Past events
Local political fragmentation and direct elections in Indonesia: fiscal and service delivery effects
This study empirically investigates the determinants of political fragmentation in local parliaments and the impact of that fragmentation and direct local government elections on fiscal and service outcomes in Indonesia.
Financial shocks and labour market imperfections in an estimated DSGE model
This paper extends the financial friction model developed by Gertler and Karadi (2011) by including labour market imperfections, nominal wage rigidities and investment adjustment costs as the sluggishness in price and wage adjustments are important in explaining shock transmission.
Risk aversion and the impact of health insurance on household vulnerability: New evidence from the rural Vietnam
This study provides new evidence on the impact of health insurance coverage on household vulnerability using Vietnam Access to Resources Household Surveys (VARHS) during 2010-2012.
Decompositions of secondary education outcomes in Australia
Dr Jinjing Li will discuss the variation of secondary educational outcome across both spatial and socio-economic spectrum in Australia.
Consumption gap between migrant households and urban households in major cities in Vietnam
Giang Nguyen examines the difference in consumption between migrant and urban households in major cities in Vietnam.
Export exposure and gender-specific work participation in Indonesia
Dr Nicholas Sim examines if exports have unequal influence on the work decisions of men and women in Indonesia.
Indonesia Update 2015 - Land and development in Indonesia: searching for the people's sovereignty
The 2015 Indonesia Update will examine land law and its administration in decentralised Indonesia. From the large-scale land acquisitions in Merauke, Papua, to asset ownership in the villages of Sulawesi and Java, to the tenure conflicts associated with the oil-palm and mining booms in Kalimantan and Sumatra. The event will be held at the Coombs Lecture Theatre.
Two decades of rising inequality and declining poverty in Laos
Professor Peter Warr discusses changes in inequality in Lao PDR over the last two decades and relates them to the poverty reduction that has also occurred.
Laos’ integration into the international economy: the role of production networks, technology and SMEs
In this seminar Buavanh Vilavong will discuss the role technology plays in economic growth in Laos.
Microenterprise competition, social pressures, and innovation
Dr Russell Toth will discuss the nature of competition among microenterprises in developing countries.
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