Prof. Peter Sheehan Research Director Phone number: (03) 9919 1341 Email address: peter.sheehan@vu.edu.au

Qualifications BSc, Univ. of Melbourne; MA (Hons), Univ. of Melbourne; D. Phil (Oxon), Oxford University Professional experience Professor Peter Sheehan was Founding Director of CSES from 1993-2011. He has made a substantial contribution to the field of studies of the global knowledge economy, and of its Australian and international ramifications, since 1994. He has also contributed to both the analysis of new technologies and their application in Australia, and to policy and commercial developments related to the commercialisation of such technologies in Australia, over two decades. From 1987 to the late 1990s he was actively involved, as Chairman or Director, in a number of technology-based companies, many of which he was instrumental in establishing during his time in government. For example, from 1987 to 1993 he was a Director AMRAD Ltd (Australian Medical Research and Development Consortium) a company with a diversified ownership established to commercialise Australian medical research. In 1988 AMRAD entered into a joint venture with Merck, Sharpe and Dohme to establish a 50/50 joint venture, AMRAD Pharmaceuticals. Other examples include his role as founding Chairman of Vistel Ltd (Victorian Government Telecommunications Initiative)(1987-92), of the Australian Computing and Communications Institute (1988-99) and of the Strategic Industry Research Foundation (1988-93). From August 2003 to August 2017, he was Academic Co-Chair, APEC Life Sciences Innovation Forum (LSIF). The Group is chaired by the Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand. Dr Fikry Isaac, CMO Wellnes and Prevention, J&J is Industry Co-Chair. The establishment of the Group is an initiative of President Fox of Mexico. LSIF is strongly supported by health, economic and research agencies of the 21 APEC economies and industry. Professional appointments Research Director, Centre for Strategic Economic Studies, Victoria University, Melbourne (2012 to present) Founding Director, Centre for Strategic Economic Studies, Victoria University, Melbourne, (May 1993-2011). Senior Associate, Department of Economics, University of Melbourne, (1990-present) Director General, Department of Management and Budget, Victorian Government, (October 1982-April 1990) Special Adviser, Australian Prime Minister Bob Hawke, (March and April 1983) Research Fellow, Senior Research Fellow and Principal Research Fellow, Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, University of Melbourne, (December 1972-May 1982) Editor, Australian Economic Review, 1975-1978, and Principal Research Fellow responsible for the Review, (1979-1982) Selected board appointments and others Academic Vice-Chair of the APEC Life Sciences Innovation Forum (2003-2017) Chairman, Australian Computing and Communications Institute (1988-95; 1998-present Founding Chairman, Australian Computing and Communications Institute (1989-1994) Founding Chairman, Vistel Ltd (Victorian Government Telecommunications Initiative) (1986-1991) Founding Chairman (1988-1991) and Director (1991 -1993), Strategic Industry Research Foundation Director, AMRAD Ltd (Australian Medical and Research Development Consortium) (1987-1993) Chairman (1990-1992) and Director (1987-1996), Victorian Education Foundation

Publications
Professor Sheehan has published many books and over 40 articles covering a wide range of academic and policy topics, as well as having been responsible, both as Editor of the Australian Economic Review and as Director General of the Department of Management and Budget, for an extensive list of unsigned publications. Below is a detailed list of his publications since 1993. Prior to 1993 he published 6 books, two worth mentioning here are: Crisis in Abundance, Penguin Books, 1980 and Hidden Unemployment: The Australian Experience (with P. Stricker, Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, University of Melbourne, 1981).

Books

Jones, R., Young, C., Handmer, J., Keating, A., Mekala, G., Sheehan, P. 2013, Valuing Adaptation Under Rapid Change, National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility, Brisbane.

Hansanti, S., Islam, S. and Sheehan, P. 2008, International Finance in an Emerging Market: Issues, Welfare Analyses and Policy Implications, Springer, Heidelberg.

Grewal, B., Sheehan, P., Sun, F. and Xue, L. (eds) 2002, China’s Future in the Knowledge Economy: Engaging the New World, Centre for Strategic Economic Studies, Victoria University, Melbourne and Tsinghua University Press, Beijing.

Borland, J., Gregory, B. and Sheehan, P. (eds) 2001, Work Rich, Work Poor: Technology and Economic Change in Australia, Centre for Strategic Economic Studies, Victoria University, Melbourne.

Sheehan, P. and Tegart, G. (eds) 1998, Working for the Future: Technology and Employment in the Global Knowledge Economy, Victoria University Press, Melbourne.

Sheehan, P.J., Grewal, B. and Kumnick, M. (eds) 1996, Dialogues on Australia’s Future: In Honour of the Late Professor Ronald Henderson, Centre for Strategic Economic Studies, Victoria University, Melbourne.

Sheehan, P., Pappas, N., Tikhomirova, G. and Sinclair, P. 1995, Australia and the Knowledge Economy: An Assessment of Enhanced Economic Growth Through Science and Technology, Centre for Strategic Economic Studies, Victoria University, Melbourne and China Machine Press, Beijing, (translation in Mandarin in 1997).

Sheehan, P., Pappas, N. and Cheng, E. 1994, The Rebirth of Australian Industry: Australian Trade in Elaborately Transformed Manufactures 1979-1993, Centre for Strategic Economic Studies, Victoria University, Melbourne.

Book chapters

Stenberg, K., Sweeny, K., Axelson, H., Temmerman, M., Sheehan, P. 2016, ‘Returns on investment in the continuum of care for reproductive, maternal, newborn, and child health’, in R. Black, M. Temmerman, R. Laxminarayan, N. Walker (eds), Disease Control Priorities (3rd edn), Volume 2, Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health, chap. 15, pp. 299-317, World Bank, Washington DC, at http://dcp-3.org/chapter/1552/returns-investment-continuum-care-reproductive-maternal-newborn-and-child-health.

Garnaut, R., Howes, S., Jotzo, F. and Sheehan, P. 2015, ‘The implications of rapid development for emissions and climate-change mitigation’, in D. Helm and C. Hepburn (eds), The Economics and Politics of Climate Change, Oxford University Press, Oxford, chap. 5, ISBN 9780199573288.

Sheehan, P. 2010, ‘Beyond industrialization: New approaches to development strategy based on the service sector’, in A.U. Santos-Paulino and Guanghua Wan (eds), The Rise of China and India: Impacts, Prospects and Implications, UNU-WIDER Studies in Development Economics and Politics, World Institute for Development Economics Research of the United Nations University, Palgrave Macmillan; Proceedings of UNU-WIDER Conference on the Southern Engines of Global Growth: China, India, Brazil, and South Africa, WIDER, 2008.

Islam, S.M.N., Clarke, M., Choi, S., Jolley, A. and Sheehan, P. 2009, ‘Energy production and use’, L. Lebel, A. Snidvongs, C.T.A. Chen and R. Daniel (eds) Critical States: Environmental Challenges Development in Monsoon Southeast Asia, pp. 51-62, SIRD, Petaling Jaya, Malaysia.

Sheehan, P. and Sun, F. 2008, ‘Emissions and economic development: Must China choose?’, in R. Garnaut, L. Song and Wing Thye Woo (eds), China’s Dilemma: Economic Growth, the Environment and Climate Change, jointly published by Asia Pacific Press, Canberra, the Brookings Institution Press, Washington DC, and Social Sciences Academic Press (Chinese translation), Beijing.

Sheehan, P. and Grewal, B. 2005, 'International Economics (business, finance and trade): Examples of Social Measurement', in K. Kempf-Leonard (ed.), Encyclopedia of Social Measurement, Elsevier.

Journal articles

Ahmed, S., Rasmussen, B. and Sheehan, P. 2022, ‘China’s global finance footprint 2005–2014: Comparing AidData and CGIT, Australian Economic Review, May 2022, https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-8462.12469.

Rasmussen, B., Maharaj, N., Karan, A., Symons, J., Selvaraj, S., Kumar, R., Kumnick, M. and Sheehan, P. 2021, ‘Evaluating interventions to reduce child marriage in India’, Journal of Global Health Reports, vol. 5, e2021044.

Sheehan, P. and Shi, H. 2019, 'Employment and productivity benefits of enhanced educational outcomes: A preliminary modelling approach', Journal of Adolescent Health, vol. 65, no. 1, pp. S44-S51.

Sweeny, K., Friedman, H.S., Sheehan, P., Fridman, M. and Shi, H. 2019, 'A health-system based investment case for adolescent health', Journal of Adolescent Health, vol. 65, no. 1, pp. S8-S15.

Wils, A., Sheehan, P. and Shi, H. 2019, ’Better schooling outcomes for adolescents in low- and middle-income countries: Projections of cost-effective approaches', Journal of Adolescent Health, vol. 65, no. 1, pp. S25-S33.

Symons, J., Howard, E., Sweeny, K., Kumnick, M. and Sheehan, P. 2019, 'Reduced road traffic injuries for young people: A preliminary investment analysis', Journal of Adolescent Health, vol. 65, no. 1, pp. S34-S43.

Rasmussen, B., Maharaj, N., Sheehan, P. and Friedman, H. 2019, 'Evaluating the employment benefits of education and targeted interventions to reduce child marriage’, Journal of Adolescent Health, vol. 65, no. 1, pp. S16-S24.

George C. Patton, G.C., Craig A. Olsson, C.A., Skirbekk, V., Saffery, R., Wlodek, M.E., Azzopardi, P. S., Stonawski, M., Rasmussen, B., Spry, E., Francis, K., Bhutta, Z.A., Kassebaum, N.J., Mokdad, A.H., Murray, C.J.L., Prentice, A.M., Reavley, N., Sheehan, P., Sweeny, K., Viner, R.M., Sawyer, S.M., 2018, ‘Adolescence and the next generation’, Nature, vol. 554, no. 7693, pp.458–466.

Sheehan, P., Sweeny, K., Rasmussen, B., Wils, A., Friedman, H.S., Mahon, J., Patton, G.C., Sawyer, S.M., Howard, E., Symons, J., Stenberg, K., Chalasani, S., Maharaj, N., Reavley, N., Shi, H., Fridman, M., Welsh, A., Nsofor, E. and Laski, L. 2017, ‘Building the foundations for sustainable development: A case for global investment in the capabilities of adolescents’, The Lancet, vol. 390, no. 10104, pp. 1792-1806.

Chisholm, D., Sweeny, K., Sheehan, P., Rasmussen, B., Smit, F., Cuijpers, P. and Saxena, S. 2016, ‘Scaling-up treatment of depression and anxiety: A global return on investment analysis’, Lancet Psychiatry, vol. 3, no. 5, pp. 415–424.

Sheehan, P. and Sheehan, M. 2016, ‘Caring About the Social Determinants of Health’, American Journal of Bioethics, vol. 15, no. 3, pp. 48-50.

Sheehan, P., Cheng, E., English, A. and Sun, F. 2014, ‘China’s response to the air pollution shock’, Nature Climate Change, vol. 4, pp. 306-309.

Stenberg, K., Axelson, H., Sheehan, P., Anderson, I., Gülmezoglu, A.M., Temmerman, M., Mason, E., Friedman, H.S., Bhutta, Z.A., Lawn, J.E., Sweeny, K., Tulloch, J., Hansen, P., Chopra, M., Gupta, A., Vogel, J.P., Ostergren, M., Rasmussen, B., Levin, C., Boyle, C., Kuruvilla, S., Koblinsky, M., Walker, N., de Francisco, A., Novcic, N., Presern, C., Jamison, D. and Bustreo, F. on behalf of the Study Group for the Global Investment Framework for Women’s Children’s Health 2013, ‘Advancing social and economic development by investing in women's and children's health: A new global investment framework’, The Lancet, vol. 383, no. 9925, pp. 1333-1354.

Sheehan, P. and Gregory, R.G. 2013, ‘The resources boom and economic policy in the long run’, Australian Economic Review, vol. 46, no. 2, pp. 121-139.

Houghton, J.W. and Sheehan, P. 2009, ‘Estimating the potential impacts of open access to research findings,’ Economic Analysis and Policy, vol. 39, no. 1, pp. 127-142.

Sheehan, P. 2008, ‘The new global growth path: Implications for climate change analysis and policy’, Climatic Change, vol. 91, nos 3-4, pp. 211-231.

Sheehan, P., Jones, R. et al. 2008, ‘Climate change and the new world economy: Implications for the nature and timing of policy responses’, Global Environmental Change, vol. 18, no. 3, August, pp. 380-396.

Houghton, J.W., Steele, C. and Sheehan, P. 2008, ‘Scholarly communication costs in Australian higher education', Higher Education Management and Policy, vol. 20, no. 3, pp. 27-44.

Sheehan, P. and Grewal, B. 2008, ‘Strategic change and the limits of central authority in China’, Public Finance and Management, vol. 20, no. 4.

Research reports

Sheehan, P., Rasmussen, B., Sweeny, K., Maharaj, N. and Symons, J. 2022, WHO Investment Case 2.0: Technical Report, Victoria Institute of Strategic Economic Studies, Victoria University, Melbourne.

Rasmussen, B., Sheehan, P., Symons, J, Maharaj, N., Welsh, A. and Kumnick, M. 2022, Syria Education and Development Investment Case: Economic, Social and Psychological Costs and Risks Resulting from Not Investing in Education Systems in Syria, Report to UNICEF Syria, Victoria Institute of Strategic Economic Studies, Melbourne.

Rasmussen, B., Sheehan, P., Sweeny, K., Symons, J. and Maharah, N. 2019, Adolescent Investment Case Burundi: Estimating the Impacts of Social Sector Investments for Adolescents, VISES Report to UNICEF Burundi, Bujumbura.

Khan, M.A., Irshad, A., Chhajro, H., Kalhoro, N., Khalid, M.I., Khan, G.A., Rashid, K., Tareen, A.Q., Zafar, A.A., Grewal, B., Lang, J. and Sheehan, P. 2019, Enabling Policies for Developing Smallholder Agriculture in Pakistan, ACIAR Monograph No. 207, Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research, Canberra.

Jones, R., Young, C., Sheehan, P., Rasmussen, B., Fridman, M., Sweeny, K. 2018, Climate Change and Social Determinants of Health and Wellbeing Scoping Study, Final Report to Victorian Department of Health and Human Services, VISES, Melbourne.

Sheehan, P. and Lang, J. 2017, Results of Data Collection for Existing Human Resources in Timor-Leste, Report to Government of Timor-Leste, VISES, Victoria University, Melbourne, 56 pp.

Sheehan, P., Sun, F., Parker, S., Mountain, B. and Cheng, E. 2017, The Transformation of Energy Markets: China in a Global Context, Final Report to Australia China Natural Gas Technology Partnership Fund (ACNGTPF), VISES, Melbourne, 55 pp.

Rasmussen, B., Sweeny, K. and Sheehan, P. 2016, Health and the Economy: The Impact of Wellness on Workforce Productivity in Global Markets, Report to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Global Initiative on Health and Economy, Washington, DC, April.

Rasmussen, B., Sweeny, K. and Sheehan, P. 2016, Economic Costs of Absenteeism, Presenteeism and Early Retirement Due to Ill Health: A Focus on Indonesia, Report to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Global Initiative on Health and Economy, VISES, Victoria University, Melbourne, September.

Sheehan, P., Cheng, E. and Sun, F. 2016, Natural Gas and the Transformation of Energy Markets: China in a Global Context, Scoping Report to Australia China Natural Gas Technology Partnership Fund (ACNGTPF), VISES, Victoria University, Melbourne.

Sheehan, P. 2015, Building the Foundations of Sustainable Development: A Global Investment Case for Investing in the Capabilities of Adolescents, Report for the UNFPA Project UNFPAUSA/14/037 Investment in Improving Health, Education and other Outcomes for Adolescents, VISES, Victoria University, Melbourne, December.

Sheehan, P. 2015, The Economic Benefits of Improvements in Educational Outcomes in Developing Countries, Supporting Paper 6, UNFPA Project UNFPAUSA/14/037 Investment in Improving Health, Education and other Outcomes for Adolescents, VISES, Victoria University, Melbourne, December.

Sheehan, P., Cheng, E. and Sun, F. 2015, China’s Response to the Air Pollution Shock: Implications for Australia’s LNG Exports, Report to the Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association Ltd (APPEA), VISES, Victoria University, Melbourne.

Sheehan, P. and Rasmussen, B. 2015, Modelling Interlinkages in the Investment Case: Some Issues and Approaches, Supporting Paper 8, UNFPA Project UNFPAUSA/14/037 Investment in Improving Health, Education and other Outcomes for Adolescents, VISES, Victoria University, Melbourne, December.

Rasmussen, B., Sweeny, K. and Sheehan, P. 2015, Cost of Early Retirement Due to Ill Health, Report to the APEC Business Advisory Council and US Chamber of Commerce, VISES, Victoria University, Melbourne, July.

Rasmussen, B., Sweeny, K. and Sheehan, P. 2015, Cost of Early Retirement Due to Ill Health: Phase II Countries, Report to the APEC Business Advisory Council and US Chamber of Commerce, VISES, Victoria University, Melbourne, October.

Rasmussen, B., Sweeny, K. and Sheehan, P. 2015, Economic Costs of Absenteeism, Presenteeism and Early Retirement Due to Ill Health: A Focus on Brazil, Report to the Brazil-U.S. Business Council, the US Chamber of Commerce and the APEC Business Advisory Council, VISES, Victoria University, Melbourne, July.

Sweeny, K., Rasmussen, B. and Sheehan, P. 2015, The Impact of Health on Worker Attendance and Productivity in Twelve Countries, Report to the APEC Business Advisory Council and US Chamber of Commerce, VISES, Victoria University, Melbourne, October, 36 pp.

Messinis, G. and Sheehan, P. 2015, The Academic Performance of First Year Students at Victoria University by Entry Score and SES, 2009-2013, Report to the National Centre for Student Equity in Higher Education (NCSEHE), Australia, Victoria Institute of Strategic Economic Studies (VISES), Victoria University, Melbourne, Australia, 27 pp.

Howard, E., Symons, J., Sheehan, P. and Sweeny, K. 2015, Modelling the Impact of Interventions to Reduce Road Injuries, Adolescents 10-19 Years, Countdown Countries, Supporting Paper 7, UNFPA Project UNFPAUSA/14/037 Investment in Improving Health, Education and other Outcomes for Adolescents, VISES, Victoria University, Melbourne, December, 32 pp.

Rasmussen, B., Pensabene, T., Sheehan, P. and Welsh, A. 2014, Review of the Australian Synchrotron: Impact in Terms of Costs and Benefits, Report to CW Department of Industry, VISES, Victoria University, Melbourne.

Rasmussen, B., Hurley, K. and Sheehan, P. 2014, Notes on the Wantirna Health Cluster, Report to Hassell Ltd, VISES, Melbourne, July, 13 pp.

Sheehan, P., Rasmussen, B. and Sweeny, K. 2014, The Impact of Health on Worker Attendance and Productivity in the APEC Region, Final Report to the APEC Business Advisory Council, VISES, Melbourne, July, 45 pp.

Gregory, B. and Sheehan, P. 2014, The New Two-step Australian Immigration Policy and its Impact on Immigrant Employment Outcomes, VISES, Victoria University, Melbourne.

Grewal, B., Sheehan, P. and Lang, J. 2014, Enabling Policies for Benefitting Smallholders in Dairy, Citrus and Mango Industries of Pakistan: Inception Workshop Report, Report to ACIAR, PROJECT NO: ADP/2010/091, VISES, Victoria University, Melbourne.

Stenberg, K., Axelson, H., Sheehan, P., Anderson, I., Gülmezoglu, A.M., Temmerman, M., Mason, E., Friedman, H.S., Bhutta, Z.A., Lawn, J.E., Sweeny, K., Tulloch, J., Hansen, P., Chopra, M., Gupta, A., Vogel, J.P., Ostergren, M., Rasmussen, B., Levin, C., Boyle, C., Kuruvilla, S., Koblinsky, M., Walker, N., de Francisco, A., Novcic, N., Presern, C., Jamison, D. and Bustreo, F. 2013, ‘The Economic Benefits of Investing in Women’s and Children’s Health’, PMNCH Knowledge Summary 24, The Partnership for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health, World Health Organization, Geneva. Also at WHO.

Sheehan, P., English, A., Sun, F. and Cheng, E. 2013, The National and Regional Development of China’s Gas Market: Beyond Evolutionary Change? Report to Australia China Natural Gas Technology Partnership Fund, December.

Sheehan, P., English, A., Kejun, J. and Xu He 2013, Developing a Low-carbon Roadmap for China’s Cities, Report to the Australian Department of Industry, Innovation, Climate Change, Science, Research and Tertiary Education, November.

Jones, R.N., Young, C.K., Handmer, J., Keating, A., Mekala, G.D. and Sheehan, P. 2013, Valuing Adaptation Under Rapid Change: Anticipatory Adjustments, Maladaptation and Transformation, Report to National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility (NCCARF), Gold Coast, CSES Victoria University and RMIT University, Melbourne.

Jones, R.N., Young, C.K., Handmer, J., Keating, A., Mekala, G. and Sheehan, P. 2013, Valuing Adaptation Under Rapid Change: Research Summary for Policy Makers, CSES, Victoria University, Melbourne.

Sheehan, P., Sweeny, K., Rasmussen, B. and World Health Organization (WHO) 2012, Investing in Maternal, Newborn and Child Health: Analysis of the Costs, Benefits and Returns, Report on Study Prepared for the LSIF APEC High-Level Meeting on Health and the Economy, St Petersburg, 27 June 2012.

Grewal, B., Lang, J. and Sheehan, P. et al. 2012, ASLP Enabling Policy Scoping Study of Policy Gaps in Pakistan’s Dairy, Mango and Citrus Sub-sectors, Report to ACIAR, CSES, Victoria University, Melbourne, March.

Grewal, B., Sheehan, P., Fforde, A. and Grunfeld, H. 2012, The Impact of ACIAR Agricultural Research Programs on Poverty Outcomes: Developing a Methodology, Report to the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR), CSES, Victoria University, Melbourne.

Sheehan, P. and Gregory, B. 2012, The Resources Boom and Economic Policy in the Longer Run, invited paper presented to the conference Structural Change and the Rise of Asia, jointly hosted by International Monetary Fund, Australian Treasury, and the Reserve Bank of Australia, Canberra, 19 September. Published online as Australian Economic Report No. 3.

Messinis, G. and Sheehan, P. 2012, Seek Industry Report, Report to SEEK, CSES, Victoria University, Melbourne.

Sheehan, P. and the Hon John Brumby 2012, Evaluation Report: Establishment of the United States Studies Centre, Report to the American Australian Association (AAA), Sydney.

Sheehan, P. and Gregory, B. 2011, The Resources Boom and Macroeconomic Policy in Australia, Australian Economic Report No. 1, Centre for Strategic Economic Studies, Victoria University, Melbourne.

Sheehan, P. and Gregory, B. 2011, Victoria and the Resources Boom: Report 1: Summary and Implications for Victoria, Report to Department of Treasury and Finance (Victoria), August, CSES, Melbourne.

Sheehan, P. and Gregory, B. 2011, Victoria and the Resources Boom: Report 2: Analysis and Supporting Documentation, Report to Department of Treasury and Finance (Victoria), August, CSES, Melbourne.

English, A., Sweeny, K., Zhuang, X., Jiang, K. and Sheehan, P. 2011, Pathways to a Low Carbon Economy in China, Summary Report to Australian Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency, CSES, Melbourne, October.

English, A. and Jolly, R. 2011, A Policy and Technology Roadmap for Energy Efficient Air Conditioners in China, Case Study 2, Report to Australian Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency, CSES, Victoria University, Melbourne, September.

Grewal, B., Grunfeld, H. and Sheehan, P. 2011, The Contribution of Agricultural Growth to Poverty Reduction, ACIAR Impact Assessment Series Report No. 76, Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR), Canberra.

Rasmussen, B., Sweeny, K., Lichtenberg, F. and Sheehan, P. 2011, Strains In the Global Biopharmaceutical Innovation System: An International Research Project, Report for Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research (DIISR), CSES, Victoria University, Melbourne.

English, A., Grewal, B., Sweeny, K., Nielson, J., Sun, F. and Cheng, E. 2010, More Sustainable Energy Use in China: Economic Structure and the Application of New Technologies, Report to Department of Climate Change (Canberra), CSES, Melbourne.

English, A., Sheehan, P., Grewal, B., Sweeny, K., Nielson, J., Sun, F. and Cheng, E. 2010, The Transition to a Low Carbon Economy: Implementation Issues and Constraints within China’s Changing Economic Structure, Report to Department of Climate Change (Canberra), CSES, Victoria University, Melbourne.

English, A., Sheehan, P. and Wilson, P. 2010, Identifying Policies and Implementation Strategies for Improving Energy Efficiency: Case Study 3: Increased Utilisation of Natural Gas, Final Report to Department of Climate Change, CSES, Victoria University, Melbourne, June.

Rasmussen, B., Sheehan, P., Welsh, A., Maharaj, N., Van Hulten, A., Weller, S. and Hurley, K. 2010, Updating Melbourne’s West, Report to Vice Chancellor, Victoria University, CSES, Melbourne.

Sheehan, P. and Sweeny, K. 2010, Industry Policy in the Transition to a Low Carbon Economy, Report to Department of Innovation, Industry and Regional Development, CSES, Victoria University, Melbourne.

Sheehan, P., English, A., Grewal, B., Sweeny, K. and Jolly, R. 2010, More Sustainable Energy Use in China: Economic Structure and the Application of New Technologies, Final Report to Department of Climate Change, CSES, Victoria University, Melbourne.

Sheehan, P., Rasmussen, B., Jolley, A., Symons, J., Parker, S. and Welsh, A. 2009, Transforming Rail: A Key Element in Australia’s Low Pollution Future, Report to the CRC Rail Innovation, Brisbane, CSES, Victoria University, Melbourne.

Sheehan, P. and Gregory, B. 2009, The Hours Issue: Report 1, Report to the Victorian Department of Treasury and Finance (Victoria), CSES, Melbourne.

Sheehan, P. and Gregory, B. 2009, The Changing Incidence of Full-Time and Part-Time Work, with Special Reference to Young People: Report 2, Report to the Victorian Department of Treasury and Finance (Victoria), CSES, Melbourne.

Sweeny, K. and Sheehan, P. 2009, The Impact of PBS Reforms on PBS Expenditure and Savings: Actual and Projected from 2008-09 to 2017-18, Report to Medicines Australia, Centre for Strategic Economic Studies, Victoria University, Melbourne.

Messinis, G., Sheehan, P., Ahmed, A. and Parker, S. 2009, SEEK Employment Index in New Zealand: Job Vacancies and Job Seeking, Report to SEEK New Zealand, CSES, VIctoria University, Melbourne.

Rasmussen, B. and Sheehan, P. 2009, Potential Victoria Government Innovation Policy Responses in the Context of the GFC, Report to Department of Innovation, Industry and Regional Development, (Victoria), CSES, Melbourne.

Weller, S., Sheehan, P. and Tomaney, J. 2009, Carbon Pollution Scheme: Adjustment Strategy for the Latrobe Valley, Report prepared for the Department of Treasury and Finance (Victoria), DTF Report D08-94037, CSES, Victoria University, Melbourne.

Weller, S. and Sheehan, P. 2009, Participation in AMES Language Programs, Report for the Adult Migrant English Language Service, June, Centre for Strategic Economic Studies, Melbourne.

Houghton, J., Rasmussen, B. and Sheehan, S.; with Oppenheim, C., Morris, A., Creaser, C., Greenwood, H., Summers, M. and Gourlay, A. 2009, Economic Implications of Alternative Scholarly Publishing Models: Exploring the Costs and Benefits, JISC EI-ASPM Project, Report to the Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) (UK), CSES and Loughborough University, January.

Messinis, G., Sheehan, P. and Miholcic, Z. 2009, ‘The Performance of the Student Population at Victoria University’, Update to Report to the Vice-Chancellor Victoria University, January, Melbourne.

Sheehan, P., Rasmussen, B., Jolley, A., Symons, J. and Parker, S. 2008, Transforming Rail: A Key Element in Australia’s Low Pollution Future, Final Report to the CRC for Rail Innovation, Centre for Strategic Economic Studies, Victoria University, Melbourne, December.

Messinis, G., Sheehan, P. and Miholcic, Z. 2008, ‘The Diversity of the Student Population at Victoria University’, Update to Report to the Vice-Chancellor Victoria University, December, Melbourne.

Messinis, G., Sheehan, P. and Miholcic, Z. 2008, ‘The Diversity and Performance of the Student Population at Victoria University: A Preliminary Analysis’, Report to the Vice-Chancellor Victoria University, July, Melbourne, 2008.

Sheehan, P., Rasmussen, B., Sweeny, K., Grewal, B., Ahmed, A. and Maharaj, N. 2008, ‘Investing in the Future: An Assessment of the Returns to Investment in Health Innovation’, Framework Paper prepared for the APEC Life Science and Innovation Forum (LSIF) VI, Lima, Peru, 14-15 August.

Sheehan, P. and Sweeny, K. 2007, The Value of Medicines in Australia, Report to Medicines Australia, CSES, Victoria University, Melbourne.

Sheehan, P., Rasmussen, B. and Sweeny, K. 2007, ‘Developing an Integrated Approach to Emerging Health Challenges’, Framework Paper prepared for the APEC Life Science Innovation Forum V, Adelaide, 19-20 April.

Sheehan, P., Grewal, B., Shovan, R. Vicziany, M., Grinceri, S. and Malhotra, P. 2006, Building on the Western Australian Boom: The Drivers and Shapers of India’s Economic Development in the 21st Century, Final Report to the Western Australian Technology Industry Advisory Council (TIAC), Centre for Strategic Economic Studies, Victoria University, Melbourne.

Sheehan, P., Grewal, B., Houghton, J., Jolley, A., Cheng, E., Sun, F., Nielsen, J., Zhang, B., Lang, J. and Morris, P. 2006, Building on the Western Australian Boom: The Drivers and Shapers of China’s Economic Development in the 21st Century, Final Report to the Western Australian Technology Industry Advisory Council (TIAC), Centre for Strategic Economic Studies, Victoria University, Melbourne.

Sheehan, P., Clarke, M., Islam, S. and Jolley, A. 2006, Climate Change, Industrial Structure and the Knowledge Economy: Key Issues for an Effective Response on Greenhouse Gases, Final Report, Centre for Strategic Economic Studies, Victoria University, Melbourne.

Sheehan, P. et al. 2006, Consistent National Policies for Converging Technologies: Some Preliminary Conclusions, Policy Report of the CSES Project General Purpose Technologies, Complementarities and the Convergence of Industries, ARC Linkage Grant Project LP0349387, November, Centre for Strategic Economic Studies, Victoria University, Melbourne.

Sheehan, P., Rasmussen, B. and Sweeny, K. 2006, ‘Sustainable Health Care Systems to Support Innovation’, Framework Paper prepared for the Fourth Annual APEC Life Science Innovation Forum (LISF IV), Hoi An, Vietnam, 6-7 September.

Houghton, J., Steele, C. and Sheehan, P. 2006, Research Communication Costs in Australia: Emerging Opportunities and Benefits, Final Report to Department of Education, Science and Training, September, CSES, Victoria University, Melbourne.

Sweeny, K. and Sheehan, P. 2005, Proposed New Listing and Pricing Arrangements for Generic Medicines: An Assessment, Report to Medicines Australia, March, CSES, Victoria University, Melbourne.