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China and Australia: How closely linked are our economies really?

Thursday, 24 March 2016...

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How we got tangled up in US dollar politics

This piece was originally published in the Australian Financial Review Publication Type:  Commentary

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Podcast: 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...

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Why the G20's growth pledges have foundered

This piece was originally published in the Australian Financial Review Publication Type:  Commentary

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Yes, 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...

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In 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...

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Quick 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...

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Good fight for open economy must be fought again

This article was originally published in The Australian Financial Review.Publication Type:  Commentary

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Rajan had only just begun to overhaul India's financial sector

Originally published in the Nikkei Asian ReviewPublication Type:  Commentary

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Panel 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...

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Economic risks of Brexit are big but unclear

Originally published in the Nikkei Asian Review.Publication Type:  Commentary

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Brexit: 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...

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Chilling lessons for the world from Australia's election

Originally published in the Nikkei Asian Review.Publication Type:  Commentary

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Doubtful merits of cheap money

Originally published in The Australian Financial Review.Publication Type:  Commentary

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How 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...

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Asian central banks should 'keep calm and carry on'

Originally published in the Nikkei Report. Publication Type:  Commentary

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China-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...

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How to improve the FIRB process

Originally published in The Australian Financial Review.Publication Type:  Commentary

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Panel 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...

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Australia needs better foreign investment rules

  Originally published in the Nikkei Report.Publication Type:  Commentary

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Innovation doesn't begin at a G-20 summit meeting

Originally published in the Wall Street Journal.Publication Type:  Commentary

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Few 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...

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Central bankers 'pushing on a string'

Originally published in the Nikkei Report.Publication Type:  Commentary

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Trans-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...

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US election puts TPP in doubt

Originally published in the Nikkei Report.Publication Type:  Commentary

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