Michael Kortt, BEc (Hons) (La Trobe), MS (Arizona), PhD (UNE)
Dr Michael Kortt is a Senior Lecturer in the Southern Cross Business School at Southern
Cross University (SCU). He holds a PhD in economics from the University of New England,
an MS in public health from the University of Arizona, and an honours degree in economics
from La Trobe University. Prior to joining SCU, Michael spent 10 years working in the
government sector as a Research Manager for the Department of Veterans' Affairs, the
Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, and the
Department of Health and Ageing.
Dr Kortt has extensive experience in conducting research and his recent publications have
appeared in Administration & Society, Applied Economics Letters, Australian Journal
of Political Science, Australian Journal of Public Administration, Economic Papers,
Economic Record, and the International Journal of Public Administration. Dr Kortt has
also published the following books through Federation Press with Professor Brian Dollery
and Dr Bligh Grant at the University of New England: Councils in Cooperation: Shared
Services and Australian Local Government (2012) and Funding the Future: Financial
Sustainability and Infrastructure Finance in Australian Local Government (2013).
His principal research interests fall squarely on local government economics, public
administration and public policy.
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