Development Policy Centre Podcast

In this podcast Devpolicy Director Stephen Howes sits down with Michael Clemens, a Senior Fellow at the Centre for Global Development and migration expert. The main topics covered were: The US Seasonal Workers Program Skilled vs. unskilled migration Fostering skilled migration The Australia Pacific Technical College

One of the biggest growth opportunities in the world economy lies not in the mobility of goods or capital, but in the mobility of labour. Many people born in low-income countries would like to leave those countries, but barriers prevent their emigration. Those barriers, according to economists’ best estimates to date, cost the world economy much more than all remaining barriers to the international movement of goods and capital combined. Yet economists spend a great time studying the movement of goods and capital, and when they study migration at all, they focus on the effects of immigration on nonmigrants in destination countries. Dr Michael Clemens investigated why this is the case and sketched a four-point research agenda on the effects of emigration. Barriers to emigration, Dr Clemens argued, deserve a research priority that is commensurate with their likely colossal economic effects. Michael Clemens is a senior fellow at the Center for Global Development where he leads the Migration and Development initi

Timor-Leste, which gained its independence in 2002, is one of the world's youngest countries. Born out of a history of violence and poverty, in recent years Timor-Leste has experienced both social stability and rapid growth, and its development prospects have strengthened considerably. Timor-Leste has also been a pioneer in establishing the g7+, a group of 17 fragile states, which was formed in 2010 as a country-owned and country-led global mechanism to monitor, report and draw attention to the unique challenges faced by fragile states. The New Deal for Engagement in Fragile States represents the first time in history that conflict-afflicted states have taken the lead in designing an aid architecture for and by themselves. The Harold Mitchell Development Policy Annual Lecture Series, of which this is the first, has been created to provide a new forum at which the most pressing development issues can be addressed by the best minds and most influential practitioners of our time. Emilia Pires has been Finance Mi

Jorgen Randers, Professor of Climate Strategy from the BI Norwegian Business School, is one of the world's most respected and rigorous global systems experts. Forty years ago he co-authored the best-selling environmental book of all time -- The Club of Rome's 1972 Limits to Growth, which set out different scenarios, including ones of overshooting and collapse, out to 2100. Now, 40 years later, Randers asks the question: What will the world look like in another 40 years? His answer is in his new book, 2052 - A Global Forecast for the Next Forty Years. His forecasts contain good news and bad. We will see impressive advances in resource efficiency, and an increasing focus on human well-being rather than on per capita income growth. But this change might not come as we expect. Future growth in population and GDP, for instance, will be constrained in surprising ways by rapid fertility decline as result of increased urbanisation, productivity decline as a result of social unrest, and continuing global poverty. The

This full day forum examined recent experience and explore the potential for further aid investment in partnership with business in four areas: inclusive business ventures, service delivery, pro-poor supply chains for internationally-traded products, and product development partnerships in health and agriculture. Session 4 (Product development partnerships) speakers: Dr Mary Moran, Director, Policy Cures, Sydney. George Jagoe, Executive VP, Global Access, Medicines for Malaria Venture. Dr Wayne Best, Managing Director, Epichem Pty Ltd. Dr Gabrielle Persley, Research Study Director, Crawford Foundation, Adjunct Professor, Global Change Institute, University of Queensland and Chair, The Doyle Foundation. Presentation slides are available from the Devpolicy events page: https://devpolicy.crawford.anu.edu.au/event-extra/past

This full day forum examined recent experience and explore the potential for further aid investment in partnership with business in four areas: inclusive business ventures, service delivery, pro-poor supply chains for internationally-traded products, and product development partnerships in health and agriculture. Session 3 (Pro-poor supply chains for internationally traded products) speakers: Dr Dan Evans, Principal, Executive Compass and Deputy Chairman, B4MD. Rachel Levine, Producer Support and Relations Officer, Fairtrade ANZ. Sandra Mendez, Producer Support and Relations Officer, Fairtrade ANZ. Dr Joshua Bishop, National Manager – Markets, Sustainability and Business Partnerships, WWF-Australia. Michael Toliman, Coffee Extension Coordinator Morobe Province PNG Coffee Industry Association. Tim Wilson, Director of Climate Change Policy and the IP and Free Trade Unit, Institute of Public Affairs. Presentation slides are available from the Devpolicy events page: https://devpolicy.crawford.anu.edu.au/event-e

This full day forum examined recent experience and explore the potential for further aid investment in partnership with business in four areas: inclusive business ventures, service delivery, pro-poor supply chains for internationally-traded products, and product development partnerships in health and agriculture. Session 2 (Partnerships for service delivery) speakers: Annmaree O’Keeffe, Research Fellow, Lowy Institute for International Policy. Ross Hutton, Manager Health Services, Oil Search Health Foundation, Port Moresby. James Ensor, Director of Public Policy and Outreach, Oxfam Australia. Andrea Iffland, Director, Pacific Department, Asian Development Bank. Presentation slides are available from the Devpolicy events page: https://devpolicy.crawford.anu.edu.au/event-extra/past

This full day forum examined recent experience and explore the potential for further aid investment in partnership with business in four areas: inclusive business ventures, service delivery, pro-poor supply chains for internationally-traded products, and product development partnerships in health and agriculture. Session 1 (Keynote address and inclusive business) speakers: Dr Jane Thomason, Chairperson, JTA International (keynote). Sean Rooney, Principal Consultant, The Foundation for Development Cooperation. Anthony Perkins, Chief Operating Officer, WING, Cambodia. Thiev Viseth, Merchant Sales Manager, WING, Cambodia. Paul Voutier, Commercial Manager, B4MD. Peter Leahy, International Programs, CARE Australia. Presentation slides are available from the Devpolicy events page: https://devpolicy.crawford.anu.edu.au/event-extra/past