The International Economics Program

The International Economics program aims to explain developments in the international economy, and influence policy. It does so by undertaking independent analytical research.

The International Economics 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.

Experts

Latest publications

News and media

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Roland Rajah

Lowy Institute Lead Economist; Director, Indo-Pacific Development Centre

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John Edwards

Nonresident Fellow

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Jenny Gordon

Nonresident Fellow

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Stephen Grenville

Nonresident Fellow

Commentary

Upgrading Cambodia’s Economic Model for a Post-COVID-19 World

Published by the Cambodia Annual Outlook Conference ↗

Five reasons Australia should establish a Development Finance Institution

The Australian government has recently announced a Development Finance Review. One big idea actively under consideration is establishing an Australian development finance…

Interactives

Does Southeast Asia need a new development model?

A Lowy Institute debate, with contributions from leading Southeast Asian experts.

India’s economy after Covid

One cost of the past two years of limited air travel is that it became too easy to lose touch with what was really happening in other countries. Having not returned in a number of…

Commentary

Is the East Asian growth and development superhighway closing? So what?

Published by the Development Intelligence Lab ↗

Commentary

Worries about China's economic power are overdone

Core realities suggest that it will never establish a meaningful lead over the West. Originally published in Nikkei Asia.

Analyses

Revising down the rise of China

Despite being on track to become the world’s largest economy, China will struggle to avoid a future of significantly slower long-term growth.

Sanctions bite – but how dangerously?

Though not without precedent against lesser rivals, the decision to impose severe financial sanctions against a major economy – and a nuclear-armed great power – has been a…

Commentary

Towards a Better Vaccine Diplomacy

If vaccine diplomacy is the new great game, it is being played wrong by all sides, with the risk that no one will be left a winner. Originally published in The Diplomat.

Commentary

Australian election 2022: Big businesses, small productivity gains

Originally published in The Canberra Times.