Dr Jenny Gordon is an Honorary Professor at the Centre for Social Research and Methods, at the Australian National University and a non-resident fellow at the Lowy Institute. Jenny was the Chief Economist at DFAT from 2019 to 2021, establishing the Office of the Chief Economist (OCE) to bring together trade and investment economics with development economics. Jenny joined DFAT from Nous Group where she helped build their economic analysis service offer. Prior to this she spent 10 years at the Productivity Commission as the Principal Advisor Research. Jenny has a PhD in Economics from Harvard University and started her professional career at the Reserve Bank of Australia.
Articles
The biggest risks of AI don’t come from it getting smarter than us – they come from us
2023-06-20
Policymakers should prioritise the risks of inequality, a loss of creativity and self-interested manipulation when thinking about AI.
Jenny Gordon
Improving secondary education is not only the right thing to do – it is good for future productivity growth
2022-05-09
The declining performance of Australia’s secondary schools is limiting productivity growth. An ambitious, inclusive plan for policy reform is needed to move things in a better direction.
Jenny Gordon
