Mark Thirlwell

Former Director, International Economy Program & Fellow, G20 Studies Centre
Areas of expertise
Global economy / global economic trends; globalisation; rise of new economic powers; geo-economics; global economic governance (G-20)
Mark Thirlwell
Biography
Publications

One of Australia’s leading commentators on the international economy, Mark has been tracking global economic trends since he joined the Bank of England’s International Divisions in 1990 where he worked as part of the Whitehall Economists Subgroup, coordinating the forecasting of major emerging markets across the Bank, Treasury, the FCO and other stakeholders. Mark subsequently joined J P Morgan as a Vice President in Economic Research with responsibility for Central Europe. Before joining Lowy, he served as Senior Economist at Australia’s Export Finance and Insurance Corporation, working on sovereign risk with a particular focus on East Asia. Mark’s work at Lowy concentrated on the forces shaping globalisation. He has written major papers on the Indian economy, the state of the international trading system and the future of globalisation. Recent work has included publications on the post-crisis world economy, geo-economics and global governance, with the latter including participation in Think-20. Mark has degrees in economics from Cambridge and Oxford Universities and a postgraduate qualification in applied finance from Macquarie University.

Energy insecurity: China, India and Middle East oil
Analyses
Energy insecurity: China, India and Middle East oil
Anthony Bubalo and Mark Thirlwell examine China and India's growing thirst for imported oil, particularly from the Middle East, and consider some of the possible longer term…
India: the next economic giant
Lowy Institute Papers
India: the next economic giant
This Lowy Institute Paper by Mark Thirlwell assesses the emergence of India as a major new player in today's global economy. Mark Thirlwell
The Australia-United States Free Trade Agreement: a preliminary assessment
Analyses
The Australia-United States Free Trade Agreement: a preliminary assessment
On 8 February Australian Trade Minister Mark Vaile concluded an agreed text for an Australia-United States Free Trade Agreement. This Issues Brief provides a preliminary…
The international economy in 2003…
Analyses
The international economy in 2003…
This Issues Brief suggests that a key theme over the past year has been the management of external imbalances in a world economy that is not only increasingly integrated but which…
Revaluing the renminbi...
Analyses
Revaluing the renminbi...
There are strong parallels between today’s US-China tensions over trade and US-Japan economic relations in the 1980s. Mark Thirlwell
Are Australian policymakers operating in a new global economy?
Analyses
Are Australian policymakers operating in a new global economy?
Developments including the rise of vertically specialised trade and the growing internationalisation of production, broader and deeper goods and financial market integration, the…
Is the international trading system fragmenting? The dilemma for Australian trade policy
Analyses
Is the international trading system fragmenting? The dilemma for Australian trade policy
The post-World War II international trade policy framework is being challenged by a proliferation of bilateral and regional trading arrangements. Australia faces a choice over…
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