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