Fiscal Policy and Financial Markets

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Welcome and Introduction
 

Dr Ian Watt Secretary, Department of Finance and Administration

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Session 1: Policy Response to Intergenerational Trends
 

Chair: Dr Mardi Dungey
Dr David Gruen Australian Treasury	[ppt]
Mr John Janssen New Zealand Treasury	[ppt]
Dr Chris Richardson Director, Access Economics Consulting Group	[ppt]
Professor Ross Guest Griffith University	[ppt]
Mr Alan Mitchell Australian Financial Review

SESSION II: Fiscal Rules and Fiscal Policy in Practice
 

Chair:
Professor Warwick McKibbin Australian National University	[ppt]
Dr Ric Simes Chief Economist, ICAP	[ppt] [paper-pdf]
Dr Michael Keating Australian National University
Mr Alan Wood The Australian
Professor Peter N. Smith University of York and Australian National University	[pdf]

SESSION III: The Evolution of Transparency and Liquidity in Australian Financial Markets: A Public Policy Perspective
 

Chair: Mr Robert Elstone, Sydney Futures Exchange
Mr Robert Elstone Sydney Futures Exchange	[ppt]
Professor Alex Frino University of Sydney	[ppt]
Ms Sharon Mitchell UBS	[ppt]
Mr Ric Battellino Assistant Governor, Reserve Bank of Australia
Mr Warren Bird Colonial First State

SESSION iV: Discussion and Summing Up

Dr Mardi Dungey
Fellow, Economics Division, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, ANU                       [ppt]
Professor Bob Gregory
Head, Economics Program, Research School of Social Sciences, ANU                                      [ppt]