Online Australasian Seminar in International Economics (OASIS)
Deakin University, James Cook University, Melbourne University, Monash University, University of Auckland
Online Australasian Seminar in International Economics (OASIS)
Deakin University, James Cook University, Melbourne University, Monash University, University of Auckland
Welcome to the OASIS! OASIS is co-organized by A/Professor Reshad Ahsan, Professor Phillip McCalman, Dr. Krisztina Orbán, Dr. Cong S. Pham, Dr. Maria Ptashkina, A/Professor Laura Puzzello, A/Professor Asha Sundaram, Dr. Haiping Zhang, and Professor Sizhong Sun.
This is a seminar series on international economics-related topics for economists based in Australia and New Zealand and invited international speakers from around the world.
The format of the seminar is a 60-minute talk followed by a 15-minute Q&A. Unless otherwise specified, seminars will take place on the second and fourth Wednesday of each month. To convert the AEST or NZST time to your time zone, please click here.
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UPCOMING OASIS SEMINAR:
September 23, Time 16:00 AEST (18:00 NZST)
Speaker: Andreas Moxnes (BI Norwegian Business School)
Title: Follow FDI: Production Networks and the Geography of Globalization
Abstract:
Follow FDI refers to the phenomenon whereby a supplier of a multinational firm establishes foreign affiliates in the same countries as their multinational customer, effectively replicating the supply chain abroad. Using novel Japanese data, we show that roughy one third of local affiliate sales (and purchases) are to other Japanese affiliates operating in the same country, indicating that a substantial share of multinational activity takes place within replicated domestic supply chains. Event studies confirm that when a firm starts selling to a multinational in Japan, the supplier is more likely to become a multinational itself. Our findings provide new micro-level evidence on how domestic value chains shape global value chains and the geography of globalization. The results highlight (i) the importance of domestic production networks in mediating access to international markets and (ii) a novel channel through which multinational activity spills over to domestic suppliers. These findings broaden and enhance our understanding of (i) why firms become multinationals, (ii) the dynamics of affiliate sales and (iii) the potential spillover effects of multinational activity.
PROGRAM - 2026 - Semester 2
September 23, Time 16:00 AEST (18:00 NZST)
Andreas Moxnes (BI Norwegian Business School)
Title: Follow FDI: Production Networks and the Geography of Globalization
September 9, Time 10:00 AEST (12:00 NZST)
Yong Tan (Nanjing University of Finance and Economics)
Title: Information Frictions, Geographic Indication and Washington Apple Effects
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2026 - Semester 1
June 24, Time 10:00 AEST (12:00 NZST)
Sang Min Lee (University of South Carolina)
Title: Tariff Front-Running
June 17, Time 10:00 AEST (12:00 NZST)
Title: Quality Incentives and Upgrading in Uganda’s Coffee Supply Chain
June 10, Time 9:00 AEST (11:00 NZST)
Title: Collective Learning in the Global Semiconductor Industry
May 13, Time 9:00 AEST (11:00 NZST)
Andrés Rodríguez-Clare (UC Berkeley)
Title: Carbon Taxes in the Global Economy: A Quantitative Analysis
April 22, Time 10:00 AEST (12:00 NZST)
Enze Xie (Zhejiang University)
Title: Washing Away the US: Tariff Evasion Under China’s Retaliatory Tariffs
April 8, Time 10:00 AEST (12:00 NZST)
Title: Exclusions for Sale? Tariff Exclusions in the US-China Trade War
March 11, Time 10:00 AEDT (12:00 NZDT)
Alina Mulyukova (Georg-August-University of Göttingen)
Title: Services Liberalization and Product Variety of Manufacturing Firms. Evidence from India
Feburary 25, Time 10:00 AEDT (12:00 NZDT)
Pablo Fajgelbaum (UCLA Economics)
Title: Strategic Trade Infrastructure: Understanding China’s Belt and Road Initiative