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:
May 13, Time 10:00 AEST (12:00 NZST)
Speaker: Andrés Rodríguez-Clare (UC Berkeley)
Title: Carbon Taxes in the Global Economy: A Quantitative Analysis
Abstract:
We develop a quantitative trade model to study optimal carbon taxation when only a subset of countries internalize global emissions. Governments can optimally combine taxes on fossil fuel extraction, consumption, and exports, and the consumption tax applies to emissions embodied along the full global value chain of domestically consumed goods. This structure enables unilateral policies to address emissions regardless of where they occur, thereby limiting leakage. We estimate fossil fuel supply elasticities using mine-level data and solve the model using exact hat-algebra methods. We show that unilateral production taxes induce substantial leakage, while consumption-based taxes sharply reduce leakage and generate larger global welfare gains. Combining consumption and extraction taxes further improves outcomes. Export taxes matter for large manufacturing exporters, especially China.
PROGRAM - 2026 - Semester 1
May 13, Time 10:00 AEST (12:00 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
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