From Copland to Trump: What can Economists learn from the Tectonic Shift in US tariff policy?

The Economic Society of Australia Victoria Branch warmly invites you to attend the Inaugural Sir Douglas Copland Memorial Lecture, delivered by esteemed Professor Emeritus Bob Gregory.

"Making America Great Again"
From Copland to Trump: What can Economists learn from the Tectonic Shift in US tariff policy?

The extraordinary refocussing of US tariff policy under President Trump is potentially the most important shift in “world economic” policy in the last three quarters of a century.  We discuss how US and world economic outcomes contributed to this tectonic shift. We then explore the unsatisfactory nature of our understanding of the quantitative importance of the various US links between economic theory, “big picture” facts  and empirical research outcomes underlying tariff policies to “Make America Great Again”.

Bob Gregory will be joining the ESA for dinner after the talk.  You are welcome to join us afterwards and will be able to pay at the venue.

About the Speaker

R G Gregory, AO, FASSA, PhD (LSE). PhD (Honaris Causa, Melb).

Bob is Professor Emeritus (ANU), ex Board member Reserve Bank of Australia and the Australian Science and Technology Council. He held the Chair of Australian Studies, Harvard, 1983-84,. He has been President of the Economic Society of Australia (1996-1999), Editor of the Economic Record and was awarded the Economic Society Distinguished Fellow Award (2001). 

Previous academic appointments include University of Melbourne, London School of Economics, Australian National University, Northwestern University, and visiting positions at The Board of Governors, Federal Reserve System, Washington, Harvard University, and the University of Chicago. He was Head of the Economics Department, RSSS, ANU, 1986-2006.

His research interests include international trade, labour economics, income support systems.

Registrations close 4pm Tuesday 9 September.

Event Details

Agenda

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