PROFILE
Dr Michael Jetter
Started at UWA: 2015
Researcher and Associate Professor interested in understanding what drives terrorism, conflicts, corruption and gender differences
The most important part of my work is the opportunity to investigate important topics about which we don’t know enough yet.Dr Michael Jetter
Dr Michael Jetter is an Associate Professor in the Economics Department at the UWA Business School. Having studied in Heidelberg (Germany) and Memphis (US), Michael began working at the Universidad EAFIT in Medellin (Colombia) in 2011. In 2015, he moved to UWA.
He specialises in political economy and public economics topics, specifically in isolating causal effects when it comes to terrorism, civil conflict and war, gender differences and the media. His research explores important questions that go beyond an academic environment, such as ‘does media coverage of terrorism cause terrorism?’ and ‘are gender differences innate or circumstantial?’
Dr Jetter’s research has featured in media outlets across the globe, including The Guardian, Forbes, BBC, the Neue Zuercher Zeitung, NPR (US), The Drum, The Conversation, ABC News, Teleantioquia Global and The Huffington Post.
Qualifications:
- BA Economics, University of Memphis, 2007
- PhD Economics, University of Memphis, 2011
External positions:
- IZA Research Fellow, Bonn, Germany
- CESifo Research Affiliate, Center for Economic Studies, Munich, Germany
Published in the Journal of Public Economics, 2017
Published in the European Economic Review, 2017 and 2019
Published in the Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 2015 and 2017
Published in World Development, 2015 and 2018
Published in the Journal of Conflict Resolution, 2019
News
Trump dominates the media through Twitter
We knew this, but now there's science. Donald Trump has mastered Twitter like no previous politician — but more important, the media keeps enabling him
Read moreTerror on TV news
What can New Zealand learn from Australia’s broadcasting watchdog’s investigation into reporting on the Christchurch terror attacks?
Read moreSensationalism sells but should it?
For Dr Michael Jetter, the opportunity to work at an established research-intensive University was the perfect motivation to move more than 16,000 kilometres across the world.
Read moreTeaching
Awards and grants
2017
- BHP Billiton Distinguished Research Award
2016
- Winner Dean’s Best Paper Prize
- BHP Billiton Distinguished Research Award
- Ahern Family Early Career Researcher Portfolio Prize
2015
- Startup research grant UWA
- Research Grant Universidad EAFIT
