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.
Commentary
Trump's protectionism will fail; Asia should ignore it
Avoid tit-for-tat; keep integrating, writes Stephen Grenville in the Nikkei Asian Review.Stephen Grenville
What’s ahead for the global economy?
For all forecasting’s demonstrated imperfections, sensible policy-making requires some view on where the economy is headed.
Why is it so hard for the IMF to accept criticism?
The chief criticism is that the IMF is not a 'learning organisation'.
Trump’s economic worldview
The president-elect misses the difference between an individual firm and a national economy.
Does Trump threaten Federal Reserve independence?
Will the well-established independence the Fed currently enjoys come under threat from a Trump administration, with its unconventional economic ideas?
The Paris agreement and Australia’s electricity generation
Policy needs to seize the best options in a complex industry.
Unbundling globalisation
The market can look after efficiency, but governments have to look after equity.
The new view on fiscal policy
Government spending is back in fashion.
Trump's voters will be disappointed by his economics
It’s simply unrealistic to think businesses will favour American workers over the low labour costs delivered by imports and technology.
