Coal smuggling trains the Mongolian public’s eye on systemic corruption
Authors: Gantulga Munkherdene, National University of Mongolia and Ariell Ahearn, University of Oxford Mongolia has substantial coal deposits across the…
Learning the right lessons from Chinese sanctions on Australian imports
Author: Shiro Armstrong, ANU From May 2020 Beijing blocked the import of roughly a dozen Australian goods for which China…
East Asian economies resist decoupling
Author: Fukunari Kimura, Keio University Media on global trade frequently puts forward the narrative that the US–China confrontation will divide…
India’s workforce woes
Author: Anthony P D’Costa, University of Alabama The 2019 satirical film Eeb Allay Ooo! highlights the grim reality of India’s…
Geopolitical concerns propel US–Taiwan economic talks
Author: Min-Hua Chiang, Maryland Growing confrontation and competition between the United States and China has paved the way for closer…
France: Protesters Storm Blackrock Office in Paris
Last Updated on April 6, 2023 French protesters took over a BlackRock office in Paris on Thursday. Protests against French…
Beware the systemic zombies roaming in Asian markets
Author: Editorial Board, ANU It’s only when the tide goes out that we discover who’s been swimming naked. It’s an…
Bank of Japan’s new governor Ueda confronts big calls on monetary policy
Author: Masahiko Takeda, ANU While many advanced economy central banks are facing a dilemma over how to fight inflation in…
Mongolia in the middle of the Russia–Ukraine war
Authors: Oyuntugs Davaakhuu, Economic Research Institute and Tuvshintugs Batdelger, Economic Research Institute and National University of Mongolia At the onset…
Rural underemployment threatens China’s growth
Authors: Scott Rozelle, Stanford University and Dorien Emmers, KU Leuven According to World Bank data, only a handful of economies…