Heinz W. Arndt Lecture Series

Heinz Arndt was Professor of Economics at the ANU for 30 years and Emeritus Professor for 20 years from 1981. He founded the Indonesia Project in 1965 and was the head of the project until 1982. He was also the founding editor of the Bulletin of Indonesian Economic Studies and later editor of the Asian-Pacific Economic Literature journal. The lecture series honours Professor Heinz Arndt's long and distinguished career in development economics, Australian-Indonesian relations as well as his contributions to the University. For many years, the late Professor Arndt was one of the most influential economists in Australia, and was one of the first to recognise the importance of the Asia-Pacific region to Australia.

This lecture is organized by The Arndt-Corden Division of Economics, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, at the Australian National University. All questions related to this lecture should be addressed to the Head of The Arndt-Corden Division of Economics.

Upcoming Lecture

• The next H W Arndt Lecture, titled Measuring the Immeasurable: The Costs and Benefits of Climate Change Mitigation, will be presented by Professor Ross Garnaut. The presentation will be held at the Coombs Lecture Theatre on Thursday, 5th June 2008, commencing from 5.30pm and concluding at 7.00pm.

Previous Lectures

• The Asian Economic Crisis After 10 years
  H.W.Arndt Memorial Lecture 2007
  22 March 2007
  The Lecture was presented by Professor Max Corden, University of Melbourne
• The Trading System in Crisis: The Threat from Proliferating Preferences
  H.W. Arndt Memorial Lecture 2006
  31 July 2006
  The Lecture was presented by Professor Jagdish Bhagwati, Columbia University
• Asia in the Global Economy: Historical Dimensions
  H. W. Arndt Memorial Lecture 2005
  10 November 2005
  The Lecture was presented by Professor Angus Maddison, University of Groningen, Netherlands
• Food Security and Economic Growth: An Asian Perspective
  H. W. Arndt Memorial Lecture 2004
  22 November 2004
  The Lecture was presented by Professor C. Peter Timmer, Senior Research Fellow, Center for Global Development
• Dismantling Barriers and Building Safeguards: Achieving Prosperity in an Era of Globalisation
  H. W. Arndt Memorial Lecture 2003
  13 August 2003
  The Lecture was presented by Professor Anne Krueger, First Deputy Managing Director, International Monetary Fund