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Japanese inflation: a monetary or fiscal phenomenon?

Japan needs to remain fiscally sustainable if it is to avoid the threat of hyperinflation, writes IPPEI FUJIWARA.

Doha: the cost of climate loss and damage

Exactly what has Australia signed up to at the Doha climate talks, and what will it really cost? Write FRANK JOTZO and JONATHAN PICKERING.

World-leading ecological economist joins Crawford School

One of the world’s leading ecological economists, Professor Robert Costanza, has been appointed to a Chair in Public Policy at the Crawford School of Public Policy.

Australia and Asia in business and boardroom

Australian businesses may be lagging behind in regional linguistics, but that doesn’t mean introducing Asia-experienced boardroom quotas is the answer, writes TALAL YASSINE.

Where is it cheapest to cut carbon emissions?

Why are different countries pursuing different types of carbon emission reduction schemes, and what will each cost, writes DAVID STERN.

Building a modern Myanmar

Myanmar is a country undergoing rapid change and a program to be run in Crawford School aims to give the country’s young professionals the skills they need to help their nation make the progression to a modern democracy.

Sea of the living dead

The world’s coral reefs have become a zombie ecosystem, neither dead nor truly alive, and are on a trajectory to collapse within a human generation according to Crawford School ecologist Professor Roger Bradbury.

Shrinking petrol tax fuelling gas guzzlers

A decade-old decision to remove automatic indexation of petrol excise duty is contributing to Australia’s continuing reliance on gas guzzlers and helping to put the brakes on the take-up of fuel efficient vehicles.