Kevin J. Fox

Professor Kevin J. Fox is a distinguished academic at the UNSW Business School, serving as Director of the Centre for Applied Economic Research (CAER). He holds leadership roles in global statistical initiatives, including the UK Economic Statistics Centre of Excellence and the International Association for Research in Income & Wealth (President 2020-2022). His career spans advisory positions with the Australian Treasury, Australian Bureau of Statistics, and United Nations Statistical Commission.

• B.Econ (Hons), University of Canterbury
• M.A., University of British Columbia
• Ph.D., Department of Economics, University of British Columbia

As a leading expert in economic measurement, Fox focuses on productivity analysis, econometrics, and environmental economics. His research addresses digital economy challenges, CPI construction, and infrastructure productivity. He pioneered scanner data applications in inflation measurement, implemented by the Australian Bureau of Statistics from 2017.

Recent publications analyze productivity paradoxes, digital goods valuation, and lockdown economic impacts. His 15 most recent articles demonstrate expertise in high-frequency data, TFP measurement, and price index theory, with sub-fields spanning quasi-experimental design and global economic statistics harmonization.

• Fellow, Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia
• Elected Fellow, Society for Economic Measurement
• Elected Fellow, U.S. Conference on Research in Income and Wealth
• Collaborative Indigo Prize 2017 win for GDP measurement innovation

Awarded Australian Research Council grants totaling over $3 million, including:

• 2015-2019: $551,400 Discovery Grant for productivity frameworks
• 2014-2017: $1,075,000 Linkage Grant for property market measurement
• 2008-2013: $947,322 Linkage Grant for R&D productivity

He contributes to public policy through:

• Advisory roles at Australian Treasury and ABS
• Leadership in International Working Group on Price Indices
• UN/IMF/OECD working groups on digital national accounts