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Growth with equity in East Asia: reversed or returned?
Stephen Howes seeks to dispel some misunderstandings about actual changes in levels of inequality - in particular, highlighting the complexity of inequality trends in East Asia.
Is environmental goods trade beneficial for the environment?
Huong Tran presents her research on the environmental effects of environmental goods trade.
Disruptive effects of preferential policies
Sutanuka Roy investigates the impact of two affirmative action policies on university test scores.
Reinvigorating Indonesia’s land reform: Social Forestry and implications for people and forests
This seminar will examine the dynamics of Social Forestry and its potential implications for people and forests, with a case study of Central Kalimantan.
Socio-economic development and the role of fiscal decentralisation in Malaysia
Yusniliyana Yusof presents her research on spatial aspects of economic development in Malaysia.
How does foreign aid impact Australian exports in the long-run?
Otor and Dornan find a strong positive impact of aid on exports from Australia, which does not appear to be based on tying of aid to domestic procurement.
Reform success in the shadow of war: the case of Sri Lanka
The speakers review the impact of Sri Lanka’s 1977 economic reform initiatives, arguing that reform was effective even in the extremely adverse circumstances of its 1983-2009 civil war.
Understanding black swan infectious disease outbreaks: an econometric investigation into the 2002/03 SARS outbreak
Chloe Burns presents her thesis proposal on the economics of infectious disease.
Clunker phase-outs: effects on air pollution and land prices
Shuhei Nishitateno investigates the impact on nitrogen dioxide pollution and land values of a ban on high-emitting diesel vehicles in Japan.
Modelling the cumulative effects of Brexit and follow-on UK and EU27 Bilateral FTAs on product markets: the case of wine
The authors model the impact of Brexit and the bilateral FTAs expected to follow it, using the wine market as a case study.
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