Wage convergence and trade

Yixiao Zhou extends the idea of convergence in per-capita income across countries to convergence of wage rates across countries for workers in the same industry.

The impact of district minimum wage on employment by firms in Indonesia

Nurina Merdikawati presents her PhD findings on how minimum wages affect employment in Indonesia.

How big is the economy-wide rebound effect?

David Stern reports on a structural vector autoregression study of the economy-wide rebound effect of energy efficiency shocks, using US data.

Poverty alleviation can be an effective conservation strategy

Rhita Simorangkir finds significant side benefits in reduced tree cover loss from an anti-poverty cash transfer program in Indonesia.

Does foreign reserve accumulation crowd out domestic private investment?

Wishnu Mahraddika presents findings on whether foreign reserve accumulation crowd out domestic private investment in the short and long run.

Joining global production networks: has Indonesia missed the boat?

The seminar will discuss, from a comparative East Asian perspective, Indonesia’s experience with exploiting opportunities for export-oriented industrialisation created by “Global Production Sharing”.

Assessing the direct and spillover effects of shocks to refugee remittances

Sarah Walker investigates the tight economic links between a refugee camp in Kenya and the surrounding community, focusing on a shutdown in remittances in 2015.

Life satisfaction data: Is the evidence sufficiently clear for policy applications?

Mark Fabian presents evidence that cautions against the use of life satisfaction scales in policy research.

Where in Australia has more small-scale solar installations?

Note: the originally scheduled seminar, ‘Gender corporate culture’, has been cancelled.

Rohan Best looks at determinants of rooftop solar uptake in Australia, and also calculates a subsidy elasticity of solar installations for the government’s Small-scale Renewable Energy Scheme.

Impact of governance on bribery and welfare: the case of rural India

Raghbendra Jha looks into the practice of bribery as a means of gaining access to welfare programs for households in rural India.