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Peter Drysdale, am, BA (UNE), PhD (ANU)
Professor of Economics and Executive Director, Australia-Japan Research Centre

Biographical Statement

I am currently involved in a collaborative research project with Gordon de Brouwer and the Ministry of Finance in Japan on future financial arrangements in East Asia. Recent papers include presentations on the 'new regionalism' in East Asia. A book on The New Economy in Asia and the Pacific is being edited from the Pacific Trade and Development Conference (PAFTAD) held in August 2001.

Research Interests

Asia-Pacific economic integration; international economic diplomacy; international trade and economic policy; Japanese economy and economic policy; foreign direct investment; China's trade and transformation; East Asian economic policies. Currently involved in major collaborative research project on future financial arrangements in East Asia. Recent research on the 'new regionalism' in East Asia. New books forthcoming in 2002 include The New Economy in Asia and the Pacific.

Key Publications

• International Economic Pluralism: Economic Policy in East Asia and the Pacific, Allen & Unwin, Sydney, 1988.
• (joint ed. with Ross Garnaut) Asia Pacific Regionalism: Readings in International Economic Relations, HarperEducational Publishers, Sydney, 1994.
• (ed.) Reform and Recovery in East Asia: The Role of the State and Economic Enterprise, Routledge, London and New York, 2000.

Career Highlights

Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence, Yale University (1978); Chairman, Australian Pacific Economic Cooperation Committee (AUSPECC) (1984-87); Adjunct Professor, Columbia University (1990-92); Distinguished Associate, Asia Pacific Research Center, Stanford University (1974-present); Member, International Advisory Board, China Center for Economic Research, Peking University (1995-present);Visiting Professor at Kobe, Osaka, Kyoto, and Tokyo Universities in Japan; Honorary Professor of Renmin University (1998).