New approaches to tax and welfare in Australia and Korea

Crawford School of Public Policy | Tax and Transfer Policy Institute
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Event details

Seminar

Date & time

Thursday 09 November 2017
9.00am–10.15am

Venue

Weston Theatre, Level 1, JG Crawford Building 132, Lennox Crossing, ANU

Speaker

Professor Peter Drysdale, Professor Peter Whiteford, and Associate Professor Shiro Armstrong, Crawford School, ANU; and Dr AN Jongseok, Korean Institute of Public Finance.

Contacts

Diane Paul
02 61259318

Additional links

Join us at a panel presentation and discussion about new challenges and opportunities for economic and fiscal policy in Australia and the Republic of Korea, with a focus on the Australia-Korea economic relationship and a comparative perspective from Japan. Presenters will speak about the fundamental issues of economic growth, trade and investment, inequality and social welfare, and fiscal policy challenges in future:

  • Professor Peter Drysdale, Crawford School of Public Policy, ANU: The South Korean Economy: An Australian Perspective
  • Professor Peter Whiteford, ANU, brief remarks on inequality trends: Assessing Inequality in OECD Countries: Trends and Prospects
  • Dr AN Jongseok, Korean Institute of Public Finance: Challenges and trends in fiscal sustainability and tax in South Korea
  • Associate Professor Shiro Armstrong, Crawford School, ANU: A comparison: Japan’s Fiscal Policy

Facilitated discussion, Q and A

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