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Maholopa Laveil

Maholopa (Maho) Laveil is the inaugural FDC Pacific Fellow at the Lowy Institute. He works in the Institute’s Pacific Islands Program as part of a one year secondment from the University of Papua New Guinea (UPNG). His research interests include fiscal and monetary policy in Papua New Guinea (PNG), election and parliamentary politics, tariff policy, PNG economic history, and development. Maho teaches undergraduate economics at UPNG. He holds a Master's in International and Development Economics from the Australian National University (ANU) and an undergraduate degree from UPNG.

The FDC Pacific Fellow is supported by a grant from the Foundation for Development Cooperation.

Articles by Maholopa Laveil (14)

Maholopa Laveil 16 Aug 2023

The Fix: We still really don’t know PNG

Your weekly Interpreter feature about issues, resources or helpful distractions that might otherwise be missed.
Maholopa Laveil 2 Aug 2023

Can PNG afford more debt?

Betting on the potential of future resource wealth has proved a risky strategy. History holds valuable economic lessons.
Maholopa Laveil 8 Jun 2023

PNG’s trade ties with China are set to strengthen

Canberra has committed to bolstering agriculture assistance, but free trade agreements may leave Australia in second place.
Andrea Connor, Maholopa Laveil, Leonie Baptiste, Londari Yamarak, Hannah Sarvasy 7 Mar 2023

PNG voices: regional partnerships must be based on respect

Righting perceptions of an asymmetric relationship between PNG and Australia comes down to listening.
Maholopa Laveil 30 Jan 2023

For PNG, Albanese’s visit was about more than just security

Dealing with Australia and keeping a door open to China gives James Marape the chance to foster the local economy.
Maholopa Laveil 13 Jan 2023

PNG needs a census, not more population estimates

Knowing a true number of residents is crucial to set development goals – for local government and foreign partners.
Maholopa Laveil 9 Dec 2022

MP slush funds used to maintain power in PNG

The more cash, the more chance of an incumbent ruling party’s success at elections.
Maholopa Laveil 23 Nov 2022

Papua New Guinea: lessons of the last decade in four charts

Translating economic semantics into higher incomes, better living standards and good governance is the next step.
Maholopa Laveil 7 Nov 2022

Party politics in Papua New Guinea

While the machinations might appear incomprehensible, some trends can be detected in PNG’s complicated party system.