14 May 2020

Now is no time to turn our backs on globalisation

Dr Stephen Kirchner
Director, Trade and Investment, United States Studies Centre

This article in The Age refers to research written by USSC trade and investment director Stephen Kirchner in which he found a direct correlation between Australia’s degree of economic globalisation and our productivity.

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Dr Stephen Kirchner
Director, Trade and Investment, United States Studies Centre
Dr Stephen Kirchner is Program Director, Trade and Investment, United States Studies Centre, University of Sydney. He is also a senior fellow at the Fraser Institute in Canada, where he has contributed to research projects comparing public policies in Australia, Canada and New Zealand.

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