Dr Jason West
Senior Research Fellow
Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation
+61 7 334 66518
Researcher biography
Dr. Jason West has over 25 years of both academic and industry experience. He holds a PhD in Quantitative Finance along with degrees in science, statistics and engineering. He has published 2 books and over 40 journal articles on the use of quantitative techniques for solving complex problems in agricultural economics and commodity price behaviour. Dr. West has worked in senior executive roles for a range of organisations including BHP Billiton, Commonwealth Bank, Standard Chartered Bank, KPMG and Suncorp. Dr. West is also an Australian Office of Learning and Teaching Fellow.
Publications
Books
West, Jason (2014). The Long Hedge: Preserving Organisational Value through Climate Change Adaptation. Sheffield UK: Greenleaf Publishing.
West, Jason and Brereton, David (2013). Climate change adaptation in industry and business: framework for best practice in financial risk assessment, governance and disclosure. Southport, QLD, Australia: National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility.
Book Chapter
West, Jason (2015). Investing in adaptive capacity. Applied studies in climate adaptation. (pp. 437-444) edited by J. P. Palutikof, S. L. Boulter, J. Barnett and D. Rissik. Chichester, United Kingdom: John Wiley & Sons. doi: 10.1002/9781118845028.ch49
Journal Articles
West, Jason (2019). Heterogeneous agent modelling of technology adoption in competitive agricultural markets. Economics of Innovation and New Technology, 29 (3), 266-286. doi: 10.1080/10438599.2019.1616661
West, Jason (2018). Optimising adaptation decisions in macadamia production using contingent claim valuation. Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 62 (4), 527-547. doi: 10.1111/1467-8489.12278
West, Jason (2018). Teaching data science: an objective approach to curriculum validation. Computer Science Education, 28 (2), 1-22. doi: 10.1080/08993408.2018.1486120
West, Jason (2018). A prediction model framework for cyber-attacks to Precision Agriculture Technologies. Journal of Agricultural and Food Information, 19 (4), 1-24. doi: 10.1080/10496505.2017.1417859
Drew, Michael E., Walk, Adam N. and West, Jason (2018). Time variation in the allocation to real estate assets through the life cycle. Journal of Real Estate Portfolio Management, 24 (1), 51-64.
West, Jason, Chu, Maiko, Crooks, Lincoln and Bradley-Ho, Matthew (2018). Strategy war games: how business can outperform the competition. Journal of Business Strategy, 39 (6) JBS-11-2017-0154, 3-12. doi: 10.1108/JBS-11-2017-0154
West, Jason (2017). Validating curriculum development using text mining. Curriculum Journal, 28 (3), 389-402. doi: 10.1080/09585176.2016.1261719
Drew, Michael , Walk, Adam and West, Jason (2016). Withdrawal capacity in the face of expected and unexpected health and aged-care expenses during retirement. Journal of Retirement, 3 (3), 77-94. doi: 10.3905/jor.2016.3.3.077
West, Jason (2015). Capital valuation and sustainability: a data programming approach. Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting, 45 (3), 591-608. doi: 10.1007/s11156-014-0448-2
Omura, Akihiro and West, Jason (2015). Convenience yield and the theory of storage: applying an option-based approach. Australian Journal of Agricultural And Resource Economics, 59 (3), 355-374. doi: 10.1111/1467-8489.12092
West, Jason (2015). Quantitative method in finance: from detachment to ethical engagement. Journal of Business Ethics, 129 (3), 599-611. doi: 10.1007/s10551-014-2193-9
Drew, Michael E., Walk, Adam N. and West, Jason (2015). Conditional allocations to real estate: an antidote to sequencing risk in defined contribution retirement plans. Journal of Portfolio Management, 41 (6), 82-95. doi: 10.3905/jpm.2015.41.6.082
Jayawardena, Nirodha I., West, Jason, Li, Bin and Todorova, Neda (2015). Improved algorithm for cleaning high frequency data: An analysis of foreign currency. Corporate Ownership and Control, 12 (3), 125-132. doi: 10.22495/cocv12i3c1p1
Drew, Michael E., Walk, Adam N., West, Jason and Cameron, John (2014). Improving retirement adequacy through asset class prioritization. Journal of Financial Services Marketing, 19 (4), 291-303. doi: 10.1057/fsm.2014.23
West, Jason and Platen, Eckhard (2014). Natural disasters, insurance stocks and the numeraire portfolio. Advances in Quantitative Analysis of Finance and Accounting, 12, 23-58. doi: 10.6293/AQAFA.2014.12.02
West, Jason (2014). Collaborative patterns and power imbalance in strategic alliance networks. Journal of Construction Engineering And Management, 140 (6), 04014010. doi: 10.1061/(ASCE)CO.1943-7862.0000846
Gupta, R. and West, J. M. (2014). Efficient generation portfolio construction using time-varying correlations. Natural Resources Research, 23 (2), 267-283. doi: 10.1007/s11053-013-9220-x
Drew, Michael E. , Stoltz, Pieter , Walk, Adam and West, Jason (2014). Retirement adequacy through higher contributions: is this the only way?. Journal of Retirement, 1 (4), 57-74. doi: 10.3905/jor.2014.1.4.057
West, Jason and Bianchi, Robert (2013). Preserving value through adaptation to climate change. Journal of Applied Corporate Finance, 25 (3), 76-85. doi: 10.1111/jacf.12032
West, Jason (2013). Islamic finance and the resources sector: a natural fit for project finance. Journal of Islamic Economics, Banking and Finance, 9 (2), 9-26.
Brooks, Matthew J. and West, Jason (2013). The European energy complex: an integrated market?. The Electricity Journal, 26 (5), 52-64. doi: 10.1016/j.tej.2013.05.003
West, Jason (2013). Japanese investment in Australian coal assets through the demise of concessional financing. Energy Policy, 52, 513-521. doi: 10.1016/j.enpol.2012.09.075
Drew, Michael, West, Jason and Fox, Gary (2012). Wealth portfolios and elite professional athletes. Journal of Financial Services Marketing, 17 (4), 273-283. doi: 10.1057/fsm.2012.21
West, Jason (2012). Money mathematics: examining ethics education in quantitative finance. Journal of Business Ethics Education, 9, 25-39.
West, Jason (2012). Modeling long-dated agricultural commodity forward prices. Review of Futures Markets, 20 (3), 267-297.
West, Jason (2012). Financial literacy education and behaviour unhinged: combating bias and poor product design. International Journal of Consumer Studies, 36 (5), 523-530. doi: 10.1111/j.1470-6431.2012.01118.x
West, Jason (2012). Structured Islamic finance options for the resources sector. The Journal of Structured Finance, 18 (3), 91-101.
West, Jason (2012). Analysing the motives sustaining a foreign investment resurgence in Australian coal. International Journal of Business and Management, 7 (10), 11-25. doi: 10.5539/ijbm.v7n10p11
West, Jason (2012). Financial advisor participation rates and low net worth investors. Journal of Financial Services Marketing, 17 (1), 50-66. doi: 10.1057/fsm.2012.4
West, Jason (2012). Convertible bonds and stock liquidity. Asia-Pacific Financial Markets, 19 (1), 1-21. doi: 10.1007/s10690-011-9139-3
West, Jason (2012). A comparative analysis of the future cost of electricity generation in OECD and non-OECD countries. The Electricity Journal, 25 (1), 68-83. doi: 10.1016/j.tej.2011.12.003
West, Jason (2012). Long-dated agricultural futures price estimates using the seasonal Nelson-Siegel model. International Journal of Business and Management, 7 (3), 78-93. doi: 10.5539/ijbm.v7n3p78
West, Jason (2012). Catastrophes and insurance stocks – a benchmarking approach for measuring efficiency. Annals of Actuarial Science, 6 (1), 103-136. doi: 10.1017/S1748499511000340
West, J. (2012). Construction of the marginal abatement cost curve: retrofitting carbon capture and storage in Australia. Australian Journal of Mechanical Engineering, 9 (2), 133-146.
West, Jason and Platen, Eckhard (2011). Intraday empirical analysis of electricity price behaviour. Communications on Stochastic Analysis, 5 (4), 721-744.
West, Jason (2011). Financial literacy and social learning in emerging markets: an agent-based model approach. International Journal of Business Policy and Economics, 4 (2), 373-407.
West, Jason (2011). Optimising coal stockpiles in a supply chain using a dynamic cost flow model. ASOR Bulletin, 30 (2), 2-12.
West, Jason (2011). Picking winners: understanding the future cost of electricity generation in Australia. JASSA: The Finsia Journal of Applied Finance, 1, 15-21.
Platen, Eckhard and West, Jason (2004). A fair pricing approach to weather derivatives. Asia-Pacific Financial Markets, 11 (1), 23-53. doi: 10.1007/s10690-005-4252-9
Conference Papers
Hrivnak, George, Southam, Colette, U'Ren, Baden and West, Jason (2017). Interdisciplinary team teaching: Leveraging pedagogical differences to enhance business student cognitive capabilities. Eastern Academy of Management (EAM) International Conference: Managing in a Global Economy Conference XVII, Gold Coast, QLD Australia, 18-22 June 2017. Gold Coast, QLD Australia: Bond University.
Senel, Kerem and West, Jason (2015). An evolutionary algorithm for deriving withdrawal rates in defined contribution schemes. 1st Australasian Conference on Artificial Life and Computational Intelligence, ACALCI 2015, Newcastle, Australia, 5 - 7 February 2015. Heidelberg, Germany: Springer.
West, Jason (2015). Inferring risk aversion for decentralized investment portfolios. 1st IEEE International Conference on Big Data Computing Service and Applications, BigDataService 2015, San Francisco, CA, United States, 30 March - 2 April 2015. Piscataway, NJ, United States: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. doi: 10.1109/BigDataService.2015.50
Research Report
Drew, Michael, Walk, Adam and West, Jason (2015). The Role of Asset Allocation in Navigating the Retirement Risk Zone. Sydney NSW Australia: Financial Services Institute of Australasia.