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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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Is the US holding back IMF reform?
Mike Callaghan is Director of the Lowy Institute's G20 Studies Centre.
Is US leadership in the IMF and on global financial issues under threat? Over 100 former US senior policy…
Why is hosting the G20 important to Australia?
Hugh Jorgensen is a Research Associate in the Lowy Institute's G20 Studies Centre.
This is going to become a politically vexing question for the Prime Minister ahead of the…
Emerging countries go with capital flow
It goes without saying that the 2008 financial crisis altered the way capital flows between countries. Cross-border capital flows fell by 60% between 2007 and 2012. We now have…
The dangers of policy complacency
Mike Callaghan is Director of the Lowy Institute's G20 Studies Centre.
The markets are taking in their stride the uncertain outcome from the Italian election and the continuing…
Conservative governments divorcing big business?
Dr Daniel Woker is the former Swiss Ambassador to Australia and now a Senior Lecturer at the University of St Gallen.
Tax may be a dry subject but Mike Callaghan's 25 February…
Free markets: Purity is impotence
Australia has a pretty consistent record of playing by the 'free market' rules in its international economic relations, with low tariffs, restrained use of anti-dumping…
The power of decisive policy action
Mike Callaghan is Director of the Lowy Institute's G20 Studies Centre.
Comparisons between the Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and the President of the European Central Bank …
Never easier to see the world
This piece about falling US airline ticket prices in The Atlantic (short version: they've fallen 50% in the last 30 years) reminds me of one of my favourite personal stories about…
World economy: Keep optimism cautious
Earlier this month I noted that, after several years dominated by bad economic news, the start of the current year had brought hopes that we might finally see a degree of…
Southern Europe wounded, not defeated
Dr Daniel Woker is the former Swiss Ambassador to Australia and now a Senior Lecturer at the University of St Gallen.
All is not well in southern Europe. Six months ago I wrote…