Dr Stephen Grenville AO
Nonresident Fellow
Areas of expertise
Regional economic integration; Australia's economic relations with East Asia; international financial flows and the global financial architecture; financial sector development in East Asia
Biography
Publications
Dr Grenville is a Nonresident Fellow at the Lowy Institute. He works as a consultant on financial sector issues in East Asia. Between 1982 and 2001 he worked at the Reserve Bank of Australia, for the last five years as Deputy Governor and Board member. Before that, Dr Grenville was with the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development in Paris, the International Monetary Fund in Jakarta, the Australian National University and the Department of Foreign Affairs.
Are US Fed rate projections ‘behind the curve’?
Perhaps the Fed has up its sleeve a supplementary way of tightening, in the form of unwinding quantitative easing.
‘America First’ undermines international economic cooperation
A tightening of America’s purse-strings combined with scepticism about IMF programs would require a substantial rethink of the Fund’s operations.
The Trump trade agenda
Trump’s America may use its size and dominance to advance its interests with little regard for an economic rules-based order.
Why everyone is talking about universal basic incomes
A successful UBI program in a Kenyan village will not provide insights relevant to the challenge posed by fast-changing technology in advanced economies.
How the White Paper can turn economic adversity into opportunity
One specific opportunity for some serious re-thinking would be our stance on foreign investment in Australia - not usually thought of as a key element of our foreign policy.
US conservatives embrace carbon tax: Is there a message for Australia?
This is a proposal whose main merit is its political economy mix.
Commentary
Will Trump declare a currency war?
The US president could find this weapon to be less effective than he thought, writes Stephen Grenville for the Nikkei Asian Review on 9 February.Stephen Grenville
Is Trump reigniting the currency wars?
China's huge bilateral surplus with the United States - well over $300 billion each year - means it is high on the President's 'to do-over' list.
Trump’s trade protectionism
The key is a vibrant economy that creates new jobs. Trump’s protectionist measures are a distraction from this bigger challenge.
