Pacific Economic Bulletin

Updates papers

These papers have been presented at the Crawford School of Economics and Government's Pacific and Papua New Guinea Updates. Click on the highlighted title to download the paper in pdf format.

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Selected papers are published in full in the Pacific Economic Bulletin.

Papua New Guinea

30 years of independence

13 September 2005

The Australian National University

Trial separation: Australia and the decolonisation of Papua New Guinea

Donald Denoon, The Australian National University

Growth prospects in the medium term

Joseph and Nancy Lelang

Women in Papua New Guinea's economic life

Aivu Tauvasa, Pacific Islands Trade and Investment Commission

Historical perspectives on Australian aid to Papua New Guinea

Robert Tulip, Australian Agency for International Development

Law and justice in Papua New Guinea

Abby McLeod and Ruby Zarriga, The Australian National University

Poor places in Papua New Guinea

Michael Bourke and Bryant Allen, The Australian National University

Preserving the culture of Papua New Guinea

Vincent Kewibu and Andrew Moutu, The Australian National University

21 May 2004 - Papua New Guinea Update, Sydney (co-hosted with the Lowy Institute for International Policy)

PNG economic survey: transforming good luck into policies for long-term growth
Satish Chand, Director, Pacific Policy Project, Crawford School of Economics and Government, The Australian National University

Public sector reform in PNG
Denis Ives, former Public Service Commissioner and Consultant to the World Bank and AusAID

Political Integrity and the Search for Stability: Implications of the Organic Law on Integrity of Political Parties and Candidates 2001 for Political Stability in Papua New Guinea
Louise Baker, The Australian National University

Putting the Enhanced Cooperation Package to the Test
Craig Sugden, Director, Focus Economics

3 May 2004 - Pacific Business, Melbourne (co-hosted with the ANZ Banking Group)
5 May 2004 - Samoa, Tonga and Solomon Islands, Canberra

Update - Samoa economy
Amaramo Sialaoa, KVA Consult, Apia

Tonga - Economic outlook and associated reform efforts
Caroline Tupoulahi-Fusimalohi, Director, Central Planning Department, Kingdom of Tonga

Solomon Islands - The challenge of development
Satish Chand, Director, Pacific Policy Project, Crawford School of Economics and Government, The Australian National University

'Offshoring' opportunities for the South Pacific
Bob Lyon, Managing Director, Pacific and Personal Banking Asia, ANZ Banking Group

Politics matter: governance, oversight and the case of Air Vanuatu
Michael Morgan, Crawford School of Economics and Government, The Australian National University

Papua New Guinea Updates November/December 2003 (Port Moresby, Kimbe, Mt Hagen, Canberra)

Satish Chand, PNG economic survey: some weak signs of recovery

Craig Sugden, The impact of aid on development

Peter Larmour, National Integrity Systems

Denis Ives, Public sector reform in Papua New Guinea

Vicki Luker, HIV/AIDS in Papua New Guinea

Peter Kora, Small and medium-sized enterprises in Papua New Guinea

Brown Bai, Performance of major export commodities and their future prospects