RICK CARR Research Director

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Professional Affiliations & Qualifications

Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Mathematical Statistics (1974)
Bachelor of Economics (1980)
Member of the Market Research Society of Australia (accredited 2000)

Major Research Contributions

Tourism Strategy for the Laura / Quinkan region of Cape York Peninsula

Socio-economic impact assessment of the Cairns Esplanade and Cityport tourism and recreational infrastructure development projects

Economic Assessment of mains electricity in the Tropical Daintree

Market Research Survey of 800 households for Cairns Explanade project

Customised Land and Unit market investigations for private sector developers

School Placement Strategies for Catholic Education Offices

Social Impact Management Strategy elements of the Douglas Shire Tourism Strategy

Socio-economic significance of tobacco growing industry in Mareeba

Study of Japanese temporary residents in the Cairns Tourism Industry (published by BIPR)

Economic Impact and Cost Benefit Evaluations of proposed irrigation projects on Atherton Tableland

Economic Significance of the Fishing Industry in Cairns

Census Profile of the Cairns Urban Area (published by Cairns City Council)

Specialisation

Rick is a highly experienced researcher in the areas of Property Market Intelligence, Economic Intelligence, Statistical Surveys, Market Research, Strategy Planning, Socio-Economic Impact Assessment and Project Feasibility.

He is an acknowledged expert on the nature and workings of regional economies, and is a specialist in regional socio-economic studies.

Numerous reports and studies have been undertaken for all levels of the government, corporate and community sectors throughout northern Queensland.

Employment History

1975 Commenced as a survey statistician at the Australian Bureau of Statistics, Canberra.

1981 Appointed as a research economist at the Industries Assistance Commission, Canberra

1987 Appointed Senior Economist, Australian Trade Commission (Austrade) with responsibility for managing economic intelligence, strategy research and policy advocacy.

1992 Instituted the Cairns Economic Research Unit, a commercial research and consulting organisation within James Cook University. Appointed Manager of the Unit.

1995 Established Epsilon Research, a Cairns based research and consultancy agency in the field of economic and social research.

1998 Following the amalgamation of Epsilon Research and HTW Valuers (Cairns), appointed Research Director, HTW Cairns.