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    P r o f i l e :

    Dr Dimitris Tsolakis

    Principal Research Economist

    500 Burwood Highway

    Vermont South VIC 3133

    AUSTRALIA

    Tel: +61-3-9881 1580

    Fax: +61-3-9887 8104

    E-mail: dimitris@arrb.org.au

    WebAd: http://www.arrb.org.au

    Dr Tsolakis has joined ARRB Transport Research in February 1997. Prior to that, he was a Project Leader with the Bureau of Transport and Communications Economics (BTCE) - the research arm of the Australian Department of Transport. He holds a MAgSc (Ag Econ) from La Trobe University, Melbourne (1979) and a Ph.D. (Ag. and Res Econ.) from the University of California, Berkeley (1993). He has led and supervised research projects in four key government policy areas: the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics (ABARE), the BTCE, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT), the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (PM&C). In addition, he was involved with the private sector during a 1995 work placement with the Corporate Strategy and Planning Division of CRA Limited. Dr Tsolakis has over 20 years of experience in economic research and evaluation and has published many papers and written several industry reports on his investigations of cases of cost-benefit evaluations of road and rail transport, market (demand and supply) analyses, assessments of impacts of trade policies and commodity outlook and forecasting.

    Education

    B. Ag. Science, Aristotelian University of Thessaloniki 1969

    Post-Graduate Diploma in Agriculture (Economics) La Trobe University, Melbourne 1976

    M. Ag. Science (Ag. Econ.), La Trobe University, Melbourne 1979

    Ph.D. (Ag. and Res Econ.), University of California, Berkeley 1993

    Professional affiliations

    1978-present Member, Australian Agricultural Economics Society.

    1978-present Member, American Agricultural Economics Association.

    1992-present Member, Australasian Transport Research Forum.

    1993-present Member, International Association of Agricultural Economists.

    Professional Awards

    1976-1978: Graduate Scholarship Award from La Trobe University to study for a MAgSc(Econ) degree at La Trobe University.

    1983-1986: Australian Public Service Board Overseas Post-graduate Scholarship Award to study for a Ph.D degree at the University of California, Berkeley.

    1993-1994: Australian Public Service Commission Executive Development Scheme (EDS) Program.