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April

02
Apr
2024
Arndt-Corden Department of Economics | ACDE Seminar

Did program support for the poorest areas work? Evidence from rural Vietnam

Hai-Anh H. Dang, World Bank

11am–12.30pm

The study investigates a poverty alleviation program in Vietnam’s poorest districts, finding no significant impact on household welfare but noting a shift from farm to nonfarm employment and increased nonfarm income, potentially due to improved credit access. While there’s no notable effect on children’s education, the program boosts healthcare utilization and offers more educational subsidies.

April

05
Apr
2024
Development Policy Centre | Seminar

Papua New Guinea’s fiscal decentralisation: Lessons from the last 15 years

Maholopa Laveil, Economics Lecturer, University of Papua New Guinea

1.30–2.30pm

Fiscal decentralisation in PNG has been a contentious topic for much of the country’s history.This month’s ANU-UPNG seminar focuses on the weaknesses in the decentralisation process and how these mechanisms can be strengthened.

April

09
Apr
2024
Crawford School of Public Policy | ACDE Seminar

Measuring global economic activity using air pollution

Martin Rama, the former World Bank Chief Economist for the South Asia region

11am–12.30pm

This paper presents a novel method for assessing global economic activity by analyzing satellite data on nitrogen dioxide (NO2) pollution, offering a more accurate alternative to night light measures, especially in regions with unreliable national accounts. It highlights the unreliability of current GDP rankings, even in advanced economies, and introduces a methodological advancement that mitigates error-in-variables biases by leveraging the distinct measurement errors between NO2 and night lights.

April

10
Apr
2024
Tax and Transfer Policy Institute | Seminar

Global tax consensus: Can it survive?

Tue 9 April, 7PM - 8:30PM, US East Coast time; SPEAKERS: Tom Barthold (Joint Committee on Taxation, US Congress); David Bradbury (OECD); Viva Hammer (Brandeis University, & ANU); Michael Plowgian (formerly Office of Tax Policy, US Treasury)

9–10.30am

Join Tom Barthold (US Congress) David Bradbury (OECD) and Michael Plowgian (Office of Tax Policy, US Treasury) debating the future of the global tax system, moderated by Viva Hammer (ANU, formerly US Congress and US Treasury).

April

16
Apr
2024
Arndt-Corden Department of Economics | ACDE Seminar

Postharvest losses from weather and climate change: Evidence from 1.2 million truckloads

Sarah Smith, University of California, Davis

2–3.30pm

Using data from California, this seminar will explore the effects of temperatures on tomatoes in transit.

April

19
Apr
2024
Tax and Transfer Policy Institute | Seminar

Stepped on by stamp duty: The effect of housing transaction taxes on home purchases and people movement

Mr Aaron Wong, e61 Institute

4–5pm

This paper quantifies the effect of housing transaction taxes (i.e. ‘stamp duty’) on housing mobility.

April

23
Apr
2024
Arndt-Corden Department of Economics | ACDE Seminar

Information campaign on arsenic poisoning: Unintended consequences in marriage market

Shyamal Chowdhury, University of Sydney

2–3.30pm

The seminar will discuss the unintended consequences of a public information campaign on water quality that was rolled out in the early 2000s on the marriage market in rural Bangladesh.

May

03
May
2024
Development Policy Centre | Seminar

Are government ministers in Papua New Guinea more likely to be re-elected?

Alyssa Leng, Research Officer, ANU

12.30–1.30pm

Being a government minister is often seen in in Papua New Guinea (PNG) as providing a resource and reputational advantage for parliamentarians running for re-election.

May

09
May
2024
Crawford School of Public Policy | Other

Politicians on trial: Rebuilding judicial legitimacy in Malaysia (2018-2024)

Amalina Yasmin Mohd Sokri (speaker) Associate Professor Grant Walton (Moderator)

12.30–1.30pm

This presentation will explore a PhD project aiming to understand how the Federal Court in Malaysia frames its communication with the public in high-profile political cases, and what reception it receives among the media, civil society and the legal profession at large.

June

13 to 14
Jun
2024
Tax and Transfer Policy Institute | Workshop

4th Australian Workshop on Public Finance

Various as per program

9am–5pm

The 2024 Australian Workshop on Public Finance is hosted by the Tax and Transfer Policy Institute, Australian National University, ANU.

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