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Seminars for 2008

Economics of Trade and Development Seminar Series


DateTitlePresenter
Tuesday, 5 February
Seminar Room B (Arndt Room)
2.00pm-3.30pm
(Ref no: 35)
Inter-provincial Migration and Inequality during Vietnam's Transition
    Ian Coxhead, University of Wisconsin
    Tuesday, 12 February
    Seminar Room B (Arndt Room)
    3.00pm-4.30pm
    (Ref no: 41)
    Trade Liberalization and Institutional Development
      Sambit Bhattacharyya, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, ANU

      Please note later start of 3.00pm

      Tuesday, 19 February
      Seminar Room B (Arndt Room)
      2.00pm-3.30pm
      (Ref no: 33)
      Disentangling from Sterling: Malaysia and the End of the Bretton Woods System, 1965-72
        Catherine R Schenk, University of Glasgow
        Tuesday, 26 February
        Seminar Room B (Arndt Room)
        2.00pm-3.30pm
        (Ref no: 43)
        The Political Economy of Trade Liberalisation: What Lessons for Reforms Today?
          Razeen Sally, London School of Economics and European Centre for International Political Economy
          Tuesday, 4 March
          Seminar Room B (Arndt Room)
          2.00pm-3.30pm
          (Ref no: 38)
          Regional Integration in East AsiaHiro Lee, Osaka School of International Public Policy, Osaka University

          Jointly with AJRC

          Friday, 7 March
          Seminar Room B (Arndt Room)
          9.30am-11.00am
          (Ref no: 383)
          PhD Workshop Seminar: The impact of internal migration on Indonesia's provincial growth
            Yogi Vidyattama (Discussant: Raden Purnagunawan)
            Tuesday, 11 March
            Seminar Room B (Arndt Room)
            2.00pm-3.30pm
            (Ref no: 42)
            Indonesia’s Employment Challenges – Growth, Structural Change & Labour Market Rigidity
              Anis Chowdhury, University of Western Sydney
              Friday, 14 March
              Seminar Room B (Arndt Room)
              9.30am-11.00am
              (Ref no: 384)
              PhD Workshop Seminar: Structural reforms and productivity in Columbia's manufacturing
                Rodrigo Taborda (Discussant: Sambit Bhattacharyya)
                Tuesday, 1 April
                Seminar Room B (Arndt Room)
                2.00pm-3.30pm
                (Ref no: 115)
                Economics of Reconstruction: Lessons from the post-tsunami experience of Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Thailand
                  Peter McCawley, Visiting Fellow, Indonesia Project
                  Friday, 4 April
                  Seminar Room B (Arndt Room)
                  9.30am-11.00am
                  (Ref no: 385)
                  PhD Workshop seminar: Labour market returns to ability in developing and developed countries: Comparison between Indonesia and the United States
                    Daniel Suryadarma (Discussant: Raden Purnagunawan)
                    Tuesday, 8 April
                    Seminar Room B (Arndt Room)
                    2.00pm-3.30pm
                    (Ref no: 116)
                    The Soeharto Era: From Beginning to EndRoss McLeod, Editor of The Bulletin of Indonesian Economic Studies, Indonesia Project, The Arndt-Corden Division of Economics, RSPAS
                    Tuesday, 22 April
                    Seminar Room B (Arndt Room)
                    2.00pm-3.30pm
                    (Ref no: 67)
                    Government Promotion of Labour-intensive Industrialisation in Indonesia, 1930-1975
                      Dr Pierre van der Eng, School of Management, Marketing & International Business (MMIB), CBE
                      Tuesday, 29 April
                      Seminar Room B (Arndt Room)
                      2.00pm-3.30pm
                      (Ref no: 68)
                      The Determinants of Outward FDI from India
                        Mark Rhodes, University of Wales, Aberystwyth
                        Tuesday, 6 May
                        Seminar Room B (Arndt Room)
                        2.00pm-3.30pm
                        (Ref no: 148)
                        Measuring Vulnerability at the Household Level in Select Central Asian and Pacific Island Nations
                          Raghbendra Jha, Executive Director, Australia South Asia Research Centre, RSPAS, ANU
                          Tuesday, 13 May
                          Seminar Room B (Arndt Room)
                          2.00pm-3.30pm
                          (Ref no: 149)
                          Australia's place in Asia's production networks: Trade and investment linksBruce Donald, Economic Analytical Unit, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
                          Tuesday, 27 May
                          Seminar Room B (Arndt Room)
                          2.00pm-3.30pm
                          (Ref no: 52)
                          Economic Reform, Trade and Labour Markets in East Asia: Why were the Cubs Left Behind?
                            Joint paper: Chris Manning and Alberto Posso, RSPAS, ANU
                            Tuesday, 17 June
                            Seminar Room B (Arndt Room)
                            2.00pm-3.30pm
                            (Ref no: 386)
                            PhD Workshop Seminar: The theory and empirics of the environmental Kuznets curve
                              Paul Burke (Discussant: Sambit Bhattacharyya)
                              Tuesday, 24 June
                              Seminar Room B (Arndt Room)
                              2.00pm-3.30pm
                              (Ref no: 186)
                              Consumption Trade off vs. Catastrophes Avoidance: Implications of some Recent Results in Happiness Studies on the Economics of Climate ChangeProfessor Yew Kwang Ng, Monash University
                              Tuesday, 8 July
                              Seminar Room B (Arndt Room)
                              2.00-3.30pm
                              (Ref no: 185)
                              The aid effectiveness literature: The sad results of 40 years of researchProfessor Chris Doucouliagos, School of Accounting, Economics and Finance, Burwood Campus, Deakin University
                              Tuesday, 22 July
                              Seminar Room B (Arndt Room)
                              2.00pm-3.30pm
                              (Ref no: 201)
                              The Village Midwife Program and Infant Mortality in IndonesiaRanjan Shrestha, Department of Economics, University of Montana, and Visiting Fellow, College of Arts and Social Sciences

                              Joint seminar with Indonesia Project

                              Tuesday, 29 July
                              Seminar Room B (Arndt Room)
                              2.30pm-4.00pm
                              (Ref no: 184)
                              The Political Economy of Investment in Two Indonesian Cities: Manado and SoloDr Neil McCulloch, Asia Foundation, Jakarta and IDS

                              Joint seminar with Indonesia Project

                              Tuesday, 5 August
                              Seminar Room B (Arndt Room)
                              2.00-3.30pm
                              (Ref no: 167)
                              Chinese household consumption, energy requirements and CO2 emissions
                                Jane Golley, ANU College of Asia and the Pacific
                                Tuesday, 5 August
                                Seminar Room A
                                12.30-1.30
                                (Ref no: 387)
                                PhD Workshop Seminar: Income mobility in urban China 1992-2001
                                  Cathy Gong

                                  Jointly with RSSS

                                  Tuesday, 12 August
                                  Seminar Room B (Arndt Room)
                                  2.00-3.30pm
                                  (Ref no: 166)
                                  Competition Policy, Corporate Saving and China's Current Account SurplusRod Tyers, ANU College of Business and Economics
                                  Tuesday, 19 August
                                  Seminar Room B (Arndt Room)
                                  2.00pm-3.30pm
                                  (Ref no: 202)
                                  FDI Flows to Developing Asia: Trade Versus Intraregional Sources
                                    Ramkishen S. Rajan, Associate Professor, School of Public Policy, George Mason University
                                    Friday, 22 August
                                    Seminar Room B (Arndt Room)
                                    9.30-11.30
                                    (Ref no: 388)
                                    PhD Workshop Seminar: Productivity growth in Thai agriculture: The role of agricultural research
                                      Waleerat Suphannachart (Discussant: Rodrigo Taborda)
                                      Tuesday, 26 August
                                      Seminar Room B (Arndt Room)
                                      2.00-3.30pm
                                      (Ref no: 168)
                                      Rural Household's Demand for Electricity: Evidences from Musi Banyuasin (Muba) District in South Sumatra
                                        Ari Kuncoro, Department of Economics, University of Indonesia

                                        Joint seminar with Indonesia Project

                                        Tuesday, 9 September
                                        Seminar Room B (Arndt Room)
                                        2.00-3.30pm
                                        (Ref no: 198)
                                        Aid and Public Sector Fiscal Behaviour in PNG
                                          Dr Mark McGillivray, Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID)
                                          Tuesday, 16 September
                                          Seminar Room B (Arndt Room)
                                          2.00-3.30pm
                                          (Ref no: 169)
                                          Micro and small enterprise recovery after the 2006 Yogyakarta earthquake and the role of aid
                                            Catur Sugiyanto, Gadjah Mada University, and Budy Resosudarmo, RSPAS, ANU College of Asia and the Pacific

                                            Joint seminar with Indonesia Project

                                            Tuesday, 30 September
                                            Seminar Room B (Arndt Room)
                                            2.00-3.30pm
                                            (Ref no: 217)
                                            North Korea OpensMarcus Noland, Peterson Institute for International Economics
                                            Friday, 3 October
                                            Seminar Room B (Arndt Room)
                                            9.30-11.00
                                            (Ref no: 389)
                                            PhD Workshop Seminar: Economic growth and pollution in the long-run
                                              Paul Burke (Discussant: Ditya Nurdianto)
                                              Tuesday, 7 October
                                              Seminar Room B (Arndt Room)
                                              2.00-3.30pm
                                              (Ref no: 230)
                                              Regulatory Enforcement and Technical Protection Against Piracy Dyuti S Banerjee, Monash University
                                              Tuesday, 14 October
                                              Seminar Room B (Arndt Room)
                                              2.00-3.30pm
                                              (Ref no: 319)
                                              On the Contribution of Mother's Education to Children's Nutritional Capabilities in MozambiqueFrancesco Burchi, Research Fellow University "Roma Tre", Department of Economics,
                                              Tuesday, 21 October
                                              Hedley Bull Lecture room 1
                                              2.00-3.30pm
                                              (Ref no: 335)
                                              Special Roundtable: The Global Financial Crisis and its Implications for the Asia Pacific
                                                PC Athukorala, J Corbett, J Ravenhill, R Jha, H Hill
                                                Wednesday, 5 November
                                                Sparke Helmore Law Theatre 1 (Bldg 6A)
                                                12.30-2.00pm
                                                (Ref no: 231)
                                                The Causes of High Food Prices in World Markets and their Transmission into Domestic Economies?
                                                  Peter Timmer, Stanford University

                                                  Jointly with Crawford School

                                                  Tuesday, 11 November
                                                  Seminar Room B (Arndt Room)
                                                  2.00pm-3.30pm
                                                  (Ref no: 255)
                                                  The impact of material and service outsourcing on employment in Thailand's manufacturing industries
                                                    Shandre Thangavelu, The National University of Singapore
                                                    Monday, 24 November
                                                    Seminar Room B (Arndt Room)
                                                    2.00-3.30
                                                    (Ref no: 390)
                                                    PhD Workshop Seminar: Regional minimum wage and employment in Indonesia
                                                      Raden Purnagunawan (Discussant: Waleerat Suphannachart)
                                                      Tuesday, 25 November
                                                      Seminar Room B (Arndt Room)
                                                      2.00-3.30pm
                                                      (Ref no: 337)
                                                      Agricultural Distortions in South Asia 1965 - 2005Garry Pursell

                                                      Joint seminar with Australia South Asia Research Centre

                                                      Wednesday, 10 December
                                                      Seminar Room B (Arndt Room)
                                                      12.30-1.30
                                                      (Ref no: 391)
                                                      PhD Workshop Seminar: Toward an integrated ASEAN: Perspectives on energy trade and agreements
                                                        Ditya Nurdianto (Discussant: Daniel Suryadarma

                                                        H.W. Arndt Lecture Series


                                                        DateTitlePresenter
                                                        Thursday, 5 June
                                                        Coombs Lecture Theatre
                                                        5.30-7.00pm
                                                        (Ref no: 160)
                                                        The Sixth H.W. Arndt Memorial Lecture: Measuring the Immeasurable: the Costs & Benefits of Climate Change MitigationRoss Garnaut, Professor of Economics

                                                        For details on the 4th Australasian Development Workshop (ADEW IV), 5-6 June 2008 please view: http://rspas.anu.edu.au/economics/conferences.php

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