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The International Economics Program
The International Economics program aims to explain developments in the international economy, and influence policy. It does so by undertaking independent analytical research.
The International Economics program contributes to the Lowy Institute’s core publications: policy briefs and policy analyses. For example, the program contributed the Lowy Institute Paper, John Edwards’ Beyond the Boom, which argued that Australia’s transition away from the commodities boom will be quite smooth.
Experts
Latest publications
News and media
Why Martin Wolf is wrong to blame China for the 'strange' and 'disturbing' world economy
'The world economy is now in a very strange place. We should not forget how strange and disturbing it is.' These are the words of Martin Wolf, the Financial Times' Chief Economic…
Bali trade deal a small win for WTO, but will it rescue the Doha Round?
How significant is the WTO trade deal agreed in Bali on 7 December? The headline in the Financial Times referred to it as a ‘landmark global trade deal', and many reports said it…
Why is advanced-economy growth slow? The case against 'secular stagnation'
Economic growth has been so slow in the advanced countries since 2010 that there has been a revival of an old idea: secular stagnation. This hypothesis suggests that profitable…
GrainCorp and the complexity of foreign investment
The Australian Treasurer's rejection of the $3.4 billion take-over bid for grain handler GrainCorp by American firm Archer Daniels Midlands (ADM) has set a number of confusing…
Australia takes the G20 chair: Now what?
The starter's gun has fired on Australia's G20 presidency. It was a low key start.
The Prime Minister's media release was very brief. This is a positive. The G20 should always be…
Speeches
Think20 papers 2014: policy recommendations for the Brisbane G20 Summit
On 1 December 2013, Australia began its twelve-month presidency of the G20, a role that will culminate with the chairing of the Brisbane G20 summit, 15-16 November 2014…
Infrastructure: Overcoming sovereign-debt phobia
Infrastructure is high on the agenda for G20, yet most aspects of infrastructure are essentially domestic policy matters, with little need — or room — for international…
Next week could be a good one for multilateralism
Mike Callaghan is Director of the Lowy Institute's G20 Studies Centre.
The world badly needs a bit of good news. Who would've thought it might come from the prospect of a WTO…
Will Asia's rapid growth continue?
Convergence – the catch-up process whereby poor economies grow substantially faster than the mature economies – may be the most important economic story in the past fifty years…
Secrecy, intellectual property and the TPP
WikiLeaks has turned its attention to the Trans Pacific Partnership. The press, in Australia and overseas, has noticed.
The Interpreter has previously drawn attention to the…