George Robert Barker
Honorary Associate Professor
Australian National University
George Robert Barker is an honorary associate professor at the Australian National University and a member of Wolfson College, University of Oxford, and an academic affiliate of the International Center for Law & Economics.
His research focuses on law & economics, finance, competition law, trade law, intellectual property, taxation, and industry regulation, including communications and digital-economy markets. His work also addresses public policy, public finance, and the economic role of government.
Barker previously served as director of the Centre for Law and Economics at the Australian National University. He has also been a visiting fellow at Oxford University Law School, the London School of Economics, and the Centre for Law and Economics at University College London. Earlier in his career, he served as chief analyst and economic advisor at the New Zealand Treasury and has provided expert economic testimony to courts, regulatory agencies, and governments in multiple jurisdictions.
He is a past president of the Australian Law and Economics Association and an elected fellow of the Law and Economics Association of New Zealand. He also received the Olin Fellowship in Law and Economics at Cornell University.
Barker earned a Ph.D. in economics from Oxford University.
