PhD Seminars
The disproportionate growth of manufacturing industries after a banking crisis
Khresna Satriyo presents his research on the aftermath of systemic banking crises across 100 countries from 1980 to 2019.

Local government land monopoly in China: The influence of land price on supply
Tunye Qiu presents his research on the monopolistic behaviour of local governments in supplying residential land in China.

Examining sanitation provision in Jakarta’s kampungs: Access, risk, and right to the city
A study on urban political ecology of sanitation in Jakarta’s kampungs (urban slum settlements)

Realising the collective value of data
Cathy’s doctoral research explores how we can realise the collective value of data. Working at the intersection of theories of value and power, and public service practice, she unpacks what collective value looks like and how it can be systematically created.

Prepayment and electricity usage in temperature extremes: Implications for energy poverty and climate justice
PhD Candidate Debasish Das presents his research on how prepaid metering affects households’ electricity-temperature relationship.

Tax bunching of very high earners. Evidence from Australia's Division 293 tax
Tax bunching of very high earners. Evidence from Australia's Division 293 tax.

Examining interactions, perceptions, and benefit streams during mineral exploration in Papua New Guinea
This presentation examines current practices of mineral exploration community and stakeholder engagement in remote/rural Papua New Guinea (PNG). At this time, there are 7 operating mines in PNG, contrasted with 189 open mineral exploration licenses. Exploration activities of the extractive industries often operate on ambiguous and uncertain timeframes with little government regulation and may produce sparse contact with the local community and no further development. Other explorations can last decades and involve the construction of camps for drillers and geologists, establishment of routes for helicopter traffic, building of tracks for drill rigs, the trenching of the landscape by bulldozers, and lead to prolonged interaction and exchange between the exploration crew and the local community. During the years of exploration activities, which may or may not conclude in extractive development and production, the host community is impacted in ways which may (re)articulate power relations, allow for opportune land grabs, heighten social risks, and create norms for benefit streams. Overlapping masculinities between the exploration crew and the local patriarchal Melanesian culture may create early advantages for men while exacerbating inequalities for women. Working from Connell’s (2007) Southern Theory, I examine the gendered hierarchies and intersectional nature of exchange and benefit between an exploration crew/company and the host community in two PNG exploration sites in West New Britain. My research fills the gap in the literature, research, and knowledge surrounding exploration community engagement and the associated consequences that are often gendered. Biography Gretchen Druliner has a background in biology and hydrology. She has worked in Papua New Guinea studying avian seed dispersal, and worked in and around mining in multiple capacities, including geotechnical, drilling coordination, and community outreach and education. Gretchen is interested in the confluence of human activities in the natural world, gender and masculinity. Panel members: Kuntala Lahiri-Dutt, Colin Filer, Nicholas Bainton

Commodity price cycles and the interdependence of commodity and equity markets
Lin Qi presents his research about commodity cycles over a period of more than two decades and changes in the interdependence between commodity and equity returns across the expansion and contraction phases of each cycle.

Deficit financing with national saving certificates and its macroeconomic consequences on the Bangladesh economy
Mohammad Mahabub Alam presents his research about the macroeconomic impacts of extensive use of National Saving Certificates (NSCs) in budget financing on the Bangladesh economy.

The impact of district’s presidential electoral share on the capital grant allocation in Indonesia
Eko Sumando presents his research about how political interests impact capital grant allocation in Indonesia.

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