2024 PNG Update

The 2024 PNG Update was held at the University of Papua New Guinea Waigani campus from 21-22 August.

Evaluating the effects of footprint-based CAFE standards in the U.S. new-vehicle market

This seminar explores the effect of fuel economy standards for the road sector in the United States.

Using Theory of Change to inform monitoring, evaluation and learning: Examples from water, sanitation and hygiene projects

The Theory of Change (ToC) is a conceptual framework that can be used to determine how change might be created and where efforts should be focused to bring about that change. In this presentation, Melita Grant will illustrate the application of ToC through two case studies: one from Cambodia and another that spans multiple countries within the Asia-Pacific region.

Labor market impact of export in a commodity-dependent nation

Riandy Laksono presents his research about the impacts of rising exports on labor market outcomes in Indonesia.

Banking on Paris: The roles of public Green Banks in the transition to net zero emissions

This is Chell’s final READ seminar prior to submission of her dissertation entitled: Banking on Paris: The roles of public Green Banks in the transition to net zero emissions.

Non-technical project impacts, project acceptance and community resilience: The societal implications of major infrastructure projects in Australia

This presentation showcases a PhD research project that explores the social impacts of major infrastructure projects on local communities in Australia.

Climate change and inflation: Evidence from Indonesia

Saraswati Saraswati presents her research on the impacts of climate change on inflation in Indonesia.

Toxic chickens: chemical flows and accumulations in Asia’s broiler chicken complex

This seminar shares plans for detailed research on the political ecology of the broiler chicken industry in Asia.

Competition and the Phillips curve

This seminar explores the effect of market concentration on the relationship between the rate of inflation and the unemployment rate.

Mubyarto Public Policy Forum 2024

About the Mubyarto Public Policy Forum

The Mubyarto Public Policy Forum is an annual event named in honour of Professor Mubyarto, a prominent economist at Gadjah Mada University and one of Indonesia’s most influential intellectuals on the issue of rural development between the 1960s and 1990s.

A collaboration between Faculty of Economics and Business at Gadjah Mada University and ANU Indonesia Project, the Mubyarto Public Policy Forum aims to stimulate debate on development policy issues in Indonesia, particularly on rural development.