China and Australia: How closely linked are our economies really?
Thursday, 24 March 2016...
View ArticleHow we got tangled up in US dollar politics
This piece was originally published in the Australian Financial Review Publication Type: Commentary
View ArticlePodcast: Arancha González on women's economic empowerment
Wednesday, 6 April 2016While the slowing global economy has pushed countries to explore a new cadre of sometimes unproven policies in the quest for growth, many have not yet fully committed to the full...
View ArticleWhy the G20's growth pledges have foundered
This piece was originally published in the Australian Financial Review Publication Type: Commentary
View ArticleYes, monetary policy does still work
Wednesday, 11 May 2016Did you know that Australia once had a double dissolution election where the trigger was the conduct of monetary policy? It was our second double dissolution election, in 1951...
View ArticleIn conversation: Martin Wolf on the global economy
Thursday, 19 May 2016On 19 May, the Lowy Institute's International Economy Program Director Dr Leon Berkelmans hosted Martin Wolf, chief economics commentator at the Financial Times, for an...
View ArticleQuick comment: Martin Wolf on Brexit
Thursday, 19 May 2016Leon Berkelmans talks to Financial Times chief economics commentator Martin Wolf on the vote for Britain to leave the EU.Read...
View ArticleGood fight for open economy must be fought again
This article was originally published in The Australian Financial Review.Publication Type: Commentary
View ArticleRajan had only just begun to overhaul India's financial sector
Originally published in the Nikkei Asian ReviewPublication Type: Commentary
View ArticlePanel discussion: Brexit – What's next?
Thursday, 30 June 2016On 30 June, the Lowy Institute hosted a panel discussion with Polling Program Director Alex Oliver, International Security Program Director Euan Graham, and International Economy...
View ArticleEconomic risks of Brexit are big but unclear
Originally published in the Nikkei Asian Review.Publication Type: Commentary
View ArticleBrexit: The view from China
Wednesday, 6 July 2016Reports that China’s central bank will allow a further fall in the renminbi, which is already trading at its lowest level in over five years, highlight Beijing leadership’s...
View ArticleChilling lessons for the world from Australia's election
Originally published in the Nikkei Asian Review.Publication Type: Commentary
View ArticleDoubtful merits of cheap money
Originally published in The Australian Financial Review.Publication Type: Commentary
View ArticleHow well did the IMF handle the 2010 Greek crisis?
Monday, 1 August 2016'IMF admits disastrous love affair with the euro led to immolation of Greece'.So runs a press headline about the...
View ArticleAsian central banks should 'keep calm and carry on'
Originally published in the Nikkei Report. Publication Type: Commentary
View ArticleChina-Australia report: Economic relationship needs work
Monday, 15 August 2016It’s less than four years since then-Prime Minister Julia Gillard launched ‘Australia in the Asian Century’ at the Lowy Institute. It has sunk...
View ArticleHow to improve the FIRB process
Originally published in The Australian Financial Review.Publication Type: Commentary
View ArticlePanel discussion: Is monetary policy now ineffective?
Tuesday, 23 August 2016Central banks have engaged in expansionary policy for many years now, yet inflation remains low. Why has this happened? Is monetary policy now ineffective, and if so, can...
View ArticleAustralia needs better foreign investment rules
Originally published in the Nikkei Report.Publication Type: Commentary
View ArticleInnovation doesn't begin at a G-20 summit meeting
Originally published in the Wall Street Journal.Publication Type: Commentary
View ArticleFew benefits likely from a trade deal with post-Brexit Britain
Wednesday, 14 September 2016In July, when congratulating Theresa May on her appointment as British Prime Minister, Malcolm Turnbull sounded a trifle eager, offering to start talks on a Free Trade...
View ArticleCentral bankers 'pushing on a string'
Originally published in the Nikkei Report.Publication Type: Commentary
View ArticleTrans-Pacific Partnership in doubt, but does it matter?
Monday, 26 September 2016The Peterson Institute in Washington has published a report on the international trade policies enunciated by the two US presidential candidates during their campaigns. Its...
View ArticleUS election puts TPP in doubt
Originally published in the Nikkei Report.Publication Type: Commentary
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