Professor David Round

Professor, University of South Australia, School of Commerce
Director, Centre for Regulation and Market Analysis

Relevant qualifications and honours

• B. Economics (Adelaide), 1966

• B. Economics (1st class honours) (Adelaide), 1968

Relevant work history and committee involvement

• Professor of Economics and Director, Centre for Regulation & Market Analysis (University of South Australia)
• 1998-current - Member, Australian Competition Tribunal
• 2009-current - Lay Member, High Court of New Zealand
• Adjunct Professor of Economics, University of Delaware
• 2005 - member of two panels, one for electricity and one for gas, to assist the District Court of SA in hearing appeals under the Essential Service Commission Act 2002
• July-October 2004 - Viisiting Erskine Fellow, University of Canterbury
• 1997-2005 - Member, Australian Communications Authority
• 1986-1998, Associate Member, Trade Practices Commission/Australian Competition and Consumer Commission
• 1989 - Associate Member of the Australian Telecommunications Authority

Trade Practices Workshop

• Convenor of the annual UniSA Trade Practices Workshop (since 2003)

Competition law publications

• David K Round, Max Bessell and Manish Agarwal, 'Increasing shares in Australian Professional Services Markets: Is s 50 a barrier to growth by acquisition?' (2010) 38 ABLR 238
• Rhonda Smith, Arlen Duke and David Round, 'Signalling, collusion and s 45 of the Trade Practices Act' (2009) 17 Competition and Consumer Law Journal 22-42
• Stephen Corones, David Merrett and David Round, 'Building an Effective Trade Practices Commission: The Role of Professor Robert Baxt AO' (2009) 49(2) Australian Economic History Review 138-172
• David Merrett, Stephen Corones and David Round, 'The introduction of competition policy in Australia: the role of Ron Bannerman' (2007) 47(2) Australian Economic History Review 178-199
• Stephen Corones, David Merrett and David Round, 'Bob McComas and the Trade Practices Commission: doing it his way' (2005) 33(6) Australian Business Law Review 475-485
• More forthcoming