Dr Stephen Grenville AO
Nonresident Fellow
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.
Book review: Winners take all
Giridharadas reminds us that “win-win” is the motto elites live by.
A Tobin tax: an idea whose time has come for Indonesia
How to make portfolio flows “sticky” and avoid short-term swings in foreign sentiment sees an old idea gain new life.
Why the gloom? Global economic prospects
Reality, when it arrives, may turn out boringly routine – more-of-the-same rather than the drama of “Winter is coming”.
US-China tensions: is this about economics or security?
The challenge might seem to be China’s economic behaviour rather than old-fashioned power rivalry.
“America First” and global economic governance
Halcyon days when the US built international institutions that would benefit all and foster globalisation – over?
US versus China: the economic model
Donald Trump might be a Republican, but not of the Ronald Reagan ilk, and it shows in his approach to China.
Trump and intellectual property
Inventors have a right to be rewarded for their innovation, don’t they? It depends.
The Economist: a change of heart
In the face of effusive predictions, don’t break out the champagne. Keep calm and carry on.
Do Trump’s tariffs much matter?
A retreat? Maybe. But an end to globalisation? No.