Christopher O'Donnell

Christopher O'Donnell is a Professor of Econometrics at the University of Queensland's School of Economics. He holds a PhD from the University of Sydney and has held academic leadership roles including Director of the Centre for Efficiency and Productivity Analysis. His research focuses on productivity and efficiency analysis, econometric methods, and their applications in agriculture, public policy, and environmental economics.

Education: PhD (University of Sydney), MCom (University of New South Wales), BAgEc (Hons) (University of New England).

Research interests include economic and statistical methods for measuring productivity changes, stochastic frontier analysis, and metafrontier frameworks. He has authored/co-authored three books and over 80 journal articles, with notable contributions in the American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Journal of Econometrics, and European Journal of Operational Research.

Scientific awards include being a Distinguished Fellow of the Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society. His work has been applied in sectors like healthcare, fisheries, and public utilities through collaborations with organizations such as the World Bank and Asian Productivity Organization.

Key projects include measuring agricultural productivity in China, analyzing hospital efficiency, and evaluating climate impacts on farming. Grants include studies on productivity measurement in Australian universities and Northern Grains Region farms.

Labs/Teams: Former Director of the Centre for Efficiency and Productivity Analysis, collaborating with global institutions on productivity benchmarking and policy analysis.