The International Economy program aims to explain developments in the international economy, and influence policy. It does so by undertaking independent analytical research.
The International Economy program contributes to the Lowy Institute’s core publications: policy briefs and policy analyses. For example, the program contributed the Lowy Institute Paper, John Edwards’ Beyond the Boom, which argued that Australia’s transition away from the commodities boom will be quite smooth.
Recognition of the need for greater government intervention in the economy is increasingly shaping the US political debate, with this shift paralleled among prominent economists.
East Asia is no longer reliant on US or Western markets to fuel its growth, giving it more room to manage amid global trade tensions.
The real issue in the US–China trade negotiation is the dramatic change in China’s economy evident over the past decade.
Indonesia has much economic potential but the trade-off between growth and stability continues to bind its growth ambitions.
Originally published in The Australian.
Originally published in the Australian Financial Review (Photo: Alex Wong/Getty Images).
Originally published in the Nikkei Asian Review (Photo: Washington Post/Getty Images).
Originally published in the Australian Financial Review.
Originally published in the Nikkei Asian Review.
Originally published in the Australian Financial Review. This is an edited extract of Andrew Leigh's Lowy Institute Paper Choosing Openness (Photo: fcmarriott/Flickr)