Past events
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.
Intra-village and inter-village conflict in rural coastal communities in Indonesia: the case of the Kei islands
Budy Resosudarmo examines the underlying factors associated with the incidence of conflicts among local marine resource users in coastal Indonesia.
R&D offshoring and home industry productivity
Russell Thomson examines the conditions under which offshoring Research and Development (R&D) activities can benefit home country industry.
Responding to food security and land questions: policy principles and policy choices in Kalimantan, Indonesia
Dr John McCarthy discusses three policy agendas with substantial implications for land use and food poverty in Kalimantan.
Fiscal equalisation of Australian states and territories: policy options and welfare maximisation
In this talk Chris Murphy will discuss the optimal fiscal equalisation policy for Australia.
Macroeconomic impacts of the 2010 earthquake in Haiti
Rohan Best discusses major impacts caused by 2010 earthquake in Haiti.
Indonesia: challenges ahead for future sources of growth, development and competitiveness
Professor Mari Elka Pangestu will deliver this special Indonesia Study Group presentation. This event will be held at the Hedley Bull Centre.
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