Ross H. McLeod, BE (Civ) (Melb), BA (Melb), PhD (ANU)
Associate Professor, Indonesia Project, Economics Division

Email: Ross.McLeod@anu.edu.au

Biographical Statement

I have been working in and on Indonesia in various capacities — postgraduate student, consultant and academic researcher — since 1978, and speak Indonesian fluently. Since 1998 I have been the Editor of the Bulletin of Indonesian Economic Studies.

Research Interests

Much of my work in recent years has been related to the economic crisis that began in Indonesia in mid-1997, with particular emphasis on analysing its causes, how it was handled (particularly the role of the IMF), and how similar occurrences might be prevented in the future. I also have a strong interest in monetary and exchange rate policy, financial sector policies, privatisation, corruption and public sector reform in Indonesia.

Key Publications

• 'Indonesia's New Deposit Guarantee Law', Bulletin of Indonesian Economic Studies, 42 (1), April 2006.
• 'The Struggle to Regain Effective Government Under Democracy in Indonesia', Bulletin of Indonesian Economic Studies, 41 (3), December 2005.
• 'Banking Collapse and Restructuring in Indonesia, 1997-2001' (jointly, with George Fane), Cato Journal, Fall 2002.
• 'The Financial Evolution of Small Businesses in Indonesia', in Dale W. Adams and Del Fitchett (eds), Informal Finance in Low-Income Countries, Westview Press, Boulder, 249-264, 1991.
• (ed.) Indonesia Assessment 1994: Finance as a Key Sector in Indonesia's Development, Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, Singapore, 1994.
• 'Explaining Chronic Inflation in Indonesia', Journal of Development Studies, 33(3), 392-410, February 1997.
• (ed. with Ross Garnaut) East Asia in Crisis: From Being a Miracle to Needing One? Routledge, London and New York, 1998.
• 'Control and Competition: Banking Deregulation and Re-regulation in Indonesia', Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy, 4(2), 258-297, 1999.

Career Highlights

Lecturer in Economics, ANU (1982-84); Managing Director, Ricardo, Smith Pty Ltd, Economics and Banking Consultants (1984 to present); Fellow/Senior Fellow/Associate Professor, Indonesia Project, ANU (1992 to present); Associate Editor, Agenda, (2001-2005); Editor, Bulletin of Indonesian Economic Studies (1998 to present).