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:
March 11, Time 10:00 AEDT (11:00 NZDT)
Speaker: Alina Mulyukova (Georg-August-University of Göttingen)
Title: Services Liberalization and Product Variety of Manufacturing Firms. Evidence from India
Abstract:
This paper investigates the impact of services sector liberalization on product innovation of downstream manufacturing firms in India. Exploiting the staggered introduction of reforms and variation in service input intensity, I find that services liberalization significantly increases firms’ product portfolio. Allowing foreign investments in the banking sector relaxes firms’ financial constraints and increases the amount of interest payments on short-term loans, patterns that I interpret as evidence of reduction in the fixed cost of product innovation. Firms diversify into input-similar industries, which changes the distribution of sales across products, with the core product experiencing the largest decline in sales share.
PROGRAM - 2026 - Semester 1
March 11, Time 10:00 AEDT (11:00 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 (11:00 NZDT)
Pablo Fajgelbaum (UCLA Economics)
Title: Strategic Trade Infrastructure: Understanding China’s Belt and Road Initiative
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