April
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.
April
Under the water: Flood impacts and economic dynamics in northern Peru
Jose Cobian Alvarez
11am–12.15pm
Jose Cobian Alvarez presents his PhD research on the impact of floods on household welfare in northern Peru.
April
Impact of competition on the aviation sector
Mr Omer Majeed, Treasury
3.30–4.30pm
Join Omer Majeed as he presents a seminar on the impact of competition on the aviation sector.
April
Gender responsive budgeting and the financing of maternity care in the Australian federation: addressing gender equality including in emergencies and disasters’
Various - see program in 'downloads' tab
6–8pm
This webinar is sponsored by the Australian National University’s Australian Centre for Federalism and hosted by the ANU Crawford School’s Tax and Transfer Policy Institute, with support from the ANU Gender Institute.
April
Tongan remittances: Channels, costs, and the potential gains from switching
Ryan Edwards, Deputy Director, Development Policy Centre
2–3.30pm
This seminar explores potential gains from switching to low-cost remittance providers in Tonga.
May
Navigating ideational dynamics: actor-policy interactions in implementation of Indonesia’s higher education reform
Hali Aprimadya (speaker) Dr Annabel Dulhunty (Moderator)
12.30–1.30pm
This presentation showcases a PhD research project; it demonstrates that the implementation of research-related policies in Indonesian higher education is a political endeavour shaped by the interactions between actors’ held beliefs and practices and policies’ ideas and objectives.
May
Dynamics of grassroots collectivism: natural resource conflicts and social movements in Thailand’s special economic zones
Ratchada Arpornsilp
12–1pm
Internationally, Special Economic Zones (SEZs) have rapidly expanded as a spatial model and engine to promote industrial economic growth and development. This study addresses a significant gap in understanding about why and how spatially intensive regional developments like SEZs can spark environmental social movements and novel public policy deliberations within repressive political spaces.
May
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 Papua New Guinea (PNG) as providing a resource and reputational advantage for parliamentarians running for re-election.
May
Education competition and ultra-low fertility rates in East Asia
Mr Ji Li, PhD Candidate, Research School of Economics, ANU
4–5pm
The lowest fertility rates in the world now occurring in East Asia.
May
Savings transition in Asia: Unity in diversity
Prema-chandra Athukorala, ANU
2–3.30pm
This seminar seeks to understand factors affecting saving rates in Asia.
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