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Seminars

Economics of Trade and Development Seminar Series

Arndt Room (Seminar Room B), Coombs Bldg 9, ANU
Tuesdays 2pm — 3.30pm (unless otherwise specified).

Convenor: Sambit Bhattacharyya (email: sambit.bhattacharyya@anu.edu.au), phone: 6125 2681

Current seminar program


DateTitlePresenter
November 05, 2008
Seminar Room B (Arndt Room)
2.30-4.00pm
(Ref no: 231)
The Causes of High Food Prices in World Markets and their Transmission into Domestic Economies?
    Peter Timmer, Stanford University
    November 11, 2008
    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
      November 18, 2008
      Seminar Room B (Arndt Room)
      2.00-3.30pm
      (Ref no: 311)
      Marshall Plan for Sub-Saharan Africa: A triumph of Hope over Experience
        Sarath Rajapatirana, formerly Head, Economic Advisory Service, World Bank and currently Honorary Fellow, American Enterprise Institute
        March 19, 2009


        (Ref no: 288)
        tbaProfessor Jeff Williamson (Harvard University)

        Previous seminars in 2008


        DateTitlePresenter
        October 14, 2008
        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,
        October 07, 2008
        Seminar Room B (Arndt Room)
        2.00-3.30pm
        (Ref no: 230)
        Regulatory Enforcement and Technical Protection Against Piracy Dyuti S Banerjee, Monash University
        October 03, 2008
        Seminar Room C
        2.00pm-3.30pm
        (Ref no: 293)
        Economic growth and pollution in the long-run
          PhD Workshop: Paul Burke
          September 30, 2008
          Seminar Room B (Arndt Room)
          2.00-3.30pm
          (Ref no: 217)
          North Korea OpensMarcus Noland, Peterson Institute for International Economics
          September 16, 2008
          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

            September 09, 2008
            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)
              August 26, 2008
              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

                August 19, 2008
                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
                  August 12, 2008
                  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
                  August 05, 2008
                  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
                    July 29, 2008
                    Seminar Room B (Arndt Room)
                    2.30pm-4.00pm
                    (Ref no: 184)
                    Rice Policy in IndonesiaDr Neil McCulloch, Asia Foundation, Jakarta and IDS

                    Joint seminar with Indonesia Project

                    July 22, 2008
                    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

                    July 08, 2008
                    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
                    June 24, 2008
                    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
                    June 05, 2008
                    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

                    May 27, 2008
                    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
                      May 13, 2008
                      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
                      May 06, 2008
                      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
                        April 29, 2008
                        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
                          April 22, 2008
                          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
                            April 08, 2008
                            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
                            April 01, 2008
                            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
                              March 11, 2008
                              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
                                March 04, 2008
                                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

                                February 26, 2008
                                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
                                  February 19, 2008
                                  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
                                    February 12, 2008
                                    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

                                      February 05, 2008
                                      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