Events
Did program support for the poorest areas work? Evidence from rural Vietnam
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.
Papua New Guinea’s fiscal decentralisation: Lessons from the last 15 years
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.
Measuring global economic activity using air pollution
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.
Global tax consensus: Can it survive?
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).
Tracking mergers and acquisitions in Australia
Nu Nu Win presents her PhD research about using administrative microdata to track mergers and acquisitions in Australia
Postharvest losses from weather and climate change: Evidence from 1.2 million truckloads
Using data from California, this seminar will explore the effects of temperatures on tomatoes in transit.
Preference mismatch for environmental policy in Indonesia
We study Indonesian voters and politicians’ policy preferences over a suite of issues. We conducted concurrent surveys in advance of the 2024 Indonesian general election and, in a follow up, randomized the provision of information to candidates about voter preferences. We find that voters care about environmental issues more than politicians, and that politicians underestimate voters’ concern. Randomly providing information on voters’ preferences induced changes in politicians’ own stated policy preferences, especially on issues for which politicians initially underestimated voter support.
Thesis Proposal review: securing the energy rights of remote First Nations households
This TPR seminar presents on collaborative research focused on how the energy rights and needs of remote First Nations communities can be best served in the energy transition taking place in Australia
Stepped on by stamp duty: The effect of housing transaction taxes on home purchases and people movement
This paper quantifies the effect of housing transaction taxes (i.e. ‘stamp duty’) on housing mobility.
Information campaign on arsenic poisoning: Unintended consequences in marriage market
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.
Under the water: Flood impacts and economic dynamics in northern Peru
Jose Cobian Alvarez presents his PhD research on the impact of floods on household welfare in northern Peru.
Impact of competition on the aviation sector
Join Omer Majeed as he presents a seminar on the impact of competition on the aviation sector.
Tongan remittances: Channels, costs, and the potential gains from switching
This seminar explores potential gains from switching to low-cost remittance providers in Tonga.
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