Dr Stephen Grenville AO

Nonresident Fellow
Dr Stephen Grenville AO
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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.

Economics as history: Assessing the 2024 Nobel Prize
Economics as history: Assessing the 2024 Nobel Prize
Rich country or poor country? Why a chain of causation proposed by this year’s winners is so controversial.
To pick winners, be willing to discard losers
To pick winners, be willing to discard losers
Converts to industry policy will find success by drawing on the experience of success in other countries.
Gas and the difficult path to net zero
Gas and the difficult path to net zero
As a major supplier of global energy, Australia’s external challenges will be formidable.
Implementing the National Interest Framework: nuclear submarines
Commentary
Implementing the National Interest Framework: nuclear submarines
Originally published on The Australian
Future Made in Australia: Treasury provides sanity in net zero transition
Commentary
Future Made in Australia: Treasury provides sanity in net zero transition
Originally published on The Australian
Indonesia, and the origins of a decolonialisation movement that swept the world
Indonesia, and the origins of a decolonialisation movement that swept the world
European colonial history is lamentable – but it is important to remember the enduring legacy.
Why central banks getting the job done is more important than accurate forecasting
Commentary
Why central banks getting the job done is more important than accurate forecasting
Originally published on The Australian
Australia’s comparative advantage in climate transition
Australia’s comparative advantage in climate transition
Already world leaders in rooftop solar, Australians should take the opportunity with supporting rollouts in Southeast Asia.
A role for nuclear in Australia’s climate response?
A role for nuclear in Australia’s climate response?
In the facts-lite political debate, the opportunities and comparative advantages of solar are being sidelined.
The Australian
Central banks should make their policy-decision framework transparent and leave it at that
05 February 2024
Australian Financial Review
Inflation: Micro-pricing matters to the persistence of the inflation challenge
15 August 2023
Australian Financial Review
What is the new normal for rates, and when do we get there?
05 June 2023
The Australian
RBA Review: The limits to monetary policy
30 April 2023
The Australian Financial Review
The economic case for building nuclear subs offshore not in Adelaide
05 March 2023
Sydney Morning Herald
Zombies, bubbles and the hidden risks of record low interest rates
20 January 2018
Sydney Morning Herald
Why record low interest rates can't last
13 November 2017
Sydney Morning Herald
Scott Morrison's choice: 'If Donald Trump jumped off a cliff, would you?'
02 October 2017
WWF Australia
Economists: Price and limit on carbon pollution needed now
07 July 2014
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