5th November, 2021

Dr Jan Zwar

Dr Jan Zwar is Faculty Research Manager in the Macquarie Business School and a co-researcher on projects with Professor David Throsby and Dr Paul Crosby, Department of Economics, examining changes in Australia’s book industry. Her current research with Prof Throsby and Dr Crosby is a 2022 survey of Australian book authors, funded by the Australia Council for the Arts and the Copyright Agency. Prior to that her most recent project was a study of international rights sales and export of Australian-authored books, led by Dr Crosby, released in 2021. Dr Zwar was a Postdoctoral Fellow on an ARC project ‘The Australian book industry: Authors, publishers and readers in a time of change’ led by Professor David Throsby. In 2015 she served as a member of the judging panel for the business stream of the Australian Book Industry Awards.

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