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About the Centre
Aims of the Centre
The Centre for International Economic Studies was established in
1989 by the School of Economics at the University of Adelaide to
strengthen teaching, research and policy analysis in international
economics and closely related disciplines. Its specific objectives
are to:
- promote individual and group research by scholars at Adelaide
University and beyond
- strengthen undergraduate and post-graduate education in international
and development economics
- provide shorter training programs in Australia and elsewhere
- conduct seminars, workshops and international conferences for
academics and for the wider policy community
- publish and promote research results (see CIES Publications)
- provide specialised consulting services
- improve public understanding of international economic issues,
especially among policy makers and shapers
Methodological and empirical research and policy-oriented analysis
are emphasised, with particular focus on developments of relevance
to the Asia-Pacific Region and the global trading system.
Research Programs
The Centre's externally funded research is currently focusing on
the following program areas:
- Agricultural Biotechnology Program
- China Program
- Development Program
- Indonesia Program
- International Macroeconomics and Finance Progam
- Wine Economics Program
- Innovation Systems and Industrial Organisation Program
- WTO Program
The Centre's broader research agenda includes such topics as:
- Agricultural Trade and Policy
- Competition Policy and Trade
- GATT/WTO and the Global Trading System
- Industrial Trade and Policy
- Minerals and Energy Trade and Policy
- Preferential Trade / Regional Integration
- Services Trade and Policy
- Socialist Economies in Transition
- Trade, Environment and Development
- Water Policy
In addition, the Centre has published research on the following
subjects: Comparative Economic History, Federalism and Fiscal Issues
and Labour Markets and Living Standards.
Contract Research, Consulting and Training Services
The Centre is actively involved in contract research and consultancies
for a wide range of government and business organisations in Australia
and overseas, as well as for numerous international agencies. In
recent years CIES research associates have undertaken commissioned
research for such Australian groups as ABARE, ACIAR, AusAID, the
Business Council of Australia, DFAT, the Productivity Commission
and IDP. International agencies that have drawn on the Centre's
expertise include ADB, ESCAP, FAO, IFPRI, GATT/WTO, OECD, PBEC,
PECC, UNCTAD, UNDP, UNEP, USAID, and the World Bank.
Focus on Asia-Pacific and WTO
Among other things, the Centre's applied research focuses on developments
within, or of relevance to, Australia and its Asia-Pacific neighbours,
and to the global trading system and its overseer, the World Trade
Organisation (WTO). The quality of that research is enhanced by
close collaboration between Centre associates and scholars in institutions
elsewhere in Australia and abroad. |
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