ACDE Seminar
The ACDE Seminar has been held during the Tuesday afternoon timeslot for several decades and has featured applied economics seminars from many leading economists and upcoming scholars from ANU, Australia, and overseas. Open to the public.
To sign up to the seminar email list, please email seminars.economics@anu.edu.au.
Conveners: Professor Paul Burke, Dr Sarah Dong, Dr Ryan Edwards, Associate Professor Firman Kartaadipoetra, Dr Hiroshi Matsushima, Associate Professor Hoa Nguyen, Associate Professor Yixiao Zhou
Trade and gendered labour outcomes: evidence from changing export demand in Indonesia
The seminar will discuss the gendered labour market consequences of international trade in Indonesia.
Air pollution and agricultural productivity in a developing country
This seminar will delve in whether and how air pollution from coal plants affects agricultural productivity.
Savings transition in Asia: Unity in diversity
This seminar seeks to understand factors affecting saving rates in Asia.
Tongan remittances: Channels, costs, and the potential gains from switching
This seminar explores potential gains from switching to low-cost remittance providers in Tonga.
Information campaign on arsenic poisoning: Unintended consequences in marriage market
The seminar will discuss the unintended consequences of a public information campaign on water quality that was rolled out in the early 2000s on the marriage market in rural Bangladesh.
Postharvest losses from weather and climate change: Evidence from 1.2 million truckloads
Using data from California, this seminar will explore the effects of temperatures on tomatoes in transit.
Measuring global economic activity using air pollution
This paper presents a novel method for assessing global economic activity by analyzing satellite data on nitrogen dioxide (NO2) pollution, offering a more accurate alternative to night light measures, especially in regions with unreliable national accounts. It highlights the unreliability of current GDP rankings, even in advanced economies, and introduces a methodological advancement that mitigates error-in-variables biases by leveraging the distinct measurement errors between NO2 and night lights.
Did program support for the poorest areas work? Evidence from rural Vietnam
The study investigates a poverty alleviation program in Vietnam's poorest districts, finding no significant impact on household welfare but noting a shift from farm to nonfarm employment and increased nonfarm income, potentially due to improved credit access. While there's no notable effect on children's education, the program boosts healthcare utilization and offers more educational subsidies.
Building public support for reducing fossil fuel subsidies: Evidence across 12 middle-income countries
This seminar will present survey evidence on opinions regarding fossil fuel subsidy reforms.
Swaying gender norms around women working: Evidence from an online intervention in Indonesia
This seminar will present evidence from Indonesia on beliefs regarding female employment.
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