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The Challenge
Firms involved in agricultural and food production, processing and distribution face unique challenges and opportunities resulting from globalization. Their capacity to respond will have great significance for their communities. The development of new relationships in the research community will assist with their ability to adjust and to capture more of the opportunities available. The current […]
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The Opportunity at the University of Adelaide
The University of Adelaide is uniquely placed in Australia to organise these research networks and to respond to the drivers of change in world food policy. It has deep skills in the core area of supply chain analysis as well as consumer behaviour. It has depth in the economics and business analysis of food markets […]
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What is Economics? High School Competition
In 2011 the School of Economics ran a competition open to High School students asking them to creatively display ‘what is Economics’? We are pleased to announce we have a winner- Nicole Wedding, from Marryatville High School. Nicole has won $1000 cash prize for her fantastic video entry. Nicole talks about what she loves about […]
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Academic Achievement Acknowledgement Breakfast
Wednesday 21st September, 2011 The School of Economics recently invited selected high achieving students to a breakfast where they were recognised for their achievements. The students have been identified as excellent prospective candidates for the Economics honours program in 2012. The students heard from Head of the School- Professor Mandar Oak, and current Economics honours […]
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The 2011 Harcourt Lecture
A Retrospective and Prospective Look at Global Agricultural Productivity Performance Recent turbulence in food commodity markets reminded commentators and policymakers that ever-declining food prices are not guaranteed, that food prices matter, and that their causes deserve attention. Will the next 50 years mirror the pattern of the past 50 years, or is the era of […]
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The annual 2011 Fisher Lecture
“Can Asia Grow Fast on its own?” was delivered by Professor Peter A Petri Carl, the J. Shapiro Professor of International Finance at Brandeis International Business School at the ESAM Conference. MP4 MP4 for iPod Windows Media Video MP3 (Audio Only) Windows Media (Audio Only) (308.93 MB) (141.91 MB) (612.19 MB) (29.60 MB) (12.76 MB) […]
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Structural Reform, Services and Logistics – Building Policy Making Capacity in APEC (Services Workshop)
August 1-18, 2011 School of Economics Level 3 Nexus 10 Building, 10 Pulteney St (Cnr North Terrace & Pulteney) The University of Adelaide The University of Adelaide, in partnership with the University of International Business and Economics (Beijing) and the Indonesian Ministry of Trade will be hosting a workshop on Structural reform, services and logistics […]
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Special Guest Lectures
Dr Javier Nunez, Director of the School of Economics and Business at Universidad de Chile will present his work on the “Social Mobility and Inequality in Chile and Latin America”. Tim Harcourt, Chief Economist of the Australian Trade Commission (Austrade), will present on “New Frontiers: Australia, Asia and the Emerging Markets”.
Research Seminars and Workshops
The School of Economics is host to a variety of events. Discuss current economic trends and issues with our research Seminar Series and Workshops with some of the leading economics academics throughout the whole year. Check out the archive for previous Seminar and Workshop speakers and view their associated papers which are available for download.
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