PhD Seminars
The relationship between city density and labour productivity: an empirical investigation
Rentao Rao presents his research on the impact of city-level urban population size and density on economic efficiency in China.

Zombie businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia
Joel Bowman presents his research on whether the business support measures introduced in response to the COVID-19 pandemic disproportionately affected the performance and survival rate of zombie businesses in Australia.

Decision-making and policy implementation on for Indonesian peatland restoration: Are households the forgotten key actors?
Sri Lestari will present a PhD Thesis Proposal Review (TPR) seminar on ‘Decision-Making and Policy Implementation for Indonesian Peatland Restoration: Are Households the Forgotten Key Actors?’

Does tax simplification motivate small businesses to be more compliant? Evidence from a regression discontinuity in Indonesia
Agung Satyadini presents his research on the effect of a tax simplification program on tax compliance among small businesses in Indonesia.

Rural livelihoods and vulnerability to environmental and socioeconomic change: Case of high value agricultural communities in middle hills of Nepal
This thesis research explores how large cardamom adopted as high value cash crop shapes vulnerability of rural households and whether it serves as an adaptation pathway under diversification, climate change and labour outmigration.

Climate policy stringency upscaling
Conrad’s research will explore the anatomy of climate change policy upscaling events. It will seek to understand how an implement-then-upscale approach can overcome barriers to stringency, and how climate change policy instruments can be primed for future upscaling.

Road revival and unavoidable deforestation: Evidence from the New Deal for Papua and beyond
Inggrid presents her research on the effect of highway expansions on deforestation in Indonesia.

Does trade liberalization improve competition and allocative efficiency? Evidence from Indonesia’s manufacturing sector
Riandy Laksono presents his research on the efficiency gains of trade liberalization in Indonesia's manufacturing sector.

Is it a curse or blessing to have a resource-rich neighbour? The case of gas extraction in Indonesia
Abdul Nasir presents his research on the effects of natural gas extraction on the neighbour economies in Indonesia.

Declining demand for Australia’s fossil fuel exports, potential economic impacts and policy responses
Cedric Hodges presents his research on the impact of declining fossil fuel demand on the Australian economy.

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