benefits gained from urban waterways, especially those that relate to amenity. He was also recently awarded an ACIAR (Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research) grant that deals with institutional issues in irrigation in Pakistan and India. Valued at $1.3M this project aims to develop a better understanding of farmers' motivations in decentralised governance systems and how this can be used to improve water allocations in Bihar, Assam, Punjab and Sindh. Lin is also involved in other projects dealing with the value of environmental water entitlements, use of environmental water reserves in the Murray-Darling and analysis of the efficacy of alternative drought and flood policies.

Qualifications

• Doctor of Philosophy University of New England

• Masters of Economics University of New England

• Graduate Diploma in Economics University of New England

• Bachelor of Economics University of New England

• Diploma in Education University of New England

Work history

Dean of Programs: Accounting & Finance, UniSA Business, University of South Australia (2020 - present)

Head of School: Commerce, UniSA Business School, University of South Australia (2016-2020))

Professor of Applied Economics and Director, Centre for Water Policy and Management, La Trobe University, Australia (2013-2016)

Professor and Campus Director, Albury-Wodonga Campus, La Trobe University, Australia (2009-2012)

Associate Professor and Executive Director, Albury-Wodonga Campus, La Trobe University, Australia (2007-2009)

Associate Professor of Economics and Deputy Head of School, School of Business, La Trobe University, Australia (2007-2007)