John Quiggin speaking on the COVID19 crisis - What Now, What Next and What After? John Quiggin is professor of economics at the University of Queensland, and well-known commentator and author. He blogs at johnquiggin.com where he provides, according to the header, ‘Commentary on Australian and World Events from a Socialist and Democratic Viewpoint’ His long list of academic and popular works includes Zombie Economics, a devastating critique of the persistence of disproven neoliberal ideas; Great Expectations: Microeconomic Reform and Australia and Taxing Times: A Guide to the Tax Debate in Australia. He is both prolific and influential, as his full CV and research record shows.