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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.
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China's agenda in Switzerland (and Europe)
Dr Daniel Woker is the former Swiss Ambassador to Australia and now a Senior Lecturer at the University of St Gallen.
For his first trip abroad as Chinese premier last month,…
Global economy: Experimental fallout
The global economy is in the midst of an unprecedented macroeconomic policy experiment based on unconventional monetary policy marked by a combination of high public debt, near…
Is China already a responsible economic stakeholder?
The meeting between Presidents Obama and Xi in Palm Springs over the weekend presented another opportunity to berate China for its international economic imbalances, but the two…
IMF's Greece mea culpa does not go far enough
Mike Callaghan is Director of the Lowy Institute's G20 Studies Centre.
The IMF recently released a self-assessment of its 2010 Greek bailout program. The media commentary is…
Why China is beating America to Middle Eastern oil. Or not.
A few days ago the New York Times ran a rather breathless story about how China has emerged as the biggest beneficiary of Iraq's post-Saddam oil boom. The story prompted a bit of…
Structural reform: Are we slow learners?
Mike Callaghan is Director of the Lowy Institute's G20 Studies Centre.
The global financial crisis has resulted in the IMF saying that there is a need to rethink macro policy…
Insolvency: When countries go broke
The debt mess in the European periphery (Ireland, Greece, Spain, Cyprus and Italy) has been a reminder of how hard it is to sort out sovereign insolvency. Much damage is done to…
Asia Pacific trade: Choosing sides
Hugh White makes a compelling case that we may have to choose between America and China one day, with that moment of choice decided by the two great powers.
Here is one small…
Debt paranoia
Global bond markets seem determined to fight the last war. Having ignored the debt build-up that brought down the US financial system in 2008 and crippled the European periphery…
Reports
Great Southern Lands: Building ties between Australia and Brazil
This report brings together four essays from Australian and Brazilian authors that collectively aim to shed some light on Brazil and its future importance to Australia and the…