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Associate Professor Adam Loch is an academic at the University of Adelaide's School of Economics and Public Policy, within the Faculty of Arts, Business, Law and Economics. He holds a PhD from UniSA and has extensive experience in water resource management, agricultural economics, and policy analysis. As a former ARC DECRA Fellow, his work focuses on risk and ambiguity in decision-making, water market reforms, and transaction cost analysis.
Education:
- Bachelor of Commerce (Bond University)
- Master of Marketing (Griffith University)
- Master of Business (Central Queensland University)
- PhD (UniSA)
Research Interests: Dr. Loch researches water markets, institutional reforms, transaction costs in resource management, and climate change adaptation. His work spans Australia, South Asia, the US, and Europe, emphasizing interdisciplinary collaboration with engineers, hydrologists, and policymakers.
Grants & Projects:
- ACIAR-funded project on zero tillage adoption in the Indo-Gangetic Plains ($271,685)
- AU-EU collaboration on water scarcity management ($15,000)
- DECRA Fellowship ($374,000) analyzing transaction costs in the Murray-Darling Basin
- NCCARF grant on water trade and climate adaptation in the MDB ($200,000)
Teaching: Coordinates courses on water security, farm decision-making, and agricultural governance.
Awards: ARC DECRA Fellowship (2015–17).
Labs/Teams: Part of the Centre for Global Food and Resources and collaborates internationally with researchers in Spain, Italy, the US, and Chile.
