Research
Australia was active in the creation of the international institutions which underpin international trade and investment. A number of institutions and scholars across Australia continue to undertake the critical research needed to inform business, policy and consumer decisions.
ACITI showcases these individuals and institutions and their work to promote debate and collaboration
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Associate Professor Emma Aisbett
AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY
International Trade And Investment Law, International investment governance, Political economy of trade policy, International political economy, International Economics, Public Economics Public Choice, Environment And Resource Economics, Trade-related climate policy, International Green Industrial Policy, and Panel Data Analysis.
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Emeritus Professor Kym Anderson AC
ADELAIDE UNIVERSITY
International trade and development economics, and the economics of agriculture, food and wine.
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Professor Sajid Anwar
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Associate Professor Sobhan (Sean) Arisian
LA TROBE UNIVERSITY
Applied operations with a special interest in modeling and practical logistics and supply chain problems, security and resiliency at the global supply chain/international trade interface, transformative digital supply chain strategies.
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Professor Shiro Armstrong
AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY
Japan economic policy, international trade, free trade agreements.
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Professor Vivienne Bath
UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY
Chinese law, international trade and investment, international commercial transactions.
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Associate Lecturer Raffaella Belloni
UNIVERSITY OF THE SUNSHINE COAST
Labour economics, international trade, and macroeconomics.
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Professor Emeritus Jeffrey H Bergstrand
UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME
Determinants of international trade flows and of bilateral foreign direct investment (FDI) and quantitative measurement of partial and general equilibrium effects of economic integration agreements on trade flows and bilateral FDI.
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Professor Helen Cabalu
CURTIN UNIVERSITY
International trade policy, particularly ASEAN and developing countries in the light of changing World Trade Organisation deliberations, competition policy at the national and international levels, resource economics with major international economics component, macroeconomic policy of economies in East Asia and Australia
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Mr Dominic Carbone
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Professor Anthony E Cassimatis AM
UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND
International law, administrative law and public law generally.
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Associate Professor Ivana Damjanovic
AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY & UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA
International law, international investment law and governance, EU trade and investment agreements, EU trade and investment policy, the EU and the reform of Investor-State Dispute Settlement
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Dr Cecilia Anthony Das
EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY
Corporate Law, Innovation systems and policy, Work Health and Safety Law, Digital Payment Systems including cryptocurrency, Modern Slavery and Environmental, social and governance (ESG).
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Associate Professor Felicity Deane
QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY
Issues where economics and the law intersect, World Trade Organization law and international trade law and practice, and the impact of trade rules on climate change market based instruments.
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Professor Peter Draper
ADELAIDE UNIVERSITY
International trade policy, World Trade Organisation agreements and negotiations, FTAs, EU Trade Policy, developing countries.
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Associate Professor Jiangang Fei
UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA
International logistics, supply chains and maritime freight.
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Dr Nicholas Frank
MONASH UNIVERSITY
International political economy and geopolitics, international trade and investment, global energy transition, global governance
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Dr Umair Ghori, Associate Professor
BOND UNIVERSITY
international trade and investment laws focusing on rare earths, semiconductors and technology export controls and export restrictions
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Dr Nathan Gray
ADELAIDE UNIVERSITY
International Business, Trade, Foreign Investment and Development, Standards, Certifications and Regulations in Trade, Business impacts of national regulations on trade and investment, Premium Food and Wine Export Development, Global Value Chains, Supply Chain Integration, Business impacts from multilateral trade agreements, International Strategic Management, Business Negotiations, and Corporate Governance
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Institute for International Trade
ADELAIDE UNIVERSITY
The Institute for International Trade brings together leading academics, experienced trade practitioners and negotiators to address key challenges faced by businesses and governments seeking to expand trade and investment opportunities across the globe.
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Dr Wei Li
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Dr Naoise McDonagh
EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY
Politics and international trade; geopolitics and international business; foreign direct investment screening and national security; economic sanctions and business risk; China and the world economy.
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Professor Luke Nottage
UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY and UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO
Asia-Pacific regional architecture, Australia-Japan relations, Japanese law, international arbitration, foreign investment regulation, corporate governance, consumer and contract law
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Professor Richard Pomfret
ADELAIDE UNIVERSITY
International trade, international economics, and economic development.
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Associate Professor Evgeny Postnikov
THE UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE
International political economy and politics of trade, European Union politics and external relations.
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Associate Professor Esmé Shirlow
AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY
International investment law and arbitration; public international law; international dispute settlement
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Professor Lisa Toohey
UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES
International trade law, trade disputes, traceability and trade, trade and geopolitics.
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Professor Markus Wagner
UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG
International economic law, international trade law, international investment law, public international law, international health law, food security and food safety.
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Professor David Widdowson AM
CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY
Trade facilitation; regulatory compliance management; risk management; supply chain security
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Dr Genevieve Wilkinson
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Dr Ping Xiong
ADELAIDE UNIVERSITY
International economic law and focus on international protection of intellectual property
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Professor Weihuan Zhou
UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES
International economic law, World Trade Organization law, customs law especially trade remedies, free trade agreements, Chinese commercial law, China’s regulation of international trade and investment, and China’s integration into the international and regional economic order.