Griffith launches APEC Study Centre

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Department of Accounting, Finance and Economics
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An Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Study Centre has been launched at Griffith University. Professor of Economics Tony Makin is the inaugural director of the new centre which is part of the Griffith Asia Institute and which joins a network of centres established across the Asia-Pacific region following a decision by APEC leaders in 1993. Researchers based […]

Pro-business policy only good if it is pro-market

Griffith Asia Institute
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THE election of the Abbott government provides a great opportunity to change economic policy settings and steer the economy to a higher growth path according to Professor Tony Makin in an opinion piece in The Australian. Click here to go to the article. THE election of the Abbott government provides a great opportunity to change […]

State Government Budget Comments

Griffith Asia Institute
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Tony Makin criticizes the Newman Governments focus on spending in the 2012 budget. He states that the deep job cuts were not necessary in order to achieve the desired results. Read the whole article from Quest Brisbane East here. You can also listen to a podcast of an interview with 612 ABC tony-makin-12th-sept-2012

New Economies Power Growth

Griffith Asia Institute
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WE’RE accustomed to thinking of Australia as a highly internationalised economy heavily integrated with the global economy. Yet, compared with most dynamic emerging economies, this is not the case. Professor Tony Makin looks at the emerging nations- BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa)- and how their economic growth compares to Australia. Is Australia […]