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These are recordings of ANU public lectures and special events that are categorised by business and economics

  1. 03/07/2012

    Australia’s 2012 - another successful year? Chris Richardson

    2012 has so far seen a buoyant share market, rising commodity prices, positive news on the US economy and a better than expected economic position in Europe.That mix of good cheer has begun to unwind the deep drop in confidence evident in recent months among Australia’s business community and the general public. Much of the recent optimism is thanks to the cheap money that Europe’s Central Bank has made available in the last two months. Whilst it hasn’t provided a lasting solution, it does at least mean the sticky-tape holding Europe together is now stronger.2012 may well turn out better than anticipated for Australia. But there is still a definite possibility that things could start to go in the other direction, with, among other things, the economic situation in Europe and in particular Greece, still very delicate.What lies ahead on the Australian and global horizon and what are the risks that might bring to an end Australia’s charmed run without a recession?

    57 min

  2. 09/06/2011

    The 9th H.W. Arndt Memorial Lecture - Globalisation and its discontents: An Indonesian perspective

    These are good times for Indonesia. Commodity prices are high, the economy is buoyant,  and the 2008-09 global financial crisis had little impact. The economic and democratic  reforms instituted in the wake of the Asian financial crisis have been bedded down  successfully. The country is increasingly important on the regional and global stage,  through ASEAN, the G20 and many other fora. Yet the skeptics in the country’s influential  political, business and NGO communities towards an open, liberal international economic  order are as vocal and vociferous as ever. This Lecture, by the country’s Minister of Trade  and one of its pre-eminent authorities on the subject, canvasses these and related issues.

    1h 35m

  3. 08/18/2011

    How much is enough: making decisions that help us to thrive

    Why do happy people make better investors and better entrepreneurs? Why do most investors achieve less than half the returns they should? Why are lottery winners no happier than the rest of us? What makes mature women better investors than young men? How do we develop emotional resilience and financial responsibility in our children? And how can we have more money and more happiness?We are what we think. But what causes us to think in the way that we do? And why does this lead us to make choices that do not make us either happy or wealthy?

    1h 3m

  4. 07/07/2011

    Creating the conditions for radical public service innovation - David Albury

    Public services are facing an unprecedented combination of challenges and opportunities: demographic, technological, public expectations, fiscal constraint, local and global "wicked issues". The need for radical innovation - innovation that achieves significantly better outcomes for significantly lower costs - has perhaps never been greater.This lecture will draw on international research, experience and case studies to discuss the policy, system and organisational dynamics and relationships necessary to foster innovation and stimulate diffusion of ‘proven’ innovations.Among the questions to be explored will be: What are the required leadership characteristics? In what ways can funding regimes be developed to reward the adoption of innovation? How should users and the public be engaged in the processes of innovation? What regulatory frameworks hinder or enable innovation?

    1h 5m

  5. 06/27/2011

    Rescuing the United States from fiscal crisis

    The US owes $14.4 trillion or $129,000 per taxpayer in debt, and every year into the future will add another $1.3 trillion in debt from budget deficits. The very viability of the nation is not only at risk, but other economies around the world are in jeopardy.In his only public speaking engagement in Canberra, Professor Steve Redburn, one of the leading experts in the US on the fiscal crisis, asks, What options can the US pursue to return itself to fiscal solvency? How much “pain” is expected versus the “gain” realized from various options? and, what are the politics of the current standoff in the US in Congress and Obama Administration in resolving the issues?

    59 min

  6. 10/23/2009

    The Australian Labour Market in Booms & Slumps

    Professor Gregory will look back and analyse employment, skill imbalances, hours worked and welfare interactions in each of the economic booms and slumps over the last four decades and ask is Australia making progress in overcoming what appear to be entrenched structural problems in the labour market? He will also look forward to the next economic upswing and conjecture whether labour market outcomes will be very different from past experiences? He will comment on the changing labour market outcomes for men and women.

    28 min

  7. 07/28/2009

    The Financial Crisis: What Happened and Why?

    The lecture comprised a description and an analysis of (some aspects of) the current financial crisis.  The crisis is viewed as a "financial perfect storm" resulting from a combination of developments in global markets for goods and financial assets.  Special attention is devoted to the incentives created by developments in financial markets in the United States and the United Kingdom.   A comparison of the experiences of these two countries is used in assessing the relative importance of the various changes in incentives.  At some points, comparisons with what happened in other countries help in isolating the key changes. This lecture was presented by the Centre for Applied Macroeconomic Analysis,  ANU College of Business and Economics, as part of the ANU Public Lecture Series 2009.

    59 min

  8. 06/02/2009

    The Global Migration of Skill

    This lecture examined the growing phenomenon of international skilled migration with particular attention to its impact on developing countries. A framework was developed for understanding the different measures of ‘brain drain' and how they are related to wage and income differences across countries around the world. Based on new data sources, differences in the prices of skill across countries were estimated and were used to explore how skill price differentials affect the magnitudes and skill-intensity of permanent migration to the United States and Australia and the magnitudes and direction of the flows of foreign students. Particular attention was also paid to the circular flow of migration and to understanding the role of higher education in fostering the outflow of international students and their return to their home countries.

    1h 30m
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