Past events

30
May
2014
Crawford School of Public Policy | Arndt-Corden Department of Economics | PhD Seminar (Econ)

Remittances and economic growth: a multi-country analysis

Rajan Panta, PhD scholar, Crawford School.

In this seminar Rajan Panta will discuss the impact of remittances on long-term economic development of the receiving countries. The specifications of the growth equation and the econometric methodology of the paper systematically draw on the recent development in the empirical growth literature with a view to overcoming the limitations of the existing studies.

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27
May
2014
Crawford School of Public Policy | Arndt-Corden Department of Economics | ACDE Seminar

The employment effects of terminating disability benefits

Dr Timothy J Moore, George Washington University and National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER).

Dr Timothy Moore discusses the employment effects of disability benefits termination and draws some lessons for reforms of the disability insurance program.

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23
May
2014
Crawford School of Public Policy | Arndt-Corden Department of Economics | PhD Seminar (Econ)

Agricultural technical change and economic diversity of farm households: the case of Vietnam

Huy Nguyen, PhD Scholar, Crawford School.

Huy Nguyen investigates the impacts of agricultural technical change on economic diversity of farm households in Vietnam.

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20
May
2014
Crawford School of Public Policy | Arndt-Corden Department of Economics | ACDE Seminar

Impact of Ethiopia's community based health insurance

Dr Robert Sparrow, Crawford School, ANU.

In this seminar, Dr Robert Sparrow reviews the recent community based health insurance (CBHI) scheme in Ethiopia.

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14
May
2014
Crawford School of Public Policy | Arndt-Corden Department of Economics | Indonesia Project | Indonesia Study Group

Audit in a new democracy such as Indonesia

Paul Nicoll, Australian National Audit Office.

In this seminar, Paul Nicoll will describe Badan Pemeriksa Keuangan’s implementation of key aspects of the 2004 legislation in Indonesia, acknowledging progress and highlighting some challenges.

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13
May
2014
Crawford School of Public Policy | Arndt-Corden Department of Economics | ACDE Seminar

Transparency and anti-corruption activities in ASEAN: a big challenge for the AEC?

Professor Medhi Krongkaew, Thammasat University.

In this seminar, Professor Krongkaew argues that ASEAN countries are ready for to form ASEAN Economic Community (AEC), but there is a high variation in terms of transparency and anti-corruption activities among the member countries.

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09
May
2014
Crawford School of Public Policy | Arndt-Corden Department of Economics | PhD Seminar (Econ)

State-owned enterprises and capital misallocation in Vietnam

Truong Thi Thu Trang, PhD Scholar, Crawford School of Public Policy

State-owned enterprises in Vietnam have had favourable access to capital but used it inefficiently, especially those in agriculture, mining and utility, and financial intermediation industries.

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06
May
2014
Crawford School of Public Policy | Arndt-Corden Department of Economics | ACDE Seminar

The yield of plant variety protection

Dr Russell Thomson, University of Melbourne.

Dr Thomson examines the effect of the introduction of plant variety protection on the output of Australian wheat breeders.

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02
May
2014
Crawford School of Public Policy | Arndt-Corden Department of Economics | PhD Seminar (Econ)

Paradigm shifts in aid motives? bilateral aid allocation from the cold war to the global war on terror

Delwar Hossain, PhD scholar, Crawford School.

In this seminar Delwar Hossain will investigate how the relative importance of different aid allocation motives change following the changes in global geo-strategic focus.

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Indonesia Study Group at ANU
30
Apr
2014
Crawford School of Public Policy | Arndt-Corden Department of Economics | Indonesia Project | Indonesia Study Group

The 2014 parliamentary elections in Indonesia: patterns and consequences

Associate Professor Greg Fealy, Professor Ed Aspinall, and Dr Marcus Mietzner, School of International, Political and Strategic Studies, ANU College of Asia and the Pacific.

An Indonesia Study Group panel comprised of experts from ANU, will discuss the results of the 2014 parliamentary elections in Indonesia, and what they mean for the upcoming presidential polls.

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